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At Least 60 Feared Dead in Tonga Ferry SinkingThe number of people missing and feared dead after a ferry sank in Tonga rose Friday to more than 60 and could jump further, police said, as the prime minister called tragedy a "major disaster" for his tiny country.Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Aug 2009 | 11:36 am Afghan Politicians Pursue Minority Hazara VotersCandidates in the Aug. 20 presidential election in Afghanistan are wooing the minority vote. For much of recent history, the Hazaras have been on the lowest rung of Afghan society. Now, politicians are pursuing the group, which is just big enough to tip the electoral balance. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:42 am Clinton wants SAfrica to press Zimbabwe reformPRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- While praising South Africa as a leading nation the United States hopes to work with in Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday urged government officials in Pretoria to press for reform in neighboring Zimbabwe....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:37 am Clinton wants SAfrica to press Zimbabwe reform (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:37 am Georgia marks anniversary of war with RussiaTBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- The parties to last year's war between Georgia and Russia are marking its anniversary with harsh words and quiet, glum ceremony....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:36 am Georgia marks anniversary of war with RussiaThe parties to last year's war between Georgia and Russia are marking its anniversary with harsh words and quiet, glum ceremony. The war killed at least 390 people, displaced tens of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:36 am Aide says Pakistan Taliban leader Mehsud deadDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who led a violent campaign of suicide attacks and assassinations against the Pakistani government, has been killed in a U.S. missile strike, a Taliban commander and aide to Mehsud said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:35 am Aide says Pakistan Taliban leader Mehsud dead (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:35 am Clinton tour reaches South AfricaUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges South Africa to do more to bring about change in neighbouring Zimbabwe.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:34 am 3 British troops killed in southern AfghanistanKABUL (AP) -- Three British paratroopers were killed in a Taliban attack on their patrol in southern Afghanistan, officials said Friday, raising the number of international troops slain in the first week of August to 18....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:30 am 3 British troops killed in southern AfghanistanThree British paratroopers were killed in a Taliban attack on their patrol in southern Afghanistan, officials said Friday, raising the number of international troops slain in the first...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:30 am Aerosmith postpones concert after Tyler fall (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am City lauds $35M apartment plan for HaymarketA proposal for a five-story apartment building on a vacant lot owned by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority has won praise from City Hall. Eastat Realty Capital's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:28 am Actors remember filmmaker Hughes as influential (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:28 am Pakistani Taliban Chief Killed, Intel Officials SayPakistan's Taliban chief, who has led a violent campaign of suicide attacks and assassinations against the Pakistani government, has been killed in a U.S. missile strike and his body buried, three Pakistani intelligence officials said Friday.Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:27 am EU voices concern over freedom of expression in Cambodia+(Kyodo) _ The European Union expressed concern to the Cambodian government Friday over the freedom of expression and the rule of law in the country. The EU message of concern came...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:24 am Tracked Down: Tom Brady, Barney Frank, John Henry and more...QB/QT Tom Brady loving up his very adorable niece at training camp at Gillette Stadium . . . Congressman Barney Frank,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:24 am So Steven Tyler thinks he can dance...Rock 'n' roll Humpty Dumpty Steven Tyler is back in Boston and being checked out by his own doc after taking a header off the stage at the annual...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:22 am Three special forces soldiers killed in Afghanistan - Times Online
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:22 am Hey Gov, Howie's got you coveredWould you like to borrow my cane, Governor? Finally, Deval Patrick and I share some common ground, to coin a phrase - a hip replacement at Mass. General. I had mine July...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:16 am Tutu and Zuma bury the hatchetSouth Africa's President Jacob Zuma and his fierce critic Archbishop Desmond Tutu make peace.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:15 am Aide says Pakistan Taliban leader Mehsud deadPakistan's Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who led a violent campaign of suicide attacks and assassinations against the Pakistani government, has been killed in a U.S. missile strike, a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:12 am State-of-the-art squabbleA local dispute over a rejected veterans memorial in Swampscott landed on the political battlefield yesterday when one of the GOP gubernatorial candidates offered to display...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:12 am On the board: Yanks earn first win against Red Sox (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:09 am Pakistan says Taliban chief is probably deadISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan believes Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who has a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head, was probably killed with his wife and bodyguards in a missile attack two days ago, the interior minister said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:08 am Pakistan says Taliban chief is probably dead (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:08 am New Tamil Tiger head is arrested - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:07 am 'Cash-for-clunkers' program gets $2B refill (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:06 am European stocks fall ahead of key US jobs reportEuropean markets fell Friday as investors awaited a key report on U.S. job losses and financial stocks pulled indexes down after the Royal Bank of Scotland reported bigger first-half...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:06 am Ronne Biggs released: what happened to the rest of the gang? - Telegraph.co.uk
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:04 am Feds to issue new swine flu advice to schools (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:04 am Time to pull plug on John Smoltz projectNEW YORK - It seemed like a good idea at the time. When the Red Sox signed John Smoltz last winter, it was with the notion they could afford to have him come along slowly...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:04 am Pakistani Taliban leader 'killed'There are growing indications that Pakistan's most wanted man, Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, has been killed by a US missile.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:04 am Sotomayor's swearing in to court set for Saturday (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:04 am Fewer layoffs expected as recession winds down (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:03 am Q+A: Mehsud probably dead, but will it help win the war? - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:02 am Philippine floods kill 3 French citizens, 9 othersThree French tourists were among at least 12 people killed when heavy rains collapsed an earthen dike and fed landslides and floods that deluged towns and villages in the northern...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:01 am Fellow commander says Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud deadDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - A commander from Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud's group says Mehsud was killed in a U.S. missile strike earlier this week. Kafayat Ullah,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Aug 2009 | 4:01 am New Tamil Tiger head is arrestedThe new head of the Sril Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, Selvarasa Pathmanathan, is arrested in a south-east Asian country.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:59 am Record number of organic farmers expected at conferenceBOSTON - Barbara Wefing has been growing fruits and vegetables organically for nearly 60 years, ever since she kept most of the seed packets she was supposed to sell for her...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:58 am Fellow commander says Taliban leader Mehsud deadA commander from Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud's group says Mehsud was killed in a U.S. missile strike earlier this week. Kafayat Ullah, an aide to Mehsud, confirmed to The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:54 am Lines of clunkers await being killed at scrap yardSOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. - They were waiting down at Gibson Chevrolet near Chicago for a couple of five-gallon cans of sodium silicate - liquid glass, they call it - to poison...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:54 am Georgia marks anniversary of warCeremonies begin in Georgia to mark one year since its war with Russia over the South Ossetia region.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:52 am No longer accused, man ready to mourn slain twinCOLUMBUS, Ohio - Derris Lewis never got the chance to mourn the death of his identical twin brother, Dennis, after he was shot and killed last year. Now he finally can. A...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:49 am Nuclear agency tightens rules on reports of radioactive leakage+(Kyodo) _ The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has tightened its rules to require nuclear facility operators to report immediately to the agency and to local authorities any leak of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:49 am Calif. bans threatening noose displays
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:48 am Clinton wants S. Africa to press Zimbabwe reformSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged South Africa on Friday to press for political and economic reforms in neighboring ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:46 am Taliban Confirms Killing of Pakistan ChiefMilitants, Pakistani Intel Sources Confirm Baitullah Mehsud's Demise to CBS News; Officials Say No Body YetSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:42 am Police: 'Nurse of the Year' wasn’t a nurseA Connecticut woman who authorities say spent more than $2,000 to stage a dinner honoring her as "Nurse of the Year" has been charged with pretending to be a nurse at a doctor's office.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:41 am Police: Bombs targeting Shiites kill at least 7 in BaghdadA series of roadside bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims returning from the southern holy city of Karbala struck the Iraqi capital ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am How 3 pastors were beheaded eyewitness“The pastors alongside one Ibo man were asked to change their faith to Islam like they did to other people taken as hostages. I think there was an argument by one of the pastors which gave the others some level of confidence to also resist accepting Islam. They came out later to the courtyard within the compound and cut their heads one after the
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am Brazil state slaps ban on smokersA smoking ban in bars, restaurants and offices across the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo comes into effect on Friday.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:39 am Woman 'torched Briton's genitals'A Greek woman accused of setting fire to the genitals of a UK tourist in Crete is due to appear in court.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:39 am Afghan blast kills 3 NATO troopsThree NATO troops were killed in a Taliban attack on their patrol in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said Friday, raising the number of international forces slain in the first week of August to 18.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:36 am Niger president claims victoryNiger's President Mamadou Tandja claims victory in the referendum on whether he should be allowed a third term.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:33 am Japan to maintain punitive tariffs on U.S. bearings+(Kyodo) _ Japan decided Friday to keep imposing punitive tariffs on U.S. bearings for another year, citing Washington's continued violation of World Trade Organization rules, the Finance...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:31 am Kim Jong Il's 2012 Goal Aided by Clinton, South Says - Bloomberg
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am 5 Secrets of the Photoshop Crop Tool with Screenshots ImagesIf you’re used to clicking the crop tool dragging the tool over your image and pressing Enter, it may surprise you to know that there are other options that you can use when cropping in Photoshop. Here are five “best-kept secrets” of the Photoshop crop tool.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am Record number of insolvenciesA record number of people have been declared insolvent as the credit crisis marks its second anniversary new figures showed on Friday.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:28 am Police: 7 die in Baghdad as bombs target ShiitesBAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of roadside bombs struck Shiite pilgrims returning from the southern holy city of Karbala to the Iraqi capital Friday, killing at least seven people, Iraqi police and medical officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:27 am Vidic joins Man Utd injury listManchester United defender Nemanja Vidic is ruled out for up to two weeks with a calf injury and joins Gary Neville, Wes Brown and Edwin Van Der Sar on the sidelines.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:23 am U.S. Aegis destroyer enters Yamagata port+(Kyodo) _ The U.S. Aegis destroyer Curtis Wilbur made a port call Friday in Sakata in northeastern Japan's Yamagata Prefecture on what the U.S. Navy in Japan calls a "goodwill visit." ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:21 am How the moving walkway nearly overtook the MetroIn 1900, Paris became the first city to have a moving walkway running around the city center.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:20 am AP NewsBreak: US looks to Vietnam for Afghan tipsBRUSSELS (AP) -- Top U.S. officials have reached out to a leading Vietnam war scholar to discuss the similarities of that conflict 40 years ago with American involvement in Afghanistan, where the U.S. is seeking ways to isolate an elusive guerrilla force and win over a skeptical local population....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:19 am Madeleine suspect 'waited for new daughter'LONDON - A woman at the centre of the worldwide search for Madeleine McCann is claimed to have been waiting for a child to be delivered just days after the British three-year-old vanished. Private detectives are hunting the mystery...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:15 am Sold for $5: Russia jets worth $3.7 millionRussian investigators are probing the illegal sale of four fuselages of MiG-31 interceptor fighter jets that fetched as little as $5, RIA news agency said Thursday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:13 am Beijing airport ex-head executedThe former head of the company running Beijing's airport has been executed for corruption, state media report.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:11 am Future You [Comic]A man travels to the past and tries explaining Twitter to his younger self.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:10 am Girl, 13, locked up in jail for 2 weeksA 13-year-old girl arrested for shoplifting was held in the Dallas County Jail for nearly two weeks before it was determined that she is underage, a police sergeant said Thursday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:07 am Sri Lankan Tamil rebels say new leader arrestedCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Sri Lankan authorities questioned the new leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels Friday after he was arrested in Southeast Asia and flown to this island nation....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 7 Aug 2009 | 3:06 am Georgia marks anniversary of war - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:55 am Taliban leader Mehsud reportedly dead
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:52 am Hold The Sand: The World's Best Beach FoodOn most beaches, the best food you'll get is something fried, served with a side of something else fried. To eat greasy French fries (or fried clams, or even fried dough) on the beach is human. But to eat tender grilled octopus and wash it down with a cold cerveza while digging your toes into the powdery sand of Mexico's Pacific Coast—well, that's
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:50 am "Cash For Clunkers" Gets A $2 Billion Boost - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:48 am Yankees enjoy big payback in blowout win over the Red Sox - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:41 am Security, drug war on agenda at North America summitWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Border security, the drug war and arms smuggling will join trade and the recession on the agenda of President Barack Obama's first "three amigos" summit with the leaders of Mexico and Canada this weekend in Mexico.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:37 am Tensions high a year after Georgia warTBILISI, Georgia (Reuters) - Bonfires blazed in Georgia to mark the first anniversary on Friday of the former Soviet republic's five-day war with Russia over breakaway South Ossetia, where the risk of renewed hostilities remains.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:30 am Last 'Fighting Tommy’ buriedHarry Patch, Britain's last known surviving First World War infantryman, was buried Thursday in his home village in western England, as was his wish. He died last month at the age of 111.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:29 am By the time emergency services arrived at the scene flames were leaping out of windowsBroken windows are pictured at a care home in Melle, Belgium following a fire. A fire erupted in the care home for the elderly as pensioners watched television or slept, killing nine people and injuring...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:20 am The fire was one of the worst to hit Belgium in the last 50 yearsElderly people are evacuated by rescue services at a care home in Melle, Belgium. A fire erupted in the care home for the elderly as pensioners watched television or slept, killing nine people and injuring...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:20 am "Cash for clunkers" gets a $2 billion boostWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved and sent to the White House on Thursday a $2 billion extension of the "cash for clunkers" autos sales incentive program.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:20 am Spotify Is the Best Desktop Music Player We've Ever UsedImagine a music app with instant access to any song you wanted to hear. Imagine creating a playlist from those songs and quickly, easily sharing it with friends. Such an app does exist, it's called Spotify, and could just change music forever.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:20 am Senate confirms Sotomayor for Supreme CourtWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Judge Sonia Sotomayor won approval on Thursday to become the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court in a Senate vote that President Barack Obama said broke another social barrier.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:17 am Sotomayor's swearing in to court set for Saturday - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:10 am Mexican market video essayThe fun and fear workers experience in one of the world's largest markets, Central de Abastos in Mexico City.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:07 am Premiers lose luggage, tooBeing a premier doesn't spare you from the occasional flight from hell. Nova Scotia’s Darrel Dexter recounts the delays and lost luggage he and some colleagues faced en route to the premiers' conference in Regina.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:02 am 30 Tutorials Combining Both Wordpress and jQueryImplementing jQuery within Wordpress is a lot easier than you would think, all you need is a little support from the huge WP community and a little patience, and you are good to go. Below you will find 30 Tutorials Combining both Wordpress and jQuery.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Aug 2009 | 2:00 am Hopes fade for survivors of ferry capsize in TongaNUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) -- Hopes faded Friday of finding any more of the dozens missing for almost two days after a busy ferry flipped and sank off Tonga....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:53 am Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Somali President, Sheikh Sharif AhmedUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Somali President, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed during a press conference at the US embassy in Nairobi August 6. Clinton was in South Africa Friday on a bid...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:53 am Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-MashabaneA handout photo provided by the South African government shows US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shaking hands with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:53 am President Jacob Zuma (L) addresses the media after a meeting with Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan TsvangiraiSouth African President Jacob Zuma (L) addresses the media after a meeting with Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in Johannesburg. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in South Africa Friday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:53 am Hillary Clinton is shown around by a survivor at the site of the 1998 bombing of the US embassy in NairobiUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is shown around by a survivor, after laying a wreath August 6 at the site of the 1998 bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi. Clinton was in South Africa Friday on a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:53 am House Democrat received Countrywide loans: report(Reuters) - A leading Democrat in the House of Representatives who has rebuffed Republican efforts to subpoena records of a mortgage program for favored borrowers at Countrywide Financial Corp got home loans from that lender, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:45 am Warnings issued about alleged Bangkok airport scamBANGKOK (AP) -- Travelers to Thailand have braved a variety of hazards in recent years but foreign governments are now warning about a new and different one: duty-free shopping at the airport....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:31 am Micro Flying Robots Can Fly More Effectively Than FliesThere is a long held belief among engineers and biologists that micro flying robots that fly like airplanes and helicopters consume much more energy than micro robots that fly like flies. A new study now shows that a fly wing that spins like a helicopter blade generates the same amount of lift as a flapping fly wing while consuming only half the...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:20 am Four U.S. troops killed in southern AfghanistanKABUL (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed four U.S. troops in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, where thousands of Marines are conducting the biggest operation of the war, the military said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:02 am TED: Biomimicry in ActionJanine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you'll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, aerodynamic, solar-powered and more. Here she reveals dozens of new products that take their cue from nature with spectacular results.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Obama's counter-terrorism advisor denounces Bush-era policiesJohn Brennan accuses the previous administration of promoting a 'global war' mind-set that served only to 'validate Al Qaeda's twisted worldview.'President Obama's counter-terrorism chief on Thursday repeatedly rebuked the Bush administration in a speech designed to make the case for a broader approach to fighting Islamic extremism.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am John Hughes, 59, dies of heart attackThe director-producer, best known for '80s hits like 'Pretty in Pink' and 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off,' died suddenly today while taking a walk in Manhattan.John Hughes, the screenwriter, producer and director whose films captured the teenage zeitgeist of the 1980s, died suddenly of a heart attack today in New York City. He was 59.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Twitter attack is a growth pangSpeculation on the perpetrators who crippled the popular online social network for hours runs from bored teenagers to cyberspace fighting between Russian and Georgian political operatives.Twitter, once derided as a frivolous way to tell friends of what you are eating and when you're going to bed, has grown up -- the hard way.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Glacier melt accelerating, federal report concludesReviewing five decades of data on three 'benchmark glaciers,' researchers say that shrinking glaciers clearly result from global warming.The federal government Thursday released the most comprehensive study of melting glaciers in North America -- and the results show a rapid and accelerating shrinkage over the last half a century because of global warming.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Retail sales fall 5.1% in July despite back-to-school luresMajor names report double-digit percentage drops as shoppers hesitate. A few bargain chains manage gains.The start of back-to-school season failed to entice consumers in July, providing another dismal report card for the underachieving retail industry.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Hillary Clinton's Africa trip signals new U.S. commitment to SomaliaThe Obama administration wants to restore formal diplomatic ties and provide more direct assistance to Somalia in its fight against Islamic insurgents.Bolstered by a meeting Thursday between Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Somalia's transitional president, the Obama administration is embarking on the most direct engagement in the Horn of Africa nation since 18 U.S. peacekeepers were killed there in 1993, diplomats of both countries say.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am How Did Hackers Cripple Twitter?When Twitter slowed to a standstill early this morning, millions of their users fell victim to one of the oldest tricks in the Internet hacker handbook: the Distributed Denial-of-Service attack.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Aug 2009 | 12:50 am A South Ossetian tank passes a ruined village outside TskhinvaliA South Ossetian tank passes a ruined village outside Tskhinvali. Georgia and Russia on Friday mark a year since the outbreak of their war amid enduring tensions and international concern over instability...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 12:49 am EU monitors watch Russian helicopter flying near the border between Georgia and South OssetiaEU monitors watch Russian helicopter flying near the border between Georgia and South Ossetia. Georgia and Russia on Friday mark a year since the outbreak of their war amid enduring tensions and international...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 12:49 am A woman lights a candle in front of icons and portraits of her daughter killed last year in a Russian bombing raidA woman lights a candle in front of icons and portraits of her daughter killed last year in a Russian bombing raid. Georgia and Russia on Friday mark a year since the outbreak of their war amid enduring...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 12:49 am Georgia and Russia on Friday mark a year since the outbreak of their warMap of Georgia locating regions under Russian control. Georgia and Russia on Friday mark a year since the outbreak of their war amid enduring tensions and international concern over instability in the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Aug 2009 | 12:49 am Ethier, Dodgers walk off with win over Braves
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Aug 2009 | 12:42 am Officials: Pakistan's Taliban leader Mehsud killed in missile strikePakistan's Taliban chief has been killed in a CIA missile strike and his body buried, three Pakistani intelligence officials ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Aug 2009 | 12:39 am At least 9 killed in Philippine monsoon floodsMANILA, Philippines - A northern Philippine town mayor says at least two Canadian tourists are among at least nine people killed in heavy flooding caused by monsoon rains. Capas Mayor Reynaldo Catacutan says nine Canadians and...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Aug 2009 | 11:56 pm Pakistan says Taliban chief likely deadBaitullah Mehsud probably killed with his wife and bodyguards in missile attack two days ago
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Aug 2009 | 11:46 pm Mexican commission slams Canadian report on reporter's deathReport by two former RCMP officers and a Canadian forensics expert supports official assertion that man was fatally shot at close range during a protest
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Aug 2009 | 11:25 pm Ferry disaster: NZ divers head to TongaA team of New Zealand navy divers will leave for Tonga tonight to join the search for 62 people missing, presumed drowned, following the sinking of the Princess Ashika. The inter-island ferry was heading from Nuku'alofa to Ha'afeva,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Aug 2009 | 11:17 pm Philippine floods kill at least 10, including 2 French touristsOfficials say heavy rains collapsed an earthen dike and fed landslides and floods that deluged towns and villages
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Aug 2009 | 11:11 pm SKorea doing everything to free citizens in NorthSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's president said Friday the country is "doing everything it can" to win the release of its citizens detained in North Korea, after former President Bill Clinton brought home two American journalists....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 6 Aug 2009 | 11:01 pm Ortiz plans to talk about failed drug testBoston slugger will hold a press conference before Saturday's game in New York
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Aug 2009 | 11:00 pm Eight is enough: Yanks end skid vs. Red Sox
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:44 pm Australia: Dingo attacks boyRangers are searching for a dingo that attacked a four-year-old boy who was walking with his family along a Fraser Island beach. The child was at Hook Point, at the island's south end, on Wednesday when the animal knocked him to...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:14 pm Sotomayor confirmed with few GOP votesSonia Sotomayor's Senate confirmation as a Supreme Court justice made history and could foreshadow political battles to come.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:02 pm Study: Your Brain Thinks Money Is A DrugHandling money can make painful things feel less painful, a groundbreaking experiment shows. Researchers say it appears that the human brain sees cold, hard cash as a reasonable substitute for another pain buffer — love. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:00 pm Baghdad's new obstacle: StoplightsThey've dealt over the years with roadside bombs, military checkpoints and the constant threat of kidnapping. Yet many drivers ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Aug 2009 | 9:54 pm On sidelines, Hispanics cheer SotomayorThursday's Senate confirmation vote makes for gripping TV drama at Latino epicenters across the country.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Aug 2009 | 9:50 pm Celizic: Yanks show Red Sox things are different now
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Aug 2009 | 9:40 pm Husband: Wrong-way driver didn't drinkThe woman who officials said drove drunk and caused a New York highway crash that killed eight people was diabetic and may have ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Aug 2009 | 9:25 pm Jackson home may boost GaryMarzella Hicks hopes Michael Jackson's legacy to his hometown will be a permanent tribute to his life and music that rescues ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Aug 2009 | 9:21 pm White House says policy toward North Korea unchangedWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States held back on Thursday from making conciliatory gestures to North Korea after Bill Clinton's visit there, and Clinton said he wanted to avoid saying anything publicly that might "tip the balance."Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Aug 2009 | 9:12 pm Will He Be Indicted?As John Edwards' former mistress, Rielle Hunter, testifies before a grand jury in the campaign payoff probe, The Daily Beast consults experts on how the feds could nail him.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 6 Aug 2009 | 8:56 pm NYT: Heavy workload for Sotomayor
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Aug 2009 | 8:48 pm Change eyed in migrant detentionThe nation's detention system for illegal immigrants will be overhauled in an effort to improve medical care, increase accountability ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Aug 2009 | 8:25 pm Senate OKs expansion of cash-for-clunkers programThe Senate extended a cash-for-clunkers program Thursday night that some in the auto industry say could drive a recovery in their ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Aug 2009 | 8:16 pm Aussie PM's wife hospitalisedCAIRNS - The Australian Prime Minister's wife Therese Rein was admitted to hospital last night after dinner with leaders, including New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. Ms Rein, 51, was discharged from the Cairns Base Hospital...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Aug 2009 | 7:20 pm Axe killer granddad jailed for lifeSYDNEY - A 70-year-old man who murdered his wife and two grandchildren and attempted to kill his daughter with an axe will spend the rest of his life in jail after being sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court today. The man, who cannot...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Aug 2009 | 7:15 pm B. Clinton "Honored" to Go to N. KoreaFormer President Speaks Briefly about Mission to Secure Release of Imprisoned Journalists, But Avoids Policy TalkSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 6 Aug 2009 | 7:00 pm Ronnie Biggs 'over the moon' to be released"Not much hope" of Biggs recovering.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 6 Aug 2009 | 6:43 pm U.S. jobless claims fall sharply, buoy recovery hopesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers submitting new claims for jobless benefits fell sharply last week, fanning hopes the fragile labor market was on the mend and that the broader economy was stabilizing.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Aug 2009 | 6:40 pm Congress OKs $2B Refill Of 'Cash For Clunkers'The Senate approved the money on a 60-37 vote after administration officials said an initial $1 billion had run out in only 10 days. The House voted last week to keep alive the program, which gives consumers up to $4,500 in federal subsidies if they trade in their cars for new, more energy-efficient models. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Aug 2009 | 6:25 pm Clinton Vows U.S. Support for SomaliaClinton vows support for Somalia against extremists.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Aug 2009 | 6:23 pm Husband of driver in fatal crash: 'I've never seen her drunk' - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 6 Aug 2009 | 6:23 pm Airport bomb faker faces chargesNEW YORK - The man accused of causing a security scare that shut down LaGuardia Airport has been indicted by a grand jury. The Queens district attorney's office says Scott McGann faces three charges: placing a false bomb; placing...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Aug 2009 | 5:51 pm $400K racehorse ends up as dinnerLIMA - A star racehorse in Peru ended its days on dinner plates after thieves butchered it for meat. AFP reports that six-year-old thoroughbred Drilling for Oil was a victim in the scheme, in which horse fillets were sold as beef....Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Aug 2009 | 5:32 pm Stripper-loving judge pleads guiltyTAMPA, Florida - A former appeals court judge who resigned amid controversy over his financial and personal relationship with a stripper has pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Thomas E. Stringer appeared in Tampa federal court yesterday...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Aug 2009 | 5:26 pm Drug thefts exposed 6000 to Hep CDENVER - A surgery technician who authorities say is linked to at least 19 cases of hepatitis C has pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing syringes of painkillers and replacing them with dirty needles. Twenty-six-year-old Kristen...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Aug 2009 | 5:22 pm A Calmer Iraq Takes on SmokingAs Violence Subsides, Authorities Able to Worry About Quality-of-Life IssuesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 6 Aug 2009 | 4:30 pm Director John Hughes DiesJohn Hughes, the director of 1980s' coming-of-age films like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club has died in Manhattan. He was 59. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Aug 2009 | 4:07 pm Pro-Mousavi Iranians chant "death to the dictator"TEHRAN (Reuters) - Hundreds of supporters of Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi chanted "death to the dictator" in Tehran on Thursday, a witness said, a day after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as president.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Aug 2009 | 3:25 pm Director Hughes, Master Of Teen Angst, Dies At 59John Hughes, the director of a memorable string of 1980s teen films — from The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles to Ferris Bueller's Day Off — has died of a heart attack, according to his Los Angeles-based publicists. He was 59. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Aug 2009 | 3:21 pm Senate confirms Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme CourtThe Senate votes 68 to 31 to confirm Sotomayor, who will be the first Latino and third woman ever on the nation's highest court. Nine Republicans cross party line to support her confirmation.Sonia Sotomayor completed an unlikely and historic journey today, one that began with her birth in a Bronx, New York, housing project 55 years ago and culminated in her confirmation as the Supreme Court's 111th justice.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Aug 2009 | 3:06 pm Clinton Vows Expanded Aid To SomaliaSecretary of State Hillary Clinton met Thursday with Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and warned that the Islamist extremists who control much of the country are linked to al-Qaida and want to use Somalia as a base to attack other countries "near and far." Ahmed is appealing for more help in delivering basic services to his people. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Aug 2009 | 2:51 pm B. Clinton Inks Deal for Cheaper HIV DrugsPfizer, Mylan Agree to Produce Antiretroviral for Poor Countries for Less Than $500 per YearSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 6 Aug 2009 | 2:30 pm Dozens Thought Dead in Tonga Ferry CapsizeOf 96 Aboard, 53 Rescued, All of them Men; Giving Cabins to Women and Children May Have Contributed to Their DemiseSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 6 Aug 2009 | 2:19 pm Iraqi Teen Girl Sentenced for Bombing AttemptIraqi judge sentences teenage girl to 7 1/2 years over bombing attempt.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Aug 2009 | 2:04 pm Obama: Keep Senate Health Talks In High GearMembers of the Senate Finance Committee briefed the president Thursday on their efforts to craft an insurance bill that would cover most Americans and pare down the projected price tag. The committee is expected to continue negotiations over the August break. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Aug 2009 | 2:00 pm Senate Approves Sotomayor ConfirmationThe Senate voted Thursday to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. She is the court's third woman and first Hispanic. Sotomayor won support from all Democrats who voted, plus some Republicans. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Aug 2009 | 2:00 pm Harry Patch: the Last TommyHe was the oldest and ultimately the loneliest survivor of them all but it felt as though Henry John "Harry" Patch the last British soldier who could bear witness to the unimaginable horror of trench warfare in the Great War was being ushered belatedly into a company of comrades whose loss he had felt all his long life.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 6 Aug 2009 | 1:43 pm First Up For Sotomayor: A Case With Partisan EdgeSonia Sotomayor made history Thursday, winning approval from the Senate to become the first Hispanic to sit on the nation's mightiest bench. And in less than a month, Sotomayor and the rest of the justices will rehear arguments in a high-profile campaign finance case that could rewrite the rules that restrict corporate political campaign spending. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Aug 2009 | 1:33 pm Ronnie Biggs 'released from prison to die'The Justice Secretary in climbdown.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 6 Aug 2009 | 1:20 pm 4 U.S. Troops Killed by Afghan BombDeaths Increase Number of Western Forces Killed in Afghanistan in August to at Least 15Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 6 Aug 2009 | 1:00 pm 5 Afghans Killed on Way to WeddingAfghan officials drop toll of civilians hit by mine on way to wedding to 5.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Aug 2009 | 12:33 pm Troubled Cuba Mulls 'A Different Kind' Of SocialismCuba's state-run economy is facing its greatest test since the fall of the Soviet Union, and President Raul Castro has launched a quiet revolution to improve the country. But the reforms are not expected to lead to capitalism anytime soon. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Aug 2009 | 11:45 am Fresno meatpacker linked to salmonella outbreakThere's another salmonella scare -- this time with ground beef from a Fresno packinghouse.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Aug 2009 | 11:36 am Swedish Chef: The Man Behind the Muppet?Lars Backman says he is the real-life model for "The Muppets," Swedish Chef.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Aug 2009 | 11:01 am 4 U.S. Troops, 15 Afghans Killed in Bomb AttackFour U.S. Marines were killed when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in western Afghanistan, driving up Western military deaths at a pace that would make August one of the deadliest months of the war.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:54 am Photos Show Indian Cops Execute Man in Broad DaylightIndian police were photographed apparently executing a hospital attendant in a busy market in northeastern India in the first such expose of a practice that rights activists say is increasingly rife within the countrys police force.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:24 am WATCH: Meaning Behind Putin's Shirtless PosesSource: ABC News: International | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:22 am Pregnant Briton Jailed in Laos to go Home20-Year-Old Will Serve Life Sentence for Heroin Trafficking in EnglandSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:00 am Blast Hits Afghan Wedding Convoy, 21 DeadVictims of Roadside Bomb Include Women, Children; Meanwhile, Local Cops Say Air Strike Kills FarmersSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:00 am Finding God on Turkish Reality TVTurkish reality TV show aims to convert non-believers.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:00 am Taiwan Braces for Major Typhoon 'Morakot'Taiwanese braced for the arrival of a major typhoon Friday as local governments closed businesses and schools and airlines canceled scores of flights.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Aug 2009 | 9:39 am Clinton Vows U.S. Support for SomaliaAdministration Will Provide Weapons and Training to Somali ForcesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 6 Aug 2009 | 9:30 am Police to be paid to be on callPolice could be paid up to £150 a day just to be on call after winning a fouryear battle over allowances.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 6 Aug 2009 | 9:17 am "Considerable" Deaths as Tonga Ferry SinksMore Than 30 People Listed Missing After Passenger Ferry Overturns in Rough SeasSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 6 Aug 2009 | 8:50 am Pregnant U.K. Drug Trafficker to Leave Laos PrisonA pregnant British woman jailed in Laos for trafficking heroin is being flown home to serve her sentence in Britain.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Aug 2009 | 8:22 am Swine flu: rise in deaths but overall numbers declineThe number of deaths in England linked to swine flu jumped by nine to 36 in the past week according to the Health Protection Agency.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 6 Aug 2009 | 8:15 am Britain's Last Veteran of the WWI TrenchesThousands lined the streets to see Harry Patch's coffin driven to Wells Cathedral.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Aug 2009 | 7:59 am Indian Court Sentences 3 to Death for 2003 BombingIndian court sentences 3 to death for 2003 Mumbai blasts that killed 52.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Aug 2009 | 7:40 am Aussie Woman Sought in New Madeleine McCann TwistA computerized sketch has been released of a 'Victoria Beckham lookalike' private investigators want to trace in the hunt for Madeleine McCann.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Aug 2009 | 6:38 am Global alert on Mumbai terror suspectsInterpol has issued a global alert for 13 suspects wanted by police in Pakistan in connection with the investigation into the Mumbai terrorist attacks in India.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 6 Aug 2009 | 5:16 am Fire Burns at Belgian Retirement Home, 9 DeadA fire raged through a retirement home close to Brussels late Thursday, leaving nine people dead and three more in critical condition, officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Aug 2009 | 5:08 am Harry Patch funeral: thousands line streetsThousand gather for funeral of last British veteran of WW1 trenches.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 6 Aug 2009 | 5:04 am Madeleine McCann's parents to trace 'Victoria Beckham lookalike'Private detectives hired by Madeleine McCann's parents released an image of a "Victoria Beckham lookalike" they want to trace.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 6 Aug 2009 | 4:56 am Bomb kills 21 in Afghan wedding partyA roadside bomb ripped through a trailer packed with guests travelling to a wedding in southern Afghanistan.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 6 Aug 2009 | 3:37 am Report: Scientology's L. Ron Hubbard Exposed as FakeThe founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, was exposed as a fraud 30 years ago by British diplomats who were investigating his qualifications.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Aug 2009 | 2:52 am
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