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Tax deal for UK and LiechtensteinThe UK signs a deal to recover lost tax from the 5,000 British investors holding bank accounts in Liechtenstein.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:38 am JFK's sister Eunice Shriver diesEunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics, dies at 88.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:34 am Europeans Demand Tighter Sanctions on Myanmar Regime - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:33 am Nabbed Sakai's 1995 hit song tops iTunes download ranking+(Kyodo) _ Singer-actress Noriko Sakai's 1995 single "Aoi Usagi" (Blue Rabbit) was the most downloaded song Tuesday on the popular iTunes music download site following her arrest over...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:32 am Clinton set to meet Congo leaderHillary Clinton is due to tackle the issue of mass rape in DR Congo when she meets President Joseph Kabila later.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:32 am Eunice Kennedy Shriver has died at 88Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the younger sister of President John F. Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics, died this morning at Cape Cod Hospital. She was 88.Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:32 am Eunice Shriver dies at 88 - USA Today
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:31 am Nazi war criminal jailed for lifeA 90-year-old former Nazi officer is jailed for life over the killing of 14 civilians in an Italian village during World War II.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:31 am Iran opposition says 69 killed in election protests (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:31 am LEAD: Plane missing in Papua New Guinea has 1 Japanese aboard: official+SYDNEY, Aug. 11 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) A small charter plane with 13 people on board has been missing in Papua New Guinea, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Tuesday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:28 am US missiles hit Mehsud's Pakistan stronghold againISLAMABAD (AP) -- The U.S. resumed missile strikes in Pakistan's northwest Tuesday - nearly a week after one reportedly killed the country's Taliban chief - hitting a hide-out believed to be frequented by his supporters and killing at least eight suspected militants, intelligence officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:27 am Eunice Shriver dies at 88Eunice Kennedy Shriver, younger sister of President John F. Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics, died xx from xxxxxx. ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:27 am Clinton demands end to sexual violence in Congo (AP)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday was demanding an end to rampant sexual violence that has engulfed war-ravaged eastern Congo.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:25 am 2ND LD: Gov't to launch Consumer Affairs Agency on Sept. 1+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DPJ REACTION IN 5TH-6TH GRAFS) The government decided Tuesday to launch the Consumer Affairs Agency, a new government body aimed at better serving consumer...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:24 am Burma court finds Suu Kyi guiltyBurmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is given an additional 18 months' house arrest by a court in Rangoon.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:22 am Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88 (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:22 am Obama pitching health care plan to the insured (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:22 am Enhanced visionBlend the virtual and real world on your phoneSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:20 am Pakistani police to probe criminal case against ex-Pres. Musharraf+(Kyodo) _ Pakistani police decided Tuesday to undertake a criminal investigation against former President Pervez Musharraf on charges of wrongful confinement of 60 superior court judges...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:20 am Myanmar's Suu Kyi ordered back into house detention (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:19 am Myanmar sentences Suu Kyi to more house arrestYANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A Myanmar court convicted democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday of violating her house arrest by allowing an uninvited American to stay at her home. The head of the military-ruled country ordered her to serve an 18-month sentence under house arrest....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:17 am Myanmar sentences Suu Kyi to more house arrest (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:17 am Advocacy group for younger generations gives LDP higher mark than DPJ+(Kyodo) _ Having examined the major parties' platforms for the upcoming general election, an advocacy group for younger generations Tuesday awarded a slightly better mark to the ruling...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:16 am Strong earthquakes shake Tokyo area, Indian OceanTOKYO (AP) -- Two powerful earthquakes struck Asia early Tuesday, killing one and injuring dozens in coastal Japan and sending panicked residents into the streets as tsunami warnings were issued for countries skirting the Indian Ocean that were devastated by a deadly 2004 quake and tsunami....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:16 am Strong earthquakes shake Tokyo area, Indian Ocean (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:16 am Boxing: Nishioka and Linares to face Mexicans in world title doubleheader+TOKYO, Aug. 11 (Kyodo) _ Japan's WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka and WBA super featherweight title holder Jorge Linares of Venezuela will both defend their crowns...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:14 am Neighbors Twitter, blog to keep criminals at bayCruise down the tree-lined streets of the Old Oaks neighborhood on a summer evening and know this: Someone is watching you.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:13 am JFK’s sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver dead at 88Former President John F. Kennedy's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver died early Tuesday, her family said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:13 am Tarmac ordeal renews push for rightsAn overnight ordeal in Rochester, Minn., has renewed calls from consumer advocates for Congress to prevent airline passengers ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:12 am China's military launches long-range war gamesChina's military launched war games Tuesday aimed at deploying forces at long distances, reflecting moves to ensure security in the restive western regions of Tibet and Xinjiang.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:11 am Wii Remotes help you feel hologramsHolograms have always disappointed me. This is mostly because they're nothing like what they are in science fiction. Where's the hologram that can go horribly wrong and trap me in gangster era America with the safety protocols somehow broken? I demand holograms that can kill me, and until they exist nothing is going to satisfy my hologram needs.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:10 am A look at some of the newly elected Fatah leadersA look at some of the main figures elected to the 23-member Central Committee of the Western-backed Fatah organization.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:07 am DPJ adds growth strategy to campaign platform following criticism+(Kyodo) _ The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday unveiled a revised version of its campaign platform that includes a growth strategy centering on domestic demand,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:06 am Young leaders dominate Fatah voteYounger leaders gain powerful posts in Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction's first internal elections for 20 years, early results show.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:01 am 2ND LD: 3 die in rescue chopper crash; Taiwan storm death toll rises+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING TOLL) Three people aboard a military helicopter died after it crashed Tuesday while on a search and rescue mission in typhoon-stricken southern Taiwan,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Briton appears in Iraqi court over killingsA British security contractor accused of shooting two colleagues to death made an initial appearance in an Iraqi court, a step to determine if there is sufficient evidence to charge him with murder, Iraqi and British officials said Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:59 am Taiwan helicopter crashes during typhoon rescueTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- An official says a helicopter with three crew aboard has crashed into a mountain while on a mission to rescue villagers whose homes were destroyed by a powerful typhoon....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:59 am Taiwan helicopter crashes during typhoon rescue (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:59 am North Korea stages propaganda spectacleSome 100,000 performers flipped and twirled in perfect synchronicity as North Korea's most lavish spectacle, the "Mass Games," opened in Pyongyang, footage from television news agency APTN showed.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:58 am Police file case against MusharrafPolice in Pakistan formally file a case against former president Pervez Musharraf for detaining senior judges in 2007.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:57 am 'Illusion' of safetyCo-ordinated bombings raise fears across IraqSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:57 am Baseball: Yokohama slugger Murata doubtful for rest of season+(Kyodo) _ Yokohama BayStars infielder Shuichi Murata, who injured his left thigh in a game against the Chunichi Dragons last week, will be out of action for at least six to eight weeks,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:56 am Suu Kyi house arrest extended after guilty verdict (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:56 am For Africa's poor, oil is no giftLAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria and Angola are Africa's top two oil producers, yet most of their people live in wretched poverty, often in shanties dwarfed by fire-belching...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:56 am Klitschko to defend WBC crown against ArreolaVitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Chris Arreola on Sept. 26 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Klitschko's management said Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:55 am Clinton set to meet Congo leader - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:55 am Brooks & Dunn to 'call it a day' after 20 yearsNASHVILLE, Tenn. - Brooks & Dunn are done. Best-selling country duo Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn posted a message on their Web site Monday saying they agreed to "call...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:54 am Carolina WR Steve Smith hurtCarolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith was carted to the locker room after a collision during practice yesterday in Spartanburg, S.C. Smith immediately grabbed his right...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:49 am Former Nazi army officer convicted of murderMunich court sentences 90-year-old to life in prison for killings of Italian civilians during Second World War
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:46 am Ballpark enhances home team's effortNevermind performance-enhancing drugs. What the Red Sox needed last night was their performance-enhancing ballpark. They needed Billy Dunn, the big, bad Boston cop who...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:45 am Kidnapped Chechen activist found deadAbductions followed last month's kidnapping and killing of another prominent rights activist
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:45 am Clinton demands end to sexual violence in CongoU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday was demanding an end to rampant sexual violence that has engulfed war-ravaged eastern Congo.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:44 am New faces elected in historic Palestinian voteBETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- The Palestinian Fatah movement elected a group of younger leaders to its top council on Tuesday, bolstering its credentials as the West's best hope for Mideast peace, according to preliminary voting results....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:43 am New faces elected in historic Palestinian voteThe Palestinian Fatah movement elected a group of younger leaders to its top council on Tuesday, bolstering its credentials as the West's best hope for Mideast peace, according to preliminary voting results.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:43 am Schumacher calls off F1 comebackMichael Schumacher abandons his Formula 1 comeback with Ferrari because of a neck injury.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:43 am Officials: Another US missile strike in Pakistan - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am Pressure-Sensitive Keyboard Demo'd by Microsoft (video)Pressure sensitivity is not something we’ve seen on regular keyboards but that could all change, if Microsoft Hardware decides to put their pressure-sensitive QWERTY keyboard into production. Developed as a prototype for the UIST 2009 student innovation contest, it can track 8-bit pressure information across all of its keys.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am Officials: Another US missile strike in PakistanThe U.S. resumed missile strikes in Pakistan's northwest Tuesday _ nearly a week after one reportedly killed the country's Taliban chief _ hitting a hide-out believed to be frequented by...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:37 am 'Uncle' charged in teen's rapeA Randolph man capitalized on his contacts in real estate to carry on a sexual affair with the 15-year-old niece of his ex-girlfriend inside houses that were for sale, prosecutors...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:32 am Fatal decision: NYC crash pilot chose route
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:31 am Myanmar's Suu Kyi ordered back into house detentionYANGON (Reuters) - A court in army-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 months in detention, a verdict that drew condemnation abroad and will keep her off the political stage ahead of next year's elections.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:31 am Thai court rejects US request to extradite RussianBANGKOK (AP) -- A Thai court Tuesday rejected a U.S. request to extradite an alleged Russian arms smuggler dubbed the "Merchant of Death," dealing a setback to American efforts to try him on charges of plotting to supply arms to Colombian rebels....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:31 am Thai court rejects US request to extradite RussianA Thai court Tuesday rejected a U.S. request to extradite an alleged Russian arms smuggler dubbed the "Merchant of Death," dealing a setback to American efforts to try him on charges of plotting to supply arms to Colombian rebels.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:31 am Colorado sees slowing spread of deadly cattle STDThe spread of a venereal disease that can cause cows to lose their calves appears to be slowing in Colorado, and state agriculture officials plan to strengthen policies to keep it that way.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:31 am As election looms, Deval Patrick says he'll oppose moves to cut sales taxGov. Deval Patrick, who opposed the recent hike in the state sales tax, said he will fight a proposed ballot initiative to roll back the tax. "The sales tax (hike)...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:31 am Tebucky Jones: NFL drops hurt players oftenFormer New England Patriots defensive back Tebucky Jones - who is suing three doctors for allegedly failing to diagnosis a career-ending injury - claimed yesterday that the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:25 am Rescuers search Taiwan village destroyed by mudslide (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:21 am Rescuers search Taiwan village destroyed by mudslideCISHAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Helicopters dropped rescuers into a village in southern Taiwan on Tuesday to search for victims of a mudslide that may have buried up to 600 people after a typhoon hit the island, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:21 am Surfer Hits Wave While On His Cell Phone, Records itAccording to cell phone studies recently made public by the Center for Auto Safety, motorists talking on cell phones are about four times as likely to crash as other drivers. We can only expect the trend to crossover into surfing…
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:20 am Afghan troops, foreigner killed in Taliban ambushGHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least three Afghan soldiers and a foreign service member were killed when Taliban fighters ambushed a convoy in Afghanistan's east, the Defense Ministry and military officials said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:19 am FBI seizes computers in Katrina shooting probeTwo computers were removed from the New Orleans Police Department during a search by the FBI as part of a probe into a deadly bridge shooting in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:16 am Big quake hits off India's Andamans, no tsunamiPORT BLAIR, India (Reuters) - A major earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands early on Tuesday, but a tsunami alert for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh was later canceled.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:14 am Palestinian vote boosts hopes for peace
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:14 am Viktor Bout is charged with peddling weapons, including to Al-QaedaAlleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, dubbed the "Merchant of Death", shows a victory sign after his verdict at a Bangkok court. The Thai court has rejected a request by the United States for the extradition...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:09 am Giants' Super Bowl hero David Tyree vents frustrationsALBANY, N.Y. - David Tyree's helmet helped him make "The Catch" during the New York Giants' Super Bowl upset of the New England Patriots in 2008. It's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:07 am "U.S. missile" strike kills 10 militants in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least 10 militants were killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike in South Waziristan region, the same area where Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud is said to have been killed last week, officials and residents said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:07 am Harper in Panama to sign free-trade dealAgreement part of effort to forge deeper ties in Central and South America
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:05 am Expert warned officials of crowded Calif. prison - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Donte Stallworth asks judge to cut time on probationMIAMI - A Miami judge is expected to hear arguments on suspended Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth's motion to cut his time on house arrest and probation,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:51 am NYT: White House plays defense on health
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:50 am The plane took off from Port MoresbyFile photo shows settlements surrounding Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea. A passenger plane carrying 13 people including nine Australians is missing, feared crashed, in Papua New Guinea, the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:45 am Former German officer convicted of WWII killingsMUNICH (AP) -- A 90-year-old former German army officer was convicted of murder Tuesday over the killings of Italian civilians during World War II, and sentenced to life in prison....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:44 am Why It Hurts To Be a RedheadA growing body of research shows that people with red hair need larger doses of anesthesia and often are resistant to local pain blockers like Novocaine. As a result, redheads tend to be particularly nervous about dental procedures and are twice as likely to avoid going to the dentist as people with other hair colors.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:39 am Thai court refuses to extradite "Merchant of Death" to U.S.BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court on Tuesday refused to extradite alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to the United States to face trial on charges of supplying weapons to Colombian rebels.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:38 am Josef ScheungraberA German court has jailed 90-year-old ex-army commander Josef Scheungraber for life for ordering a massacre of civilians in an Italian village in 1944 as a reprisal for the killing of Nazi soldiers.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:38 am Rod 'Blago' Blagojevich: From Governor to Elvis ImpersonatorBlagojevich was hired by a video production company to turn up his collar and perform Elvis’s “Treat Me Nice” to a crowd of about 200 people. Fan recordings capture one audience member asking, "is this a sign of the apocalypse?" and another calling the performance "the weirdest thing ever."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:38 am The sentence sparked threats of fresh sanctions from the EU and condemnation from foreign leadersMyanmar pro-democracy activists rally in support of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the Myanmar embassy in Seoul. The Myanmar democracy icon has been ordered to serve another...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:38 am Myanmar policemen guard a checkpoint on a road leading to the Insein jail in YangonMyanmar policemen guard a checkpoint on a road leading to the Insein jail in Yangon on August 11. Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has been ordered to serve another 18 months under house arrest...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:38 am Fact file on Myanmar's Aung San Suu KyiFact file on Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi. The democracy icon has been ordered to serve another 18 months under house arrest after a court convicted the Nobel laureate at the end of her internationally condemned...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:38 am The High Court building in YangonThe High Court building is pictured in Yangon. Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has been ordered to serve another 18 months under house arrest after a court convicted the Nobel laureate at the end...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:38 am Absurd Plantimals: Results of Combining Plants & AnimalsPhotoshop artists combine plants with animals and breed strange results. These are some of the entries in a photoshop contest to combine plants with animals into a variety of absurd plantimals, such as freshly beached can-turtle-loupe, and more...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:36 am Taliban getting upper hand in Afghanistan - US commanderThe top US military commander in Afghanistan says the Taliban have gained the upper hand in the country, forcing the US to change its strategy by increasing the number of troops in heavily populated areas
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:36 am Just How Will America End?How will America meet its inevitable end? According to the readers of online magazine Slate, it's going to be a nuclear apocalypse that'll do us in. Well, either that or societal collapse brought on by a lack of oil.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:33 am N00b Boyfriend meets L33T ParentsThey have to realize they don't PWN their daughter anymore.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:33 am Typhoon Morakot is seen passing directly over TaiwanTyphoon Morakot is seen passing directly over Taiwan as the centre of the storm comes ashore over southeastern China. Typhoons pummelling East Asia have killed at least 61 people, with rescuers in Taiwan...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:31 am A total of 41 people were confirmed dead in TaiwanAn aerial view of a flooded road in Taimali, in southeast Taiwan's Taitung county. Typhoons pummelling East Asia have killed at least 61 people, with rescuers in Taiwan battling to find survivors of a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:31 am Rescuers help a woman and her baby who survived the flooding in Shanmin, southern TaiwanRescuers help a woman and her baby who survived the flooding in Shanmin as they arrive at the Chishan evacuation centre in Kaohsiung county in southern Taiwan. Typhoons pummelling East Asia have killed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:31 am 12 Taliban killed in Afghan clashKABUL (AP) -- Insurgents killed a NATO soldier during a firefight in eastern Afghanistan, bringing the death toll among foreign troops this month to at least 24, officials said Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:31 am Myanmar court convicts Nobel laureate
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:30 am Five Things That Will Kill Your SiteA high availability website: It’s all about expensive redundant hardware with top of the line load balancers and an enterprise class SAN, right? Well, not necessarily. There are several cheap or free steps you can take to ensure uptime before you splash your cash on lots of kit. Here are my top five things that bring sites down ...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:30 am Mousavi ally says 69 died in Iran vote unrest: reportTEHRAN (Reuters) - An ally of Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said 69 people were killed in unrest that erupted after the country's disputed June 12 presidential election, the Sarmayeh daily said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:29 am Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi of violating terms of house arrestThe Nobel laureate's sentence is extended past the time of national elections. An uninvited American who visited her gets 7 years, 4 of them at hard labor.A military court in Myanmar today declared pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of violating the terms of her house arrest and extended her sentence by a year and a half -- well past the date for national elections scheduled for 2010.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:28 am 260 rescued from village after mudslide
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:23 am Scores Dead and Hundreds Feared Missing From Typhoons - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:10 am Plane vanishes on approach to airport in Papua New GuineaCharter plane carrying 13 people – including nine Australians – to popular tourist site
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:07 am Memorial: kidnapped Chechen activist found deadMOSCOW (AP) -- The head of a Chechen aid group and her husband have been found shot dead in the trunk of their car a day after being kidnapped, police and an official of the Russian human rights group Memorial said Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:05 am Afghan troops, foreigner killed in Taliban ambush - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:02 am Oil is no gift for Africa's poorLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria and Angola are Africa's top two oil producers, yet most of their people live in wretched poverty, often in shanties dwarfed by fire-belching derricks....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:47 am Papua New Guinea: Fears for missing tourist planeGrave fears have arisen in the hunt for a charter flight carrying 13 people in Papua New Guinea which failed to arrive at its destination. The Twin Otter, twin engine, plane left the capital, Port Moresby, at 9.30am today (11.30am...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:30 am Sweden's Princess Madeleine gets engagedYoungest of king's three children is third in line to the throne
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:30 am 260 Rescued From Taiwan MudslideFate of Scores More Still Unclear After Typhoon-Spawned Wall of Mud Engulfed Mountain VillageSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:27 am Plane, body found in river - Philadelphia Inquirer
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:10 am At Mexico summit, Obama says immigration reform will have to waitThe president, noting he has 'a pretty big stack of bills' to deal with, says pushing through a bill to overhaul immigration is unlikely before 2010.Locked in a healthcare debate that is claiming much of his energy, President Obama acknowledged that a push to overhaul the nation's immigration system will have to wait until 2010 and even then will prove a major political test.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am In healthcare debate, 'reality' is in disputeThe White House launches an online 'reality check' to fight 'myths' about Democrats' legislation. Republicans say the site is full of errors and worse.President Obama and his allies in the healthcare debate began moving more forcefully Monday to rebut what they said was "misinformation" spread by opponents of the legislation and to spotlight the disruptive nature of protests at town halls held by lawmakers.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Iraq attacks raise fears of renewed ethnic tensionsWith 112 people killed in attacks in the last few days in Mosul and Baghdad, fears are mounting again that insurgents are trying to kindle ethnic tensions, especially among Arabs and Kurds.A string of bombings in northern Iraq and Baghdad that has killed at least 112 people in the last several days, including 60 on Monday, has raised fears that insurgent groups are embarking on a sustained attempt to kindle ethnic and sectarian warfare.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Cattle rustling on the rise again in TexasAn Old West crime becomes new again, partly in response to the recession. One disgusted Texas Ranger says rustlers 'disgrace the cowboy name.'Troy McKinney was sitting in his truck outside the Decatur Livestock Market when he got a call about four heifers gone missing from a ranch in Hunt County. He sighed, spit a wad of chewing tobacco into a Styrofoam cup, and took out a notebook and a pen.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Debate heats up on healthcare for illegal immigrantsHouse Speaker Pelosi has said that they would not be covered under overhaul proposals, but activists say medical care should not be denied to the sick, no matter their status.Pushing around a cart filled with steamed corn, sliced cucumbers and other street food, Omar Castillo is the embodiment of what has become a third rail in the healthcare debate.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Local currencies cash in on recessionCommunities in North Carolina, Massachusetts, Arizona and elsewhere print their own money to encourage shoppers to patronize local businesses. Local money was last popular during the Great Depression.The stimulus for this mill town turned artist's colony arrived in the form of green bills bearing sketches of herons, turtles and trees.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am 4 healthy choices to change your lifeYou can lower your risk of several chronic diseases by 80% if you exercise, eat well, don't smoke and avoid obesity, a study finds.If people would just do four things -- engage in regular physical activity, eat a healthy diet, not smoke and avoid becoming obese -- they could slash their risk of diabetes, heart attack, stroke or cancer by 80%, a new report has found.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Typhoon buries Taiwan village in mudHundreds are believed missing. The storm also topples a building and sweeps away hikers in China.Mudslides triggered by the punishing rains of a late summer typhoon buried people sleeping in their homes in a remote Taiwanese village and toppled buildings in Taiwan and the Chinese mainland, raising fears that hundreds may have perished.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am With jobs harder to find, work gets easier for Army recruitersTraditionally the Army has attracted the young. But as the number of jobs dwindles across the country, more Americans are enlisting later in life, drawn by the promise of steady work and benefits.If you're looking for Michael March, he's probably in the basement, slogging on the treadmill. Or he may be doing push-ups in front of the TV.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Kidnapped Chechnya activist found deadThe kidnapped head of a Chechen aid group and her husband were found dead in the trunk of their car a day after being kidnapped, police and an official of the Russian human rights group Memorial says.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 12:45 am Myanmar Court Convicts Suu Kyi, U.S. ManAmerican John Yettaw Gets 7 Years in Prison, Pro-Democracy Icon Sentenced to 1.5 More Years House ArrestSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Aug 2009 | 12:43 am Slumping Dodgers heat up, beat rival Giants
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 12:40 am Suu Kyi convicted, house arrest extendedMyanmar junta orders democracy leader to serve 18 months in high-profile trial that has sparked international outrage
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Aug 2009 | 12:29 am Baby P: Steven Barker and Jason Owen's father says 'my sons are monsters'The father of Steven Barker and Jason Owen the brothers who tortured and abused baby Peter Connelly has denounced them as "monsters".Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Aug 2009 | 12:27 am In healthcare debate, 'reality' is in dispute - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 12:10 am Tongan transport minister resignsTongan Transport Minister Paul Karalus has resigned, six days after the sinking of the Princess Ashika. At least 149 people were on board the Tongan inter-island ferry when it capsized last Wednesday, 86km northeast of the Tongan...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Aug 2009 | 11:59 pm The stars come out to playNo description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Aug 2009 | 11:46 pm Tulowitzki hits for cycle, drives in seven runs
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Aug 2009 | 11:45 pm N.Y. collision prompts calls for limitsSeveral New York-area politicians called for severe limits on flights over the Hudson River on Monday as efforts continued to ...
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Aug 2009 | 11:21 pm Eunice Shriver, Special Olympics Founder, DiesEunice Kennedy Shriver, the younger sister of President John F. Kennedy, has died at the age of 88. Even as she grew older and frail, Shriver continued to advocate for people with mental retardation. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Aug 2009 | 11:20 pm Tonga: NZ navy divers following rope leadNew Zealand navy divers may know late tonight whether the object attached to a rope spotted in Tongan waters is the sunken Princess Ashika. At least 149 people were on board the Tongan inter-island ferry when it capsized last Wednesday,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Aug 2009 | 11:14 pm Man shot dead in RexdaleCity's 36th homicide of the year
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Aug 2009 | 11:07 pm Last-place Nationals on winning streakBad as could be for long stretches this season, Washington suddenly is the best team in baseball
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Aug 2009 | 11:06 pm Asbury Park rising blocked by recessionFor 15 years, it stood as a rusting, 12-story mockery of this faded shore resort's revival dream. But on April 29, 2006, that ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Aug 2009 | 11:03 pm Orion finds missing boatThree men on a fishing boat which had been missing from the Pacific island group of Kiribati since Saturday have been found safe and well. A New Zealand Air Force Orion found the boat about 3pm today, 12.5 nautical miles east of...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Aug 2009 | 11:00 pm Earthquakes Shake Tokyo, Indian OceanNo Casualties Reported after Strong Quake near TokyoSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:30 pm Deadly Typhoon Deluges Taiwan, Slams ChinaHundreds Missing in Taiwan; Landslide Buries Unknown Number of Residents in Eastern ChinaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:30 pm Problems plague State Dept.'s Africa bureauThe State Department's Africa operations are beset with "leadership shortcomings" that "compound acute staffing problems," according ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:27 pm Hong Kong reports 4th swine flu deathHong Kong health authorities say a 54-year-old man infected with swine flu has died but it was unclear what caused his death as he was also suffering from chronic lung disease. The Kwong Wah Hospital said in a statement late Monday...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:23 pm 2 killed in rocket attack in PakistanA barrage of rockets hit a residential area of Pakistan's northwestern Peshawar city in a brazen pre-dawn attack Tuesday, killing ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:18 pm Sarah Palin resigned due to marital troubles, says Levi JohnstonLevi Johnston, former fiancé of Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol is claiming that the former Governor of Alaska and her husband Todd are having marital problems. In an exclusive video interview with RadarOnline.com Johnston attributed...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:18 pm Hundreds Missing in Taiwan MudslideLandslide topples buildings; Authorities evacuated 1.4 million people.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:15 pm Report takes issue with FAA grantsThe Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $36.3 million in economic stimulus money to low-priority construction projects, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:14 pm Fatah Elects New Leaders in Historic VoteMembers of Palestinian Movement's Younger Generation Tapped for Highest Body Ahead of Obama's Mideast Peace PlanSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:05 pm 70% say brides should take husband's nameAbout 70% of Americans agree, either somewhat or strongly, that it's beneficial for women to take her husband's last name when ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:00 pm Pakistan: Al-Qaida Has Role in Taliban SuccessionPakistan worried al-Qaida may install its own head of country's Taliban network.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Aug 2009 | 9:56 pm Barack Obama's 'other woman'On 25 January 2008, the day before the South Carolina Democratic primary, Barack Obama endured a gruelling succession of campaign events across the state. When his staff informed him the evening would conclude with a brief show-up...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Aug 2009 | 9:53 pm Cops questioned Pa. shooter week before attackA week before George Sodini killed three women at a suburban Pittsburgh health club, transit police questioned and searched him ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Aug 2009 | 9:40 pm License plates honor vets of current warsA law in New Mexico that provides special license plates for spouses and parents of deceased servicemembers is one of several ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Aug 2009 | 9:39 pm Congress drops plan to spend $550 million on new jets - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Aug 2009 | 9:21 pm Congress drops plan to spend $550 million on new jetsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House leaders have dropped plans to spend $550 million in the Air Force budget on passenger jets used by lawmakers and senior government officials, officials said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Aug 2009 | 9:17 pm Quakes hit Tokyo, Indian OceanTOKYO - A powerful earthquake hit Tokyo and nearby areas shortly after dawn today, halting trains and forcing two nuclear reactors to shut down for safety checks. More than 30 people suffered minor injuries. The US Geological Survey...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Aug 2009 | 8:09 pm Buildings fall, people buried in China landslideBEIJING - A massive landslide triggered by a deadly typhoon toppled at least six apartment buildings burying an unknown number of residents in eastern China, a state news agency said. The official Xinhua News Agency said the...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Aug 2009 | 8:02 pm Feds Bust Mexico-U.S. Oil Smuggling SchemeMexican Cartels Linked to Stolen Oil Sold in U.S.; Houston Oil Exec Pleads Guilty to ConspiracySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Aug 2009 | 8:00 pm Is The Taliban Winning in Afghanistan?Katie Couric, Lara Logan Discuss Whether U.S. Losing Ground In Afghanistan WarSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Aug 2009 | 8:00 pm Bear killed animal loving grannyDENVER - An autopsy has confirmed that a bear killed a 74-year-old southwestern Colorado woman known for leaving food outside her home, despite wildlife officers' repeated warnings not to. The body of Donna Munson of Ouray County...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Aug 2009 | 7:52 pm String of Bombings Kill at Least 40 in IraqBombs hit Shiite community near Mosul, deadliest in string of bombings in Iraq.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Aug 2009 | 7:00 pm Pope Prays for JFK's Ailing SisterVatican: Pope is "Holding Close to his Heart Eunice" Kennedy Shiver Who Remains in Critical Condition in U.S.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Aug 2009 | 6:44 pm Overcrowding A Long-Standing Issue At Calif. PrisonInmates at the California Institution for Men in Chino tore doors from their hinges and broke off toilets and sinks in a four-hour riot Saturday that injured 175 people. The fight, which appeared to be racially motivated, comes as state lawmakers begin deciding how to cut $1.2 billion from the corrections budget. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Aug 2009 | 6:05 pm Video: Taliban Has Upper Hand?Katie Couric speaks with CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan about reports the Taliban has the upper hand in the ongoing war.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Aug 2009 | 6:04 pm Video: N. American Leaders UnitePresidents Barack Obama from the U.S. and Felipe Calderon of Mexico and Canadian P.M. Stephen Harper met for a summit on issues facing North America, including the H1N1 virus. Chip Reid reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Aug 2009 | 5:11 pm Eighth body found from NY midair collisionNEW YORK (Reuters) - Divers in New York's Hudson River on Monday found the body of the eighth victim of a midair collision of a helicopter and small plane that killed nine people, but they were unable to dislodge it from the underwater wreckage, authorities said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Aug 2009 | 4:30 pm Baby P: catalogue of failings resulted in deathA catalogue of failings and systemic errors that could have prevented Baby Peter's death have been disclosed.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Aug 2009 | 4:02 pm Earthquakes Shake Tokyo Area, Indian OceanNo casualties were immediately reported from the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Tokyo. The 7.6 quake in the Indian Ocean prompted a tsunami watch for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Aug 2009 | 4:02 pm Baby P: Steven Barker and Jason Owen attacked their own grandmotherSteven Barker and Jason Owen who showed no mercy to Baby P even attacked their own grandmother it can be disclosed.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:53 pm Baby P: legal restrictions provoked Facebook backlashThe legal restrictions concealing the names of Tracey Connelly and Steven Barker provoked a backlash on the internet with Facebook campaigners challenging their right to anonymity.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:50 pm North American Leaders Vow Cooperation At SummitAfter a short, two-day meeting of President Obama and the leaders of Mexico and Canada, there were no big breakthroughs. But the leaders agreed to continue cooperating to battle the recession, violent drug traffickers and the spread of swine flu. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:50 pm Jackson Autopsy Sealed As Investigation ContinuesThe Los Angeles County coroner's office said police requested that facts about what killed the pop singer remain confidential while detectives investigate the events leading up to his death. Police consider Jackson's death a possible manslaughter and are investigating his personal physician. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:30 pm Tsunami watch issued in Indian Ocean after 7.6 magnitude earthquakeA major quake of magnitude 7.6 hits the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands triggering a tsunami watch for India Myanmar Indonesia Thailand and Bangladesh.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:28 pm Italy Cracks Down On Raiders Of Lost ArtThe gripping tale of the theft and ultimate return of a magnificent ancient Greek vase has helped to cripple the illicit international art trade. A new book traces the looted vase's journey from Italy to America and back again through the labyrinthine world of smugglers and shady dealers. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:19 pm U.S. Seeks Release Of 3 American Hikers In IranThe situation surrounding three Americans detained in Iran has taken an ominous turn. Senior Iranian officials have suggested the three may be linked to the recent political unrest following June's disputed presidential election. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:19 pm 40 Youths Riot In Paris Suburb After Teen's DeathWitnesses said a police car hit the 18-year-old's motorcycle after he tried to flee a document check outside a housing project. The rioters torched cars and hurled Molotov cocktails at police and emergency workers. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:10 pm Baby P: Peter's killers named for the first time as Tracey Connelly and Steven BarkerThe killers of Baby Peter will be given new identities at taxpayers' expense and lifetime protection from the threat of exposure after being named publicly for the first time as Tracey Connelly and Steven Barker.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:04 pm Zoning Busy Ocean Waters To Avoid ConflictsBoth the federal government and the state of Massachusetts are making plans to zone the oceans, much like planners zone our cities. The goal is to balance the needs of fishermen, wind farmers, aquaculture developers, freighters, and the rich sea life that depends on this space for survival. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:00 pm FAA: Midair Collision Mirrors Other Near-MissesSaturday's midair collision of a helicopter and small plane over the Hudson River mirrors many reports of near-collisions filed by pilots, according to an NPR analysis of Federal Aviation Administration data. Host Madeleine Brand discusses the highlights of that analysis with NPR's Robert Benincasa. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:00 pm Swine flu: children should not be given Tamiflu Oxford researchers sayParents been urged not to give children under 12 the antiviral drug Tamiflu for swine flu because its harms outweigh any benefits.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Aug 2009 | 1:25 pm U.S. religious left wades into healthcare fightDALLAS (Reuters) - Liberal religious groups announced on Monday they are teaming up with President Barack Obama in a national campaign to counter the surprisingly vehement conservative opposition to his plan for overhaul of the U.S. healthcare industry this year.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Aug 2009 | 12:56 pm Captain of Sunken Tonga Ferry Says He Was Pressured to SailThe captain of the Tongan ferry that sank leaving 93 missing and presumed dead said Monday he was pressured into sailing the vessel even though authorities knew the ship had problems.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Aug 2009 | 11:06 am U.S. Says Drug Dealers on Afghan Wanted ListU.S. says drug traffickers who fund insurgency are on Afghanistan wanted list.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:51 am WATCH: North Korea's Got Dancing FeverSource: ABC News: International | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:47 am WATCH: Declared-Dead Baby Wakes UpSource: ABC News: International | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:33 am The Haringey six sacked over Baby P failingsAll but one of the seven social workers doctors and council managers implicated in the failings of care over Baby Peter have been sacked since the trial of his tormentors last year.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:13 am Baby P: a child born into misery who never knew a normal lifeWhen Tracey Connelly gave birth to Baby Peter in March 2006 she was delighted with the latest addition to her growing family.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Aug 2009 | 10:10 am Suspected Radical Islamic Terrorist Confesses in CourtThe alleged ringleader of a radical Islamic terrorist cell whose plot to attack U.S. targets in Germany was foiled by authorities told a court Monday his group wanted to do as much damage to Americans as possible.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Aug 2009 | 9:41 am Sarkozy Pushing for Release of Frenchwoman in IranFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says he is working to secure the release of a Frenchwoman among the accused in a mass trial in Iran.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Aug 2009 | 9:14 am Israel: Lebanon Government Accountable for HezbollahIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will hold the Lebanese government responsible for any attacks on Israeli targets by the country's Hezbollah militia.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Aug 2009 | 8:59 am Spanish Authorities Unsure if ETA Still in MallorcaSpanish police said Monday they aren't sure whether the armed Basque group ETA still has a unit on Mallorca following its planting of at least three small bombs on the Mediterranean tourist island.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Aug 2009 | 8:57 am Man Claiming to Be Taliban Deputy Calls to Say He's AlivePakistani Taliban deputy Hakimullah has called The Associated Press following reports that he was killed during a clash among militants seeking to succeed the group's leader.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Aug 2009 | 8:52 am Chechen President Attacks Murdered ActivistMurdered rights activist "a woman whom nobody needs" says Chechen president.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Aug 2009 | 8:21 am National database of NHS medical records to be dismantled under Tory plansRecords could be made available online with Google or Microsoft under Conservative plans.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Aug 2009 | 8:06 am When in China, Smile...You Are On CameraChina police say 2.75 million surveillance cameras installed nationwide.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Aug 2009 | 7:51 am Gang Forces Python to Bite Boy in Suspected Racial AttackEmergency medical personnel used a Google search to help save the life of a British teenager who was held down by a gang of teens while a python was forced to sink its fangs into him.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Aug 2009 | 7:30 am 5 Killed in Taliban Attack on City South of KabulA half dozen Taliban fighters infiltrated a provincial capital just south of the Afghan capital on Monday and fired rocket-propelled grenades at government buildings, officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Aug 2009 | 7:01 am Paris's Electric Car Sharing PlanGreen scheme may see thousands of electric cars made available to rent in Paris.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Aug 2009 | 6:52 am Pakistan Fears Al Qaeda Installing Chief in TalibanPakistan is worried that Al Qaeda is trying to install its own "chief terrorist" as the head of Pakistan's Taliban following the apparent killing of the group's leader in a CIA missile strike, a top official said Monday.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Aug 2009 | 5:02 am Iran Judiciary Looks to Calm Prison Abuse AngerIran's police admits prison abuse as Revolutionary Guard wants more trials.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Aug 2009 | 4:47 am 16 Sailors Freed by Somali PiratesSixteen sailors, including 10 Italians, whose tug was seized by Somali pirates four months ago are free after the pirates abandoned the ship, Italian authorities said Monday.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am
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