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Taiwan military: 1,000 found alive after typhoonCISHAN, Taiwan (AP) -- Rescuers have found nearly 1,000 people alive in the area around three remote villages devastated by Typhoon Morakot, which pummeled the island over the weekend, Taiwan's military said Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:26 a... | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:38 am Taiwan military: 1,000 found alive after typhoon (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:38 am China urges diplomacy in Iran, North Korea nuke rows (Reuters)Reuters - The international community should deal with any efforts by Iran and North Korea to acquire nuclear weapons through peaceful diplomatic means, China said on Wednesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:34 am Fed likely to leave rates at lows to aid recovery (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:31 am Report: Pitino tells cops he paid for abortion (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am Iran speaker says vote detainees not been raped: TVTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's speaker of parliament on Wednesday rejected as "baseless" an opposition leader's accusation that some moderates had been raped in jails after their detention in unrest following the June election.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:28 am Investigators maintain focus on Jackson doc (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:27 am Ingush minister shot dead at workTwo masked gunmen kill the construction minister of the volatile Russian republic of Ingushetia in his office.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am Marines assault Taliban town in AfghanistanDAHANEH, Afghanistan (AP) -- Helicopter-borne U.S. Marines backed by Harrier jets stormed into a Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan before dawn Wednesday and exchanged heavy fire with insurgents, killing at least seven....Source: AP Top International News At 6:26 a... | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am Marines assault Taliban town in AfghanistanHelicopter-borne U.S. Marines backed by Harrier jets stormed into a Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan before dawn Wednesday and exchanged heavy fire with insurgents, killing at...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am Marines assault Taliban town in Afghanistan (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am Two foreign journalists hurt in Afghan blastKABUL (Reuters) - Two foreign journalists embedded with the U.S. military in Afghanistan were wounded by a roadside bomb, the Associated Press said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am Chinese police detain supporters of quake criticBEIJING (AP) -- A high-profile Chinese government critic said he and 11 others were detained by police in a hotel Wednesday to prevent them from attending the trial of an activist who investigated the deaths of thousands of schoolchildren in last year's earthquake....Source: AP Top International News At 6:26 a... | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:25 am Chinese police detain supporters of quake criticA high-profile Chinese government critic said he and 11 others were detained by police in a hotel Wednesday to prevent them from attending the trial of an activist who investigated the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:25 am Hudson crash helicopter pilot flew tourists, VIPs (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:24 am Witnesses: 5 Pakistani preachers killed in SomaliaMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Masked gunmen killed five Pakistani preachers Wednesday outside a mosque in Somalia following morning prayers, witnesses said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:26 a... | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:24 am Witnesses: 5 Pakistani preachers killed in SomaliaMasked gunmen killed five Pakistani preachers Wednesday outside a mosque in Somalia following morning prayers, witnesses said. Six gunmen with assault rifles and pistols stormed Tawfiq...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:24 am Woods repeats slow-play criticismTiger Woods repeats his criticism of referee John Paramor over the slow-play row at last week's World Golf Championship.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:23 am AP Interview: NATO commander sees Afghan victoryNATO's supreme commander says the alliance ultimately will win the escalating war in Afghanistan, but will face more "bad days" along the way.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:23 am Gov't asking why airline passengers were stranded (AP)AP - The overnight stranding of 47 airline passengers on an airport tarmac in Minnesota has grabbed the attention of the Obama administration and Congress.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:22 am REFILING: Antiwar works by Japanese cartoonists to be exhibited in Nanjing+BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: FIXING TYPO IN HEADLINE) An exhibition showing the antiwar works of a hundred Japanese cartoonists is to open in an eastern Chinese city Saturday, the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:21 am States cut aid to college students as demand booms (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:21 am Firefox 3.6 a1: new CSS features, faster JavaScriptMozilla has released the first alpha of Firefox 3.6. Ars takes a look at the new features, such as CSS gradients.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:20 am Antiwar works by Japanese cartoonist to be exhibited in Nanjing+(Kyodo) _ An exhibition showing the antiwar works of a hundred Japanese cartoonists is to open in an eastern Chinese city Saturday, the day that Japan's surrender in World War II was...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:19 am The ten gunmen who attacked Mumbai last November killed 166 peopleIndian policemen watch as smoke billows from The Taj Mahal hotel during the deadly Mumbai attacks of November 2008. Agents from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have given evidence at the trial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:19 am China urges world to respect Myanmar's sovereigntyYANGON (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday the world should respect Myanmar's judicial sovereignty after the junta sent Aung San Suu Kyi back into detention, triggering Western outrage but only a measured response from its neighbors.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:19 am China urges world to respect Myanmar's sovereignty (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:19 am More Mass. residents using their seat beltsBOSTON - Massachusetts residents are getting the message about seat belt use. State public safety officials say the number of people wearing seat belts rose from 67 percent...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am Victim's mother to analyze sex offender lawsBOSTON - The mother of a Massachusetts woman murdered by a convicted sex offender is helping launch a nonprofit organization that will analyze the effectiveness and help...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:17 am The Whole Foods Alternative to obamacare - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:16 am Jim Aloisi's lies a tangled WebHow can you tell if Gov. Deval Patrick and his top coatholders are lying? Their lips are moving. Once again, Jim Aloisi, the career hack and Transportation secretary,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:16 am Kennedy Shriver changed course of history, one child at a timeAt Coast Guard Beach in Eastham this summer, my 38-pound, 40-inch-tall daughter Lucy, jogged, then sprinted down the stretch of sand, her purple bathing suit fast becoming...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:15 am Rescuers find 700 alive after Taiwan mudslideCISHAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - About 700 people from the remote mountains of southern Taiwan have been found alive overnight after it was feared they may have been buried by mudslides, but many are still missing, an official said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:14 am Bay State, Nation mourn death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 88Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver, who used her stature and wealth as a member of the storied political dynasty to found the Special Olympics and fight for the disabled, died early...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:14 am 700 Taiwanese Villagers Rescued in Typhoon Aftermath - Voice of America
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:14 am 1,000 Taiwanese found alive after Typhoon MorakotTaiwan's military says it has found nearly 1,000 people alive in the area around three remote villages devastated by Typhoon Morakot, which pummeled the island over the weekend. Most...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:12 am Death toll from typhoon-triggered rain in western Japan rises to 18+(Kyodo) _ The number of deaths due to Monday's typhoon-triggered rain in western Japan rose to 18 as three more bodies were found Wednesday in the town of Sayo, Hyogo Prefecture, police...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:11 am Mumbai closes schools in flu fearIndia's commercial capital, Mumbai, closes schools, colleges and cinemas in a bid to limit the spread of swine flu.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:10 am Black market orange dealers run wild on streets of Moscow*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:10 am Israel Struggles With African Refugee DilemmaIsrael struggles between Holocaust memory and reluctance to open doors.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:04 am Rental apartments for senior citizens double in Japan+(Kyodo) _ The number of rental apartments for senior citizens in Japan has doubled from March 2008 to about 36,000 as a shortage of places in public nursing homes has prompted developers...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:03 am States cut aid to college students as demand boomsStruggling with budget shortfalls that reach into the billions, several states nationwide are making deep cuts in college financial aid programs, including those that provide a vital source of cash for students who most need the money.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Myanmar's Suu Kyi begins house arrest amid outrage - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Obama holds reception for new justice Sotomayor - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am In Space, No One Will Cover Your Pre-existing ConditionIf astronauts can't get healthcare, then ............
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Troops Look To Boost Security Ahead Of Afghan VoteU.S., NATO and Afghan troops are working to protect voting sites in advance of Afghanistan's Aug. 20 presidential election. Taliban militants have vowed to disrupt the elections, and attacks are on the rise around the country. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Marines assault Taliban town in AfghanistanHelicopter-borne U.S. Marines backed by Harrier jets stormed into a strategic Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan before ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:59 am Myanmar's Suu Kyi begins house arrest amid outrageYANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi awoke at her lakeside home Wednesday to begin the first full day of her latest house arrest, following her globally condemned conviction that lawyers said they would promptly appeal....Source: AP Top International News At 6:26 a... | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:58 am Myanmar's Suu Kyi begins house arrest amid outrageMyanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi awoke at her lakeside home Wednesday to begin the first full day of her latest house arrest, following her globally condemned conviction that...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:57 am Difficult task awaits PNG crash investigators - ABC Online
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:57 am Paul Giamatti brings body and mind to 'Souls'There have been movies about people who've lost their souls and sold their souls, but stashing it away like Christmas decorations in the attic is a new one. That's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:56 am 3RD LD: Indonesian police say dead militant not most-wanted terrorist+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Indonesian police said Wednesday DNA tests have shown that a militant shot dead in Central Java last weekend was not Asia's most-wanted terrorist Noordin...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:55 am Director pal takes chance on unknown lead actor Sharlto CopleyHow does a movie producer manage to star in a $30 million science-fiction film? If you're Sharlto Copley, a South African film production veteran who stars in the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:55 am Animal groups doggedly seek Helmsley’s cash
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:55 am Swine flu cases climb among U.S. soldiers in IraqThe Iraqi health ministry says the number of American troops in Iraq diagnosed with swine flu has climbed to 67.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:54 am Foreigners shot at Somali mosqueFive foreigners, thought to be Pakistanis, are gunned down in a dawn attack on a mosque in Somalia's Puntland region.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:52 am Schipper breaks 100 butterfly shortcourse recordJessicah Schipper has set a shortcourse world record for the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Australian championships.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:51 am Kevin Youkilis pulls no punchesMonday night, when the Red Sox hit Miguel Cabrera with a pitch, the Tigers returned fire by hitting Kevin Youkilis in return. Last night, a similar scenario played out....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:51 am China urges diplomacy in Iran, North Korea nuke rowsGENEVA (Reuters) - The international community should deal with any efforts by Iran and North Korea to acquire nuclear weapons through peaceful diplomatic means, China said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:51 am Cancer Found In Young 9/11 CopsResearchers say a small number of young law enforcement officers who participated in the World Trade Center rescue and cleanup operation have developed an immune system cancer.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:50 am Israel struggles with African refugee dilemmaJERUSALEM (AP) -- Five years after a mounted militia stormed his village, torching houses and killing his relatives, Ibrahim Saad el-Din, a refugee from Sudan's Darfur region, gazed at remnants of another slaughter: hundreds of shoes worn by Jews killed in a Nazi death camp during the Holocaust....Source: AP Top International News At 6:26 a... | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:49 am MBTA hearings run off railsA dozen MBTA fare hike hearings were abruptly canceled by the governor yesterday, but not in time to stop some angry riders from showing up in Revere, where they were met...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:49 am Asian regrets at Suu Kyi verdictSouth East Asian nations issue a rare statement condemning the conviction of Burma's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:49 am Vote count for Fatah parliament set to beginBETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - The vote count for the parliament of the secular Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was set to begin on Wednesday after long delays, an election official said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:46 am 5 foreign Islamic preachers killed in SomaliaWitnesses say three gunmen storm mosque, killing five Pakistanis
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:46 am Flack magicThe Devil Wears Prada, but only because her publicist demands it. The diabolical world of public relations is up for skewering in Robert Rave's roman a clef "Spin"...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:45 am Swine flu cases climb among US soldiers in IraqThe Iraqi health ministry says the number of American troops in Iraq diagnosed with swine flu has climbed to 67.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:44 am Yeung may take over Birmingham after new approachHong Kong investor Carson Yeung could be about to take over Birmingham after his investment company again approached the Premier League club.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:42 am IAAF still awaiting Jamaican doping informationThe world athletics federation is still awaiting information on a ruling that cleared five Jamaican athletes of doping and a decision on their participation in the world championships is likely to come close to Saturday's opening.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:39 am ET text home?Australian website allows visitors to text a ‘message in a bottle' to Earth-like planet Gliese 581d
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:38 am Cleaner Seine brings wild salmon back to French capitalWild salmon are returning to the River Seine for the first time in almost a century, French scientists say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:37 am 5 Foreign Islamic Preachers Killed in SomaliaWitnesses say gunmen storm Somali mosque, killed 5 Pakistani preachers.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:36 am Maine's windkeepers: From ship masts to windmillsSilent surroundings almost tease the ears as clouds skitter across the top of this eastern corner of Maine. The wind, barely audible, swishes through beech and fir trees crowding the hills of a region area so remote it's part of the state's Unorganized Territory.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:31 am Gunmen fire on US miner Freeport bus in IndonesiaGunmen fired on a bus that had just dropped off employees working for U.S. company Freeport at the world's biggest gold mine Wednesday, a company spokesman said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am China arrests Rio Tinto workersChina arrests employees of mining firm Rio Tinto on suspicion of stealing trade secrets and taking bribes, which the firm denies.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:27 am Britains Biggest Heist: £40 Million Loot Snatched in LondonScotland Yard have issued CCTV images of two men dressed in suits, concealing handguns, who escaped with 43 rings, bracelets, necklaces and watches from the central London store last week.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:27 am 9,000-year-old hunter-gatherers' house reveals lifestyleThe remains of a 9,000-year-old hunter-gatherers' house, uncovered during construction at an airport, have been unearthed in Great Britain's Isle of Man.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:27 am Getting Things Done (GTD) Explained for StudentsIf you're into productivity, then you must have at least heard of David Allen's Getting Things Done productivity opus. GTD is basically a "workflow for life," so if all you want to do is get papers in by their deadlines, it's overkill. Luckily, some of its precepts work for the student workflow—so that's what I'll share here.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:26 am Indonesia: Cops killed florist, not top militant
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:20 am Iran Speaker Denies Prisoner Rape AllegationsIran's parliament speaker denies allegations detainees raped in prisonSource: ABC News: International | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:16 am Iran speaker denies prisoner rape allegationsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's state media say the parliament speaker is denying allegations that protesters detained after the disputed presidential election were raped by their jailers....Source: AP Top International News At 6:26 a... | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:16 am DNA proves Indonesian terrorism suspect still at largePolice say man slain in gun battle was florist who assisted terrorists in last month's twin suicide hotel bombings in Jakarta
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:13 am Golf, rugby favorites for entry in 2016 OlympicsThe prospect of Tiger Woods competing for an Olympic gold medal may be moving closer to becoming reality.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:12 am Maharashtra has had the highest incidence of swine flu fatalities in IndiaAn Indian school child wears a mask as she attends class on August 11. Indian authorities have ordered all schools and colleges in the vast city of Mumbai to shut for a week over fears about the spread...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:12 am Fighters kill Afghan police chiefMilitants kill a district police chief during an attack in northern Afghanistan, just days ahead of nationwide elections.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:04 am In Nigeria, Islamic law fails to deliver
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Russian republic's minister shot to deathNAZRAN, Russia (AP) -- The construction minister in Russia's violence-plagued Ingushetia was shot to death in his office Wednesday, the latest in a series of high-profile attacks on top officials in the restive republic....Source: AP Top International News At 6:26 a... | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:54 am New Google Service Lets Privacy Critics Opt-Out, RelocateWeb users who choose to move to the desolate village are guaranteed an environment free from Google products and natural light from the sun.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:50 am Unemployment at highest level since 1995Britain's unemployment rises to 2.43 million the highest since 1995 Office for National Statistics figures show.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:49 am Mumbai attack justice high priority for Obama: diplomatNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Ensuring justice in last November's Mumbai attack is a "high priority" for President Obama and the United States will keep pressing Pakistan for action against its planners, a top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:49 am Russian republic's minister shot to deathThe construction minister in Russia's violence-plagued Ingushetia was shot to death in his office Wednesday, the latest in a series of high-profile attacks on top officials in the restive republic.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:42 am War declared: Apple’s Cult Takes on Google’s BorgThat’s because our protagonists, Google and Apple, are both very much at the top of their game. And these relative superpowers have just taken off their proverbial gloves and declared war. Where’s the popcorn?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:40 am Jon Stewart Vs. Town Hall Crazies (VIDEO)If you're taking a break from crazy this August and refuse to watch cable news, you may have missed some town hall kerfuffles lead by the least-informed, yet loudest, sector of the Republican party. These town halls focus on explaining and answering questions about Obama's health care reform plan, but the people yelling and screaming at the
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:40 am Hunt on for 'hijacked cargo ship'A cargo ship which may have travelled through the English Channel after apparently being hijacked by pirates is sought.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:33 am Marines storm Taliban town in Afghanistan
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:20 am Marshall to be given Scots startGoalkeeper David Marshall earns a place in the starting line-up for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Norway.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:16 am Clinton presses Nigeria on corruption, violenceABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in the Nigerian capital pressing the government of Africa's most populous nation to curb widespread corruption and enact democratic reforms....Source: AP Top International News At 6:26 a... | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:12 am Vote count for Fatah parliament set to begin - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:03 am Shotgun blasts kill toll collector, driverA man is suspected of firing a shotgun at a toll booth near a heavily traveled Calif. bridge, killing a toll collector and one other person and leaving a gruesome scene that snarled traffic, police say.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:01 am Typhoon Morakot has caused at least 7.2 billion Taiwan dollars (225 million US) in agricultural damageTaiwan troops evacuate survivors in Shiaolin, Tainan county, southern Taiwan. Armoured vehicles, marine landing craft and rubber dinghies have been mobilised in the rescue operation, which involved more...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:52 am A man is stopped by servicemen as he tries to take a helicopter back to his home town engulfed by a mudslideA man is stopped by servicemen as he tries to take a helicopter back to his home town that is trapped by a mudslide at Chishan evacuation centre in Kaohsiung county. A mudslide engulfed the mountain village...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:52 am Morakot is one of the worst typhoons to strike Taiwan in 50 yearsMap showing the area in Taiwan where the military began a helicopter rescue of more than 700 people who were found alive in three villages flattened by landslides.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:52 am 13 killed in Papua New Guinea plane crashSYDNEY (AP) -- All 13 people aboard a chartered plane heading to a tourist region of Papua New Guinea were killed when the plane crashed while approaching the rugged terrain during foul weather, Australia's prime minister said Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:26 a... | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:48 am Blow for Indonesia as militant Top eludes police - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:27 am Pitino tells police he paid for woman’s abortion
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:16 am Obama to award 16 with highest civilian honor - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:10 am Pilots debate midair warning systemsA warning device similar to those required on airliners could help prevent midair collisions such as the one that killed nine ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:09 am L.A. official placed on leave amid rape investigationThe general manager of the Building and Safety Department is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in his downtown condo. He has not been arrested or charged.The general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety has been placed on administrative leave by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa amid a police investigation into a rape allegation made against him.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Young bear is entering picnic areas in Southern California mountainsJuvenile bear may have to be euthanized if it doesn't stop foraging in picnic areas; Harvard study predicts more wildfires and worse air quality across the West; Army seeks to move desert tortoisesWhen a bear decides it's a fine idea to hop aloft a picnic table surrounded by people, something clearly has gone wrong. But officials say the bear is not to blame.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Free online textbooks are now availableTen high school math and science texts are announced. But critics say the materials fall short of standards and the real costs of using them -- in infrastructure and training -- weren't considered.Calling online textbooks a boon to student achievement and school district coffers, state Education Secretary Glen Thomas announced Tuesday that 10 free digital high school math and science texts are available for use in California classrooms.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Obama takes the stand on healthcareReform won't mean 'death panels' or rationed care, he tells a town hall in New Hampshire. The audience is polite, but Democrats elsewhere face hecklers.President Obama ventured into the summer's unpredictable town hall meetings on healthcare Tuesday, facing a polite audience, while lawmakers elsewhere continued to confront enraged citizens -- a contrast that showed how far the administration still must go to bridge the divide.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Karl Rove took active role in U.S. attorney's firing, documents showNewly released documents show Bush's top political aide focused on GOP calls to oust New Mexico's top U.S. prosecutor. Other Bush aides lobbied the Justice Dept. on other issues, the documents show.Karl Rove and other officials in George W. Bush's White House played an active role in the firing of the top federal prosecutor in New Mexico, according to documents released Tuesday that also show Bush political aides tried to influence Justice Department officials on other matters.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Disputed lot in South L.A. is seized by school districtLand bought by a nonprofit using a city block grant has sat empty, though there was talk of building a youth center and soccer field. Eight years later, L.A. Unified intends to build a school.The plan to transform a vacant lot used as an illegal dumping ground into a youth center and soccer field for low-income residents in South Los Angeles seemed like a winner.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Drugs were dealt at Los Angeles skid row haven, police sayCocaine and heroin were sold for months out of the Lamp Lodge, a facility for the mentally ill homeless, before a double homicide there, police say. Lamp calls the allegations overblown.A respected skid row facility that provides shelter and counseling to homeless people became a site for drug dealing, leading to a double homicide inside the Lamp Lodge earlier this year, according to police detectives and court records.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Super-clinic finds super-need in L.A. regionRemote Area Medical Foundation provides free care with volunteer doctors and dentists for unemployed and poor people at an eight-day event at Inglewood's Forum arena.A homeless man spent the night camped outside the Forum, hoping to finally get glasses to help him see better. An unemployed grocery clerk waited in desperate need of root canal surgery. A former auto mechanic came with an aching back.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Shotgun Blasts Kill 2 on N. California Bridge - FOXNews
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:51 am Dungy On Vick: 'I Would Take A Chance On Him'It might be time to give fallen NFL star Michael Vick a second chance, says Tony Dungy, former coach of the Indianapolis Colts. Dungy has been giving Vick advice about his future since he paid a visit to the former quarterback in prison. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:49 am Hostile crowds confront Democrats at healthcare sessions - Boston Globe
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:48 am Jobless figures expected to reach 15year highMore grim evidence of recession as figures set to show further rise in unemployment to 15year high of around 2.5 million.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:35 am Many laid-off workers try to lie low
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:16 am Shriver poured heart, soul into helping disabledEunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of a president and U.S. senators, was lauded after her death Tuesday for a towering achievement ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:10 am Federal stimulus dollars bring Clinton to The ExCNE gets $3-million from tourism fund, part of which will foot the bill for former U.S. president's speech
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Argos pick PickettStruggling Toronto names second-year pivot its starting quarterback for Friday’s game against the Lions
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:46 pm Rocking The Vote, Afghan-StyleAfghanistan's biggest musical star and heartthrob, Farhad Darya, is performing a series of concerts to encourage voters to turn out for the Aug. 20 presidential election. The campaign has been looking increasingly American — with posters, rallies, Web sites and music. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:39 pm India had two years of record sugar production between 2005 and 2007File photo shows Indian villagers preparing 'Gur' (molasses) from sugarcane at Laxminarayanpur, north of Kolkata. Global sugar prices are likely to stay high in the coming year, analysts say, as India,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:36 pm Gonzalez’s six-pack of hits sinks Brewers
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:33 pm Kids use web to watch videos, look up ‘sex'Safety advocate says study of top Web searches shows that parents need to be aware of what their children are doing online
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:27 pm No survivors in Papua New Guinea plane crashCharter plane carried nine Australians, one Japanese and three Papua New Guineans
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:25 pm U.S. Targets Taliban-Drug Trade Link In AfghanistanGen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan, tells NPR the international community will need to work with the Afghan government to help develop the rule of law — and the country's justice system to punish drug traffickers who are financing the Taliban insurgency. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:23 pm Nine Aussies among 13 killed in PNG plane crashCANBERRA - Nine Australians including a father and daughter have perished after their plane went down in dense Papua New Guinea jungle on the way to the iconic Kokoda Track. They were among 13 people on the Airlines of Papua New...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:21 pm Villaraigosa advocates letting outside operators bid for control of L.A. Unified schoolsUnder a bill introduced by School Board member Yolie Flores Aguilar, private operators could bid for control of 50 new campuses and hundreds of struggling ones.Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Tuesday he will push the school district to allow outside operators to bid for control of hundreds of campuses, a move he described as the centerpiece of education reform for his second term.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:14 pm Doctor has common-sense fixes to healthcare crisisGlendale surgeon Paul Toffel would dump '50-state patchwork' of coverage and switch to competing national plans, cap malpractice suits and reinstate limits on insurance company fees.They came with toothaches, limps, blurred vision and sniffling children.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:12 pm Judge bars sales of RealNetworks' DVD softwareJudge who shut down Napster says RealDVD appears to be an illegal pirating tool
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:07 pm Report: Obama, economy fuel militia growthMilitia groups with gripes against the government are regrouping across the country and could grow rapidly, according to an organization that tracks such trends.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:05 pm Older drivers unaware of prescription risksMany older drivers who take medications that could affect their performance behind the wheel are unaware of the risks associated ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:40 pm Senate 'pillar' Edward Kennedy gets Medal of FreedomSen. Edward Kennedy, battling brain cancer and now mourning his sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who died Tuesday, will not be ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:39 pm Red Sox top Tigers after early-game brawl
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:39 pm Kill Grandma? Debunking A Health Bill Scare TacticSome analysts say false claims that the health bill encourages seniors to end their lives early were purposely spread to undermine the bill. In fact, the bill would pay health care providers to discuss a patient's health care wishes. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:36 pm Obama battles health care 'chatter'President Obama, who initially demanded that the House and Senate pass health care overhauls by August, was playing defense Tuesday ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:34 pm Feds try to detect 'lone offenders'Federal authorities have launched an effort to detect lone attackers who may be contemplating politically charged assaults.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:32 pm 13 Killed in Papua New Guinea Plane CrashNo Survivors Found in Wreckage Discovered in Rugged TerrainSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:21 pm Mohamed Ould Abdel AzizMauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, pictured in July 2009, on Tuesday retained career diplomat Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf as prime minister and appointed a new government, officials said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:14 pm Tonga: Ferry located but too deep for divers to reachDivers are confident the Princess Ashika has been found in the area it sank last Wednesday. "We are very pleased that we have been able to find the vessel, however very sad to report it's in 110m of water. That means we will...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:01 pm Parents, kids today more in harmony than prior generationsPopular wisdom suggests many young people and their Baby Boomer parents get along great unlike many Boomers and their own parents ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:01 pm Earth Science From The Sky: The Next GenerationNASA's new program prepares young Earth scientists to tackle tough environmental issues. In an airplane laboratory, students study everything from the growth of unusual algae blooms to the methane from a dairy cow's burp. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:01 pm Will Insurance Exchange Help Cut Health Costs?Democrats say a health insurance exchange would help provide affordable insurance options by fostering competition to lower costs. In an exchange, people could choose from a variety of insurance providers and a public plan option. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:00 pm Marines attack Taleban townAFGHANISTAN - US Marines have mounted a helicopter assault to seize the Taleban-held town of Dahaneh in southern Afghanistan and are fighting gain control of the area ahead of next week's presidential elections. The assault began...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm Marines Launch Assault on Taliban TownU.S. Helicopter Assault in Southern Afghanistan is Bid To Control Area Ahead of Presidential ElectionsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:43 pm Indonesian police said DNA tests showed terror suspect Noordin Mohammed Top was not killed in a weekend raidIndonesian policemen guard a farmhouse in Beji village, Central Java on August 9 day after anti-terror commandos seeking Malaysian terror suspect Noordin Mohammed Top, raided the building. Police Wednesday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:20 pm Bill Clinton's Wild and Crazy SummerWith a trip to Haiti and a star turn in North Korea, Bill Clinton has hogged the headlines this summer. So much so that even Hillary seems a little surpriseda¦Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:15 pm Costa Rican president has swine fluSAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is suffering from the H1N1 virus, making him the first head of state known to have contracted swine flu.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:15 pm US citizen John YettawFile photo of US citizen John Yettaw taking a picture of himself in Yangon. Yettaw was sentenced to seven years of hard labour and imprisonment in Myanmar. Together with Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:14 pm Sydney man's giant mail fraudSYDNEY - The licensee of a post office in central Sydney has been charged over what police say is Australia's largest postal fraud of AUS$4.2 ($5.3) million. NSW Police and Australian Federal Police yesterday afternoon raided the...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:03 pm Murder for Ratings? Cops Suspect TV HostBrazilian Show Has Uncanny Knack for Being First on Murder Scene - Too Uncanny, Say PoliceSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:00 pm Costa Rica's President Has H1N1 FluOscar Arias Quarantined at Home with Fever and Sore ThroatSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:00 pm Protestors demonstrate outside the embassy of Myanmar in LondonProtestors demonstrate outside the embassy of Myanmar in London. Suu Kyi and US national John Yettaw will both lodge appeals against Myanmar's decision to convict them, their lawyers said Wednesday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Aug 2009 | 8:45 pm Q&A: Aspirin as a cancer fighter? What you need to knowA new study suggests certain colorectal cancer patients who took aspirin after diagnosis are more likely to survive than others. ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Aug 2009 | 8:33 pm Disabled 'Fight Club' videos shown to juryTEXAS - Videos of Texas state workers forcing developmentally disabled residents to fight at a group home, punctuated by staff laughter and warnings of "no biting," were shown to jurors yesterday during the trial of one of six indicted...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Aug 2009 | 8:02 pm Boy, 6, saves girl from NY fireNEW YORK - Police say a 6-year-old boy rescued a 2-year-old girl from a fire at a Long Island house where three adults later were found dead. They say the two women and one man found in the burned Central Islip house had been shot...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Aug 2009 | 7:52 pm NZ man dies in gold mine fallA Kaiapoi man has died after he fell 30 metres at a gold mine in Western Australia. Daniel Williams, a truck driver, was working 900m underground in the Kanowna Belle gold mine, about 20km east of Kalgoorlie when the incident happened...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Aug 2009 | 7:52 pm Costa Rican President Diagnosed With Swine FluOscar Arias, the 69-year-old president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, said he is quarantined at home and is being treated with the anti-flu medicine oseltamivir. He suffers from asthma and is at higher risk than most, but was in good enough health to continue working. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Aug 2009 | 7:28 pm PNG plane wreckage foundPORT MORESBY - A large crowd of worried Papua New Guineans, fearing their relatives were on board the crashed Kokoda flight, carrying 13 people including nine Australians, have gathered at Port Moresby airport. A rescue helicopter...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Aug 2009 | 7:17 pm Democrats release papers on Bush prosecutor firingsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration of President George W. Bush was deeply involved in the improper firings of federal prosecutors, the head of House Judiciary Committee charged on Tuesday in releasing a crush of documents.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 6:55 pm US cop sues over wife's nude spreadOHIO - An Ohio police officer claims he endured "a humiliating and intolerable working environment" after his wife appeared nude for Playboy early last year. Ron Fithen filed a lawsuit last week in Franklin County...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Aug 2009 | 6:29 pm The 10 biggest British heistsHere is a list of 10 of Britain's biggest heists several of which have been turned into films. The total value of our list comes to over £225m.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Aug 2009 | 5:00 pm Helicopter debris removed from HudsonHoboken, New Jersey - Part of the plane that collided with a sightseeing helicopter being piloted by a New Zealander Jeremy Clarke has been removed from the Hudson River. Nine people were killed in the collision on Sunday morning...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Aug 2009 | 4:19 pm Amid protests, Obama assails insurance companiesPORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assailed insurance companies on Tuesday as he sought to counter an onslaught of conservative opposition to a U.S. healthcare overhaul at a town hall meeting that drew protests outside.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:54 pm Madoff's Former CFO Pleads Guilty To ConspiracyFrank DiPascali entered his plea Tuesday in federal court to charges including securities fraud, falsifying records and international money laundering. The judge ordered him jailed without bail on charges carrying a potential penalty of 125 years in prison. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:23 pm Banks profiteering on mortgages with record gap between borrowing and lending rateBanks making highest profits on mortgages since records began as customers also face record overdraft and personal loan costs.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:18 pm Pakistan Militant's Death Hard To ProveGovernment, Taliban At Odds Over Reported Death of Militant Leader Baitullah MehsudSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:05 pm Hundreds Left Missing in Taiwan MudslideMilitary Finds 900 Villagers As Airlifts Continue; Death Toll Hits at Least 70Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:00 pm Health Insurance Insider Turns On IndustryEx-Cigna exec Wendell Potter claims insurers are working behind the scenes to scuttle a health-system overhaul. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:49 pm Video: Emperor's Birthplace DiscoveredCBS News RAW: Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed an ancient villa which they believe served as the birthplace of Vespasian, a Roman emperor who oversaw the construction of the Colosseum.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:13 pm Brazil Crime-Show Host Probed in MurdersTV Personality and State Lawmaker Wallace Souza May Have Ordered Killings To Boost Ratings, Police SaySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Aug 2009 | 2:00 pm Thieves Steal $65M in London Jewel HeistScotland Yard Investigating Caper Rivaling Britain's BiggestSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:30 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 | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:30 pm 'Too little parking' to boost Afghanistan helicopter numbersBritain can only send a limited number of helicopters because of a shortage of space a senior officer has disclosed.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:18 pm Baby P: We must confront the truth about his killersFor Baby P the revulsion and shame of a nation have come too late. Now we must confront the truth about his killers to protect other children from a similar fate.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:47 am Baby P: Sharon Shoesmith's four legal claimsSharon Shoesmith could be in line for substantial compensation after she launched four different legal claims following her sacking last year as director of children's services at Haringey Council.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:33 am Somali Pirates Charge for Expenses While Holding ShipA Somali governor says no ransom was paid for the release of an Italian tug boat that pirates held for four months.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:25 am Mermaid Sighting Craze Makes a Splash in IsraelOne town council is taking the reports so seriously it is offering a $1 million reward to anyone who can prove the existence of a mermaid in its waters.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:15 am Man Impaled While Pushing Woman in Store Window DiesA man died when he was impaled on a large shard of glass after throwing a woman through the window of a shop in the West End of London early Tuesday morning.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:03 am WATCH: Living With the Big CatsSource: ABC News: International | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:51 am Mug Attack at the Louvre, Mona Lisa UnscarredA woman tossed a terracotta mug at the Mona Lisa painting in an act of protest.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:43 am Kuwait Nabs Al Qaeda Group Plotting U.S. Base AttackKuwaiti authorities announced Tuesday they have arrested an Al Qaeda-linked group that was planning to attack a key U.S. military base in the small oil-rich state.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:43 am Baby Elephant Stuck in Manhole Rescued With BulldozerA baby elephant ended up wedged in a street manhole on Sunday after falling into a drainage ditch in eastern Thailand.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:26 am Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Emerges in Power StrugglePakistani Taliban faces mafia-like power struggle.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:10 am Nobel Laureate Suu Kyi Found Guilty in BurmaA Burmese court found democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty Tuesday of violating her house arrest by allowing an uninvited American to stay at her home.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 8:19 am Terror Attacks on Pakistan Nuke Sites?Pakistan's nuclear facilities have been attacked at least three times by home-grown extremists and terrorists in little-reported incidents over the last two years, according to Western analysts, reports the Times of India.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 7:35 am Hundreds Escape as Mudslides Bury Homes in TaiwanThe survivors, about 700, had made a narrow escape to safety just before the walls of mud and rock buried their homes, Reuters reportedSource: FOXNews.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 7:30 am Fixed rate mortgage cost hits highest level this yearCost of fixedrate mortgages rose to their highest level during July as lenders passed on increases in funding costs to borrowers.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Aug 2009 | 7:23 am Crystal Ball Mysteriously Sets Woman's House on FireWoman's home has been wrecked by a freak fire sparked by the sun shining on a crystal ball on her window sill.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 6:11 am Pig Swallows Nearly $2,500 Ring Off Woman's HandGreedy swine Ginger shocked a grandmother with his love of ''carats'' - when he scoffed nearly $2,500 diamond ring.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Aug 2009 | 5:46 am Michael Ancram to stand down as MPMichael Ancram is the most senior Conservative to stand down in the wake of The Daily Telegraph's disclosures.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Aug 2009 | 5:10 am
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