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US envoy praises Pakistan progress against TalibanISLAMABAD (AP) -- President Barack Obama's special envoy to Pakistan praised the country's "very significant" progress in taking back key territory from the Taliban and promised more weapons for the fight against extremists close to the Afghan border....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:40 am Actor's US 'detention' prompts outrage in IndiaNEW DELHI (AP) -- India reacted with outrage Sunday after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was detained for questioning at a U.S. airport, though immigration officials denied he was formally held....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:34 am Actor's US 'detention' prompts outrage in India (AP)AP - India reacted with outrage Sunday after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was detained for questioning at a U.S. airport, though immigration officials denied he was formally held.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:34 am NATO, Russia join forces in hunt for missing ship - AFP
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:30 am Afghan election campaigns in full swing as poll nears (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:30 am Fire consumed Kuwait wedding tent in 3 minutesKUWAIT CITY (AP) -- The fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait that killed 41 women and children consumed the structure in a blazing inferno lasting just three minutes, the fire department chief said Sunday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am Fire consumed Kuwait wedding tent in 3 minutes (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am Aide: Zelaya plane stopped at base with US troopsTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- A top official in Honduras' ousted government claims there was U.S. involvement in the coup that deposed Manuel Zelaya, saying the plane that flew him into exile stopped at an airfield manned by hundreds of American troops....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am Iran's president says 3 women to join CabinetTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's president says three women will join his Cabinet, the first female ministers in the country since the 1970s....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am Iran's president says 3 women to join CabinetIran's president says three women will join his Cabinet, the first female ministers in the country since the 1970s. Speaking on state television, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad named...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:28 am Iran's president says 3 women to join Cabinet (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:28 am 4,000 still stuck in Taiwan as foreign aid arrivesTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- The first shipments of foreign aid arrived Sunday as Taiwan struggled to reach more than 4,000 people still stranded a week after the country's deadliest typhoon in half a century....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:28 am Powerful earthquake rocks western IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A powerful underwater earthquake struck western Indonesia on Sunday, injuring four people as they tried to flee, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:27 am NKorea threatens retaliation over US, UN sanctionsSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea followed recent conciliatory gestures toward the U.S. and South Korea with a return to threats Sunday, warning them of "merciless retaliation" over sanctions imposed on its government, and nuclear attacks in response to any atomic provocation....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:27 am NKorea threatens retaliation over US, UN sanctions (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:27 am New death takes UK Afghan toll to 201LONDON (AP) -- Two more British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, the defense ministry said Sunday, taking the country's military death toll past the 200 mark and sparking renewed debate about whether the mission there is worth the human cost....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am New death takes UK Afghan toll to 201Two more British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, the defense ministry said Sunday, taking the country's military death toll past the 200 mark and sparking renewed debate about...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am New death takes UK Afghan toll to 201 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am American Leaves Myanmar After Release From JailAmerican who was jailed after swimming to Myanmar democracy leader's home leaves countrySource: ABC News: International | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:25 am American leaves Myanmar after release from jailYANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- An American man imprisoned for sneaking into the home of detained Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi flew out of the country Sunday after a visiting U.S. senator won his release....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:25 am American leaves Myanmar after release from jail (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:25 am Taliban directly threaten Afghan polls (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:24 am Hatoyama should serve as prime minister for 4 years: DPJ's Okada+(Kyodo) _ Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada indicated Sunday that party leader Yukio Hatoyama should serve as prime minister for four years if the opposition partySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:23 am Islands brace for Ana's impact as two other cyclones form - Caribbean360.com
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:20 am Chinese steelworkers' protest halts plant takeoverChina on Sunday called off the takeover of a state-owned steel plant after workers protested and trapped an official in the factory office for four days — the second time in a month that the country's steelworkers have rallied to successfully avoid privatization.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am LEAD: Webb gets release of U.S. man held for breaking Suu Kyi house arrest+YANGON, Aug. 16 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING, ADDING QUOTES) Sen. Jim Webb, the first senior U.S. official to meet with Myanmar's top general, won the release Sunday of an American man...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:17 am Obama reacts to 'death panel' claims - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:06 am Tropical storm warning issued for Fla.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Aug 2009 | 4:01 am Hughes defends chase for LescottManchester City manager Mark Hughes hits back at Everton boss David Moyes following his criticism of their pursuit of Joleon Lescott.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:54 am Powerful earthquake rocks western IndonesiaA powerful underwater earthquake struck western Indonesia on Sunday, injuring four people as they tried to flee, officials said. Indonesia's meteorological and geophysics agency said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:53 am Tropical storm warning issued for parts of Fla. (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:51 am Hunger strike before Gabon pollAn independent candidate in Gabon's presidential election begins a hunger strike to demand that it be postponed.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:48 am U.S. military brings aid to Taiwan for typhoon relief+(Kyodo) _ The U.S. military sent a transport plane carrying relief supplies Sunday to Taiwan in the aftermath of Typhoon Morakot and U.S. officials in Taiwan said heavy-lift helicopters...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:43 am Actor's US 'detention' prompts outrage in IndiaIndia reacted with outrage Sunday after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was detained for questioning at a U.S. airport, though immigration officials denied he was formally held.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am 4000 still stuck in Taiwan as foreign aid arrives - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am North Korea makes nuclear threat over military drills - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:29 am 4,000 still stuck in Taiwan as foreign aid arrivesThe first shipments of foreign aid arrived Sunday as Taiwan struggled to reach more than 4,000 people still stranded a week after the country's deadliest typhoon in half a century. As...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:27 am Baseball: Fighters beat Lions on wild pitch in 10th+(Kyodo) _ Jonah Bayliss threw a bases-loaded wild pitch, allowing Satoshi Nakajima to score the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning in the Nippon Ham Fighters' 7-6 win over the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:25 am North Korea makes nuclear threat over military drills (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:25 am North Korea makes nuclear threat over military drillsSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea denounced upcoming joint South Korean and U.S. military drills and said it would "wipe out" the countries with nuclear weapons if they threatened the communist state, its KCNA news agency said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:25 am The West behind Iran unrest, Ahmadinejad says - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:20 am 5 Tips to Win a Hack-a-thon CompetitionThe winning team at the Hack-a-thon at iPhoneDevCamp share their strategy for taking first place.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:20 am LEAD: Return rush of midsummer holidaymakers peaks in Japan+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) The rush of travelers returning home after spending Japan's "Bon" summer holidays out of town peaked Sunday, with expressways, railways and airports congestedSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:19 am The West behind Iran unrest, Ahmadinejad saysTEHRAN (Reuters) - The West must be held to account for stoking Iran's post-election unrest, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday, as the third mass trial got underway of demonstrators accused of trying to overthrow clerical rule.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:17 am Webb gets release of U.S. man held for breaking Suu Kyi house arrest+(Kyodo) _ Sen. Jim Webb, the first senior U.S. official to meet with Myanmar's top general, won the release Sunday of an American man held for breaching the house arrest of democracy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:16 am Taliban threaten Afghan voters - Aljazeera.net
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Burma deports Suu Kyi US 'guest'The US man jailed over a visit to Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is released and deported.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:58 am Senator Webb leaves Myanmar with American, offering an openingYANGON (Reuters) - A U.S. senator met Myanmar's top general and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while arranging the release of an American prisoner on a weekend mission that offered a rare opening for better ties with the isolated nation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:37 am Nigeria police raid Muslim sectNigerian police arrest more than 600 members of the Darul Islam community in the northwestern Niger state.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:36 am Schwarzenegger visits county fire camp in Watsonville - San Jose Mercury News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:36 am England gamble on uncapped TrottEngland take a major gamble for the crucial fifth Ashes Test by replacing Ravi Bopara with the uncapped Jonathan Trott.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:31 am Powerful earthquake rocks western IndonesiaA powerful underwater earthquake struck western Indonesia on Sunday, injuring four people as they tried to flee, officials said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:29 am Deaths take UK Afghan toll to 201Two British soldiers die after explosions in Afghanistan, taking the number of UK troops killed since 2001 to 201.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:29 am US senator concludes Myanmar visit - Xinhua
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:29 am Dozens die in Kuwait wedding fireForty-one women and children are killed by a fire in a tent at a wedding ceremony in Kuwait, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:26 am Passport row Canadian back homeA Canadian woman stranded in Kenya for three months because of a row over her passport photo returns home.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:21 am Inglourious Plummers Trailer -Mario Parody of Basterds MovieFunny movie trailer parody of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, set in the world of the Mushroom Kingdom. That’s right, a Super Mario Bros related parody.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:20 am Villagers in Luikuei township, southern Taiwan where Typhoon Morakot struckVillagers in Luikuei township, southern Taiwan on August 15. The United States flew aircraft to the island Sunday as China offered to send helicopters to help rescue more than 1,300 people still stranded...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:04 am British soldiers' deaths bring Afghanistan toll to 201Two more British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan taking the number of UK personnel killed since operations began in 2001 to 201.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Aug 2009 | 1:28 am Man who swam to Suu Kyi’s handed over
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Aug 2009 | 1:02 am Encouraged to talk about itA Catholic priest offers group therapy to troubled teens who had rarely shared their feelings before.It was the middle of the night. I was asleep. My mom came in and started punching me. She said I didn't fold my clothes right. I threw her off of me. She was real drunk. She started on me again. The police came. She said: 'What? I'm just kicking my son's ass.' Just another night.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Sen. Jim Webb secures release of jailed American in MyanmarJohn Yettaw was imprisoned after swimming across a lake to see opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Sen. Webb also holds talks with Than Shwe, the head of the military government, and visits Suu Kyi.Virginia Sen. Jim Webb won the release of an American prison inmate in Myanmar on Saturday, a day in which he held rare face-to-face talks with reclusive leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe and also an unusual meeting with jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am After 15 years, town warms up to native son Kurt CobainThe late leader of the rock band Nirvana is beginning to be recognized and honored in his hometown, but not without controversy.'I sing and play the guitar," Kurt Cobain once said, "and I'm a walking, talking bacterial infection."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Course of Mousavi's Green Path of Hope is unclearIran's opposition leader says he wants the new political movement to be a rallying point but doesn't spell out a strategy.A defiant Mir-Hossein Mousavi declared the creation of a grass-roots political movement Saturday, but the Iranian opposition leader failed to spell out a strategy that could invigorate a protest movement that has stalled.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Hong Kong's Air Pollution Problem (PIC)No, that's not fog in the lower picture, it's smog. A new study released Monday by Hong Kong think tank `Civic Exchange` stated that drastic action needs to be taken to reduce air pollution in the city to attract and retain foreign investment, as well as protect public health.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Aug 2009 | 12:50 am Thai elephant wounded by landmine gets artificial legA 48-year-old Thai elephant is fitted with an permanent artificial leg, 10 years after losing a limb from treading on a land mine.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Aug 2009 | 12:39 am American leaves Myanmar after release from jailAn American man imprisoned for sneaking into the home of detained Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi flew out of the country Sunday after a visiting U.S. senator won his release.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Aug 2009 | 12:37 am Nationals Offer Strasburg Record Contract, Still No AgreemenNationals president Stan Kasten acknowledged Saturday there is a very real possibility the team will not reach an agreement with No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg despite offering him a record-breaking contract.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Aug 2009 | 12:20 am Pakistani army troops on patrol in Swat valleyPakistani army troops on patrol in Swat valley. US special envoy Richard Holbrooke is set to hold talks with Pakistani leaders on the security situation in the northwest and tribal regions as elections...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Women's groups have mushroomed in Afghanistan recent yearsAfghan woman Arezo Qanih speaks during an interview with AFP in Kabul on August 13. Qanih helps run a small NGO called the Educational and Training Centre for Poor Women and Girls of Afghanistan.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am A Pakistani soldier stands on the rubble of destroyed Taliban hideout in Sultanwas village in Buner districtA Pakistani soldier stands on the rubble of destroyed Taliban hideout in Sultanwas village in Buner district. U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, is set to hold...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Richard Holbrooke, U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and PakistanRichard Holbrooke, U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Washington, DC. Holbrooke is set to hold talks with Pakistani leaders on the security situation in the northwest of the country...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Women replaced in Afghan polling stations
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:59 pm Rangers run wildARLINGTON, Texas - So much for momentum. The night after the Red Sox torched the Rangers for six runs in the ninth inning, they couldn't find that spark in a lifeless...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:58 pm Newcomers in lineupARLINGTON, Texas - Only halfway through August, the Red Sox smashed their 2008 mark of players used when outfielder Brian Anderson and shortstop Alex Gonzalez made their '09...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:54 pm Texas steals a winARLINGTON, Texas - A night after the Red Sox stole a game from the Rangers, the Texas baserunners returned the favor. Running on perhaps the easiest mark in baseball...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:51 pm Soccer: Arsenal opens bigThe Premier League season opened with Arsenal routing Everton, 6-1, and Chelsea beginning its bid to reclaim the title by rallying past Hull, 2-1. Manchester City, which...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:51 pm Armstrong on topLance Armstrong won the Leadville 100 in a record time of 6:28:50, finishing the nation's highest-altitude mountain bike race on a flat tire in Leadville, Colo. . . . ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:50 pm How Gorgeous: 5 National Parks to See Before You DieCan't decide which to check out? Maybe this will help...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:50 pm Mets' David Wright beaned in lossA masterful pitching duel turned ugly after David Wright was hit in the helmet by a pitch from Matt Cain, and Bengie Molina homered in the 10th inning to give the San Francisco...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:49 pm Bolt-Gay showdown looms at WorldsBERLIN - Turns out, Usain Bolt can be beaten after all - in a ho-hum second-round heat, when he's clowning around with the runner next to him and shutting down that effortless...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:48 pm 4,000 still stuck in Taiwan as foreign aid arrivesThe first shipments of foreign aid arrived Sunday as Taiwan struggled to reach more than 4,000 people still stranded a week after the country's deadliest typhoon in half a century.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:44 pm Chavez said the trip had been planned since the beginning of the year but now there were "much weightier" reasonsVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez confirmed his plans to visit Russia, Belarus and Libya in September to bolster cooperation with these three countriesSource: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:43 pm Jones has some fun with LacyRoy Jones Jr. toyed with the crowd and with Jeff Lacy, stopping Lacy after the 10th round last night in Biloxi, Miss., to retain the NABO light heavyweight championship title....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:43 pm Combination punch landsJust a few years back, when the economy was booming and the Connecticut casinos couldn't seem to get their fill of boxing, they were at one another's throats. Apparently...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:41 pm Top 20 Funny Soccer Plays*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:40 pm SS Alex Gonzalez glad to be backARLINGTON, Texas - Alex Gonzalez is a 32-year-old .210 hitter. And yet there he was in the Red Sox clubhouse before last night's game against Texas, being asked if he...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:35 pm Beckham red-carded in Galaxy lossDavid Beckham was ejected for a studs-up challenge in the 17th minute, and the Los Angeles Galaxy finished with nine men in a 2-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday night.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:31 pm A truly honest protestor [PIC]...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:30 pm The Afghan elections are slated for August 20An Afghan police vehicle passes by billboards of presidential candidates in Kandahar. Ostracised, threatened with death and her relatives killed -- welcome to the life of Afghan councillor Natbibi Omary,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:29 pm Zelaya supporters display dummies of Micheletti (R) and Armed Forces joint staff commander Romeo Vasquez VelasquezSupporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya display dummies of interim leader Roberto Micheletti (R) and the Armed Forces joint staff commander Romeo Vasquez Velasquez, during a demonstration...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:29 pm Karim Khaksar, brother of Afghan councillor Natbibi OmaryIn this picture has taken on August 7, Said Karim Khaksar, brother of Afghan councillor Natbibi Omary in Khost, poses for a picture at Khost in eastern Afghanistan. Ostracised, threatened with death and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:29 pm Storms Ana, Bill race west; hurricane expectedMIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storms Ana and Bill, the first named storms of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, were racing westward with gale force winds, and Bill was expected to develop into a hurricane in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:26 pm LT gets rare August carries; Seattle beats BoltsLaDainian Tomlinson got his wish — a handful of carries in August.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:12 pm Collection Agency Sends Four Letters to Collect a $.04 DebtPete received a bill in the mail that has him slightly offended and amused. A health care provider has sent his balance to collections after a payment arrived late a few years ago. They will clearly be hurting if he doesn't pay his overdue balance of ....four cents.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:10 pm Wobbling Earth Triggers Climate ChangeRegular wobbles in the earth's tilt were responsible for the global warming episodes that interspersed prehistoric ice ages, according to new evidence.The finding is the result of research led by Dr Russell Drysdale of the University of Newcastle that has been able to accurately date the end of the penultimate ice age for the first time.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:00 pm Mohamud was only allowed to travel after DNA tests showing she was her son's mother, proving her identitySuaad Haji Mohamud reacts during an interview with AFP August 13 in Nairobi after learning that her passport will be returned and she will be able to travel to Canada next week. Mohamud, a Canadian, was...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:58 pm 6 Alternative Fuel Vehicles Built by TeenagersWhile car companies like Tesla and Toyota scramble to dominate the electric car market 6 teenagers have beat them to the mark. Six amazing youth made Eco friendly alternatives to modern gas guzzling transportation in 6 'home-built' cars running on everything from sun to soybeans.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:50 pm George Michael says he was sober during crash
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:41 pm Donaire dominates ConcepcionNonito Donaire unanimously outpointed Rafael Concepcion on Saturday night to take the WBA interim title in his super flyweight debut.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:40 pm Roy Jones stops LacyRoy Jones Jr. toyed with the crowd and with Jeff Lacy, stopping the overmatched opponent after the 10th round Saturday night to retain the NABO light heavyweight championship title.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:38 pm Mary J. Blige to be guest judge on ‘Idol’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:28 pm Rangers run past Red Sox with eight steals
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:11 pm NYT: Health care ads battle on airwaves
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:11 pm Lawyers, factory workers, dentist: future farmers?They are lawyers, factory workers, insurance adjusters, even an accountant and a dentist. All share the same dream: They want to farm.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:00 pm Clashes in Peru's quake-hit townPolice in the Peruvian town of Pisco fire tear gas to disperse protests over the slow reconstruction from a 2007 quake.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Aug 2009 | 9:43 pm Wedding fire in Kuwait kills 41 women, kidsA fire at a wedding tent Saturday has killed at least 41 women and children guests and injured 76 others, authorities said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Aug 2009 | 9:39 pm Calvillo leads Als over BombersMontreal pivot strikes for four TD passes as Montreal improves to 6-1 with a 39-12 in Winnipeg on Saturday night
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Aug 2009 | 9:35 pm Blast Kills 7 Outside NATO HQ in KabulMore Than 90 Hurt; Taliban Claims Responsibility, Says Nearby U.S. Embassy Was Also Target Ahead of Afghan Presidential VoteSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Aug 2009 | 9:30 pm Bears' Cutler falters; Bills winThe buzz surrounding Chicago pivot began to wear thin Saturday night in Orchard Park as Buffalo won 27-20 in NFL preseason action
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Aug 2009 | 9:24 pm First Carbon Positive City Will Be...in China?The mayor of Baoding is on a crusade to make it a hub of renewable energy.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Aug 2009 | 9:09 pm NYT: Investing in the gospel of getting richEven in a downturn, preachers in the “prosperity gospel” movement are drawing audiences. Their message: if you have sufficient faith in God and donate generously, God will multiply your offerings.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Aug 2009 | 9:07 pm Tigers claw RoyalsMiguel Cabrera had four hits including a two run homer as Detroit beats Kansas City 10-3
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Aug 2009 | 8:45 pm Mets' Wright suffers concussionMets third baseman sent to hospital to spend the night after getting beaned by pitch in 5-4 extra innings loss to Mets on Saturday in New York
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Aug 2009 | 8:40 pm Cubs pitcher gets revenge on PiratesDemoted from Pittsburgh's starting lineup and sent down to the minors Tom Gorzelanny pitches five solid innings for Cubs in 3-1 win Saturday at Wrigley
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Aug 2009 | 8:39 pm Crawford too much for JaysTampa's Carl Crawford hit a two-run double during a four-run third while Toronto loads the bases with no outs in the seventh, but score just once
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Aug 2009 | 8:24 pm ChiSox convert doubters with winNix and Thome homer during Saturday's 8-1 road win in Oakland, Chicago's third in a row
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Aug 2009 | 8:11 pm Health debate gets personal for Obama
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Aug 2009 | 8:06 pm Canadians adavance in women's qualifyingToronto's Sharon Fichman and Heidi El Tabakh of Oakville, Ont. both advanced to the upcoming Rogers Cup women's championship at the Rexall Centre
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Aug 2009 | 7:54 pm Video: Deadly Afghan Car-BombLess than a week before Afghanistan's presidential elections, the Taliban penetrated the heart of Kabul, killing 7 and wounded hundreds in a suicide car-bomb. Mandy Clark reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Aug 2009 | 7:51 pm Obama defends healthcare plans, criticizes insurersGRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama reignited his criticism of health insurance companies on Saturday, promising reforms that would prevent firms from capping coverage or charging "outrageous" fees.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Aug 2009 | 7:50 pm Safina wears out PennettaWorld's No.1 marches on to Cincinnati Open final dispatching one of the world's most fatigued players; Jankovic betters Dementieva in marathon
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Aug 2009 | 7:39 pm Wolfsburg kick-off Bundesliga with winDefending champions defeat Cologne 3-1 while equalizer by Gomez helps Bayern to opening day draw against Werder Bremen
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Aug 2009 | 7:28 pm Fire breaks out in Kuwaiti wedding tent, 41 killedKUWAIT (Reuters) - A fire broke out in a women's tent at a Kuwaiti wedding party on Saturday killing at least 41 people, Kuwaiti media reported.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Aug 2009 | 7:01 pm Family 'ecstatic' about U.S. man's release from BurmaFamily members of a Missouri man imprisoned in Burma for swimming to the home of detained Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Aug 2009 | 6:19 pm 7 killed in Taliban attack at NATO building in KabulA suicide car bomber struck at NATO military headquarters in Afghanistan's capital Saturday morning, killing seven Afghan civilians ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Aug 2009 | 5:53 pm Obama Rips Critics Of Health Care FixesIn Colorado, he reiterated that White House opponents are using "scare tactics." He told a town hall meeting "what is truly scary is if we do nothing." He also warned against "insurance companies' bureaucrats." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Aug 2009 | 5:49 pm Jund Ansar Allah group was armed by Fatah operatives, Hamas claims - Jerusalem Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Aug 2009 | 5:02 pm Wildfires rage in CaliforniaFire crews fanned out on Saturday across a parched California where wind-whipped wildfires have forced hundreds of people to flee their homes and led to an emergency declaration in Santa Cruz County. In the Santa Cruz Mountains,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Aug 2009 | 4:55 pm Radio rape stunt DJs return to airwavesNewsreader Geoff Field has apologised for the recent on-air rape revelation ahead of the return of Kyle and Jackie O to radio next week. Appearing on Mornings With Kerri-Anne on the Nine network, the 2Day FM newsreader...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Aug 2009 | 4:54 pm Obama uses weekly address to push health carePresident Obama is using political tactics and rhetorical devices honed in his White House campaign to regain the upper hand ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Aug 2009 | 4:50 pm 'Zimdollar' and the $3 trillion bus fareHARARE - A woman pays her bus fare with 3 trillion in old Zimbabwe dollars - the equivalent of 50 US cents (NZ73c). The collector accepts the brick of neatly folded bundles of a trillion each without bothering to count the notes. "No...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Aug 2009 | 4:49 pm Taliban claim blast at NATO base in KabulKABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb that killed seven people on Saturday in the heart of the Afghan capital's most secure district five days before an election the Islamist group has vowed to disrupt.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Aug 2009 | 4:46 pm Gun law complaints trail Obama during park toursFamily in tow for a tour of national treasures far from Washington, President Obama is trailed by criticism from gun opponents ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Aug 2009 | 4:22 pm Firefighters make some progress in blazesState and U.S. Forest Service fire officials said today that they have been making progress on wildfires across California, including the La Brea fire in the Los Padres National Forest, which is now 25% contained after burning more than 75,000 acres. But firefighters in Northern California worried that impending weather changes could kick up others, including the Lockheed fire in Santa Cruz County.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Aug 2009 | 4:20 pm Gun law complaints trail Obama during park toursFamily in tow for a tour of national treasures far from Washington, President Obama is trailed by criticism from gun opponents ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Aug 2009 | 4:12 pm 30 killed in Kuwait wedding fireKUWAIT CITY - A fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait has killed at least 30 women and children guests and injured 50 others, officials said. Interior Ministry spokesman Col Mohmmed al-Saber says the toll could rise. The cause of...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Aug 2009 | 3:46 pm U.S. sees shift in Pakistan focusISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has been shifting its forces by historic proportions from its Indian border to the Afghan frontier, gaining ground against militants and giving the United States room to focus more on economic problems threatening the nuclear-armed state, Washington's envoy said. Richard Holbrooke, President Barack Obama's special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, told reporters traveling with him to Islamabad on Saturday his current focus on economic and social issues,Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Aug 2009 | 3:46 pm Rome hotel's '1c weekend' mistakeROME - You had to be quick, but what a deal. A four-star hotel near Venice mistakenly offered the ultimate low-cost vacation - a romantic weekend in the Italian lagoon city for 1 euro cent. Not surprisingly, the Crowne Plaza...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Aug 2009 | 3:44 pm S.F. rail union, management resume negotiationsManagement of the San Francisco Bay area's commuter rail system and the union representing its train operators and station agents ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Aug 2009 | 3:37 pm British soldier's death brings Afghanistan toll to 200Grim milestone reached after soldier died in the UK from wounds sustained in an explosion while on vehicle patrol in Helmand Province on Thursday.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 15 Aug 2009 | 3:37 pm Kenneth Bacon Remembered As Voice For RefugeesThe Clinton-era Pentagon spokesman later turned to advocacy for the millions of refugees uprooted by violence and conflict. He died Saturday of cancer at 64. "For millions of the world's most vulnerable people ... Ken was an invaluable source of hope, inspiration and support," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Aug 2009 | 3:04 pm Three Iraqis killed in firing practice accidentBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three Iraqis were killed and another wounded when they wandered near an artillery firing exercise held by Iraqi and U.S. troops Saturday, the U.S. military said in a statement.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Aug 2009 | 2:43 pm Mormon church becomes target in renewed gay marriage fightThe Mormon church's vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Aug 2009 | 2:41 pm Iraqi Military Losing People's ConfidenceAs Deadly Bombings Continue, Public Fears Security Forces Cannot Keep Country SafeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Aug 2009 | 2:30 pm Controller discussing dead cat prior to Hudson crashThe air traffic controller handling the small plane involved in a deadly crash with a helicopter over the Hudson River was chatting ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Aug 2009 | 2:15 pm Austrian kids rescued from mailboxesVIENNA - Austrian authorities aren't about to give these pranks their stamp of approval. Frustrated officials say rescuers have been deployed twice this week to break open large mailboxes after two children locked themselves inside...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Aug 2009 | 2:11 pm Nuns nab gun-toting thiefMONTANA - Thou shalt not steal - especially within sight of a convent. Police in Independence, Montana, are crediting a pair of nuns with helping nab a gun-toting man suspected of burgling two homes this week. Around...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Aug 2009 | 2:08 pm UK protesters target far-right festivalLONDON - Almost 1,000 anti-fascist protesters have demonstrated against a festival being held by the far-right British National Party. Police say they made 19 arrests after scuffles broke out during the rally in the village of...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Aug 2009 | 1:56 pm Would Ted Kennedy Get Care in England?England's National Health Service faces off against the U.S. political right.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Aug 2009 | 1:07 pm Webb Wins Release of American in MyanmarAlso, Virginia Senator Meets with Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu KyiSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Aug 2009 | 12:30 pm CitiGroup says two exempt from pay review: reportCHICAGO (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc says two of its traders are exempt from a government review of the bank's top executive pay packages, The New York Times reported on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Aug 2009 | 12:17 pm Ransom Demanded for "Arctic Sea"Ship Missing for More Than Two Weeks; Russia and France Argue over Ship's LocationSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Aug 2009 | 12:00 pm Taiwan Typhoon Survivors Return to NothingDevastation, Heartbreak All that Remains in Storm-Ravaged TownsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Aug 2009 | 12:00 pm Bishops at Sri Lankan feast plea for Tamils' release to cement peaceSri Lanka's Roman Catholic leaders called for the release of ethnic Tamils held in military-run displacement camps on Saturday, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:48 am Japan records first swine-flu deathA Japanese man infected with swine flu died on Saturday, becoming the country's fatality linked to the virus, an official said. While the man in his 50s, from the southern island of Okinawa, had swine flu, he died of pneumonia,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Aug 2009 | 11:15 am Chinese Villagers Say Earth Poisoned From Nearby FactoryTragedies like this the legacy of Chinas rush to get rich are all too common. Yesterday more than 600 children in Shaanxi province were found to be suffering from lead poisoning caused by a nearby lead and zinc smelter.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:48 am Iran Accused of Torturing Political DetaineesMehdi Karoubi, one of the defeated presidential candidates, kept up the public pressure this week by claiming first that male and female detainees have been raped in Tehrans Evin prison, and later that political prisoners were tortured to death.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:45 am Skydiver Falls 2,000 Feet Onto Aircraft Hangar RoofSkydive cameraman fell 2,000 feet with the canopy partially open before landing on the steel roof of an aircraft hangar.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:41 am Author of 'Lord of the Flies' Admits He Tried to Rape GirlThe attack, on a 15-year-old named Dora, is among the revelations about the Nobel prize-winning novelist in a new biography.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:22 am Recommended Reading: Much Of Afghan Drug Money Going To 'Our Friends'If the Taliban isn't getting the bulk of the drug money in Afghanistan, that means the USA's "friends"likely are. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:22 am Missing Ship Mystery Deepens After Report of RansomThe mystery of a missing ship deepened Saturday, as investigators in Finland said a ransom demand was made for the freighter that vanished more than two weeks ago.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:16 am Seven killed in bombing near NATO headquarters in KabulAlmost 100 more are injured in the blast in one of the most tightly secured areas in the city. The strike on the Afghan capital comes five days before nationwide elections.Insurgents struck at the main symbol of the Western military presence in Afghanistan today, killing at least seven people and injuring nearly 100 others in a massive car bombing five days before nationwide elections.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:02 am Matt McCarten: Crazy Americans teach Kiwis what not to doAs someone who has had their life saved by our public health system several times I've never begrudged paying taxes to maintain it. One of the best accomplishments of the last Labour government was its commitment to leaving a legacy...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:00 am Ransom Demand Surfaces For Mystery ShipA ransom demand has been received for the return of a Russian-manned freighter that vanished last month in the Atlantic, Finnish investigators said Saturday. It was not immediately clear if the ransom demand was legitimate. The whereabouts of the Arctic Sea, its 15 crew members and its cargo of timber remain a mystery. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Aug 2009 | 9:57 am Iran's top leader appoints new judiciary chiefIran's supreme leader appointed a hard-line cleric as the country's new judiciary chief following the end of his predecessor's ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Aug 2009 | 9:50 am Gaza Militant Blows Himself Up in ShootoutLeader of Al Qaeda-Inspired Group Commits Suicide During Gunbattle with Hamas ForcesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Aug 2009 | 9:00 am Senator Wins Release Of U.S. Prisoner In MyanmarU.S. Sen. Jim Webb won the release Saturday of an American prisoner convicted in Myanmar and sentenced to seven years in prison for swimming secretly to the residence of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the senator's office said. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Aug 2009 | 8:51 am Deadly Blast Near NATO HQ In KabulThe bomber evaded several rings of Afghan police and detonated his explosives on the doorstep of the international military headquarters, an assault that comes as Afghans gear up for their second-ever direct presidential election. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Aug 2009 | 8:35 am It's Football Season Again!Football season began this week — or, to be precise, the pre-season. What we should talk about is the undercurrent to the beginning of the season — or, again to be precise, we should call an underbelly. Guest host David Greene talks with NPR's Mike Pesca about this week's news from the sporting world. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Aug 2009 | 8:02 am Pittsburgh, An International Background For G-20 SummitNext month, dozens of world leaders will gather to talk about the global recession at the G-20 economic summit. The last few times they've gotten together, it was in London and Washington. This time, the location is Pittsburgh. All jokes aside, the White House says it chose Pittsburgh as a city that weathered an economic collapse, and has become a place with a good deal of optimism. Guest host David Greene talks to the mayor of Pittsburgh, Luke Ravenstahl, as the city prepares to welcome leaders from around the world. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Aug 2009 | 7:50 am Is The Health Care Ire Part Of A Larger Anger?We knew health care would be the hot topic during the congressional recess, but does the sense of anger erupting at town halls across America reflect some larger sense of frustration among Americans? Guest host David Greene speaks with Matt Continetti of the Weekly Standard about the political news of the week. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Aug 2009 | 7:48 am Obama Faces Skeptical Crowds At Town HallsSo far, President Obama's health care town halls haven't been marked by the intense anger and outrage that many members of congress have seen. But at an airplane hanger at a small airport in Montana, Obama did hear, first-hand, some of the worries many have about proposed health care changes. NPR's Don Gonyea reports on the latest town hall confrontation. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Aug 2009 | 7:48 am Event on Abu Ghraib soldier Lynndie England canceled over threatsA lecture by the woman who became the public face of the Abu Ghraib scandal was canceled Friday at the Library of Congress after threats led to concerns about staff safety.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Aug 2009 | 7:35 am Afghanistan Law Limits Women's RightsKarzai vowed to review bill limiting Shiite women's rights, but backed out.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Aug 2009 | 7:06 am Japan PM Voices Deep Regret Over WWII SufferingJapan's prime minister expressed deep regret over the suffering his country inflicted on Asian countries during World War II in a solemn ceremony Saturday that marked the 64th anniversary of Tokyo's surrender.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 6:27 am Explosion Near NATO's Afghan Headquarters Kills 7A homicide car bomb exploded Saturday outside the main gate of NATO's headquarters five days before Afghanistan's presidential election, killing seven and wounding 91 in the biggest attack in the Afghan capital in six months.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 5:38 am Fire at Kuwait Wedding Kills 41 Women, Children; 76 HurtA fire at a wedding tent Saturday has killed at least 41 women and children guests and injured 76 others, authorities said.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Aug 2009 | 5:33 am
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