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Iran chief judge hints at trials for prison abuseTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's state television says the country's new judiciary chief has promised to bring to trial violators of the people's rights to account, suggesting he would prosecute security agents accused of torture in the postelection crackdown....Source: AP Top International News At 6:35 a... | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:34 am Iran chief judge hints at trials for prison abuseIran's state television says the country's new judiciary chief has promised to bring to trial violators of the people's rights to account, suggesting he would prosecute security agents...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:34 am Pilot dies as Russia jets collideTwo Russian fighters collide training for an air show, killing the team's commander and injuring five people on the ground.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:33 am US relief team arrives in Taiwan to transport aidTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- A U.S. relief team backed by heavy-lift helicopters arrived in Taiwan on Monday to help local authorities get aid to the hundreds of people thought to be stranded in mountain villages more than a week after a typhoon rocked the island....Source: AP Top International News At 6:35 a... | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:33 am US relief team arrives in Taiwan to transport aidA U.S. relief team backed by heavy-lift helicopters arrived in Taiwan on Monday to help local authorities get aid to the hundreds of people thought to be stranded in mountain villages more...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:33 am Suicide truck bomb kills at least 20 in RussiaNAZRAN, Russia (AP) -- A suicide bomber exploded a truck at a police station in Russia's North Caucasus on Monday, killing at least 20 people and wounding about 60 others, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:35 a... | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:32 am Suicide truck bomb kills at least 20 in Russia (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:32 am Suicide Truck Bomb Kills at Least 20 in RussiaSuicide truck bomb hits police station in southern Russia, at least 19 killed, dozens woundedSource: ABC News: International | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:28 am RI man dies in Rte 1 crashCHARLESTOWN, R.I. - Police say a man in his 50s has died in a single-vehicle crash on Route 1 in Charlestown. Police say the car was headed south when the driver apparently...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:28 am 19 killed by bombing in Russia's Ingushetia - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:27 am Oil falls below $66 on worries of slow recoveryLONDON - Oil prices fell below $66 a barrel Monday as investors worried that crude demand will recover only slowly in the U.S. and brushed off upbeat economic growth data...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:27 am Many killed in Russia bomb attackAt least 19 people are killed and more than 60 injured by a bomb attack at a police station in south Russia.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am Man faces arraignment in double homicideNEW BEDFORD - A 60-year-old New Bedford man accused of killing two people at a city housing complex goes before a judge. Prosecutors say Elvin Valentin is scheduled to...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am Tropical Storm Claudette hits Fla., Hurricane Bill formsPENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. - Tropical Storm Claudette made landfall on the Florida Panhandle near Fort Walton Beach early Monday while Hurricane Bill became the first hurricane...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:24 am Last hours of campaign, Karzai seeks warlord edgeKABUL (Reuters) - Afghan leader Hamid Karzai's main rival drew a chaotic crowd of thousands on Monday, the final day of campaigning before presidential elections, with the poll's outcome hanging on the threat of violence and the clout of old warlords.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:24 am Obama backs away from public health insurance plan (AP)
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:20 am Human Rights Watch: Iraqi Gays Tortured, KilledGay men in Iraq targeted in brutal campaign, human rights group says.Source: ABC News: International | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:20 am Suicide bomber kills 19 in Russia's IngushetiaNAZRAN, Russia (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated a truck packed with explosives at a local police headquarters in Russia's Ingushetia region on Monday killing at least 19 people and wounding 68 others.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:20 am Human Rights Watch: Iraqi gays tortured and killedBAGHDAD (AP) -- Militiamen are torturing and killing gay Iraqi men with impunity in a systematic campaign that has spread from Baghdad to several other cities, a prominent human rights group said in a report....Source: AP Top International News At 6:35 a... | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:20 am Human Rights Watch: Iraqi gays tortured and killed (AP)AP - Militiamen are torturing and killing gay Iraqi men with impunity in a systematic campaign that has spread from Baghdad to several other cities, a prominent human rights group said in a report.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:19 am Obama Takes Health Care Battle To The PeoplePresident Obama has been using campaign-style events to push for a major overhaul to the nation's health care system. The president held three town hall meetings on health care last week. Obama's focus has been fighting the information war against opponents of the Democrats' health plan. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:19 am Officials: Rail strike averted, 'trains will run' (AP)AP - A walkout among workers for the San Francisco Bay Area's commuter rail had been scheduled, and contingency plans were in place. But just a few hours before a midnight strike deadline, officials said rail management and a union have reached a deal to call it off.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am Bill becomes hurricane, expected to strengthenMIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Bill became the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season on Monday but remained far from any land, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am Suicide Bomb Kills at Least 6 in PakistanPolice say at least 6 killed in suicide bombing outside Peshawar in northwest.Source: ABC News: International | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:17 am Obama May Drop Health Plan's 'Public Option'Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has signaled the Obama administration is willing to make a deal on a key part of the health care plan that the president has been pushing. Sebelius told CNN on Sunday that the White House would be open to consumer-owned nonprofit co-ops instead of the public insurance plan. The co-ops would operate under a national structure with state affiliates, but independent of the government. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:17 am Bomb on passenger truck kills 7 in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A bomb exploded in a truck at a fuel station in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing seven people, while gunmen assassinated the leader of a feared Sunni sectarian group, triggering rioting in three southern cities....Source: AP Top International News At 6:35 a... | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:16 am Bomb on passenger truck kills 7 in NW Pakistan (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:15 am CORRECTED: Key 10-year JGB yield falls to 1-month low on stock losses+(Kyodo) _ The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond fell Monday to a one-month closing low as investors turned to the safe-haven asset after Tokyo equities plunged. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:14 am Tropical Storm hits Fla., Hurricane Bill forms (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:11 am Russia's largest hydroelectric plant shut downAn accident at Russia's largest hydroelectric plant on Monday killed seven people and shut down the plant, which supplies several major aluminum plants in Siberia, officials said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:10 am Hamid Karzai on ropes in televised election debate - guardian.co.uk
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:05 am U.S.'s Most Over-Rated Tourist Attractions TrapsWe all know the feeling: Bound by a lemming-like sense of obligation, we drag ourselves to an important tourist attraction, stand in its presence for a few moments, then..............
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:03 am LEGO Movie Announced: Have They Gone Too Far This Time?With the G.I. Joe and Transformers movies doing well at the box office, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that more toys-to-movies concepts are jumping on the bandwagon. Plans have been in the works for a while to make movies based on (among others) Stretch Armstrong, Hot Wheels, Battleship, and even View-Master. And now LEGO....
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:03 am Mulally: Ford Will Sell Complete Line Of VehiclesA lot of consumers are buying the Focus, Ford's compact car, because of high gas prices. Ford CEO Alan Mulally says the automaker is keeping gas prices in mind, as well as the needs of customers who want bigger vehicles. Mulally says Ford will sell "a complete product line" — including small, medium and large cars, utilities and trucks. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:03 am xkcd - A Webcomic - BrandingXKCD!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:01 am Russia car bomb attack 'kills 19'A truck packed with explosives rammed through the gates of a police compound in southern Russia on Monday and exploded in an attack that killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:01 am Program cut to hurt NV, nation's driest stateThe most arid state in the nation is about to become drier.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:01 am Waltz crafts linguistic magic for `Basterds'Christoph Waltz has mastered Quentin Tarantino's linguistic legerdemain in four languages.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Tiger Woods' Major Championship Streak EndsSouth Korea's Y. E. Yang became the first Asian-born golfer to win a major tournament. He pulled off an upset by rallying to beat Tiger Woods by three shots to win the 91st PGA Championship. This is the first time in 14 years that Tiger Woods has not won a major championship. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Sen. Webb Advocates Engaging MyanmarU.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) is calling for a new U.S. approach to dealing with the military regime in Myanmar. He's spoken with the junta's reclusive leadership and also helped secure the release of an American imprisoned after sneaking into the home of Myanmar's detained opposition leader. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Truck bomb kills 19 in restive Russia regionA suicide bomber exploded a truck at a police station in Russia's restive North Caucasus Monday, killing at least 19 people and wounding nearly 70 others, officials said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:59 am Ex-wife blamed for Kuwait infernoPolice investigating a deadly blaze at a Kuwaiti wedding on Saturday say the groom's ex-wife has confessed to starting it.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:58 am US civilian killed in eastern AfghanistanAn American civilian working alongside U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan has been killed in an insurgent attack.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:56 am Bob Ainsworth: we will win in Afghanistan but enemy numbers unknownThe Defence Secretary says the conflict in Afghanistan is "winnable" - as the 200th and 201st British troops to die are named.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:55 am Metro area could get light rain from Claudette - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:54 am Vlasic looking to defend world title in high jumpCroatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic said it's easier to get to the top than stay there — and she's using that as motivation to defend her world champion status.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:54 am 3 storms jump-start Atlantic hurricane seasonAn Atlantic hurricane season that had been very quiet during its first 2 months sprang to life over the weekend as three named ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:52 am LEAD: Aso, Hatoyama face off in debate on eve of election campaign kickoff+TOKYO, Aug. 17 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE DETAILS) On the eve of the start of official campaigning for the Aug. 30 election, Prime Minister Taro Aso stressed Monday that his...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:46 am US senators in Yemen for terrorism, Gitmo talksA delegation of U.S. senators led by John McCain is in Yemen for talks on helping the impoverished Arab Peninsula country battle the threat from al-Qaida.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:41 am First Image from Avatar, James Cameron's Sci-Fi Epic (PIC)At long last, the Avatar-curious among you have something to look at besides leaked, unfinished production shots and set stills of the director aiming his custom-made, 3-D assault camera at star Sigourney Weaver after she delivered what he deemed to be a phoned-in line reading.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am Shadowy theatrics train agents for threatsEvery day, the FBI, CIA and other agencies stage covert dramas in and around the capital where they train in order to integrate the intellectual, physical and emotional aspects of classroom instruction.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:38 am Former US candidate supports Israeli settlementsFormer Arkansas governor and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee says the U.S. has taken too harsh a stance against Israel on the issue of settlements.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:29 am 200th British soldier to die in Afghanistan named as Private ... - Times Online
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:29 am Zuma marks 100 days as presidentSouth African President Jacob Zuma marks 100 days in office, as the country battles its first recession for 17 years.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:25 am Download a Copy of The Pirate Bay Before It’s GoneIn just a few days The Pirate Bay will be passed onto its new owners, marking the end of an era but not the end of BitTorrent. The nostalgic torrenters among us might want to download a copy of the site for archival purposes. It never hurts to have a backup of important data in place, especially when it’s free.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:25 am Seven die at Russia power stationAn accident at Russia's largest hydro-electric power station kills seven workers and forces the plant's closure.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:25 am Leader of banned Pakistan militant group shot deadKARACHI (Reuters) - The leader of a banned Sunni Muslim militant party in Pakistan was shot dead on Monday in an apparent sectarian attack, police and party officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:24 am Claudette makes landfall in Florida
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:21 am Japan's economy leaves recessionJapan follows Germany, France and Hong Kong out of recession by recording growth in the second quarter.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:20 am Militiamen raid UN compound in southern SomaliaMilitiamen stormed a U.N. aid compound in Somalia overnight but residents fought back, killing three of the attackers, witnesses said Monday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:15 am UN guards repel Somalia attackSomali militants are beaten back from a UN base after a firefight which leaves three gunmen dead, the UN says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:12 am A glance at other recent attacks in IngushetiaMonday's bombing at a police station in Ingushetia is the latest in a string of attacks targeting police and government officials in the troubled North Caucasus region.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:11 am Russian hydro power station accident kills sevenWater floods hall at country's largest hydro-electric power station
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:11 am Maddow on Politics, Taking on Big ChallengesMeet the Press aftershow interview with Rachel Maddow.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:10 am Vast majority of dollar bills in US capital bear cocaine tracesThe largest study of banknotes finds that 95% of dollar bills in Washington DC bear traces of the illegal drug cocaine.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:09 am Dollar briefly falls to lower 94 yen as global economic optimism wanes+TOKYO, Aug. 17 (Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar briefly fell to a two-week low in the lower 94 yen level Monday in Tokyo as an unexpected dip in U.S. consumer confidence cast a shadow over the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:08 am NKorea agrees to resume joint projects with SKoreaSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea said Monday it will resume largely frozen cross border exchanges with South Korea and the communist country's leader Kim Jong Il promised that incidents such as the shooting death last year of a South Korean tourist that helped stoke inter-Korean tensions will not recur....Source: AP Top International News At 6:35 a... | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:07 am NKorea agrees to resume joint projects with SKoreaNorth Korea said Monday it will resume largely frozen cross border exchanges with South Korea and the communist country's leader Kim Jong Il promised that incidents such as the shooting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:07 am Trophy Anti-tank missile defense system operationalThe system is designed to detect and track a threat and counter it with a launched projectile that intercepts the anti-tank missile
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:07 am LEAD: Chinese woman pleads not guilty over alleged triple murder case+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO AT 3RD-4TH, 6TH-7TH GRAFS) A Chinese woman indicted for killing her Japanese husband and two other men in a scheme to inherit her husband's assets pleaded...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:03 am Thaksin supporters seek royal pardon for fugitive Thai leader+(Kyodo) _ Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gathered Monday in Bangkok and submitted a petition to King Bhumibol Adulyadej to seek a royal pardon for the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:03 am Suicide truck bomb kills at least 18 in RussiaA suicide bomber exploded a truck at a police station in Russia's North Caucasus on Monday, killing at least 18 people and wounding about 60 others, officials said. The bombing was the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:02 am APOD: 2009 August 17 - Perseids from PerseusWhere are all of these meteors coming from? Perseus, a composite image of this year's Pereids meteor shower shows many bright meteors that streaked through the sky on August 12. To the surprise of many, the next night, August 13, also showed many meteors, as demonstrated by rolling one's cursor over the image.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:02 am Pirate Bay and BREIN Clash at Hacker ConferenceThey should do this every week
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:01 am Pakistan bomb explosion kills sixA bomb blast at a petrol station in north-western Pakistan kills at least six people, police say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:01 am Obama to address VFW on MondayPresident Barack Obama will speak to the nation's largest organization of combat veterans.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Aug 2009 | 2:59 am Australia's fire system 'flawed'An investigation into Australia's wildfires earlier this year urges sweeping changes to the warning system and evacuation policy.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2009 | 2:58 am Suicide Blast Kills 14 in RussiaAttack Hits Police Station in Restive Southern Region Along Chechen Border, 60 More WoundedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 17 Aug 2009 | 2:52 am President Obama is the real target of health care protesters, not ... - New York Daily News
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Aug 2009 | 2:44 am Ex-wife 'admits starting' Kuwait wedding party blaze that killed 43 - Times Online
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 2:37 am John Yettaw said he was on a "mission from God" when he swam to Aung San Suu Kyi's homeUS citizen John Yettaw arrives at a military airport in Bangkok on August 16. The American deported by Myanmar after swimming to the home of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was undergoing medical tests...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 2:26 am The extension of Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest caused international outrageFact file on Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi. An American deported by Myanmar after swimming to the home of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was undergoing medical tests in Thailand amid growing concerns over...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 2:26 am Jim Webb met with Aung San Suu Kyi while in MyanmarUS Senator Jim Webb addresses a press conference at in Bangkok, following his arrival in Thailand from neighbouring Myanmar on August 16. Webb negotiated the release of a US citizen during talks with Myanmar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 2:26 am Officials: Rail strike averted, 'trains will run' - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 2:20 am Kuwait wedding tent fire claims 2 more livesKUWAIT CITY (AP) -- The blaze that consumed a wedding tent in Kuwait and claimed 43 lives was a criminal act by a perpetrator motivated by personal reasons, a Kuwaiti spokesman said Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:35 a... | 17 Aug 2009 | 2:13 am India PM warns of fresh attacks - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 2:07 am Koreas must hold talks before border reopens, Seoul says - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 2:04 am Japan limps out of recession - AFP
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 2:00 am Kuwaiti mourners carry the body of one of the victims of a fire that ripped through a packed wedding partyKuwaiti mourners carry the body of one of the victims of a fire that ripped through a packed wedding party west of Kuwait City during a group funeral in the Gulf emirate. The ex-wife of the groom at the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:51 am Red Shirt Protesters gather in Bangkok in late June holding aloft a portrait of former premier Thaksin ShinawatraRed Shirt Protesters gather in Bangkok in late June holding aloft a portrait of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. More than 30,000 "Red Shirt" supporters of Thaksin handed in a petition Monday seeking...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:50 am Why is there...... a penguin on the helipad?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:50 am A policeman mans a checkpoint in Mingora in the troubled region of Swat valley in northwest PakistanA policeman mans a checkpoint in Mingora in the troubled region of Swat valley. Up to 24 militants were reported killed Monday in air strikes and clashes in the restive region, where six civilians were...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:40 am Pakistani soldiers secure an area following an attack by militants near Peshawar in the country's troubled northwestPakistani soldiers secure an area following an attack by militants near Peshawar in the country's troubled northwest region. Up to 24 militants were reported killed Monday in air strikes and clashes in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:40 am A Pakistani police commando stands atop a provincial assembly building in PeshawarA Pakistani police commando stands atop a provincial assembly building in Peshawar. Up to 24 militants were reported killed Monday in air strikes and clashes in northwest Pakistan, where six civilians...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:40 am Attack fears have been exacerbated in the lead up to the electionsFemale supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah listen to his speech in Takhar province on August 16. Hundreds of foreigners are leaving Afghanistan ahead of Thursday's election amid...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:40 am American gets medical tests after Myanmar jailingBANGKOK (AP) -- An ailing American who was spared a seven-year prison sentence in Myanmar underwent medical testing in Bangkok on Monday, while the U.S. senator who secured his release called for a "new approach" in dealing with the military-ruled country....Source: AP Top International News At 6:35 a... | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:33 am A truck bomb crashed through the gates of the police headquarters in the Russian city of Nazran killing at least 12File photo shows police officers on patrol outside Nazran. A truck packed with explosives crashed through the gates Monday of the police headquarters in the southern Russian city of Nazran and exploded,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:27 am Taiwan searches for blame, causes after deadly typhoonTAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan officials began searching for explanations amid widespread criticism over disaster response times as rescue efforts eased on Monday after one of the country's worst typhoons, which killed an estimated 500 people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:05 am Iran releases French researcher from prisonClotilde Reiss is accused of taking part in postelection unrest and must stay in the country pending a verdict. Meanwhile, Heydar Moslehi, a hard-liner, is named to oversee the Intelligence Ministry.Iranian authorities released a French researcher from Tehran's Evin Prison into the custody of diplomats Sunday, even as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the West for the mass protests that followed his disputed reelection in June.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Hillary Clinton's stop in Congo strikes a chord in AfricaThe secretary of State made an impression with a heartfelt visit to eastern Congo, which is rocked by violence, particularly rape. Some have hope that U.S. efforts can end the conflict.For most of her recent African tour, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sounded much like any visiting foreign official, male or female. Except in Congo.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Pakistan Taliban leader's purported death opens window of opportunityBaitullah Mahsud's absence leaves the group, which provides Al Qaeda sanctuary, in turmoil. Analysts say Pakistan and the U.S. need to act during this vulnerable time.For years, Al Qaeda and the Pakistani Taliban have nurtured a symbiotic relationship that has paid off for both militant groups. The Taliban provided Al Qaeda and its leaders sanctuary within the rugged wasteland of Pakistan's tribal areas along the Afghan border. In turn, Al Qaeda trained and helped finance its host.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Peru's quake survivors decry slow reconstructionThousands of victims still live in shelters two years after the devastating temblor. Venezuela's gift of homes adds to the pressure on President Garcia to do more.As hundreds of angry earthquake survivors blocked Peru's main highway demanding new homes, many hailed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as a savior -- and condemned their own president, Alan Garcia.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Afghanistan’s Karzai seeks warlord edge
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Aug 2009 | 12:57 am Indian PM says Pakistan groups planning new attacksNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's prime minister said on Monday there was "credible information" that Pakistan-based militant groups were planning fresh attacks on India.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Aug 2009 | 12:53 am Best from the past 24 hoursNo description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Aug 2009 | 12:40 am North Korea reopens to South as economy weakensSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday it would reopen its border with the South, ending a self-imposed 9-month blockade on a vital source of cash for its leaders as their ravaged economy is squeezed by tightening U.N. sanctions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Aug 2009 | 12:30 am Poll: 57% don't see stimulus workingA majority of Americans think the avalanche of new federal aid has cost too much and done too little to end the recession.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Aug 2009 | 12:10 am More lawmakers tackle rise of wage-theft complaintsAs the economy falters, lawmakers are taking action on the increase of wage-theft complaints.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Aug 2009 | 12:02 am 3 killed in Czech plane crashPRAGUE, Czech Republic - Police say a sightseeing plane has crashed into a river in southern Bohemia, killing three people and seriously injuring a fourth. The Cessna four-seater...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 11:23 pm Crippling Bay Area rail strike avertedOAKLAND, Calif. - A commuter rail strike that threatened to cripple the San Francisco Bay Area was averted Sunday as management and a union reached an agreement hours before...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 11:14 pm Obama to seek to rally support for Afghan war effortPHOENIX (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to shore up U.S. public support for the war in Afghanistan on Monday just days before an Afghan presidential election widely seen as a major test of his revamped strategy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Aug 2009 | 11:12 pm Garrett Reynolds wins BMX park final in PortlandPORTLAND, Ore. - Garrett Reynolds won the BMX park final Sunday in the Wendy's Invitational for his first career Dew Tour victory. Reynolds, from Toms River, N.J.,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 11:10 pm U.S. pay czar says he can "claw back" exec compensationMARTHA'S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS (Reuters) - Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration's pay czar, said on Sunday he has broad and "binding" authority over executive compensation, including the ability to "claw back" money already paid, and he is weighing how and whether to use that power.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Aug 2009 | 11:09 pm Mass firings as Russia reforms bloated militaryKUBINKA, Russia - Nikolai Kulikov, a 51-year-old Army officer, says bitterly that he gave his best years to the Russian Army. Kulikov did a series of assignments across...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 11:09 pm Bolli wins Nationwide tourney33-year-old Georgia golfer fires a 6-under-66 for one stroke victory over Derek Lamely and Chad Collins on Sunday in Springfield, Mo.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Aug 2009 | 11:08 pm China to appeal WTO ruling on entertainment importsBEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday it will challenge a World Trade Organization ruling against its restrictions on imported films, books and audio-visual products, continuing its sparring with Washington over trade access.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Aug 2009 | 11:07 pm NKorea agrees to resume joint projects with SKoreaSEOUL, South Korea - North Korea announced Monday it had agreed to resume reunions of families separated by the border with South Korea and restart stalled tourism ventures...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 11:06 pm Jelena Jankovic beats No. 1 Dinara Safina for titleMASON, Ohio - Jelena Jankovic beat top-ranked Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Cincinnati Open and put herself back among the contenders for the U.S. Open title. "My...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 11:06 pm Bad economy sparks more complaints of wage theftComplaints of wage theft have risen as the economy tumbled. Allegations range from underpayment to not getting paid at all.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:56 pm Nixon, Brazil's leader met on Chile interventionTwo years before the coup that toppled Chile's leftist leader, President Richard Nixon and Brazil's president discussed intervening there and in Cuba, according to a declassified document.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:41 pm Obama may drop public option in health careThe Obama administration signaled Sunday it may drop the idea of a publicly financed insurance option as part of a health care ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:34 pm Soda makers: Don't tax our soft drinksIndustry groups are fighting a soft-drink tax proposal that is not part of any pending health care measure.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:33 pm State Dept. adds more aid workers in AfghanistanFive months after President Obama announced a new Afghanistan strategy based on stepped-up civilian efforts to rebuild the country, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:30 pm Bird fighting: A way of life in KabulSerious wagering takes place in Afghanistan's capital city when it comes to bird fighting specifically kowk fighting.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:26 pm 2008 flood alters landscape of famed Grand Canyon siteJohn Luttman gingerly steps through whitewater to a rock outcropping and leaps off a 30-foot waterfall that did not exist one ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:23 pm Texas drought produces long, busy fire seasonA withering, two-year drought has sparked a wildfire season that has already destroyed the most structures in Texas history.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:14 pm Relax! Vacations Are Good For Your HealthAmericans get an average of 12 days of paid leave every year. Europeans enjoy almost double the vacation time, and it's enforced by law. Research suggests Americans should do the same — if not for fun, then for better health. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:01 pm Don't Pack Your Suitcase, We're On StaycationWith the economy pressing on everyone's budget, people are still vacationing, but with a hometown tweaking. It's the staycation, a break from work that allows the whole family to explore their local surroundings like never before. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:01 pm Mexico cartels go from drugs to full-scale mafiasCIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) -- Shopkeepers in this pine-covered mountain region easily recite the list of "protection" fees they pay to La Familia drug cartel to stay in business: 100 pesos a month for a stall in a street market, 30,000 pesos for an auto dealership or construction-supply firm....Source: AP Top International News At 6:35 a... | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:00 pm Crippling Bay Area rail strike avertedA potentially crippling commuter rail strike in the San Francisco Bay Area is averted when management and unionists reach an agreement hours before a strike deadline, officials say.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Aug 2009 | 9:43 pm Afghans Face Deadly Threats as Vote NearsU.S. Military, Afghan Intelligence Work to Secure Voters' Safety for Election Later in WeekSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Aug 2009 | 9:30 pm N. Korea says it’ll resume family reunionsNorth Korea says it will resume reunions of families separated by the border with South Korea and restart stalled tourism ventures in its latest gesture of conciliation.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Aug 2009 | 9:22 pm Judging Hillary's TripOn the secretary's 11-day tour of Africa, did awkward dancing, political roasting, and a snippy rejoinder overshadow Hillary Clinton's mission? The Daily Beast judges six key diplomatic moments from her trip.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 16 Aug 2009 | 9:06 pm Fire evacuation order lifted from Calif. town
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Aug 2009 | 8:47 pm Mexico Replaces All 700 Customs InspectorsNewly Hired Agents Undergone Months of Training to Fight Against Drug SmugglingSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Aug 2009 | 8:30 pm Skydiver survives 1000ft fallA British skydiver has survived after his parachute failed to open during a 10,000ft freefall, the Telegraph reported in the UK. He crashed onto the roof of an aircraft hangar and was rescued by emergency crews at the airfield...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Aug 2009 | 8:30 pm Magnitude-6.8 quake strikes off JapanTOKYO (AP) -- A magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit between Japan's southernmost islands and the coast of Taiwan on Monday, briefly prompting a tsunami warning, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:35 a... | 16 Aug 2009 | 8:24 pm Video: Tension Rises in AfghanistanThe tension continues to build in Afghanistan as the Presidential election draws near. The Taliban has warned Afghans to stay home or face attacks. As Lara Logan reports, U.S. Marines are battling Taliban fighters.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Aug 2009 | 8:09 pm Big quake strikes off JapanTOKYO - Japan's Meteorological Agency says a magnitude-6.8 earthquake has struck off the country's southern coast, and has issued a tsunami warning. The agency said the quake hit on Monday off the coast of Ishigaki island,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Aug 2009 | 6:37 pm Pilot dies as Russian jets collideSOSNY, Russia - Two Russian air force jets rehearsing aerobatic maneuvers have collided in Sosny, east of Moscow, killing one stunt pilot and sending one fighter jet crashing into nearby homes, a military official said. The Su-27...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Aug 2009 | 6:05 pm Lunch prayer principal could face jailFLORIDA, United States - A school principal and an athletics director in northern Florida face up to 6 months in jail for offering a mealtime prayer, reports the Washington Times. The criminal charges carry up to a $5,000 fine...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Aug 2009 | 6:03 pm Britain knew about extermination of Jews Vatican claimsThe Vatican's official newspaper has accused Britain and the United States of having detailed knowledge of Hitler's plans to exterminate the Jews but of failing to do anything to halt the Final Solution.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Aug 2009 | 5:13 pm Search intensifies for ship after ransom demandsMOSCOW (AP) - Russia's envoy to NATO say operations to find a missing freighter and its 15 Russian crew members are in full swing. Russian and European maritime officials are searching for the Maltese-flagged Arctic Sea and its...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Aug 2009 | 5:03 pm One Brit dead in plane crash in MalaysiaTAIPING, Malaysia - Malaysian police say a British pilot has died after his newly assembled plane crashed during takeoff on a test flight. The deputy police chief in northern Taiping town says Michael Robert Dacre, 53, died Sunday. Dacre...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:57 pm Schapelle Corby sentence could be cutUBUD - Australian drug traffickers Schapelle Corby and Renae Lawrence are expected to be handed sentence cuts as part of Indonesian Independence Day celebrations. Prison authorities at Bali's Kerobokan Prison have recommended a...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:35 pm Rest in peace with Marilyn MonroeA US widow is auctioning off the burial plot directly above where film legend Marilyn Monroe lies, the Los Angeles Times newspaper is reporting. In an ad on eBay, Elsie Poncher is offering someone the chance to "spend eternity...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:33 pm Afghanistan: The corner of Kabul that is forever EnglandThere is a corner of Kabul that is forever England. Surrounded by streets clogged with battered taxis and bulletproof 4x4s is the British cemetery an oasis of calm contemplation at the heart of a city scarred by conflict.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:27 pm August A Slow News Month? Not ReallyThe news business seems to drag in August. But Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum says big stories often break when the world's on vacation. Guy Raz talks to her about the international crises that could ruin your summer holiday. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:10 pm Korean border may reopenSEOUL, South Korea ? North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il held talks with the head of South Korea's Hyundai Group, the North's state media reported Sunday. This rare meeting could warm prospects for a resumption of stalled cross-border...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:06 pm Afghanistan death toll reaches 204 as three more British soldiers killedDeaths of soldiers from Royal Regiment of Fusiliers bring number of dead to 204 less than 12 hours after grim milestone of 200 deaths was reached.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:02 pm Barack Obama invokes anguish at grandmother's death to dispute health care 'death panel' claimsPresident invoked distress at death of his grandmother to combat "death panels" claims and says opponents are dishonest.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:39 pm Huge Santa Barbara wildfire caused by marijuana farm; suspects at large in forestA fire that has burned more than 75,000 acres in Santa Barbara County over the last week was started in an illegal marijuana growing area operated by a Mexican drug organization, authorities said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:39 pm Usain Bolt breaks record in 100-meter raceThe Jamaican wins the world championship in 9.58 seconds. The United States' Tyson Gay finishes second with a time of 9.71.Usain Bolt has done it again.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:23 pm Third mass trial in IranIran put 25 more people on trial last night for their involvement in the unrest that erupted after the country's disputed presidential election, the Mehr news agency reported. Iran has held two mass trials for more than 100 moderates...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Aug 2009 | 2:15 pm White House appears ready to drop public option in healthcare overhaulBowing to Republican pressure, President Barack Obama's administration signaled today it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Aug 2009 | 12:33 pm Afghanistan: roll call of British deaths since 2001Here is a roll call of the 201 British service personnel who have died since the start of operations in Afghanistan in 2001.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Aug 2009 | 12:18 pm Parent's Nightmare: Kid Held AbroadAn 8-year-old American boy is stuck in an Italian orphanage.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Aug 2009 | 12:16 pm To Avoid Bird Strikes, Just Tell The Birds To MoveWhen US Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in January after hitting geese, it turned the spotlight on so-called bird strikes — a longstanding problem of aircraft colliding with birds in flight. Airports try a lot of tricks to keep birds away, but now some researchers are shining light on a possible solution. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Aug 2009 | 11:43 am Afghanistan vote can proceed thanks to British military campaignBritish officials yesterday claimed that 70 per cent of Helmand will be able to participate in Afghanistan's presidential elections as a result of British and American efforts to secure the province.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Aug 2009 | 11:11 am More on Trial in Iran Over Post-Election ProtestsIran's official news agency says 25 more activists and opposition supporters have gone on trial over their alleged involvement in the post-election turmoil.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:51 am Ship Search Intensifies After Ransom Demand ReportRussia's envoy to NATO said Sunday that operations to find a missing freighter and its 15 Russian crew members are in full swing and he was optimistic of quick success.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:45 am Video: The Focus In AfghanistanIraq Co-Study Chairman Lee Hamilton and Former Senator Chuck Hagel spoke with CBS Early Show anchor Harry Smith about where U.S. focus should be in Afghanistan.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:32 am Casualties Uncertain After Building Collapses in DubaiPart of a building under construction in Dubai collapsed Sunday, but there was no indication of widespread casualties, authorities said.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:29 am American Leaves Myanmar After Release From PrisonAn American man imprisoned in Myanmar for sneaking into the home of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi flew out of the country Sunday after visiting Sen. Jim Webb won his release. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Aug 2009 | 10:12 am Report: Kim Jong Il Met Hyundai Group ChiefNorth Korea's state news agency is reporting that leader Kim Jong Il met the chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai Group.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 8:32 am Russian Jets Collide During Air Show RehearsalTwo Russian air force fighters collided Sunday as they rehearsed for an air show near Moscow, killing a pilot and sending one jet crashing into houses below, a military official said.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 8:13 am Man Jailed After Burglars Find Child Porn on His LaptopA British man has been sentenced to three-and-a-half-years in prison after burglars found images of child pornography on his stolen laptop and turned it over to the police.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 8:12 am First Carbon Positive City ... in China?The mayor of Baoding is on a crusade to make it a hub of renewable energy.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Aug 2009 | 7:26 am N. Korea Threatens Retaliation on U.S. Over SanctionsNorth Korea threatened Sunday to retaliate against the U.S. and South Korea over sanctions imposed on the communist regime, a day after South Korea's president renewed his offer of conditional aid for the impoverished country.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 6:13 am Russia: Search Still on for "Arctic Sea"Envoy to NATO Optimistic Ship Will Be Found Soon, But Whereabouts Remain a MysterySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Aug 2009 | 5:55 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: FOXNews.com | 16 Aug 2009 | 5:34 am American Leaves Myanmar After ReleaseSen. Jim Webb Secures Release of Man Jailed for Sneaking into Home of Pro-Democracy LeaderSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Aug 2009 | 5:15 am
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