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Category 4 hurricane threatens Mexico's west coastCABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) -- Residents stocked up on food and authorities set up shelters as a strengthening Hurricane Jimena pushed toward Mexico's resort-studded Baja California peninsula on Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:38 am Category 4 hurricane threatens Mexico's west coast (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:38 am Japan opposition takes on economy after landslideTOKYO (AP) -- Japan's likely next prime minister rushed to select Cabinet ministers Monday after his party trounced the ruling conservatives in elections and inherited a mountain of problems, including how to revive the world's second-largest economy....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:37 am Japan opposition takes on economy after landslide (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:37 am Shuttle Discovery arrives at space station (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:36 am `The Bold and the Beautiful' wins drama series (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:35 am Tim Wakefield set for shot on hurt backIt was with a noticeable limp that Tim Wakefield ambled into the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday morning. Yet he readily agreed he felt much better than he did Saturday, when...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:34 am UN seeks better data on hurricanes, droughtsGENEVA (AP) -- The United Nations opened talks Monday on setting up a better weather surveillance system worldwide so all nations can get earlier, more accurate warnings about hurricanes, droughts and floods....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:32 am Chula Vista, Calif. beats Taiwan to win LLWS title (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:32 am Daisuke Matsuzaka goes back for 2nd tryMANCHESTER, N.H. - After a rough 49-pitch, five-run first inning for the Double-A Sea Dogs yesterday, Daisuke Matsuzaka lobbied the Portland coaching staff for another go...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:31 am Pakistan army kills 45 Taliban; border reopensISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistani soldiers killed at least 45 Taliban militants in scattered gunbattles across the northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the army said Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:30 am Pakistan army kills 45 Taliban; border reopensPakistani soldiers killed at least 45 Taliban militants in scattered gunbattles across the northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the army...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:30 am Hatoyama, S. Korea pres. agree to cooperate on N. Korea, abductions+(Kyodo) _ South Korea's President Lee Myung Bak talked over the phone with Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's next presumed prime minister, on Monday and they agreed to work together on North...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am Farmers' Almanac predicts cold winter aheadLEWISTON, Maine - Americans should double-check their supply of long johns and sweaters for the winter ahead, which the Farmers' Almanac predicts will be colder than...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:27 am Priest faces abuse allegationBOSTON - A Roman Catholic priest serving at a Watertown parish has been placed on administrative leave while the Boston Archdiocese investigates allegation of child sexual...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:24 am Joe DeNucci ponders legacy, remembers Ted KennedyJoe DeNucci turned 70 yesterday, a plateau that invites reflection. "It's a funny figure," he said. "I know the years are flying by, but 70 just sounds...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:21 am Baseball: Pros to face off against university representatives+(Kyodo) _ A select team of pro baseball players will face a team of university students chosen nationwide in a game in November to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Japanese baseball,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:21 am Renee Zellweger hits the road in 'My One and Only'Thanks to "Mad Men, the world of women in the 1950s has gotten plenty of screen time. It was a different landscape, especially in terms of cultural limitations. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:21 am Japan's Hatoyama sweeps to powerJapan's next leader, Yukio Hatoyama, is beginning a transition to power after winning a landmark general election.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:19 am Patriots leader Tedy Bruschi to retire todayTedy Bruschi still had a place on the Patriots. He wasn't in danger of being slashed with roster cutdowns on tap this week. But that won't stop the veteran linebacker...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am 'Happy Gilmore' driving force behind Bruins charity golf eventCan you drive a golf ball like Happy Gilmore? Bruins players Milan Lucic and Tim Thomas will be the judge of that. The two hockey stars will serve as celebrity judges...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:16 am Baker Hughes to buy BJ Services in $5.5B dealOilfield services company Baker Hughes says it will buy BJ Services in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $5.5 billion.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:16 am Asian markets fall as China plunges nearly 7 pct (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:13 am Likely Japanese PM Hardly a Natural P... - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:13 am Quincy man in court to face murder chargeQUINCY - A 52-year-old Quincy man accused of killing a city woman he knew is expected to face a judge. Joseph Beatty is scheduled to be arraigned on a murder charge Monday...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:07 am Sarah Palin plans first trip to AsiaFormer U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, once questioned about her lack of foreign policy experience, will make her first trip to Asia in September.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:06 am 2 firefighters killed amid massive Calif. wildfire (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:06 am 6 nations to hold meeting on Iran in GermanyThe German government says officials from six countries trying to address concerns about Iran's nuclear program will meet in Germany this week.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:04 am Iran energy official backs oil minist... - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:02 am US Afghan strategy 'not working'A report by the top US general in Afghanistan is expected to admit the military's current strategy is not working, the BBC learns.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:02 am Condo construction starts plunge to record low in July+(Kyodo) _ Japan's housing starts in July deceased for the eighth consecutive month, with those on condominiums tumbling 71.9 percent to a record low, according to government data releasedSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Fate of MT, ID wolf hunts in federal judge's handsGreg Wooten says shooting a Rocky Mountain wolf won't be easy, even if a federal judge doesn't blow apart the hunting season before it starts.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Power PointsA theme of the month and task of the week
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am When you shouldn’t press sendFour business situations where there is a better way
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Tame meeting dominatorsHow to keep the bosses, bullies and braggarts in check
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Stand out in a world awash in greenWith so many environmental messages being thrown at consumers, steps to make yours stick
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Diabolical 'Professor Layton' provides answers for good timesNintendo for the Nintendo DS. Rated E10. Remember that Charlie Brown movie where the Peanuts gang goes to France? "Professor Layton and the Diabolical...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:59 am Africans 'under siege' in MoscowNearly 60% of African people living in Russia's capital Moscow have been the victim of racist attacks, a study says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:58 am Sri Lankan journalist given 20 years in prisonCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- A Sri Lankan reporter singled out by President Barack Obama as an example of persecuted journalists around the globe was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison on charges of violating the country's harsh anti-terror law....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:58 am Sri Lankan journalist given 20 years in prisonA Sri Lankan reporter singled out by President Barack Obama as an example of persecuted journalists around the globe was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison on charges of violating the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:58 am When in RomeItalians battle binge-drinking among the youngSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:55 am DPJ to redraft FY 2010 budget plan, worth record 92 tril. yen+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: LEAD STORY TO FOLLOW) The Finance Ministry on Monday finished accepting budgetary requests for fiscal 2010 from government ministries as scheduled, although the ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:54 am Japan Democrats take power, fiscal challenges loomTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's next prime minister began forming a government on Monday as investors worried that the untested Democratic Party would overspend in a bid to revive the economy or would ruffle ties with Tokyo's closest ally, Washington.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:53 am Japan Democrats take power, fiscal challenges loom (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:53 am Pakistan: 30 Taliban killed in Swat battlesPakistani soldiers killed at least 30 Taliban militants in gunbattles across the volatile northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the military said Monday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:51 am Suspected rebels kill 2 Indian soldiers in KashmirSuspected Islamic insurgents fired at government forces and lobbed a hand grenade into a crowded shopping area in the Indian part of Kashmir on Monday, killing two paramilitary soldiers and wounding seven people.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:46 am MSDF instructor receives summary indictment over fatal combat training+HIROSHIMA, Aug. 31 (Kyodo) _ The Hiroshima District Public Prosecutors Office on Monday filed a summary indictment against a Maritime Self-Defense Force instructor for professional...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:46 am Rivals claim Gabon poll victoryThree different candidates say they won Gabon's elections to choose a successor to long-time leader Omar Bongo.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:45 am LEAD: Japanese vehicle output falls 31.9% in July, down for 10th month+TOKYO, Aug. 31 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Japanese domestic production of cars, trucks and buses fell 31.9 percent in July from a year earlier to 742,284 units for the 10th straightSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:44 am Turks begin Iraq-Syria mediationTurkey's foreign minister arrives in Baghdad in a bid to resolve a row between Iraq and Syria over a recent spate of bombings in Iraq.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:43 am N. Korean media reports DPJ's election win, urges Japan deal with history+PYONGYANG, Aug. 31 (Kyodo) _ North Korea's official media on Monday afternoon reported the opposition Democratic Party of Japan's major victory in Sunday's general election. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:42 am Japan's New Leaders Rush to Act on EconomyLikely-Next-Prime-Minister's Party Sweeps Election on Anger Over Recession, Now, He'll Have to Fix ItSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:42 am Sri Lankan journalist given 20 years in prisonConvicted under harsh anti-terrorism law for publishing articles critical of government's war on the Tamil Tiger rebels
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am We're Just Grassroots, We're Not a Mob! - cartoonSide note, the health care insurance industry has admitted to sending as many as 50,000 of its employees to town hall debates to stop reform. Just a FYI.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:39 am Rambo 5 Officially Greenlit, Stallone To Star, DirectJohn Rambo's officially readying for a fifth mission. Nu Image/Millennium Films has greenlit the franchise's fifth installment, with Sylvester Stallone starring and directing, repeating his duties from 2008's "Rambo."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:38 am When The Patient Is The PresidentWhen the first swine-flu cases emerged in the U.S. and Americans were warned to avoid Mexico, guess who had just been there on a trip? President Obama. While most people who'd recently gone to that country rushed to their doctors, the President did not. That's because, 24/7, he has a medical team watching, and treating, his every cough and sneeze
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:36 am Myanmar refugees wary of return - Aljazeera.net
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:36 am China's stock market plunges nearly 7 per centDrop reflects growing unease among investors about government measures to restrict lavish bank lending that's helped send markets surging
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:36 am U.S. military ends journalist profiling contractKABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military is cancelling a contract with a public relations firm after coming under criticism for using the company to rate the output of journalists reporting on the Afghanistan war.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:35 am U.S. military ends journalist profiling contract (Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. military is cancelling a contract with a public relations firm after coming under criticism for using the company to rate the output of journalists reporting on the Afghanistan war.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:35 am Vietnam grants amnesty to over 5,000 prisonersVietnam will release more than 5,000 prisoners as part of an annual prison amnesty, but not a Catholic priest whom U.S. senators have campaigned to have freed, an official said Monday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:34 am 4TH LD: Aso to step down as LDP president, calls for party renewal+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING, ADDING DETAILS) Prime Minister Taro Aso said officially on Monday that he will resign as president of the Liberal Democratic Party to take the blame for the ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:34 am Colombian leader hit by swine flu
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:32 am Man Shot Ex for Giving Him HIVA Lauderhill woman died after she was abducted and shot by her gun-toting ex-boyfriend last night, according to police.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am Button shrugs off Spa title blowJenson Button says he is optimistic about his title chances despite losing more of his championship advantage at the Belgian Grand Prix.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:29 am Arc of DiscoveryViewed from the Banana River Viewing Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery arcs through a cloud-brushed sky lighted by the trail of fire after launch on the STS-128 mission. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 11:59 p.m. EDT on 28 August 2009. Photographer: Ben Cooper, NASA
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:27 am Trial of suspect in Rwandan church massacre beginsThe International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda begins proceedings against a businessman accused of genocide after he allegedly ordered bulldozers to knock down a church where 2,000 Tutsis had taken shelter, who were then crushed or chased down and slaughtered by Hutus.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:25 am The Washington Post's Cheney-ite defense of tortureThe leading neocon newspaper uses anonymous sources and deceitful tactics to suggest that torture saved lives.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:24 am Stevenage: The Final Frontier In Space TechnologyYou might think Nasa is the only pioneer of space technology, but this £200m satellite is being built not in Houston but at a sleepy industrial estate in Hertfordshire.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:23 am Dalai Lama sees Taiwan storm areaThe Dalai Lama visits Taiwan's typhoon-damaged areas in a trip Beijing says it "resolutely opposes".Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:21 am Commander delivers Afghan review, no ... - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:20 am Commander delivers Afghan review, no word on troopsKABUL (Reuters) - The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan is delivering his long-awaited review of strategy on Monday, a spokeswoman said, but there was no hint in public as to whether he would ask for more troops.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:16 am Commander delivers Afghan review, no word on troops (Reuters)Reuters - The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan is delivering his long-awaited review of strategy on Monday, a spokeswoman said, but there was no hint in public as to whether he would ask for more troops.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:16 am Myanmar refugees leave China as battles endingNANSAN, China (AP) -- Myanmar refugees began heading home from China on Monday as fighting between government troops and a rebel militia that left more than 30 people dead appeared to be over....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:12 am Dangerous hurricane headed for Baja CaliforniaLOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Jimena, a dangerous Category 4 storm off Mexico's Pacific Coast, was on track to buffet resorts on the Baja California peninsula on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:12 am New blitz for health-care reform
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:12 am Dalai Lama prays, encourages democracy in TaiwanSHIAO LIN, Taiwan (AP) -- The Dalai Lama said Taiwan should have "very close and unique links" with China but also enjoy democracy, as he arrived at a devastated village Monday to pray for victims of Taiwan's worst storm in 50 years....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:10 am Swine Flu Fears Factor in Possible School ClosuresAs swine flu returns, US and European officials consider whether _ and when _ to shut schoolsSource: ABC News: International | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:06 am Swine flu fears factor in possible school closuresLONDON (AP) -- As schools around the world reopen, health authorities are bracing for a major spike in swine flu....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:06 am Firemen die in California infernoTwo firefighters die as blazes spread in the hills above Los Angeles, forcing thousands of people from their homes.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:05 am Designer faces life sentence in sex assault caseFashion designer Anand Jon Alexander will learn what his sentence will be for sexually assaulting aspiring models he lured to Los Angeles, only to be turned around and sent to New York where he faces similar charges.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Carrot-toting tourists making Arizona burros obeseThere is an epidemic in an old gold mining town in western Arizona: The wild burros that roam the town's single street are overweight, with rolls of fat on their necks and big, full bellies. But don't blame them. They'll eat anything.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Answers from Across The Globe: "Do You Lie To Your Spouse?"Only 35% of Frenchmen have lied about their whereabouts to their spouse, while 62% of those crazy Russians have lied about the same thing
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Americans more confident on healthcare costs: pollWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer Americans are afraid that they will be unable to pay for healthcare services and fewer expect to postpone medical treatments due to costs, according to a Thomson Reuters survey published on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Aug 2009 | 2:59 am NYT: U.S. sees profits from bank bailoutNearly a year after the federal rescue of the biggest U.S. banks, taxpayers have begun seeing profits from the hundreds of billions of dollars in aid that many critics thought might never be seen again.
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Aug 2009 | 2:55 am The Nation's WeatherHigh pressure was forecast to bring cooler than normal temperatures to the Central U.S., while wet weather was expected to persist in the East on Monday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Aug 2009 | 2:49 am Former swim champ Fraser, 71, fights off attackerDawn Fraser, who won swimming gold medals at three Olympics, fought off and helped capture a man who tried to rob her home north of Brisbane.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Aug 2009 | 2:41 am Wikipedia to Color Code Untrustworthy TextStarting this fall, you'll have a new reason to trust the information you find on Wikipedia: An optional feature called WikiTrust will color code every
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Aug 2009 | 2:40 am Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (right) and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi pictured near TripoliLibyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (right) and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi lay the foundation stone of a highway project in Touisha, 50 kms (31 miles) east of Tripoli, on August 30. African leaders...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 2:38 am Libya is marking the 40th anniversary of Kadhafi's seizure of power in LibyaA youth walks past a portrait of Libya's leader Moamer Kadhafi in Tripoli on August 28, as the north African country prepares to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Kadhafi's seizure of power from the monarchy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 2:38 am Japan Opposition Takes on Economy After LandslideJapan's former opposition makes economy priority after landslide election.Source: ABC News: International | 31 Aug 2009 | 2:34 am Ga. police ‘need help’ after 8 slain
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Aug 2009 | 2:25 am 40 Clever Advertising Campaigns of McDonald'sDespite all the controversies and criticism, McDonald’s continues to grow fast and strong. We can’t imagine a world without McDonald’s, we can’t imagine not seeing the big yellow M. McDonald’s powerful advertising campaign contributes a lot to its worldwide awareness. The following are some brillant McDonald’s ads we collected.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Aug 2009 | 2:20 am Arnie's garage sale raises $1.5m to cut California's budget deficitA 'garage sale' organised by Arnold Schwarzenegger to raise money to help reduce California's budget deficit raises more than $1.5m (£925,000).Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Aug 2009 | 2:17 am Sri Lankan war critic gets 20 years' hard laborCOLOMBO (Reuters) -- A Sri Lankan court sentenced a journalist who wrote articles critical of a military offensive against the Tamil Tigers to 20 years' hard labor under anti-terrorism laws critics say are used to stifle dissent.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Aug 2009 | 1:36 am Incapable of original thought?No description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 Aug 2009 | 1:34 am Poorly performing hospitals found near travel hot spotsNo vacationer plans on getting sick, but many do fall ill, and seriously. All too often they land at hospitals that are anything ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 1:21 am Discovery docks with space stationSpace shuttle Discovery pulled up and docked at the international space station on Sunday night, delivering a full load of gear.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 Aug 2009 | 1:17 am Kidnap victim key worker, suspect's c... - San Francisco Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 31 Aug 2009 | 1:09 am Cheney may snub detainee probe - Philadelphia Inquirer
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 31 Aug 2009 | 1:09 am Crowds turn out to view Kennedy gravesiteHundreds in jeans, T-shirts, shorts and sneakers took time to trudge up winding hills and express their thanks to an American ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 1:03 am Former Israeli Prime Minister Olmert indicted on corruption chargesFraud and other allegations led Olmert to resign last year. Public disgust over official dishonesty has grown in Israel and brought investigations and harsh punishments.Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was indicted Sunday in corruption scandals that drove him to resign last year, a long-awaited legal step that made him the first current or former holder of Israel's most powerful office to be charged with a criminal offense.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Station fire claims 18 homes and two firefightersCrews struggle to contain a 42,500-acre blaze that's 'still very much out of control.' The flames have continued to spread despite relatively low winds, and continuing heat will keep them going.The giant fire in Angeles National Forest continued its slow-motion rampage through the mountains Sunday, causing the deaths of two firefighters as it bore down on the semirural community of Acton and threatened to overrun Mt. Wilson.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Japanese voters reject longtime ruling partyThe untested Democratic Party of Japan defeats the Liberal Democrats on a wave of public anger over high unemployment and fraying social services.Japanese voters on Sunday handed a humiliating defeat to the Liberal Democratic Party after its half-century of nearly unbroken rule, opting for an untested opposition party that pledged to revive the nation's ailing economy.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Suicide bomber kills 15 police trainees in PakistanThe attack in the Swat Valley city of Mingora raises doubts about the government's assurances that the region has been secured and that a sense of normality is returning.A suicide bomber targeted police recruits undergoing training in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Sunday, killing at least 15 trainees and renewing fears that a region touted as safe by the government remains vulnerable to Taliban militants.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Cheney lashes out at Obama administrationThe former vice president says he is offended by the Justice Department's decision to investigate the CIA's interrogation methods.Former Vice President Dick Cheney lashed out at President Obama on Sunday, saying the Justice Department's decision to investigate whether CIA operatives broke the law while interrogating terrorism suspects was politically motivated and dangerous to national security.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am After Kennedy dynasty ends, push builds to fill Senate seatThe weekend's emotional funeral services for Sen. Edward Kennedy, now give way to furious political maneuvering for his seat.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 12:59 am Senate field hinges on Kennedy decision - Boston Globe
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 31 Aug 2009 | 12:52 am Dalai Lama mollifies China over 'pure... - Times Online
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 31 Aug 2009 | 12:51 am L.A. wildfire surges, threatens 10K homesA wildfire in the San Gabriel Mountains on Sunday threatened more than 10,000 homes and the century-old Mount Wilson Observatory.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Aug 2009 | 12:47 am Taiwanese aborigines display a banner protesting outside the hotel where the Dalai Lama is staying in TsaoyingTaiwanese aborigines display a banner protesting outside the hotel where exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, is staying in Tsaoying in southern Taiwan on August 31. Leading members of Taiwan's ruling...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 12:44 am Taiwanese Buddhists pray during a memorial for victims of Typhoon Morakot in FengshanTaiwanese Buddhists pray during a memorial for victims of Typhoon Morakot in Fengshan. The island is hosting the Dalai Lama on his third and most controversial visit, with the island's government scrambling...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 12:44 am Exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama prays in Hsiaolin in southern TaiwanExiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama prays in Hsiaolin in southern Taiwan on August 31. Leading members of Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang party have no plans to meet the Dalai Lama as the government seeks to limit...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 12:44 am The Dalai Lama (L) smiles as Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chu looks on at the airport in TaipeiExiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (L) smiles as Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chu looks on upon his arrival at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taoyuan, near Taipei. The Dalai Lama headed for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 12:44 am Exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama and Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chu (2nd L)Exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama and Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chu (2nd L) are pictured as they arrive at the high speed rail train station at in Tsaoying, in Kaohsiung city, southern Taiwan. The Dalai Lama...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 12:44 am A youth walks past a portrait of Libya's leader Moamer Kadhafi in TripoliA youth walks past a portrait of Libya's leader Moamer Kadhafi in Tripoli on August 28, as the north African country prepares to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Kadhafi's seizure of power in 1969. African...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Aug 2009 | 12:41 am Best from the past 24 hoursNo description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 Aug 2009 | 12:25 am 2 firefighters killed battling California blaze12,000 homes threatened; Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urges those in fire's path to get out as blazes rained ash on cars as far away as downtown Los Angeles
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 Aug 2009 | 12:07 am Nation Digest: California Wildfire Fo... - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Aug 2009 | 11:52 pm Hurricane Jimena Bears Down on BajaPowerful Category 4 Storm On Pace to Rake Mexican Peninsula; Government Plans to Evacuate 10,000 FamiliesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 30 Aug 2009 | 11:45 pm Residents queue up outside a polling station in LibrevilleResidents queue up outside a polling station in Libreville to cast their vote. Gabonese voters turned out massively Sunday to pick a successor to late president Omar Bongo Ondimba, whose son is seeking...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Aug 2009 | 11:41 pm Gabonese Gendarmes guard the entrance to a polling station in LibrevilleGabonese Gendarmes guard the entrance to a polling station in Libreville. Gabonese voters turned out massively Sunday to pick a successor to late president Omar Bongo Ondimba, whose son is seeking to win...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Aug 2009 | 11:41 pm Mexican shooting kills 8; vigilantes suspectedCULIACAN, Mexico (AP) -- A shooting that killed eight people partying on a seaside boulevard in northwestern Mexico may have been the work of vigilantes targeting car thieves, a prosecutor said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 30 Aug 2009 | 11:31 pm Afghan women stayed away from pollsFive years ago, millions of Afghan women eagerly registered and voted for president; this time, fear, tradition and apathy reversed the trend.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Aug 2009 | 11:16 pm Firefighters killed in Southern Calif.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Aug 2009 | 11:13 pm Two firemen perish in California infernoTwo firefighters were killed in California today when their vehicle rolled down a mountain side amid the intense flames of a wildfire that threatened 12,000 suburban homes. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged those in the fire's...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Aug 2009 | 11:08 pm Category 4 storm threatens Mexico west coast
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Aug 2009 | 11:05 pm Casinos earn coin from penny slotsThe penny slot machine, once a joke among serious gamblers, is the hottest form of betting during this recession.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Aug 2009 | 11:03 pm Cutler shakes off boos as Bears beat Broncos
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Aug 2009 | 10:58 pm Two firefighters die in growing LA wildfireLA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, California (Reuters) - The five-day-old wildfire burning out of control in the Los Angeles foothills and forest claimed its first victims on Sunday, two firefighters whose vehicle plummeted off the side of a road.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Aug 2009 | 10:41 pm Abducted woman will need acceptance, love, says couplePam and Craig Akers have an inkling of the long, difficult road ahead for Jaycee Lee Dugard as she tries to return to a normal ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Aug 2009 | 10:32 pm Federal Reserve made $14 billion on turmoil loans: reportLONDON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has made $14 billion in profits on loans made in the last two years, The Financial Times reported on Monday, citing officials close to the matter.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Aug 2009 | 10:24 pm Dalai Lama tells Taiwan he's dedicated to democracyKAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama, on a controversial humanitarian visit to flood-ravaged Taiwan denounced by China, steered clear of talking about Tibet on Monday but said he was dedicated to the promotion of democracy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Aug 2009 | 10:20 pm Colombian Gov't: President Uribe Has H1N1Official Says Uribe Is Not a High-Risk Patient; World Leaders Who Had Contact with Him NotifiedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 30 Aug 2009 | 10:00 pm Colombian president comes down with the swine fluBOGOTA (AP) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu and officials have advised other South American leaders who met with him at a summit of the infection, authorities said Sunday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 30 Aug 2009 | 9:48 pm $3.1B set aside for jobless unclaimedThe money is sitting in a federal trust fund because 23 states haven't expanded their jobless benefits, Labor Department records ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Aug 2009 | 9:34 pm China's 'unluckiest generation' reflects on cost of revolutionFour decades ago, at least 17 million Chinese teenagers were forced to swap school for backbreaking labor in desperate conditions.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Aug 2009 | 9:29 pm Holocaust education faces cuts in recessionJill Coble never skips the Holocaust in her social studies classes, using the event as a gateway to discussions about the dangers ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Aug 2009 | 9:02 pm Who Will Replace Ted?As Congress returns from August recess one senator short, all eyes are on Massachusetts where the state legislature is scrambling to replace Kennedy, and an ambitious set of would-be senators are lining up to run.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 30 Aug 2009 | 8:45 pm Military denies rating reportersThe U.S. military command in Afghanistan plans to terminate its $1.5 million contract with a public relations firm for services ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Aug 2009 | 8:04 pm Aussie minister lost in mountainsA search is under way for Victoria's Water and Finance Minister, Tim Holding, who went missing in an alpine region of the State overnight. Mr Holding did not return from a solo overnight hike and police and emergency services are...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Aug 2009 | 7:35 pm Thursdays-only bank robber jailedTRENTON, New Jersey - A man who robbed banks every Thursday has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison. Peter Bielecke pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery but admitted five other holdups on consecutive Thursdays...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Aug 2009 | 6:27 pm Video: Kennedy Remembered for S. AfricaTed Kennedy has been eulogized as a "liberal lion" of the U.S. Senate, but he also had a major voice in foreign policy too. As Michelle Miller reports, there is a lesser known chapter in his career in South Africa.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 30 Aug 2009 | 6:23 pm Garrido 'crazy, crazy, crazy': Family speak outCALIFORNIA, United States - Garrido's family is in little doubt that Garrido had the ability to carry out further crimes as police search the home of Jaycee's alleged captor for evidence in the murders of several prostitutes. "Crazy,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Aug 2009 | 6:04 pm Former Israeli PM Indicted On Corruption ChargesEhud Olmert, who stepped down earlier this year over the corruption issue, is accused of illegally accepting funds from an American backer, double-billing for trips abroad and concealing funds from a government watchdog. The criminal indictment is the first ever filed against a current or past Israeli prime minister. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 30 Aug 2009 | 6:04 pm Station fire likely to hit historic Mt. Wilson observatory, fire officials sayThe fire burning in Angeles National Forest is approaching the historic solar observatory and television transmission towers atop Mt. Wilson, according to Los Angeles County fire officials.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Aug 2009 | 5:29 pm Video: An Apollo ArtistA man who has spent his years since retiring from space exploration as an artist, shared a spectacular vision of what he and very few others saw. Jeff Glor has the weekend journal.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 30 Aug 2009 | 5:24 pm Japanese election: Hatoyama's agenda includes tax breaks and distance from USYukio Hatoyama wooed the Japanese electorate with an agenda for change but the 62 yearold nicknamed the Alien is an unlikely revolutionary.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 30 Aug 2009 | 5:20 pm Japan votes for a new start as ruling LDP loses power after 50 yearsJapan's conservative ruling party was crushed by a radical rival on Sunday in a general election that brought an end to one of the democratic world's longest spells of political dominance.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 30 Aug 2009 | 5:17 pm Japan elections: Landslide victory for oppositionTOKYO - Japan's ruling party conceded a crushing defeat on Sunday after 54 years of nearly unbroken rule. Voters handed the opposition a landslide victory in nationwide elections, driven by economic anxiety and a powerful desire...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Aug 2009 | 5:00 pm In Vietnam, Calley's My Lai Apology Barely RegistersTen days ago, the only man convicted for the My Lai massacre publicly expressed remorse for what happened there in March 1968. The publicity-shy William Calley told a Kiwanis club lunch there was "not a day that goes by that I do not feel remorse for what happened. I am very sorry." After his apology, Voice of America expressed interest in having Calley apologize on the air in Vietnam, but few seem interested in hearing it. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 30 Aug 2009 | 4:53 pm Video: Political UpheavalHistory has been made in Japan. For more than half a century, nothing could bring down the ruling party there, but the crumbling economy finally did. Barry Peterson has more from Tokyo.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 30 Aug 2009 | 4:48 pm Video: Cheney Strikes BackA hotly debated issue has been the justice department's decision to prosecute those in the CIA accused of torturing prisoners. As Bill Plante reports, Dick Cheney is taking action.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 30 Aug 2009 | 4:47 pm New world record price for a sheepLONDON - A British farmer who paid a new world record price for a sheep says the animal is the finest specimen he has ever seen. Farmer Jimmy Douglas shelled out 231,000 pounds (NZ$548,920) for the 8-month-old Texel ram called...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Aug 2009 | 4:41 pm Visitors Line Up To Pay Respects At Kennedy GraveHundreds of people visited the grave of Sen. Edward Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery, a day after he was laid to rest. Feelings of sorrow and admiration were shared by the mourners, regardless of age, race or nationality. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 30 Aug 2009 | 4:21 pm Lockerbie bomber: Jack Straw admits Government caved in to LibyaGovernment caved in to Libyan demands that Lockerbie bomber be included in a prisoner transfer deal.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 30 Aug 2009 | 4:12 pm Chula Vista wins Little League World SeriesBulla Graft's single scores the go-ahead run in the fourth inning and Kiko Garcia pitches three-plus scoreless innings of relief to in a 6-3 victory over Taoyuan, Taiwan.California came up big late to win the Little League World Series.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Aug 2009 | 4:10 pm Voters mutilated for voting against Taliban wishesKABUL ? A man was beaten and his nose and ears were slashed off for voting in defiance of the Taliban in Afghanistan's recent elections. The Taliban had vowed to disrupt the election and had repeatedly warned people against participating....Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Aug 2009 | 4:07 pm Jaycee Lee Dugard's daughters Angel and Starlite did not know their mother had been kidnappedThe two daughters that Jaycee Lee Dugard bore to her captor aged 15 and 11 had no idea their mother had been kidnapped.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 30 Aug 2009 | 3:31 pm Jaycee Lee Dugard: Police search neighbouring housePolice trawling the garden where Jaycee Lee Dugard was held captive for 18 years extended their search to a neighbouring property on Sunday in an effort to link her alleged abductor Philip Garrido to other unsolved crimes.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 30 Aug 2009 | 3:30 pm 24 Hours, 215 Interviews: Jack Ingram Breaks RecordCountry singer Jack Ingram last week set the Guinness World Record for "Most Consecutive Interviews in 24 Hours." Between 8 a.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday, he logged 215 telephone interviews with journalists and DJ's all over the world. Host Guy Raz piles on with one more interview. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 30 Aug 2009 | 3:01 pm Politics Behind CIA Probe, Cheney SaysFormer Vice President Dick Cheney told Fox News Sunday that the Obama administration's decision to investigate CIA interrogators is "outrageous" and politically motivated. Host Guy Raz recaps with New York Times reporter Scott Shane. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 30 Aug 2009 | 2:58 pm Weapons find on Aussie shipAustralian Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that weapons were found on an Australian freighter carrying cargo from North Korea to Iran. "The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are investigating the circumstances...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Aug 2009 | 2:15 pm Latest Ikea Design Has Critics FumingThe Swedish furniture chain said it never expected such a backlash after switching typeface in its latest catalog. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 30 Aug 2009 | 2:04 pm UK government: We did talk about al-MegrahiUK Justice Minister Jack Straw, admitted Saturday (Sunday NZT) that the fate of the convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi had formed part of Britain's negotiations with Libya over a multi-billion pound deal for oil...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Aug 2009 | 2:00 pm Japan's Opposition Elected In Historic VictoryVoters in Japan threw out the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for only the second time since the conservative party was formed, shortly after World War II. NPR's Louisa Lim talks to Guy Raz. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 30 Aug 2009 | 2:00 pm Teen caught with cocainePeruvian customs officials have arrested a British teenager trying to board a flight to London with some 29kg of cocaine in her suitcase, police say. At a street value of US$100 per gram, the haul was worth almost US$3 million...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Aug 2009 | 1:15 pm Robert Frank's Elevator Girl Sees Herself Years Later"I stood in front of this particular photograph for probably a full five minutes, not knowing why I was staring at it," she says. "And then it really dawned on me that the girl in the picture was me." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 30 Aug 2009 | 12:59 pm Jimena strengthens to Category 4 storm in PacificJimena developed into a dangerous Category 4 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast today, threatening to hit the Baja California peninsula as a major hurricane in coming days.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Aug 2009 | 12:45 pm Explosion Sets NATO Fuel Trucks Afire at Pakistani BorderPakistani police say an explosion has set several NATO fuel tankers on fire at a backed-up Afghan border crossing.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Aug 2009 | 11:59 am Video: "Thriller" In Mexico CityThousands gathered in Mexico City and may have broken the record for most people dancing to "Thriller" simultaneously, on what would have been Michael Jackson's 51st birthday.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 30 Aug 2009 | 11:44 am Burmese Rebels Surrender Weapons, Flee to ChinaHundreds of ethnic rebels have fled clashes in northeastern Burma, surrendering their weapons and uniforms to Chinese border police and crossing to safety after several days of skirmishes with Burma government troops.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Aug 2009 | 11:39 am Japan's Long-Ruling Party Suffers Crushing DefeatJapan's ruling conservative party suffered a crushing defeat in elections Sunday as voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots in favor of a left-of-center opposition camp.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Aug 2009 | 10:58 am In healthcare debate, both sides cite KennedyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The day after U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy's burial, leading Democratic and Republican senators on Sunday seized on his reputation for compromise to call for cooperation in the healthcare debate but showed little give in their own positions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Aug 2009 | 10:54 am Pakistani Reality TV Contestant Drowns in ChallengeA contestant on a Pakistani reality TV show drowned while performing a challenge for the program, a spokeswoman for the show's sponsor said Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Aug 2009 | 10:23 am Jack Straw admits cavein over Libyan Lockerbie bomber demandsGovernment caved in to Libyan demands that Lockerbie bomber be included in a prisoner transfer deal.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 30 Aug 2009 | 10:10 am SoCal Wildfire Surges In Size, Threatens ThousandsWildfire threatened 12,000 suburban homes and rained ash on cars as far away as downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, spreading in all directions in hot, dry conditions. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged those in the fire's path to listen to authorities and get out. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 30 Aug 2009 | 9:18 am Blast Kills Police Recruits In Pakistan's SwatA suicide bomber killed at least 15 police recruits Sunday in Pakistan's Swat Valley in the deadliest attack since the army regained control over the northwestern valley from the Taliban, officials said. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 30 Aug 2009 | 9:15 am Blast Kills 14 Police Recruits in PakistanSuicide Blast Is Deadliest Attack Since Gov't Regained Control in Turbulent Swat ValleySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 30 Aug 2009 | 9:00 am Major Fraud Allegations in Afghan VoteHundreds of Complaints of Ballot Box Stuffing, Voter Intimidation Threaten Legitimacy of ElectionSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 30 Aug 2009 | 8:30 am Gabon to Cast First Votes Since Dictator's DeathFor the first time in more than 41 years, Gabonese casting their votes Sunday will not know ahead of time who their next president will be.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Aug 2009 | 8:18 am Landslide election result breaks LDP hold on Japan after five decadesJapan's Democratic Party has won a resounding general election victory surpassing the 241 seats required for a majority.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 30 Aug 2009 | 8:05 am Bomb Injures Soldiers Near Philippine AirportSuspected Al Qaeda-linked militants planted a bomb that exploded near an airport and an air force base Sunday in the southern Philippines, wounding two soldiers, officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Aug 2009 | 8:05 am Body of girl found in lorry driver's cabA nineyearold girl's body has been discovered in a lorry near Peterborough while the driver was found hanged nearby.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 30 Aug 2009 | 8:02 am Pakistan Denies Altering American-Made MissilesPakistan rejected accusations its army illegally modified American-made missiles to increase its land-strike capability, denying Sunday that it reconfigured anti-ship weapons in a way that could target India.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Aug 2009 | 7:56 am Philip Garrido was 'monster' says Las Vegas casino girl he raped in 'sex palace'Philip Garrido the alleged kidnapper of Jaycee Lee Dugard was a "monster" according to a Las Vegas casino girl who he raped in a specially designed "sex palace".Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 30 Aug 2009 | 6:32 am Japanese opposition sweeps to powerThe opposition Democratic Party of Japan DPJ was headed for a landslide victory in the general elecion with exit polls suggesting that the win might be even larger had been projected.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 30 Aug 2009 | 6:24 am Suicide bomber kills 15 police recruits in PakistanThe attacker scales a wall at Mingora's police station and detonates his explosives during training. The incident is likely to rekindle debate about the strength of the Taliban insurgency.ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide bomber targeted community police recruits undergoing training in the Swat Valley's largest city today, killing 15 officers and renewing fears that a region touted as safe by the government remains vulnerable to Taliban militants.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Aug 2009 | 5:26 am Homicide Bomb Kills at Least 14 in PakistanA homicide bomber killed at least 14 police recruits Sunday in Pakistan's Swat Valley in the deadliest attack since the army regained control over the northwestern valley from the Taliban, an official said.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Aug 2009 | 4:06 am
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