World News Headlines for September 10, 2009

Did Health Care Speech Accomplish Obama's Goals?

President Obama has laid out more specifics than he has before about what he wants in a health overhaul bill. He tried to explain to the public what a reconfigured health system might look like. And he called out those who he said were using scare-tactics to score short-term political points.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:36 am

Fraud commission excludes ballots in Afghan vote

KABUL (AP) -- The U.N.-backed commission investigating fraud in Afghanistan's election issued its first orders Thursday to exclude some ballots from the final tally....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:35 am

Fraud commission excludes ballots in Afghan vote (AP)

AP - The U.N.-backed commission investigating fraud in Afghanistan's election issued its first orders Thursday to exclude some ballots from the final tally.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:35 am

Afghans blame troops for shooting translator during rescue - Times Online

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Afghans blame troops for shooting translator during rescue
Times Online
Afghan journalists expressed their anger today at the death of a colleague killed during an operation to rescue a New York Times reporter kidnapped by the Taleban. They also complained about the decison by British commandos to leave the man's body ...
Afghan reporters blame NATO for colleague's deathThe Associated Press
As Taliban Threat to Hostages Grew, British Moved InNew York Times
Anger as Para dies to rescue New York Times journalistTelegraph.co.uk
The Press Association -Christian Science Monitor -BBC News
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:35 am

A New Beat Gives Young Mongolia A Voice, Identity

Mongolia is better known for its ancient "throat" singing, practiced by the shamans in the time of Ghengis Khan. But in a country where almost 60 percent of the population is younger than 30, hip-hop has become an effective way of making political statements and carving out a new Mongolian identity.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:33 am

9 women rescued from fake reality show contest

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- Turkish military police said Thursday that they had stormed an Istanbul villa to rescue nine women held captive after being tricked into believing they were reality show contestants....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:31 am

EU delegation to visit Zimbabwe, first in 7 years

A high-level European Union delegation will visit Zimbabwe later this week — the first such visit since 2002 — to hold talks with top officials, including President Robert Mugabe, the EU said Thursday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:27 am

Golf: Uehara takes 1st-round lead at Japan LPGA Championship+

(Kyodo) _ Ayako Uehara shot a 4-under-par 68 to set the early pace Thursday at the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup, the second major of the season. The 25-year-old Uehara,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:24 am

Lawmakers Weigh In On Obama's Health Care Pitch

President Obama's speech Wednesday night sketched out his plan to overhaul America's health care system. But the challenge is the same as it's been every morning since the debate began: crafting a bill that can pass both chambers of Congress. Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) says Republicans didn't hear anything new in Obama's speech.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:24 am

Baseball: Darvish to return to mound Sunday+

(Kyodo) _ Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida said Thursday he plans to start ace Yu Darvish in Sunday's home game against the Lotte Marines. "I wondered whether I should...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:23 am

Truck Bomb Kills at Least 19 in Northern Iraq

Officials say truck bomb kills at least 19, wounds 30 in northern Iraqi village.
Source: ABC News: International | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:22 am

Truck bomb kills at least 19 in northern Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) -- A suicide truck bomber hit a residential area of a Kurdish village in northern Iraq before dawn Thursday, killing at least 19 people and injuring 30 others, officials said, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of ethnic attacks in the region....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:21 am

Truck bomb kills at least 19 in northern Iraq (AP)

AP - A suicide truck bomber hit a residential area of a Kurdish village in northern Iraq before dawn Thursday, killing at least 19 people and injuring 30 others, officials said, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of ethnic attacks in the region.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:21 am

The Next Health Reform Myth

Misleading statements from the GOP do a disservice to the complex public policy issue of abortion.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

LeMieux preparing to be next Florida senator

George LeMieux is getting ready to be the next Florida senator.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:18 am

IEA raises forecast for global oil demand in 2009+

(Kyodo) _ The International Energy Agency on Thursday raised its forecast for global oil demand this year, noting that the consumption of oil is expected to grow in North America and Asia
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:17 am

Golf: Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup 1st-round results+

(Kyodo) _ Leading scores Thursday after the first round of the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Gifuseki Country Club (6,632 yards, par 72) in Gifu Prefecture (Japanese...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:15 am

LEAD: DPJ trying to shape Cabinet lineup following coalition accord+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH TALKS BETWEEN HATOYAMA, SHII) On the heels of a coalition agreement with two minor parties, the Democratic Party of Japan on Thursday was trying to shape...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:15 am

Ohio Lottery hits limit on 9-9-0-9

CLEVELAND - The Ohio Lottery says too many people thought the calendar would make nine a lucky number. Spokeswoman Jeannie Roberts says the lottery reached its limit and...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:11 am

41 bil. yen in trade ministry budget suspended after DPJ election win+

(Kyodo) _ The trade ministry said Thursday it has voluntarily suspended the implementation of 41.2 billion yen in its budget following the victory of the Democratic Party of Japan in last
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am

Fraud commission excludes ballots in Afghan vote

The U.N.-backed commission investigating fraud in Afghanistan's election has issued its first orders to completely exclude some ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am

Fraud commission excludes ballots in Afghan vote

The U.N.-backed commission investigating fraud in Afghanistan's election issued its first orders Thursday to exclude some ballots from the final tally. The Aug. 20 poll has been...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am

Obama hopes his pitch will sway health care debate (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama's leadership in the days ahead will determine whether his forceful health care address to Congress heralds the kind of sweeping change he promised while campaigning for the White House.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:09 am

State gets stimulus money to replant trees

WORCESTER - Massachusetts is getting nearly $4.5 million in federal stimulus money to replace trees cut down in the battle to eradicate the Asian longhorned beetle in the...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:09 am

Chavez recognises Georgia rebels

Venezuela will recognise the independence of the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, President Chavez says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:09 am

Truck bomb hits increasingly violent northern Iraq - Christian Science Monitor

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Truck bomb hits increasingly violent northern Iraq
Christian Science Monitor
The attack killed at least 19 people Thursday, two days after another bomb left three US soldiers dead. Insurgents may be moving north as coalition forces push them out elsewhere. By David Montero | Correspondent 09.10.09 A truck bomb killed 19 people ...
Scores killed in multiple Iraq bombingsCNN
Suicide Truck Bomb Kills 19 in Northern IraqVoice of America
Blast Near Mosul Kills at Least 25New York Times
BBC News -Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:08 am

Museum scours world for new 9/11 videos

The National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum is launching a Web site Thursday with its collection of citizen journalism of the tragedy and is appealing for more 9/11 stories from all over the world.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:07 am

Warming Brings Walruses to Shore Early

U.S. Geological Survey Says 3,500 Walruses Have Come to Alaska's Northwest Coast as Sea Ice Retreats

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:07 am

Museum scours world for new videos of 9/11 attacks (AP)

AP - A camera in Brooklyn points through a chain-link fence at black smoke pouring from one skyscraper, while a plane pierces another. Papers fly through the sky; some of them end up in the filmmakers' hands.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:07 am

Basketball: Ono named as Japan national team coach+

(Kyodo) _ The Japan Basketball Association on Thursday named Shuji Ono as new head coach of the men's national team. The 51-year-old Ono takes over from Osamu Kuraishi, who had taken...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:05 am

Preacher says God wanted him to hijack Mexican jet

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- It was 1 p.m. when the control tower at the Mexico City airport got the first word of a bizarre drama that would play out over the next two hours: The pilot of Aeromexico Flight 576 radioed that a man aboard claimed to have a bomb and wanted to talk with President Felipe Calderon....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:05 am

Obama urges action on healthcare

US President Barack Obama calls on Congress to stop partisan "bickering" and act to reform the country's healthcare system.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:05 am

Take That, Influenza! - Forbes

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Take That, Influenza!
Forbes
What makes the flu so hard for scientists to catch--and easy for the rest of us to catch--is that the virus responsible for the flu has a maddeningly fabulous way of constantly changing. Every year a slightly different influenza strain emerges for ...
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Swine flu infects cells deep in lungs: studyAFP
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:04 am

Pop star launches Nepal campaign

The British pop star Geri Halliwell launches a campaign to stop violence against women in Nepal.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:04 am

Report: Gov't agency waives rules for shippers (AP)

AP - The federal agency that regulates the transport of explosives, toxic chemicals, fireworks and other hazardous materials has for years quietly waived safety regulations because of its cozy relationship with industry, according to a congressional report.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:04 am

Winston the pigeon beats broadband in data speed race

Winston the pigeon carries a 4GB memory stick across South Africa faster than an IT firm's ADSL service can transfer the data.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:03 am

Fans divided about Ellen DeGeneres as 'Idol' judge (AP)

AP - Ellen DeGeneres wants to represent the people on "American Idol," but the people are split about the talk show host's role as the Fox singing competition's fourth judge.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:03 am

GM to unveil Opel decision

FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - General Motors was set to end months of suspense over the fate of its Opel unit on Thursday and announce whether it plans to sell the European carmaker to one of two rival bidders.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:03 am

GM to unveil Opel decision (Reuters)

Reuters - General Motors was set to end months of suspense over the fate of its Opel unit on Thursday and announce whether it plans to sell the European carmaker to one of two rival bidders.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:03 am

New Pride of Yankees: Jeter ties Gehrig in hits (AP)

AP - Derek Jeter peeked down at third base and saw a huge patch of green grass. There it is, he thought, a perfect opportunity to break out of that slump. So, he took advantage of it. Jeter began the night with a surprising bunt single and didn't stop hitting until he tied Lou Gehrig.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:02 am

Administratin's Mortgage Relief Program Growing

The Treasury Department has begun releasing a monthly foreclosure report card for the nation's major banks. It tracks how they're implementing President Obama's "Making Home Affordable" plan. The latest report card shows that lenders have lowered loan payments for more than 360,000 people.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:01 am

DNA pioneer appeals for freethinking scientists

The geneticist who discovered DNA fingerprinting says scientists must be allowed to conduct research driven by nothing but curiosity.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Supreme Court Hears Campaign Finance Case

The Supreme Court heard a second round of arguments Wednesday in a case that could transform American politics. The court could reverse decades of its own decisions that have blocked corporate spending on federal candidate elections.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Obama Outlines Health Ideas In Prime-Time Speech

Speaking before a joint session of Congress, President Obama called on lawmakers to expand health coverage to millions of Americans while making coverage more secure for those who have it now. Several different bills have emerged from committees in the House and Senate, but none has reached the floor of either chamber for a vote.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Groups React To Obama's Health Care Speech

Millions watched as President Obama called on Congress to get moving on his effort to overhaul the country's health care system. Wednesday night's speech and reaction to it, are likely to be a source next-day, water-cooler talk.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Obama heckled during speech

Democrats and Republicans denounced Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie" at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress, a breach of decorum for which the S.C. Republican apologized.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:59 am

Afghan reporters blame NATO for colleague's death

KABUL (AP) -- Afghan journalists blamed international troops Thursday for the death of a kidnapped colleague during a rescue operation and said British commandos showed a "double standard" by leaving his body while retrieving a foreign New York Times writer....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:58 am

Afghan reporters blame NATO for colleague's death (AP)

AP - Afghan journalists blamed international troops Thursday for the death of a kidnapped colleague during a rescue operation and said British commandos showed a "double standard" by leaving his body while retrieving a foreign New York Times writer.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:58 am

Fraud commission excludes ballots in Afghan vote

The U.N.-backed commission investigating fraud in Afghanistan's election has issued its first orders to completely exclude some ballots from the final tally. A statement issued...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:57 am

Recorded sex comments cost Calif. lawmaker his job (AP)

AP - Mike Duvall's second term as a member of the California Assembly was progressing pretty much like his first in relative obscurity, with few notable legislative accomplishments.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:55 am

High court upholds death penalty for gangster in Gunma bar shootings+

(Kyodo) _ The Tokyo High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court decision to sentence a gangster to death over a shooting incident in 2003 at a bar in Gunma Prefecture in which a gang...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:54 am

Venezuela recognizes Georgia rebel regions: agencies

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday said he was recognizing the pro-Russian rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states, a boost to Moscow's campaign for their international acceptance.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:53 am

'Old Farmer's Almanac' still spots cold in Web age

BOSTON - Doris Smith Mills often comes across past editions of the "Old Farmer's Almanac" lying around her family's 110-year-old Westport farm. She believes...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:51 am

Democrats seek to build healthcare momentum

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats pushing for a drastic overhaul of the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare system prepared for fresh battles on Thursday after President Barack Obama set out new details on his top policy priority.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:51 am

Recorded sex comments cost Calif. lawmaker his job - The Associated Press

Daily Mail

Recorded sex comments cost Calif. lawmaker his job
The Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mike Duvall's second term as a member of the California Assembly was progressing pretty much like his first — in relative obscurity, with few notable legislative accomplishments. The Orange County Republican is now a YouTube hit ...
Assemblyman resigns as extramarital affairs come to lightCNN International
Assemblyman Mike Duvall resigns after his sex comments are broadcastLos Angeles Times
California: Lawmaker Quits After Bragging of AffairsNew York Times
Wall Street Journal -San Francisco Chronicle -MiamiHerald.com
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:50 am

Australian doctor killed in skiing mishap

A respected Tasmanian doctor has been killed in a skiing accident in New Zealand.Launceston neurologist Stan Seijka is believed to have died after hitting a tree while skiing today, Tasmanian AMA president Chris Middleton said.Dr...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:50 am

Freed reporter says Afghan road 'safe'

A journalist whose rescue in Afghanistan left a British soldier and three Afghans dead thanks the soldiers who saved him.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:49 am

Truck bomb in north Iraq Kurd village kills 20

MOSUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into a Kurdish village in north Iraq before dawn on Thursday, killing at least 20 villagers and wounding 27, Iraqi police said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:47 am

Netanyahu draws fire in Israel over secret trip

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew the wrath of Israel's most influential newspapers on Thursday over what they described as lies issued by his office about a secret flight to Russia.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:41 am

Samoans stranded in road switch

Samoans reliant on buses are stranded by the country's switch to driving on the left, as most buses have not been modified.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:39 am

Denmark's Nobel prize winner Aage Bohr dies at 87

Aage Bohr, a nuclear physics professor and Nobel laureate like his father, has died. He was 87.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:38 am

Opel and Vauxhall fate in balance

General Motors is due to make an announcement later about what it wants to do with Opel and Vauxhall.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:37 am

Diagnoses vary on Obama health-care speech

While some were moved to tears by the president's soaring rhetoric, others were moved not at all. Where some saw a new clarity, others saw more vagueness. And while some praised him for reaching out to Republicans, there were those who felt he was overreaching in some ways and not reaching far enough in others.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:36 am

EU to step up efforts for new global climate pact

European foreign ministers are stepping up efforts to try to reach a new global pact on climate change.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:36 am

Stampede kills 5 students at New Delhi school

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Hundreds of students jammed into a narrow school staircase panicked and set off a stampede Thursday that left five girls dead and 31 other students injured, a New Delhi hospital official said....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:36 am

Yemen claims success over rebels

Yemeni officials say 17 Houthi fighters have been killed and four arrested in the latest fighting in the north of the country.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:35 am

'Old Farmer's Almanac' still spots cold in Web age

Doris Smith Mills often comes across past editions of the "Old Farmer's Almanac" lying around her family's 110-year-old Westport, Mass., farm. She believes previous Smiths read it for entertainment and its yearly weather predictions to ready for New England's fickle climate changes.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am

Wounded troops recover as US war coverage wanes

A year after Capt. Sam Brown was set ablaze when a bomb blew up his Humvee in Afghanistan, the 25-year-old West Point graduate endures a steady schedule of painful surgery and stretching to break up knotty burn scars.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am

11 killed, 20 missing in Nepal bus accident

A bus veered off a highway and plunged into a river in northeast Nepal on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and leaving about 20 missing and feared dead.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:28 am

Lorry bombers target Iraqi Kurds

A lorry bomber attacks a Kurdish village in northern Iraq, killing at least 19 people, but a second raid is foiled.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:22 am

Viggo Quits Acting, The Hobbit May Need A New Aragorn

Every now and then some Hollywood actor steps up to a microphone and pronounces that he or she is quitting acting. Two weeks later that same actor will, invariably, sign up for a whole host of new projects. Yet for some reason, I’m more inclined to believe it when it comes to Viggo Mortensen who, normally, doesn’t take his job lightly.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:20 am

9 women rescued from fake reality show

Nine women who were tricked into thinking they were reality show contestants have been rescued following a raid, Turkish military police say.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:18 am

Cleanup man Jim Mora returns 'home' to fix Seahawks

SEATTLE - Jim Mora spent part of his youth in suburban Seattle cleaning the visiting locker room when he worked as an attendant at the old Kingdome. Three decades later,...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:14 am

Five schoolgirls die in India stampede - CNN International

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Five schoolgirls die in India stampede
CNN International
NEW DELHI, India ((CNN) -- A stampede broke out Thursday at a government school in New Delhi, killing at least five students, police said. The crush also left 29 others injured, said SS Yadav, deputy commissioner of police. ...
Stampede kills 5 students at New Delhi schoolThe Associated Press
India school stampede kills pupilsguardian.co.uk
Five girls killed in Delhi school stampede: policeAFP
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:13 am

India school stampede kills 5, hurts 24

Hundreds of students jammed into a narrow school staircase panicked and set off a stampede Thursday that left at least five students dead and another 24 injured, an Indian hospital official said.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:13 am

Afghanistan's Abdullah warns of instability after poll

LONDON (Reuters) - The main challenger in Afghanistan's disputed election has accused the commission counting the vote of bias in favor of President Hamid Karzai.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:12 am

Cardinals out to prove 2009 was no desert mirage

TEMPE, Ariz. - This is all so foreign to the Arizona Cardinals. They are, incredibly, the reigning NFC champions. A franchise that had one playoff victory in more than a...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:10 am

No-nonsense Mike Singletary ready to win with 49ers

SAN FRANCISCO - Mike Singletary took over the San Francisco 49ers last season and took charge in no time. He pulled his pants down at halftime of his debut as interim coach...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:09 am

Mexican police end hijack drama

Mexican police free more than 100 passengers after a plane is hijacked by a religious fanatic on an internal flight.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:07 am

Marc Bulger's problematic pinkie among Rams' concerns

ST. LOUIS - Video games are not among Marc Bulger's passions. He's not much of a typist, either, using what he refers to as the "pointer finger" whenever...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:07 am

US lawmakers denounce 'You lie' outburst at Obama

WASHINGTON - U.S. Democrats and Republicans alike are denouncing Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie" at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress,...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Sep 2009 | 3:00 am

Afghan reporters blame NATO for colleague's death

A group of Afghan journalists has blamed international troops for the death of a kidnapped colleague during a rescue operation.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:58 am

Paraguay beats Argentina to qualify, Brazil wins

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Embattled Argentina coach Diego Maradona promised to fight on despite losing 1-0 on Wednesday at Paraguay, a result qualified Paraguay for South Africa...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:57 am

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor gets feisty on big bench debut - New York Daily News

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor gets feisty on big bench debut
New York Daily News
WASHINGTON - Sonia Sotomayor dispensed some Bronx bluntness on Wednesday in her debut day on the bench as a Supreme Court justice. The nation's first Latina high court justice jumped into arguments stemming from a Hillary ...
Court weighs election financePhiladelphia Inquirer
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Supreme Court hears arguments for corporate funding of candidatesLos Angeles Times
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President Obama shows he is at top of his game with health care speech - New York Daily News

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President Obama shows he is at top of his game with health care speech
New York Daily News
There are two kinds of Barack Obama speeches: sweeping statements of principle and specific arguments about public policy. He's been a master at the first type - as in his Philadelphia remarks on race and his Cairo reintroduction to ...
The Congressman Who Cried 'Lie!'Washington Post
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Obama speech short on specificsBaltimore Sun
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Friday night lights honor vets, families on 9/11

Those famed Friday night lights will be shining for more than just high school football players this week.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:51 am

First Guantanamo Uighurs agree to go to Palau

KOROR, Palau (AP) -- Three Chinese Muslims detained at Guantanamo Bay formally accepted an offer to take up new lives in the Pacific island nation of Palau and could be moved there as early as next month, lawyers say....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:51 am

Why People Are Still Lining Up For the Beatles

Forty years on, the Beatles can still bring you to your knees and then lift you right back up -- even when you're a cynical sonofabitch with nary a kind word for anyone. That's the power of music.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:50 am

Mexico Announces New Monopoly Board Game

Park Place no, Popocatepetl sí. It was just announced that a Mexico Edition of the popular Monopoly board game will be coming out later this month. With a nod to online media, the locations featured on the board squares, all UNESCO World Heritage Sites, were chosen through an internet voting.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:50 am

Bomb kills at least 19 in Iraqi Kurd village

A suicide truck bomber hit a residential area of a Kurdish village in northern Iraq before dawn Thursday, killing at least 19 people and injuring 30 others, officials said.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:49 am

England beats Croatia 5-1 to reach World Cup

WEMBLEY, England - England outplayed Croatia 5-1 to qualify for the World Cup in style on Wednesday, with Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard scoring two goals each as Fabio...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:44 am

Better world: Legalise drugs

Recreational drug use is as old as humanity, and has not been stopped by the most draconian laws. Given that drugs are here to stay, how do we limit the harm they do?The evidence suggests most of the problems stem not from drugs themselves, but from the fact that they are illegal. The obvious answer, then, is to make them legal.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:40 am

We've had a wonderful night's sleep - how about you?

The Experts were right. We've had a wonderful night's sleep - how about you? (Mac on marital bliss)

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:40 am

56 Dead, 36 Missing in China Mine Mishaps

Two Deadly Accidents on Same Day Prompt Government to Sack, Suspend or Arrest 20 Mine Officials

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:35 am

Top 10 Types of Medieval Torture

They call them horrific torture devices, but I can think of several people who would deserve a few hours on at least one.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:20 am

McLaren reveals the MP412C supercar

Hopes are high as the McLaren MP4-12C leads the British manufacturer's new range.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:20 am

US Says Iran Could Expedite Nuclear Bomb - New York Times

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US Says Iran Could Expedite Nuclear Bomb
New York Times
This article was reported by William J. Broad, Mark Mazzetti and David E. Sanger and written by Mr. Sanger. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2008, touring Iran's nuclear operations in Natanz, which Iran says are for electricity. ...
New US spy report clears Iran stancePRESS TV
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:09 am

Emergency services are still searching for eight people missing

An aerial view shows flood-damaged vehicles in Istanbul. Major floods that swept through Istanbul and the adjoining Tekirdag province killed at least 32 people with eight people still missing, according...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:03 am

13 Things That Don't Make Sense in Science

Strive as we might to make sense of the world, there are mysteries that still confound us. Michael Brooks presents thirteen of the most perplexing. Cracking any one of them could yield profound truths.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:00 am

Googles Custom Solar Technology Will Reduce Costs by 60%

Google is developing solar technology that would reduce costs from 18 cents a kilowatt hour to less than 5 cents.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:00 am

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (R) speaks with President Hugo Chavez in Minsk

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (R) speaks with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Minsk September 9. Chavez was set Thursday to discuss major arms and energy agreements with the Kremlin after...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 1:54 am

Chavez started his visit with a speech in which he called the US "the world's main terrorist"

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gestures during a visit to the Minsk Automobile Plant. Chavez was set Thursday to discuss major arms and energy agreements with the Kremlin after he kicked off his trip...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 1:54 am

Truck Bomber Flattens Iraq Neighborhood

Pre-Dawn Attack on Residential Area in North Leaves At Least 19 Dead, Many Missing Amid Leveled Houses

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Sep 2009 | 1:16 am

Soltanieh said Iran's policy "is not to have suspension" of uranium enrichment

Iran's proposal to world powers aimed at resolving the standoff over its atomic programme talks of global nuclear disarmament, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's representative to the International Atomic Energy...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 1:15 am

Truck bomb kills at least 19 in Mosul

A suicide truck bomber hit a residential area in a village in northern Iraq before dawn Thursday, killing at least 19 people ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 1:07 am

All aboard safe after jet is hijacked over Mexico

An evangelical preacher with a fake bomb is detained once the flight from Cancun lands in the capital.

An evangelical preacher acting on what he said was a divine revelation inspired by Wednesday's date -- the ninth day of the ninth month of the ninth year of the century -- attempted to hijack a Mexican airliner from Cancun. But he was quickly arrested after landing here, and all aboard the jet were freed unharmed.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Dubai unveils $7.6-billion mass-transit rail system

The United Arab Emirates city is emphasizing the public transportation system's luxuriousness, such as VIP cars. But authorities hope it will ease traffic congestion.

Dubai, a Persian Gulf boomtown where Porsches share the road with truckloads of South Asian laborers, launched a mass-transit rail system Wednesday in an effort to ease crippling traffic that costs the city-state an estimated $1.4 billion a year.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Rep. Joe Wilson's response to Obama's speech: 'You lie!'

The South Carolina Republican apologizes afterward for his outburst during the president's address in the House chamber.

When President Obama addressed Congress on Wednesday night, he got an unusual greeting: "You lie!"

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

On Mt. Wilson, planning for the next fire

Relieved observatory and communications officials hope to expand precautions that were already underway before Station fire. Some proposed remedies could have environmental implications.

Officials have been concerned for years that a massive fire could race up Mt. Wilson and burn vital communications towers and the historic observatory.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

L.A. City Council to closely monitor city's aging water system

After a main breaks in Studio City and a sinkhole develops in Valley Village, council members want to know how vulnerable the pipes are and call for the oldest to be replaced first.

Los Angeles City Council members said Wednesday that they intend to more closely monitor upgrades to the city's aging, leaky water system after burst pipes in the San Fernando Valley inundated one neighborhood and caused a sinkhole in another that nearly swallowed a firetruck.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Farmers wage turf battle with Japan air force

Antiwar farmers near an air base northeast of Tokyo have infiltrated the base by working plots of land and have surrounded it with 'peace parks.' The government seeks to buy them out, but in vain.

Crouched in his lush green rice fields on this agricultural plain northeast of Tokyo, Masaru Umezawa works the land as his father and grandfather did before him.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Assemblyman Mike Duvall resigns after his sex comments are broadcast

KCAL-TV in Los Angeles played a tape of the married Yorba Linda Republican speaking about sex with two women. He apparently did not realize a microphone was on during a legislative hearing.

An Orange County lawmaker who inadvertently broadcast explicit remarks about his sexual conquests over an open microphone abruptly resigned from office Wednesday after legislative leaders stripped him of his committee posts and launched an ethics probe of his actions.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Obama pitches need for health overhaul to Congress

Casting himself as a voice of reason in a bitter debate, he says the parties must come together. He emphasizes that even Americans who have insurance would benefit, and that costs would be kept down.

Aiming to move the healthcare debate beyond its current state of acrimony, President Obama on Wednesday stood before Congress and outlined a plan that he said would improve medical insurance for Americans who have it and make it affordable for those who don't.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai gestures during a press conference in Harare

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai gestures during a press conference in Harare. A top European Union team will travel to Zimbabwe this weekend to work on normalising ties, the first such visit...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:58 am

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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:41 am

Afghan's death in raid to free Briton sparks ire

Afghans angry at death of interpreter in raid that freed New York Times reporter from the Taliban.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:41 am

Mexico Hijacking Ends After God-Inspired Suspect Is Detained - Bloomberg

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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:25 am

Japanese town in 'The Cove' setting dolphins free

TOKYO (AP) -- The Japanese town chronicled in the award-winning film "The Cove" for its annual dolphin hunt that turns coastal waters red with blood has suspended killing the animals - at least for this week's catch - following an international outcry....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:25 am

A statement by his office did not deny reports Netanyahu had flown to Russia on Monday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) addresses a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem last week. The plot thickened on Thursday over a secret trip by Netanyahu, as his office admitted it had misled...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:24 am

The Yemeni government launched operation "Scorched Earth" on August 11

Undated picture from the Yemen army shows a soldier during a clash in Saada province. Yemeni troops killed 17 Shiite rebels in overnight clashes in the rugged mountainous north as the army stepped up its...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:16 am

Hazmat regulation agency under fire

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration often fails to provide adequate oversight, a congressional investigation ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:14 am

South Korea repeated demands that North Korea apologise for opening dam floodgates and killing six Southerners

File photo shows rescue workers searching for missing people near a vehicle swept away by sudden rising water in the Imjin river near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Yeoncheon. South...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Sep 2009 | 11:55 pm

Map showing the Imjin river that crosses from North to South Korea

Map showing the Imjin river that crosses from North to South Korea where six people died on the southern side of the border after a sudden discharge of water from the north. South Korea Thursday repeated...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Sep 2009 | 11:55 pm

Jakarta has always maintained the reporters died in crossfire as Indonesian troops fought East Timorese Fretilin rebels

Map of East Timor locating the town of Balibo where five Australia-based reporters were killed in 1975. Australia on Thursday admitted Indonesia was "surprised" at the sudden announcement of a war-crimes...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Sep 2009 | 11:53 pm

Steve Jobs strides back onto Apple stage

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in nearly a year on Wednesday, drawing a standing ovation before unveiling new and cheaper iPods for Apple Inc.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Sep 2009 | 11:50 pm

NSW woman who gave kids poison guilty

SYDNEY - A Sydney woman who gave her children rat poison before suffocating them has been found guilty of their manslaughter.In the NSW Supreme Court, Justice Clifford Hoeben delivered his verdicts at the judge-alone trial.The...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Sep 2009 | 11:34 pm

Obama tries to rally health care cooperation

President Obama alternately wooed and lashed out at critics of his landmark health care plan Wednesday in an effort to regain ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Sep 2009 | 11:01 pm

Roasted Wood: An Alternative To Coal Energy?

Utility companies are racing to find alternative fuels to generate electricity — and one new possible source is also one of the oldest: burning wood. The process of torrefaction, or roasting wood and other biomass, is already gaining momentum in Europe.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Sep 2009 | 10:59 pm

Obama: 'Stop bickering and work with me'

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama, delivering one of the most crucial speeches of his young presidency, urged Congress today to set aside partisan bickering and work with him to overhaul the US health care system.In a nationally televised...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Sep 2009 | 10:55 pm

Federer reaches 22nd straight Slam semifinal

Top-seeded Roger Federer beat No. 12 Robin Soderling 6-0, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6) for his 39th consecutive victory on Wednesday night.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Sep 2009 | 10:54 pm

Outburst during speech 'regrettable'

After a month in which opponents of the president's plan grabbed attention with demonstrations at lawmakers' town hall meetings, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Sep 2009 | 10:50 pm

Obama's health care address: A closer look at what he said

The health care debate in Congress has been plagued for months by misinformation and bickering by Democrats and Republicans trying ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Sep 2009 | 10:34 pm

Ellen brings EveryFan sensibility to ‘Idol’

Ellen DeGeneres changes that dynamic of "American Idol" because she isn't doesn't have music expertise. What she is, is a big fan of the show. And judging from the initial comments from both her and the show, that’s why she was hired.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Sep 2009 | 10:18 pm

In New York City, Poverty Defined In New Terms

New York City is one of the first places in the country to take into consideration child and health care costs as well as geographic differences when measuring poverty. Backers of New York's method want the federal formula to reflect these real world costs.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Sep 2009 | 10:15 pm

Jeter rips 3 hits, ties Gehrig’s Yankees hit mark

Derek Jeter broke out of his slump in a big way Wednesday night, getting three hits to match Lou Gehrig’s franchise mark, and New York rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays thanks to a three-run homer by pinch-hitter Jorge Posada in the eighth inning.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Sep 2009 | 10:12 pm

Mexico hijacking tied to date

A Bolivian religious fanatic told police he hijacked a Mexican jetliner from the resort city of Cancun after receiving a divine revelation.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Sep 2009 | 10:12 pm

Taiwan's Chen awaits verdict in corruption trial

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- A Taiwan court will decide Friday if former President Chen Shui-bian is guilty of corruption, in a trial widely seen as a key test of the island's young democracy....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 9 Sep 2009 | 10:03 pm

Displaced Iraqis Return To Village In Ruins

Most of the Iraqis displaced by violence who remain inside the country are struggling to survive in tent communities and shantytowns. In one relative success story, a group of displaced Iraqis finally returned home — but to a village almost completely destroyed.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Sep 2009 | 10:01 pm

China mine death tolls hits 56; 36 trapped

BEIJING (AP) -- More than 20 officials and mine managers have been fired, suspended or arrested after accidents in two mines in a central Chinese province left 56 dead and another 36 missing with little hope of survival....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 9 Sep 2009 | 9:44 pm

Supreme Court could loosen cap on corporate political spending

The Supreme Court appeared poised to open the door to more corporate spending in political elections Wednesday, in a fast-paced ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Sep 2009 | 9:01 pm

Drought makes California vulnerable to busy fire season

A prolonged drought, which is drying up vegetation and fueling a seemingly endless fire that has burned more than 250 square ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Sep 2009 | 8:54 pm

U.S. eyes military equipment in Iraq for Pakistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon has proposed transferring U.S. military equipment from Iraq to Pakistani security forces to help Islamabad step up its offensive against the Taliban, according to officials and government documents.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Sep 2009 | 8:39 pm

Online mapping services help police spot trends in crime

A growing number of police departments nearly 1,000 nationwide are using online crime mapping services to grab data from their ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Sep 2009 | 8:34 pm

US woman accused of slashing kids' throats

LOS ANGELES - A mother accused of fatally slashing her two daughters' throats inside their Los Angeles home has been charged with two counts of murder.Antonia Gomez was also charged with the special circumstance of multiple murders,...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Sep 2009 | 7:31 pm

Obama on healthcare: 'The time for games has passed'

Leaving room for compromise on a 'public option' and even embracing some Republican ideas, the president decries 'scare tactics' and tells Congress they must take action by the end of the year.

President Obama, offering some concessions to Republicans and yielding some of his own ground on healthcare, maintained tonight that a "public option" of government-run insurance is only one option open to debate in the weeks ahead.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Sep 2009 | 7:28 pm

Lithium: An Energy Source in the Desert

As Americans Look for Greener Energy, Demand for Lightweight Metal for Batteries is About to Soar

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Sep 2009 | 7:00 pm

Video: Chile's Underground Riches

Below the surface of Chile's Salar de Atacama desert is one of the richest lithium deposits known to man. Mark Strassmann reports the deposit will be at the forefront of the world's energy future.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Sep 2009 | 6:32 pm

Released after 4 yrs jail for crime another man admits to

LONDON - Britain has pardoned an English soccer fan who spent four years in prison for attempted murder in Bulgaria.On Wednesday, British Justice Secretary Jack Straw said he pardoned Michael Shields (22), after new evidence "profoundly...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Sep 2009 | 5:50 pm

Religious fanatic briefly hijacks Mexican plane

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Bolivian-born man clutching a Bible and claiming a divine mission hijacked a plane in Mexico with more than 100 people aboard on Wednesday, but the incident ended quickly and without bloodshed.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Sep 2009 | 5:41 pm

AeroMexico Plane Hijacked in Mexico City

All 112 Passengers and Crew Escape Unharmed; As Many as 8 Arrested after Police Storm Aircraft; Hijacker a Religious Fanatic?

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Sep 2009 | 5:30 pm

Obama poll rates not so healthy thanks to health care

WASHINGTON, United States - Many in the US have become disillusioned with President Barack Obama's handling of health care. WASHINGTON - An Associated Press-GfK poll released hours before Obama's address to Congress on the issue...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Sep 2009 | 5:25 pm

Religious Fanatic on Divine Mission Blamed for Hijacking

Mexican official says Bolivian wanted to warn president about 9/9/09.
Source: ABC News: International | 9 Sep 2009 | 5:17 pm

Madoff's penthouse could be yours for $10 million

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City penthouse where imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff spent his last days of freedom with his wife Ruth will go on sale later this week.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Sep 2009 | 4:58 pm

Poor infrastructure linked to Turkey's high death toll

ISTANBUL, Turkey ? Rapid population growth fueled by decades of emigration from Turkey's impoverished rural regions has meant that the metropolis of 15 million has developed without adequate infrastructure to handle even moderate...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Sep 2009 | 4:40 pm

Radiographer concocted kidnap story to win back ex

A radiographer concocted a bogus story that she was kidnapped triggering a police operation costing the taxpayer more than £100000.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Sep 2009 | 4:34 pm

US questions German commander's call on airstrike

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan - The US military has criticized the German officer who requested the airstrike in northern Kunduz province in Afghanistan, which killed civilians.But Germany's top military commander, Brig. Gen. Joerg Vollmer...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Sep 2009 | 4:20 pm

Cow's head in Muslim protest leads to charges of sedition

SHAH ALAM - A Malaysian court charged six Muslims with sedition yesterday for parading a severed cow head to protest against the building of a Hindu temple in a case that has stoked religious and racial tensions.The six also were...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Sep 2009 | 4:00 pm

Police raid ends Mexican hijacking

MEXICO CITY ? All on board the aeroplane briefly hijacked as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday (local time) have been freed. The hijackers released all passengers shortly before federal police stormed the plane, and the crew...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Sep 2009 | 3:54 pm

Children in modern Britain living like 'times of Dickens'

Poverty levels in parts of Britain mirror "the times of Dickens" leaving schools struggling to cope with increasing numbers of children lacking the most basic personal skills according to a teachers' leader.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Sep 2009 | 3:51 pm

NYT Reporter Freed; Afghan Aide Killed

Kidnapped NYT reporter freed; Afghan translator, troop killed in rescue.
Source: ABC News: International | 9 Sep 2009 | 3:30 pm

Vitamins are waste of money and could harm health claims nutritionist

Britons are wasting their money and possibly risking their health by taking vitamin supplements Professor Brian Ratcliffe a leading nutritionist has claimed.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Sep 2009 | 3:20 pm

Freed football fan Michael Shields tells of 'living hell'

Football supporter Michael Shields who was wrongly convicted of the attempted murder of a barman in Bulgaria has described his "living hell."
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Sep 2009 | 3:10 pm

Runner Semenya Glams Up As Mag's Cover Girl

IAAF says there is no danger of taking Caster Semenya's medal.
Source: ABC News: International | 9 Sep 2009 | 2:38 pm

A primer on Afghanistan's political situation, and the U.S. role

As charges of election fraud surround Afghanistan's recent presidential vote, Obama is considering his next steps in that country. Here's some background, and what Obama faces.

President Obama is weighing the next step to take in Afghanistan, a policy problem made more daunting by charges of fraud in the recent presidential election. Here is primer to understanding the confusing political situation in Afghanistan and the U.S. role.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Sep 2009 | 11:49 am

Piracy Spreads Amid International Crackdown

As the Gulf of Aden becomes safer, pirate attacks spread into the Indian Ocean.
Source: ABC News: International | 9 Sep 2009 | 11:03 am

Study: Civilians Majority of Gaza War Dead

Israeli Human Rights Group Says 773 Gazan and 4 Israeli Civilians Killed in Last Winter's War

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am

Kidnapped Reporter Rescued in Afghanistan

British Commandos Save New York Times Journalist Stephen Farrell in Firefight; 1 Soldier, Translator Killed in Operation

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am

Australia Explores Front-Line Roles for Female Soldiers

Australia may allow female soldiers to serve in front-line combat roles under proposed equal-opportunity guidelines that stoked debate Wednesday on whether women can meet the physical demands.
Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Sep 2009 | 10:53 am

Judge Bans Book Claiming Madeleine McCann Is Dead

A judge has banned the sale of a book by a former investigating police officer in the Madeleine McCann case, a spokesman for the missing girl's parents said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Sep 2009 | 10:16 am

New Photos of Sept. 11 Mastermind May Inspire Attacks

The photographs, taken in July by the Red Cross at the detention center on a U.S. naval base in Cuba, show Mohammed sitting serenely wearing a white robe, a red-patterned headdress and a long salt-and-pepper beard
Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Sep 2009 | 9:21 am

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