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AP IMPACT: Illiteracy undermines Afghan armyKABUL (AP) -- Afghan army recruit Shahidullah Ahmadi can't read - and neither can nine out of 10 soldiers in the Afghan National Army....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:39 am Bin Laden reportedly calls Obama 'powerless'CAIRO (AP) -- Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden described President Barack Obama as "powerless" to stop the war in Afghanistan, and Americans' inability to grasp why the Sept. 11 attacks occurred has "cost you a lot without any result whatsoever."...Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:38 am Baseball: Irabu released by Japanese independent league club+(Kyodo) _ Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu has been released by the Kochi Fighting Dogs, the Shikoku-Kyushu Island League club said Monday. Irabu, who joined Kochi just a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:36 am NYC trial over socialite Astor's will nears end (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:36 am Iranian nuclear talks next monthIran is to hold talks next month on its nuclear programme with the six world powers dealing with the crisis.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:34 am Clijsters wins US Open in return from retirement (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:32 am China breaks ground on space launch center (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:29 am Baseball: Orix's Fernandez done for season with broken cheekbone+(Kyodo) _ Orix Buffaloes third baseman Jose Fernandez has been diagnosed with a broken left cheekbone and will need about three months to make a full recovery, the Pacific League club...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:28 am VMA chaos, as usual: Kanye upset, Jackson honored (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:26 am NEC, Casio, Hitachi to merge handset businessesJapanese electronics makers NEC Corp., Casio Computer Co. and Hitachi said Monday they will combine their mobile phone handset-manufacturing operations by April next year in a bid to boost their competitiveness at home and abroad.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:26 am Former IL Gov. Blagojevich's key adviser found deadChristopher Kelly, a key figure in the federal corruption investigation of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, is dead, sources said. Kelly died of an apparent "aspirin overdose."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:25 am British Conservatives consider bank privatizationsBritain's Conservative Party, which holds a hefty lead over the governing Labour Party in the opinion polls, is looking at ways of selling off the British government's equity stakes in Lloyds Banking Group PLC and Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC to ordinary shareholders should it win the next general election, a spokesman for Conservatives said Monday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:25 am New trial for New York Mafia sonAlleged Mafia boss John "Junior" Gotti goes on trial on drugs and murder charges, in prosecutors' latest bid to convict him.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:22 am Iraqi shoe-thrower's release held back - guardian.co.uk
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:22 am Police: Found body is likely missing Yale student (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:21 am Inside the human body, Victorian-styleThe Wellcome Collection in London has a new exhibition called Exquisite Bodies, exploring the often bizarre Victorian approach to medical teaching and public titillation.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:21 am US missing student 'body found' - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am Dad of NH toddler says she's recovering from EEECANDIA, N.H. - The father of a 3-year-old New Hampshire girl says she's recovering from Eastern equine encephalitis as health officials confirmed the state's first...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:19 am One Grand Slam-winning mother to another: Go Moms!Evonne Goolagong Cawley didn't get to watch the moment when Kim Clijsters emulated her achievement of nearly 30 years ago by winning a tennis major after having a child.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:19 am Zimbabwean minister denounces EU - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:15 am Forensic expert to testify in Knox trial
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:15 am Straight spouses advocate same-sex marriageWah Cheong, a lifelong Republican and the soon-to-be divorced father of two teenage boys, sometimes surprises his co-workers and neighbors in a relatively conservative community outside San Francisco when he says he supports same-sex marriage.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:15 am Keidanren shows willingness to cooperate with DPJ-led administration+(Kyodo) _ The Japan Business Federation, which favored the Liberal Democratic Party over the Democratic Party of Japan in the past, showed willingness Monday to cooperate with the new...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:14 am US missing student 'body found'A body believed to be that of a missing student is found inside a laboratory wall at Yale University in the US, police say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:14 am Iranian nuclear talks next month - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:13 am Vigil planned for missing Yale studentYale University officials are planning a candlelight prayer vigil for a graduate student whose body is believed to have been found hidden in the wall of a university laboratory building.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:13 am CORRECTED: Australia-Japan ties to be 'invigorated' under Hatoyama: expert+SYDNEY, Sept. 14 (Kyodo) _ Australia's relationship with Japan will be "significantly invigorated" under a new Japanese government to be led by Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:12 am The Hard Truth About Financial Regulation - Forbes
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:12 am Zimbabwean minister denounces EUA close ally of President Robert Mugabe accuses the EU of siding with Morgan Tsvangirai after talks in Harare.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:11 am US 'powerless' to stop Afghan war: Bin Laden (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am British, NATO troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL (AP) -- A British soldier was killed in an attack on a foot patrol in southern Afghanistan, while a second NATO service member died in a bomb blast, NATO and British officials said Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:09 am British, NATO troops killed in AfghanistanA British soldier was killed in an attack on a foot patrol in southern Afghanistan, while a second NATO service member died in a bomb blast, NATO and British officials said Monday. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:09 am China needle attacks 'not toxic'No evidence is found that any of the alleged victims of recent needle attacks in China's Xinjiang province were poisoned.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:05 am Eurozone is 'exiting recession'The eurozone is emerging from recession, according to the latest forecast from the European Commission.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:04 am Obama to defend bailouts, a year after Lehman collapse (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:04 am Key Democrats Soften On Health Care, Harden On Afghan WarPresident Obama has long championed a government-controlled insurance plan known as the public option. But with Republicans and centrist Democrats firmly opposed, Obama now says he's open to other ideas to make coverage affordable. Some key Democrats likewise softened their insistence on a public option. But they had words of warning on the war in Afghanistan. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am Lawsuits Follow Red Light Cameras' Arrival In FloridaIf you live in California, New York or one of 22 other states, you may have been caught on camera running a red light. Red light cameras have now come to Florida, and they're being welcomed with a bevy of lawsuits. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am U.S.-China Trade Frictions EscalateA trade row between the U.S. and China seems to be escalating. On Friday, the Obama administration announced it would increase tariffs on imports of Chinese tires. On Sunday, Beijing said it's investigating possible restrictions on imports of U.S. poultry and automotive products. Observers worry that a tit-for-tat trade war could slow any global economic recovery. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am 2 elite skydivers die when chutes tangleTwo members of an elite skydiving team were killed when their parachutes got entangled at 6,000 feet during a group jump in Northern California.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:59 am In Formula One, nice guys sometimes do finish firstMONZA, Italy - Don't be deceived by the blood-red nail polish and twinkly silver shoes. Fashion model Jessica Michibata has been around Formula One long enough to become...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:59 am xkcd - A Webcomic - BrontosaurusXKCD!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:57 am You Can Not Confuse 70,000 with 2,000,000 - graphicUnless you're a right-winger... ;)
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:57 am Obama to urge financial overhaulPresident Obama will call for Congress to overhaul the regulatory regime, one year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:56 am Kyodo news summary -4-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- Hatoyama, Aso meet prior to new Cabinet launch TOKYO - Two days ahead of the launch of his Cabinet, Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama met with...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:55 am Kyodo economic news summary -4-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- Dollar hits 7-month low at lower 90 yen on outlook for U.S. rates TOKYO - The U.S. dollar briefly fell to a fresh seven-month low in the lower 90 yen range Monday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:55 am Man faces sentencing in Lexington neighbor's slayingWOBURN - A Lexington man whose murder conviction was twice overturned by the state's highest court faces sentencing after he admitted to slaying his neighbor. Craig...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:55 am Plane in accident at Stuttgart airportA passenger jet suffered landing gear problems on landing at Stuttgart airport on Monday, but there were no significant injuries, airport authorities said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:54 am Savage Attack Leaves Man With Half A HeadTwo thugs who punched a young man so hard surgeons had to remove half of his skull have escaped charges.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:54 am Aged 92, Dame Vera Lynn has Britain's No. 1 recordSeventy years after she first stepped into a recording studio, Dame Vera Lynn is at the top of Britain's album chart.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:54 am Bullying laws give scant protectionATLANTA - Laws meant to protect youngsters from playground bullies are largely ineffective, according to an Associated Press review, and several students' recent suicides...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:53 am Parents try to sell their baby for $30Look what $30 can buy. A baby. Robert G. Ellingson, 23, approached two people in a Pensacola PetSmart parking lot over the weekend and offered them a beer. When they refused, he offered to sell his child for $30.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:52 am Boston U launches global health initiativeBOSTON - Boston University is investing $10 million to launch a global health initiative to bring experts from multiple disciplines and a nationwide network of universities...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:51 am Beyonce does damage control after Kanye West's VMA outburstOh, Kanye. Continuing his tradition of MTV Video Music Award rants, the ever-passionate Kanye West stormed the stage to fight the VMA power last night. While Taylor...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:49 am In Formula One nice guys sometimes do finish firstDon't be deceived by the blood-red nail polish and twinkly silver shoes. Fashion model Jessica Michibata has been around Formula One long enough to become as cutthroat as anyone when it comes to rooting for her man — in her case, boyfriend Jenson Button, quite possibly F1's next world champion.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:48 am Despite deaths, schools resist changing heat plansA leading researcher says at least three teenage football players died as school practices started up this summer, fatalities which followed new health warnings to coaches about the risks of heat stroke.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:47 am Make way for Jay LenoJay Leno finally has a show he can call his own. "The Jay Leno Show" debuts tonight at 10 on WHDH (Ch. 7), and the Andover-raised comic has no one's shoes...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:47 am Chief UN nuclear inspector urges talks with IranThe head of the U.N. nuclear monitoring agency is calling for talks between Iran and the U.S. and cautioning against the use of force to resolve international disagreements.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:47 am NYT: Medicare policy forces new transplantAs one California woman has discovered, Medicare stops paying for anti-rejection drugs after 36 months, one of several anomalies that many in Congress hope to cure with this year’s bill.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:46 am Adebayor set to learn FA verdictManchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor is poised to discover whether he will be punished by the FA following two incidents during Saturday's game against his former club Arsenal.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:45 am LEAD: IAEA formally approves Japan's Amano as next director general+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) The International Atomic Energy Agency formally approved the appointment of Yukiya Amano from Japan as the next chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog in an...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:45 am The bold & the beautifulNEW YORK - Alexander Wang built his youthful reputation on dressing the party girl, but the designer's spring 2010 collection for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, shown here...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:45 am IAEA formally approves Japan's Amano as next director general+(Kyodo) _ The International Atomic Energy Agency formally approved the appointment of Yukiya Amano from Japan as the next chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog in an annual general meeting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:43 am Shadows Fall confident 'Retribution' will make big noise on chartsShadows Fall watched this summer as their Bay State comrades Killswitch Engage and All That Remains launched monstrous records that burst onto the Billboard charts. This...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:42 am U.S. tire duties fuel trade tension with ChinaBEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. decision to impose special duties on Chinese tires could open the door to a host of trade complaints against Chinese products, creating tensions as Western nations seek Beijing's support at the G20 meeting.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:40 am Iraqi shoe thrower's release from jail delayed
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:40 am Kanye apologises for MTV outburstRapper Kanye West says sorry for interrupting the acceptance speech of singer Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:40 am Naked City big shots get a dressing downBack by popular demand!!!! More tales from the Naked City, where the names are omitted to protect the guilty! Think you know what's really happening?...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:37 am 4 killed in missile attack in PakistanMIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) -- A missile fired from a suspected unmanned U.S. drone slammed into a car in a Pakistani tribal region close to the Afghan border Monday, killing four people, intelligence officials and residents said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:31 am 4 killed in missile attack in PakistanA missile fired from a suspected unmanned U.S. drone slammed into a car in a Pakistani tribal region close to the Afghan border Monday, killing four people, intelligence officials and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:31 am U.S. tire duties fuel trade tension with China (Reuters)Reuters - A U.S. decision to impose special duties on Chinese tires could open the door to a host of trade complaints against Chinese products, creating tensions as Western nations seek Beijing's support at the G20 meeting.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:27 am German poll rivals in TV debateNo clear winner emerges as German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces her main rival in a live TV debate ahead of elections.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:26 am Single guys fall for scam girls' withdrawal methodATM sex machines: A trio of sexy scammers ripped off dozens of single guys, picking them up at high-end nightclubs.....later using pinched bank cards and pilfered PIN codes to tap the victim's accounts. One hapless sap lost $5,000.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:25 am White House Reveals Obama Bipolar, Entered Depressive PhaseWhite House officials admit Obama's extreme confidence and total euphoria over hope and change were symptoms of a prolonged manic episode.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:25 am Hundreds of Collected Moon Rocks Are MissingOf 135 rocks from the Apollo 17 mission given away to nations or their leaders, only about 25 have been located. The outlook for tracking the estimated 134 Apollo 11 rocks is even bleaker.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:24 am Pakistan forces swoop for Taliban leader in Swat (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:24 am Pakistan forces swoop for Taliban leader in SwatISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces intensified a hunt on Monday for the Pakistani Taliban leader in the Swat valley, military officials said, and a U.S. drone killed four militants in a missile strike near the Afghan border.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:24 am Canadian soldier killed in AfghanistanFour others injured in roadside IED blast southwest of Kandahar city
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:17 am Obama aims to reinvigorate Wall Street reformWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will try on Monday to revive a stalled push for stricter oversight of Wall Street, using the anniversary of Lehman Brothers' collapse to argue for sweeping regulatory changes.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:12 am Obama aims to reinvigorate Wall Street reform (Reuters)Reuters - President Barack Obama will try on Monday to revive a stalled push for stricter oversight of Wall Street, using the anniversary of Lehman Brothers' collapse to argue for sweeping regulatory changes.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:12 am Taliban gain power in city key to Afghan politics
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:04 am Illiteracy Undermines Afghan Army9 out of 10 Afghan troops are illiterate, complicating efforts to build an army.Source: ABC News: International | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:03 am Key to Health Care Reform? Way More Primary Care DoctorsTo support America's health care needs -- especially any reformed/improved health care system -- substantially more primary care and family physicians will be needed...The doctors on the front lines who can stop disease before it worsens or potentially prevent it.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Sep 2009 | 2:40 am Iraqi shoe thrower's release from jail delayedBAGHDAD (AP) -- The brother of the Iraqi reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former President George W. Bush says the man will not be released Monday as planned due to paperwork processing delays....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 14 Sep 2009 | 2:36 am 'Bin Laden' tape: Obama can't stop war - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Sep 2009 | 2:29 am Study: More think news stories are biasedNearly 63 percent of Americans in Pew Research Center for the People & the Press study believe news stories are often inaccurate. In 1985, 34 percent of people thought so.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 2:27 am Budget, Avis ban smoking in carsSmoking bans are spreading from planes, trains and buses to another mode of transit: rental cars.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Sep 2009 | 2:23 am For Argentina's Cattle, That Hemmed-In FeelingGreat herds of cattle roamed and dined on Argentina's vast plains for more than a century. Now, ranchers are increasingly fattening their herds in American-style feedlots. Promoters say it's efficient, but some Argentines wonder if quality isn't being lost for the sake of quantity. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Sep 2009 | 2:20 am Suspected U.S. strike kills 4 in PakistanA missile fired from a suspected unmanned U.S. plane slammed into a car in a Pakistani tribal region close to the Afghan border, killing four people, intelligence officials and residents said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 2:14 am Bin Laden warns U.S. on Israel tiesDUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden warned the American people over their government's close ties with Israel in an apparently new audio tape posted on an Islamist website Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Sep 2009 | 2:11 am Testing for toxics at schools sparks questions, lawsuitsAlmost a year after tests by USA TODAY found significant levels of two potentially toxic metals in the air outside Highlands ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Sep 2009 | 2:07 am Bin Laden calls Obama ‘powerless’Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden described President Barack Obama as "powerless" to stop the war in Afghanistan, and Americans' inability to grasp why the Sept. 11 attacks occurred has "cost you a lot without any result whatsoever."
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:46 am British soldier killed in AfghanistanShot during an attack on a foot patrol in southern Afghanistan
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:42 am Back From Retirement, Kim Clijsters Wins U.S. OpenThe 26-year-old Belgian made history Sunday night, capping a comeback from two years out of tennis to become the first unseeded woman to win the Open — and the first mom to win a major since 1980 — with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:37 am In Sweden, 'Pirates' Make The Web A Political CauseSweden's Pirate Party has gained power in Stockholm and won a seat in the European parliament. The movement seeks to protect Internet privacy and eliminate patents and copyrights. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:32 am Iran resumed the mass trial of anti-vote demonstrators on MondayA general view of a courtroom shows suspected opposition supporters (in grey) attending the latest session in their trial at the revolutionary court in Tehran on August 25. A student leader and five other...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:29 am An Israeli military vehicle patrols the border with LebanonAn Israeli military vehicle patrols the border with Lebanon, as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Adaisseh on September 12. A group linked to Al-Qaeda has claimed last week's rocket salvo from...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:28 am Norway election focused on oil wealthOSLO (AP) -- Norway's left-leaning government faced a splintered center-right opposition as voting stations opened Monday in an election centered on how to manage the Nordic welfare state's oil wealth....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:23 am President Barack Obama dismisses 'you lie' outburst by Joe Wilson - Chicago Tribune
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:06 am The US says Islamist fighters are hiding in the Pakistani mountains near the Afghan borderA Pakistani soldier keeps vigil on a post in South Waziristan. The US says Islamist fighters are hiding in the Pakistani mountains near the Afghan border, plotting attacks on Western targets and crossing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:03 am Questions remain after autopsy of Blagojevich aide - Detroit Free Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:01 am Body of Annie Le thought to be foundThe Yale graduate student from Placerville, Calif., was to be married Sunday. Police find a body hidden in the wall of a lab research center where Le was last seen.Police discovered Sunday what they believe is the body of Yale University graduate student Annie Le, hidden in a wall of a campus research lab where she was last seen five days ago. Sunday was to have been her wedding day, with 160 guests including relatives from her hometown of Placerville, Calif.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Aussies losing home ownership dreamThe Australian dream of home ownership is slipping away, leaving a threat of a US-style collapse in house prices, according to a team of university researchers.Analysis by researchers from South Australia's Flinders University...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Taylor Swift On Kanye West's VMA Tirade: An MTV News Exclusive - MTV.com
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Sep 2009 | 12:53 am Report slams uneven coverage of cancer drugsUniversality of medicare being eroded, Canadian Cancer Society says in call for nationwide catastrophic drug plan
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 14 Sep 2009 | 12:29 am House may vote on formal rebuke for Rep. Wilson outburstThe House of Representatives appears headed for a vote to formally rebuke Rep. Joe Wilson this week for heckling President Obama ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Sep 2009 | 12:21 am Williams fined $10,000 for U.S Open tirade
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 12:09 am Family members of victims, firefighters and police officers gather at Ground Zero during a 9/11 memorial ceremonyFamily members of victims, firefighters and police officers gather at Ground Zero during a 9/11 memorial ceremony on September 11, 2009 in New York City. Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden told Americans...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 12:08 am A still image from a video titled "Message to the American People" by Osama bin LadenA still image from a video titled "Message to the American People" released by Al-Qaeda's As-Sahab media, which contains an audio statement from Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Sep 2009 | 12:08 am Police: Body Found Could Be Missing Yale StudentPolice on Sunday said they found what they believe is the body of Yale University graduate student and bride-to-be Annie Le hidden inside the wall of a university building where she was last seen five days before. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Sep 2009 | 12:08 am 4 Killed in Missile Attack in PakistanSuspected to be from Unmanned U.S. PlaneSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Obama to push Wall Street oversightPresident Barack Obama will try Monday to revive a stalled push for stricter oversight of Wall Street, using the anniversary of Lehman Brothers' collapse to argue for sweeping regulatory changes.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Sep 2009 | 11:59 pm Impact salvage tie with ThunderPep talk by coach inspiration for 85th minute goal by Montreal striker Peter Byers at Saputo Stadium on Sunday
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Sep 2009 | 11:48 pm Whitecaps rally against AztexVancouver gets two second half goals from Marcus Haber and Gordon Chin in 2-1 United Soccer Leagues win over Austin on Sunday at Swangard Stadium
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Sep 2009 | 11:47 pm CIS: Carabins swat StingersMontreal jumped out to 20-0 first quarter lead, enroute to a 41-18 win over Concordia on Sunday
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Sep 2009 | 11:42 pm H1N1 trials to use drug cocktailScientists are racing to launch trials of a multi-drug mix to see if it can prevent complications in high-risk flu patients, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Sep 2009 | 11:40 pm Four killed in U.S. missile strike in PakistanMIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone fired a missile at a Taliban target in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region on Monday, killing at least four militants, intelligence officials and residents said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Sep 2009 | 11:07 pm TFC gets valuable pointsDespite improving their post-season chances, Saturday's sloppy win over Colorado has Reds coach Chris Cummins concerned ahead of clash with Beckham and the Galaxy
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Sep 2009 | 11:06 pm Energy Secretary 'Optimistic' But CautiousSteven Chu tells NPR he favors more moderate steps as the U.S. attempts to reduce energy consumption — such as buying energy-efficient appliances and learning how to put your computer in sleep mode to save electricity. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Sep 2009 | 11:04 pm Obama warns against scare tactics over healthcareMINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned Americans on Saturday not to be tricked by "scare tactics" he accused his opponents of using as he went on the road to rally support for his drive to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Sep 2009 | 11:02 pm Models With Psoriasis Strut To Raise AwarenessWith the help of Project Runway's Tim Gunn, psoriasis patients hit the catwalk to demystify this often-misunderstood skin disorder. Not only is the disease painful, it can be embarrassing, causing people to hide their skin and even isolate themselves. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Sep 2009 | 11:00 pm Bin Laden Calls Obama "Powerless"Reportedly Says President Can't Stop Wars in Iraq and AfghanistanSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Sep 2009 | 10:30 pm Police: Body in Yale building assumed to be missing studentInvestigators searching for a student who vanished ahead of her scheduled wedding said that they found a body in the building ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Sep 2009 | 10:20 pm The Father Of the Green Revolution - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Sep 2009 | 10:10 pm Local Afghan patrols invested in peaceOfficials hope local security forces known as "Guardians" in Afghanistan will help fend off the resurgent Taliban militant group. ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Sep 2009 | 10:04 pm AP Impact: Italy grapples with priest sex abuseVERONA, Italy (AP) -- It happened night after night, the deaf man said, sometimes in the priest's bedroom, sometimes in the bathroom, even in the confessional....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 13 Sep 2009 | 10:01 pm More Power To The Federal Reserve?As the global financial system teetered on the edge of collapse in 2008, the Federal Reserve stepped in with unprecedented actions. Yet some lawmakers say the Fed should have done more to prevent the crisis, and they are skeptical of giving the central bank more authority. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Sep 2009 | 10:01 pm Civilian contractor shot dead on US base in IraqBAGHDAD (AP) -- A civilian contractor was shot and killed Sunday on an American military base in the Iraqi city of Tikrit and a U.S. soldier has been detained in connection with the incident, the military said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 13 Sep 2009 | 9:51 pm Pace of new stimulus spending slowsThe government handed out stimulus money far more slowly this summer than it had in the first weeks after the massive economic ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Sep 2009 | 9:50 pm Military considers revised medical training for troopsTroops trained in advanced trauma care could prevent up to 20% of combat deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military's top medical ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Sep 2009 | 9:43 pm Immigration raids yield jobs for legal workersA significant number of native-born Americans have replaced suspected illegal immigrant workers, a new reports says.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Sep 2009 | 9:33 pm Giraffe-faced man fights camera finesPHOENIX - State police in Arizona aren't chuckling at a driver who triggered freeway speed cameras more than 80 times in a year while wearing monkey or giraffe masks.The Arizona Department of Public Safety says the driver...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Sep 2009 | 9:04 pm Bride's body found in wall - on wedding dayNEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Police today said they found what they believe is the body of a Yale University graduate student and bride-to-be hidden inside the wall of a university building where she was last seen five days before.New...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Sep 2009 | 8:20 pm Leader of Norwegian Conservative Party Erna Solberg (L) and leader of Progress Party Siv JensenLeader of Norwegian Conservative Party Erna Solberg (L) and leader of Progress Party Siv Jensen are pictured during a meeting in the Norwegian Parliament in Oslo on September 7. Norway's right-wing opposition...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Sep 2009 | 8:15 pm Pie-chart showing the composition of Norway's outgoing parliamentPie-chart showing the composition of Norway's outgoing parliament. Norwegians vote Monday in a general election that is expected to be a close race, as the outgoing left-wing coalition fights for survival...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Sep 2009 | 8:15 pm Jens Stoltenberg (C), Prime Minister and leader of the Norwegian Labour Party, prepares to voteJens Stoltenberg (C), Prime Minister and leader of the Norwegian Labour Party, prepares to vote for the Norwegian election in Oslo on September 13.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Sep 2009 | 8:15 pm Women's rights a priority for Obama panelSome women's groups say President Obama is running an administration more focused on women's issues and equality than any before ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Sep 2009 | 7:51 pm Samoa's switch to left claims first victimSamoa's radical road switch has claimed its first casualty - a boy hit by a wayward bus.Five days after the Pacific nation switched to driving on the left, a major accident has been reported.A bus driving on the wrong side...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Sep 2009 | 7:45 pm Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke BuedenbenderGerman Foreign Minister and Social Democrats (SPD) main candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender arrive ahead of Germany's fourth ever TV election debate in Berlin. German Chancellor...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Sep 2009 | 7:37 pm Angela Merkel is seen on the screen as journalists follow the TV election debateJournalists follow the TV election debate between German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU, on screen) and Social Democrats' (SPD) main candidate and challenge Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the broadcasting studio...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Sep 2009 | 7:37 pm U.S. soldier in Iraq arrested in contractor killingBAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier in Iraq was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of shooting dead a civilian contractor on the U.S. military's Camp Speicher, its main base in northern Iraq, a U.S. military spokesman said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Sep 2009 | 7:23 pm Video: Shanghai Market SoaringChina's economy has weathered the world recession fairly well. As Terry McCarthy reports, one major Chinese city, the real estate market is booming like its 2007.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Sep 2009 | 7:15 pm Video: Still Counting VotesAs the vote-counting of the Afghan election continues, officials say president Karzai is still ahead in the election. As Mandy Clark reports, U.N. backed monitors say many votes could be worthless.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Sep 2009 | 7:10 pm Militant group claims rocket attacks on IsraelDUBAI (Reuters) - A militant group claiming links to al Qaeda said on Monday it was behind the firing of rockets into northern Israel last week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Sep 2009 | 7:08 pm 37 killed in fire at Kazakh drug rehab clinicTALDYKORGAN, Kazakhstan (AP) -- Fire roared through a drug treatment center in Kazakhstan with a history of safety violations, killing 37 people Sunday as patients tried to escape through barred windows, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 13 Sep 2009 | 6:35 pm Global poll sees support for spending stimulusLONDON (Reuters) - Most people around the world support significantly increasing government spending to counter the economic crisis, according to a 20-nation opinion poll released on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Sep 2009 | 6:26 pm French girl, 8, found encased in concreteThe parents of a eight-year-old girl whose body was found encased in concrete in France have been held on suspicion of manslaughter, official sources say reports the BBC .Marina Sabatier (8), was discovered at her father's workplace...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Sep 2009 | 6:02 pm UK girl, 8, found hangedAn eight-year-old girl was found hanged in her bedroom, police said today. The girl was found at her home in Nottinghamshire, England at about 9.15am yesterday (local time).The girl lived with her family in Moor Street, which...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Sep 2009 | 5:38 pm Tsvangarai accuses Mugabe of party persecutionZimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has accused President Robert Mugabe, of persecuting his party, MDC group, after a high-level EU delegation called for Zimbabwe's two main political parties to work together.The BBC...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Sep 2009 | 5:14 pm Thousands pay respects to Cuban revolutionary heroHAVANA (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Cubans lined up Sunday to pay their respects to Juan Almeida Bosque, a vice president and hero of the country's 1959 revolution whose death at the age of 82 further thinned the ranks of this communist-run country's old-guard leaders....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 13 Sep 2009 | 5:12 pm Overweight plane barely avoids crashDetails have emerged of how an Airbus carrying 275 passengers and 18 crew disappeared off radar screens soon after a botched take-off from Melbourne airport and narrowly avoided crashing into a densely populated residential area.It...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Sep 2009 | 5:03 pm $1 mill reward for stolen Warhol sports portraitsLOS ANGELES - A $1 million (NZ$1.4 million) reward has been offered for information leading to the return of the stolen Andy Warhol paintings.A unique series of Andy Warhol pieces, including portraits of Muhammad Ali, Jack Nicklaus,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Sep 2009 | 4:49 pm US 'prostitute' advised to lie to IRSBALTIMORE, United States US Nonprofit housing group ACORN has fired two employees at its Baltimore office after they were seen on a hidden-camera video giving dubious advice to a man posing as a pimp and a woman pretending to be...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Sep 2009 | 4:25 pm Brother of Bin Laden Dies in Saudi ArabiaThe family of Osama bin Laden has announced the death of one of the terror mastermind's brothers.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Sep 2009 | 11:45 am Civilian Contractor Killed on U.S. Base in IraqA civilian contractor was shot and killed Sunday on an American military base in the Iraqi city of Tikrit and a soldier has been detained, the U.S. military said.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Sep 2009 | 11:41 am New Legal Rights for Afghan DetaineesPentagon Initiates Program for Hundreds Held at Bagram, Who Can Now Call Witnesses, Submit Evidence in Their DefenseSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am Yemeni Child Bride, 12, Dies in LaborSevere Bleeding After Struggling 3 Days to Give Birth; More Than a Quarter of Country's Females Marry Before Age 15Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Sep 2009 | 10:30 am Israeli President Leaves Hospital After Fainting on StageIsraeli President Shimon Peres was discharged from a Tel Aviv hospital on Sunday, a day after fainting on stage during a talk.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Sep 2009 | 8:39 am Gunmen Kill Policeman's Sleeping Family in IraqGunmen broke into the home of a Kurdish policeman in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk early Sunday, killing his wife and three children execution-style with shots to the head as they slept, authorities said.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Sep 2009 | 8:23 am Dozens of Taliban Killed After U.S. Deaths3 American Troops Ambushed in Western Province; German Foreign Ministry Advocates Preparing for WithdrawalSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Sep 2009 | 6:30 am 6 Workers Fall 20 Stories, Die in Elevator ShaftThe accident occurred at the International Commerce Center, which will be 118 stories high when completed next year, making it one of the world's tallest buildings and the highest in Hong Kong.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Sep 2009 | 4:22 am Netanyahu: Gaps With U.S. Remain on PeacemakingIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says differences remain with the U.S. over the conditions necessary to resume peacemaking with the Palestinians.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Sep 2009 | 4:01 am Report: Propaganda Launched for N. Korean SuccessionNorth Korea has launched a public propaganda campaign to prepare its people for the succession of Kim Jong Il's youngest son as leader, a news report said Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Sep 2009 | 3:42 am Civilian Contractor Shot Dead on U.S. Base in IraqA civilian contractor was shot and killed on an American military base in the Iraqi city of Tikrit and a U.S. soldier has been detained in connection with the incident, the military said.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Sep 2009 | 3:32 am Shimon Peres Leaves Hospital After Fainting on StageIsraeli President Shimon Peres was discharged from a Tel Aviv hospital on Sunday, a day after fainting on stage during a talk.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Sep 2009 | 3:22 am Dozens of Taliban Killed in Hours-Long Afghan BattleA battle in western Afghanistan that included airstrikes killed dozens of Taliban militants after an insurgent ambush left three U.S. troops dead, an Afghan official said Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Sep 2009 | 2:52 am
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