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Pope recalls communist-era evils in Czech visitPRAGUE (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI recalled the evils of the communist era Saturday as he began a three-day pilgrimage to the Czech Republic, and he urged the fiercely secular nation to rediscover its Christian roots....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:36 am Pope recalls communist-era evils in Czech visit (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:30 am Live - Singapore GP final practiceChampionship leader Jenson Button and his title rivals prepare for qualifying during final practice for the Singapore Grand Prix.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:24 am Less Celebrated Events In American HistoryHere are some of the interesting facts that you must have missed.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am AP sources: Gitmo may not be shut by Jan. deadline (AP)
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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am There's Only One Giant Panda (PICS)In our online poll, an overwhelming 78.8% of you voted to continue conservation efforts to save the beleaguered panda. Here is a collection of photos of the panda in its natural environment.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am Obama demands Iran come clean on nuclear programPITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Bolstered by other world powers, U.S. President Barack Obama demanded on Friday that Iran come clean about its nuclear program or face "sanctions that have bite" after the disclosure of a secret uranium enrichment plant.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:02 am Republican says Dems ignoring health care concerns - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:01 am Korean families in rare reunionA group of elderly South Koreans makes a rare journey across the border to visit long-lost relatives in the North.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:01 am Republican says Dems ignoring health care concernsRepublicans say Democrats have ignored the public's concerns in drafting new health care legislation under debate in the Senate Finance Committee.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am Obama issues ultimatum to Iran on nukesNot letting up on Iran, President Barack Obama said Saturday that the Islamic republic must take action to demonstrate its peaceful intentions after the discovery of a covert nuclear facility or it will be held accountable by the world's nations.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am Suicide bombs kill 16, wound about 150 in PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Two suicide car bombs killed 16 people and wounded about 150 others in separate attacks in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the Taliban warned suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an offensive. A third bomb injured four in the restive region....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:57 am Suicide bombs kill 16, wound about 150 in Pakistan (AP)
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:54 am Twin car bomb attacks kill 16 in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two car-bomb blasts killed at least 16 people in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, evidence militants still have power to strike despite the death of a top Taliban commander last month.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:52 am White Sox get in Detroit's way with 2-0 win (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:50 am New Research Shows Mountains May Be Cradles of EvolutionGrowing mountains may give rise to new species — and not simply provide a refuge to species whose traditional habitats have been lost, US scientists suggest.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:50 am Analysis: Can G-20 succeed where G-8 failed? (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:49 am Pope Visits Czechs - but Faith-Wise, Few Are Mates20 years after collapse of communism, the pope visits an increasingly aloof Czech RepublicSource: ABC News: International | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:49 am Blasts rock north-west PakistanAt least 16 people die in two suicide car bomb attacks in north-west Pakistan, raising fears of a new Taliban offensive.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:47 am No 'perfect' answers in Afghanistan: Obama - AFP
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:45 am German politicians stage last campaign ralliesBERLIN (AP) -- Germany's political parties are holding final rallies for national elections after Islamic militants warned of retribution for the country's presence in Afghanistan....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:40 am German politicians stage last campaign ralliesGermany's political parties are holding final rallies for national elections after Islamic militants warned of retribution for the country's presence in Afghanistan. Germany holds...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:40 am 20 Tattoos You Don't Want To Get Especially If You're A GirlWe all make mistakes. But sometimes people make them with permanent ink. If you’re female, we recommend you not make the following tattoo errors. Something tells us you’ll live to regret it. Check out the 20 Tattoos You Don’t Want To Get Especially If You’re A Lady.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:40 am Britain's Labour Party seeks winning formulaLONDON (AP) -- It's a challenging time for British politics - not to mention Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party, which starts its annual convention Sunday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:38 am Britain's Labour Party seeks winning formulaIt's a challenging time for British politics _ not to mention Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party, which starts its annual convention Sunday. The gathering will be one of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:38 am Angela Merkel has won plaudits at home and abroad for her steady and calm leadership through the global financial crisisA Christian Democratic Union (CDU) volunteer stands next to a poster featuring German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a campaign booth in Berlin on September 25. Germany's rival politicians were making their...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:29 am Battle for votes as German election gets tighter. Duration: 01:55Chancellor Angela Merkel and her rivals are scrambling for last-minute votes ahead of an election that will decide the coalition that must pull Europe's top economy out of its worst post-war crisis. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:29 am Germany federal election. FLASH GRAPHIC.Interactive graphic on the federal election in Germany. The country goes to the polls on September 27. Includes the composition of the outgoing Bundestag and profiles of the main rivals.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:29 am The SPD candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier issued a rousing clarion call to some 10,000 supporters in BerlinGerman Foreign Minister and the Social Democrats party (SPD) election candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses an election rally in front of the Brandenburg gate in Berlin on September 25. Germany's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:29 am German election rivals in final pushGermany's rival politicians made their final pleas for votes on Saturday, the last day of campaigning for a tense election that is forecast to hand Chancellor Angela Merkel a second term inSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:29 am Attorney assembling team for Zazi in New York - Newsday
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:16 am Security was relatively light in Yangon on the anniversary of the 2007 protests and there was no sign of any protestsBuddhist monks walk inside the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon. Myanmar opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi has eased her stance on sanctions, her lawyer said, as the country marked the second anniversary of the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:11 am Western sanctions were stepped up after the junta crushed protests led by Buddhist monks on September 26, 2007Fact file on sanctions imposed by the EU and the US against Myanmar. Myanmar opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi has eased her stance on sanctions, her lawyer said, as the country marked the second anniversary...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:11 am Aung San Suu Kyi has written to the junta offering suggestions about how to get sanctions against the country liftedMyanmar opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi (seen here in 1995) has eased her stance on sanctions, her lawyer said, as the country marked the second anniversary of the junta's bloody crackdown on monk-led...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:11 am Myanmar's Suu Kyi eases sanctions stanceMyanmar opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi has eased her stance on sanctions, her lawyer said Saturday, as the country marked the second anniversary of the junta's bloody crackdown on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:11 am Embryo mix-up woman gives birthA US woman who was implanted with the wrong embryo in a fertility treatment mix-up has given birth to a boy.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:11 am Hong Kong publisher to issue banned China bookA Hong Kong publisher best known for a memoir of the Chinese premier ousted for opposing a crackdown on student protesters in Tiananmen Square is releasing a critique of authoritarian rule that is banned in mainland China.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:10 am German politicians stage last campaign ralliesGermany's political parties are holding final rallies for national elections after Islamic militants warned of retribution for the country's presence in Afghanistan.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:04 am Suicide bombs kill 16, wound about 150 in PakistanTwo suicide car bombs killed 16 people and wounded about 150 others in separate attacks in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the Taliban warned suicide strikes were coming...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:03 am Ugandan gorillas get friendly on FacebookHe's hairy, his table manners are atrocious, and he wants to be your friend on Facebook.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:58 am Britain's Labour Party seeks winning formulaIt's a challenging time for British politics — not to mention Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party, which starts its annual convention Sunday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:57 am Koreans, split by war for 56 years, meet to say goodbyeSEOUL (Reuters) - Ninety-seven South Koreans crossed a heavily armed border on Saturday to meet family members in the communist North in fleeting reunions arranged by the rivals split by war and ideology more than half a century ago.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:54 am U.S.: Zazi likely wanted 9/11 attack
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:52 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:52 am Harvesting votesLisbon Treaty message reaches rural IrelandSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:45 am Afghan civilian deaths hit record high in AugustKABUL (AP) -- Rising violence ahead of Afghanistan's disputed presidential election made August the deadliest month of the year for civilians, the U.N. said, warning in a new report that attacks could spike again when the final vote results are announced....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:41 am Afghan civilian deaths hit record high in AugustRising violence ahead of Afghanistan's disputed presidential election made August the deadliest month of the year for civilians, the U.N. said, warning in a new report that attacks could...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:41 am At least 23 arrests as Queen's University parties despite homecoming cancellationKINGSTON, Ont. - They cancelled homecoming at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., but it didn't stop the party. Police say booze-fuelled bashes at on campus houses in a residential ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:37 am Pakistan court adjourns Mumbai attacks hearingISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court adjourned until October 3 a hearing for seven Islamist militants suspected of involvement in last year's attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people, a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:34 am Analysis: Wrestling with how to talk about raceFor a while, it almost seemed as if President Barack Obama had soothed the angst over race in this country simply by taking office. The focus was on big issues facing a new president — one who just happened to be black.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:32 am Blown Away: Murder and Mayhem During the 80's in the OCWhen it comes to the coked-out 1980s, South Florida tends to get all the attention. But there was another hot zone for murder and mayhem during cocaine's heyday: Orange County, California.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:30 am Massive police presence in Pittsburgh takes fight out of protesters - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:26 am Palin reappears, boosts finances with Asia speechFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin emerged from a two-month absence from public view in an unlikely manner: with a closed-door speech, heavy on foreign policy, to a group of investors in Hong Kong.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:22 am Pope visits Czechs - but faith-wise, few are matesPope Benedict XVI begins a three-day pilgrimage Saturday to the Czech Republic, where people increasingly have become cool to religion since overthrowing a communist regime that ruthlessly persecuted the Roman Catholic Church.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:15 am 12 killed in 2 explosions in northwestern Pakistan+(Kyodo) _ At least 12 people were killed and 60 injured in two separate bombing incidents in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, police said. In the first incident, an explosives-laden...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:12 am Clinton Wanted to Mail His Ear to NEWSWEEK? Huh?(From Taylor Branch's upcoming book about Bill Clinton) Clinton told Gore, "To gain votes, he would let Gore cut off his ear and mail it to reporter Michael Isikoff of Newsweek....
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:10 am Sumo: Main bouts for final day of autumn sumo+(Kyodo) _ Makuuchi division bouts for Sunday, the final day of the 15- day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan (+ prefix denotes juryo division wrestler): Kokkai x - xSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:06 am Renowned Spanish pianist de Larrocha dies at 86Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha, who thrilled music listeners for decades with polished and enthralling interpretations of great classical works and Spanish masters, has died aged 86.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:01 am Speed Kills: The 20 Best Movie Car ChasesWhether buddy cop comedies, old school crime dramas, B movie tributes or mega sci-fi/superhero franchises, the car chase is the go-to plot device for action writers and filmmakers. Here's a list of the best 20 of those car chases.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:00 am The Sydney Harbour Bridge is shrouded in a blanket of dustThe Sydney Harbour Bridge is shrouded in a blanket of dust on Wednesday. Sydney was again bathed in an eerie glow Saturday as dust from Australia's red desert centre settled over the city for the second...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:53 am Upbeat G20 faces credibility test on markets, climatePITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Group of 20 rich and developing economies, fresh from a triumphant show of unity at Pittsburgh, faces months of deal-making and communication to markets that will test its credibility as the premier global forum for economic cooperation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:51 am For Kirk, 'sobering, emotional' - Boston Globe
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:50 am Gaddafi in Lockerbie family talksLibya's Col Muammar Gadaffi meets some of the relatives of the victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:42 am Suicide bombs kill 12, wound scores in Pakistan
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:40 am Honduran interim leader: No meeting with ZelayaTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras' interim leader says ousted President Manuel Zelaya might be allowed to leave the foreign embassy where he has taken refuge without being arrested if he is granted political asylum outside the country....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:27 am American claims mistreatment in Myanmar prisonYANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- The U.S. Embassy said Friday it has made a formal complaint to Myanmar's military government after a Myanmar-born American claimed he was mistreated in prison....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:17 am Great ***** Eat Bats In Times Of NeedNecessity is the mother of invention: Great ***** eat hibernating common pipistrelle bats under harsh conditions of snow cover. This remarkable newly-acquired behaviour was observed by researchers in a cave in Hungary. When the researchers offered the birds alternative feed, they ate it and showed little or no interest in flying into the cave again.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:10 am Manson follower Susan Atkins dies in prison - San Francisco Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:07 am Venezuela Seeking Uranium With Iran's HelpIran is helping Venezuela to detect uranium deposits and initial evaluations suggest reserves are significant, the South American government said Friday.Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:07 am Planning to Blow Up Dallas? Don't Chat About It OnlinePlus other handy social media tips for aspiring terrorists.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Islamic prayers at the CapitolThousands of Muslims gather for 'A Day of Islamic Unity' meant to show the 'peace, beauty' of their religion. Some conservatives and Christians objected to the event.Thousands of Muslims, prostrating themselves in prayer, gathered just feet from the Capitol on Friday for "A Day of Islamic Unity," an event intended to showcase what organizers called the "peace, beauty and solidarity" of Islam.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Susan Atkins dies at 61; imprisoned Charles Manson followerCalifornia's longest-serving female inmate, she was involved in one of modern history's most shocking crimes -- the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders that terrorized Los Angeles.Susan Atkins, who committed one of modern history's most notorious crimes when she joined Charles Manson and his gang for a string of killings in 1969 that terrorized Los Angeles and put her in prison for the rest of her life, has died. She was 61.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am In northern India, village elders order 'honor killings'The issue is especially of concern in Haryana, where members of the Jat ethnic community bar youth living within small clusters of villages from intermarrying. Defiance is met with threats, and death.Ved Pal Maun, 27, was something of a catch in this small farm community northwest of New Delhi. But his family members rejected several marriage offers; they said he just wasn't ready.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am State parks to stay open, but with cuts in hours and maintenancePark supporters welcome Schwarzenegger's plan, but one docent says it 'doesn't fix the problem of funding.'Backing away from the possible closure of dozens of state parks, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a plan Friday that would keep them all open for now, but warned that most would see reduced hours of operation and maintenance levels.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Republicans want answers in NEA flapYosi Sergant, a National Endowment for the Arts official, resigns after urging support for Obama's community service efforts. Republican senators want assurances that the law wasn't broken.Ten Republican senators have written to National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman, expressing concern that the Obama administration may have violated federal law by trying to use the agency for political purposes -- something the White House and NEA have denied.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Suspected terrorist may have planned 9/11 anniversary attackNajibullah Zazi 'was intent on making a bomb and being in New York on 9/11, for purposes of perhaps using such items,' a federal lawyer says in a hearing to pave the way for his transfer from Denver.A Denver man accused of plotting a terrorist attack in the United States had apparently planned to set off a bomb in New York on the most recent anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal prosecutor said Friday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am G-20 leaders pledge to phase out fossil fuel subsidiesThe pledge, though purposely vague, is clearly directed at tax breaks and government assistance for oil, coal and other fossil fuels. It wins praise from environmentalists.World leaders at the Group of 20 summit pledged to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels in the "medium term" Friday, a nebulous goal that the leaders nevertheless said could make a noticeable dent in global warming.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Will it work?Can G20's new measures tackle the next crisis?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Sep 2009 | 12:41 am Army to allow Iraq war objector to resign
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 12:27 am 'Bad sign' for Deval PatrickGubernatorial rivals and pundits yesterday pounced on the departure of Gov. Deval Patrick's budget czar, saying the mass exodus of several staffers and Patrick's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Sep 2009 | 12:03 am District Attorney off fatal crash caseEssex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett - under fire from the grieving father of a Marblehead teen struck down in a tragic car accident - recused his office from investigating...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Sep 2009 | 12:03 am Red Sox falter, but Jon Lester 'OK' after liner scareNEW YORK - The Red Sox lost a game to the New York Yankees last night, but far more importantly, it appears they did not lose prized starter Jon Lester in the process. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Sep 2009 | 12:02 am Want to be mayor, John? Better get off the radioIt's time to embrace your birthright, Mr. Tory
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:57 pm Breathe easy: Title hopes still aliveNEW YORK - The announcement was made at 8:49 last night at Yankee Stadium: Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester had suffered a "contusion of the right quadriceps," and...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:56 pm Radio's rude awakeningAnnoying morning offerings range from the perky-plain to downright porny
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:56 pm News a relief to teammatesNEW YORK - The score, suddenly, didn't matter much. The only thing the Red Sox knew was that a line drive off the bat of Yankee outfielder Melky Cabrera had struck...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:52 pm Terry Francona's a survivorNEW YORK - One time zone away and half a continent away from where his night had begun, Terry Francona woke up yesterday as the second-winningest manager in Red Sox history. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:48 pm Suicide bomber kills six, injures 67Taliban spokesman claims responsibility after explosive-laden car rams into police station
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:46 pm Zambrano’s gem drops Giants, holds off Cards
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:45 pm Billy Wagner new to old rivalryNEW YORK - It's standard operating procedure for a rookie member of the Red Sox or Yankees to stand in front of his locker and talk about his introduction to baseball's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:44 pm O'Brien injured during Tonight Show stuntProduction halted after host hits head during a stunt
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:42 pm Daisuke Matsuzaka takes mound todayNEW YORK - With a playoff berth close to being sewn up, one could look at the rest of the Red Sox schedule as an exercise in playing out the string. That is the case in large...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:41 pm Suicide attack kills 6 in PakistanPolice say at least two people have died in a suicide attack at a police station in northwest Pakistan.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:41 pm Conan O'Brien hits head during 'Tonight' stuntLOS ANGELES - Conan O'Brien hit his head during a stunt for the "Tonight Show" on Friday and the production was halted, NBC said. O'Brien was being...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:38 pm The party rages on at Queen'sAt least a dozen arrests made at campus parties despite homecoming cancellation
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:36 pm Yankees-Red Sox feud hits nadirBALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. - A fourth-grader in the Syracuse suburbs has found out first-hand about the heated rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Nathan...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:35 pm New Iran uranium enrichment site raises concernsVIENNA (AP) -- Iran's newly revealed uranium enrichment plant is a heavily guarded, still-unfinished underground facility in the arid mountains near the holy city of Qom that will be able to produce nuclear fuel - or the payload for atomic warheads, Western intelligence officials and diplomats said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:29 pm Clintons share stage, kiss during global initiative event - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:28 pm Army to allow Iraq war objector to resignThe Army is allowing the first commissioned officer to be court-martialed for refusing to go to Iraq to resign from the service, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:24 pm An elderly injured Pakistani man arrives at a hospital after a suicide attack on a police station in the Mandan areaAn elderly injured Pakistani man arrives at a hospital after a suicide attack on a police station in the Mandan area on the outskirts of Bannu town on September 26, 2009. A suicide bomber blew up a truck...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:24 pm Pakistani police secure the site after a suicide blast on a police station in the Mandan area on the outskirts of BannuPakistani police secure the site after a suicide blast on a police station in the Mandan area on the outskirts of Bannu town on September 26, 2009. A suicide bomber blew up a truck packed with explosives...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:24 pm Burris leads Stampeders past LionsHenry Burris runs for pair of touchdowns and threw for another to lead Calgary to a 27-18 win over B.C.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:16 pm Pre-trial conditions violate rights, gang slaying suspect saysAccused in Surrey Six slayings files constitutional challenge
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:14 pm Refunds after Eurostar breakdownsAbout 1,000 Eurostar passengers are to be given refunds after a power cut left them stranded in France for several hours.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:10 pm Rich nations give India and China more sway in IMFWorld leaders trumpet new global economic as old industrialized elites cede influence to fast-growing developing powers
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:03 pm Egyptian minister urges swap for Israeli soldierUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Egypt's foreign minister urged Israel on Friday to release 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for an Israeli soldier captured in 2006....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:43 pm Separated Koreans prepare for family reunionsSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Lee Sun-ok fled from North to South Korea to escape chaotic fighting during the Korean War, boarding a ship along with thousands of other people in December 1950. There was no time to say goodbye to her loved ones....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:28 pm Medical pot proposal erases compassionL.A. needs to regulate pot dispensaries, but this plan goes too far.She didn't know whether she'd have the nerve to speak. But Judy Bowen signed the list and took a seat amid the pot smokers and growers, the lawyers and doctors, the Rastafarians and AIDS patients crowded into the Los Angeles City Council hearing room.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:16 pm Obama's focus shifts from engaging Iran
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:14 pm Sources: Gitmo might not close by January
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:58 pm Protesters, police clash after G20 in PittsburghPITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Police and anti-capitalist protesters clashed at the University of Pittsburgh campus on Friday evening, hours after the Group of 20 summit of rich and developing nations ended.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:52 pm Leaders Damp Hope for Honduras Deal - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 25 Sep 2009 | 8:59 pm Bomb plot suspect said to have eyed 9/11 attackDENVER (Reuters) - The Afghan-born man at the center of an anti-terrorism probe was determined to make a bomb and perhaps detonate it in New York City on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, before he was thwarted by authorities, a U.S. prosecutor said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Sep 2009 | 8:28 pm What Just Happened at the G-20?An Iran bombshell, a bankers' bonus deal, and a climate-change cop-out. The Daily Beast presents the highs and lows of the G-20 summit.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 25 Sep 2009 | 8:24 pm NZ in good position to get on UN Security Council - KeyNEW YORK - New Zealand has a good chance of winning a seat on the United Nations Security Council, Prime Minister John Key says.Mr Key this evening (about 11am NZT) addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York for...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Sep 2009 | 8:24 pm Video: Stunning Nuclear Iran ClaimPresident Barack Obama surprised many throughout the international community over his allegations that Iran has been operating a second secret nuclear test facility. Chip Reid reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Sep 2009 | 8:20 pm Gadhafi meets some Flight 103 familiesLibyan leader Moammar Gadhafi met with two family members of victims of the 1998 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Sep 2009 | 8:20 pm Video: Secret Nuclear Weapons?There has been a great deal of speculation as to whether or not Iranian officials have been secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons. David Martin reports on the revelation of a secret test site.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Sep 2009 | 8:20 pm Video: Exclusive: UN SecurityWith so many foreign dignitaries at the UN this week, keeping them safe is a monumental task. Many are protected by agents from a little known division of the State Department. Armen Keteyian reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Sep 2009 | 8:16 pm Five U.S. troops killed in southern AfghanistanThree are slain in a roadside bombing, and two in other attacks.Five American troops were killed late Thursday and early Friday in southern Afghanistan, adding to the security and political concerns in the troubled nation.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Sep 2009 | 8:16 pm Video: Preventing Another Global CrisisAt the G20 summit in Pittsburgh, world leaders took aim at executive bonuses among other things. Anthony Mason reports on the new guidelines for the global economy.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Sep 2009 | 8:15 pm Obama hails 'tough regulations'World leaders at the G20 summit have agreed tough financial rules to avert another global crisis, US President Barack Obama says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Sep 2009 | 8:08 pm Passionate angerThe G20 protesters in Pittsburgh lacked clear focusSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Sep 2009 | 7:50 pm Military Leaders Discuss Afghanistan Troop LevelsChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen officer flew to Europe on Friday to talk to Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander in the Afghanistan war, about how many troops he needs to turn around the faltering campaign. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Sep 2009 | 7:47 pm Olmert Corruption Trial Begins In IsraelThe trial of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges began Friday in Jerusalem. Among other things, Olmert is accused of receiving illegal contributions from a Jewish-American businessman. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Sep 2009 | 7:41 pm AP: Gitmo might not close by JanuaryThe White House acknowledged for the first time Friday that it might not be able to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Sep 2009 | 7:38 pm Clinton initiative raises more than $8 billion
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 7:02 pm Kirk Is Sworn In As Kennedy's Interim SuccessorFormer Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk's swearing in by Vice President Joe Biden gave Senate Democrats a filibuster-resistant, 60-vote majority with the health care fight at a critical juncture. He will serve in the interim post until Massachusetts voters pick a replacement in a Jan. 19 special election. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:58 pm 3 Leaders Blast Iran's Secret Nuclear SiteObama, Sarkozy and Brown publicly demand inspection of previously secret site.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:49 pm Fanged frog, 162 other new species found
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:34 pm Witness: Census worker's hanging body boundA part-time census worker found hanging in a rural Kentucky cemetery was naked, gagged and had his hands and feet bound with ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:32 pm Witness: Hanged Census Worker Was Naked, BoundJerry Weaver of Fairfield, Ohio, said he was visiting the graves of relatives when he came across the body of 51-year-old Bill Sparkman on Sept. 12. "The only thing he had on was a pair of socks," Weaver said. "And they had duct-taped his hands, his wrists. He had duct tape over his eyes, and they gagged him with a red rag or something." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:27 pm Obama: G-20 brought economy back from brinkWorld leaders set a course from recession to what they hope will be long-term recovery Friday by agreeing to seek a better ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Sep 2009 | 5:50 pm Ahmadinejad: Iran Not Violating Nuke RulesDefiant Iranian President Brushes Off Obama Criticism, Says IAEA Was Informed of New Enrichment FacilitySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Sep 2009 | 5:30 pm Allies: Iran risks sanctions with nuke programThe disclosure Friday that Iran is building a second underground uranium-enrichment facility will set back its nuclear program ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Sep 2009 | 5:23 pm Obama: Iran 'On Notice' Over Nuclear IntentionsNew revelations about Iran's nuclear intentions overshadowed the news of the day Friday at the G-20 summit, pushing down details of the economic conference in Pittsburgh. "The international community has spoken. It is now up to Iran to respond," Obama said. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Sep 2009 | 5:05 pm 'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling joins TwitterThe real J.K. Rowling has come to Twitter.Wanting to counter numerous fake Rowlings on Twitter, the "Harry Potter" author has set up her own account. But she warned that she didn't plan many tweets."I should flag up now that...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:29 pm West bakes as rain haunts East, Central regionsAs much of the central and eastern USA contends with showers this weekend, the western half of the nation will stay dry, with ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:19 pm CDC Taking Orders Next Week For Swine Flu VaccineThe first doses of swine flu vaccine should be headed your way within a week or two, says the CDC's chief. But the state-by-state distribution process — getting the right version to the right people — "is going to bumpy" at first. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:11 pm Dire poll ratings for Gordon Brown ahead of Labour conferenceGordon Brown has been unable to shift Labour's dire poll ratings ahead of the party's last annual conference before the election according to a poll for The Daily Telegraph.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:09 pm NZ to seek Security Council seat, Key tells UNNEW YORK - Prime Minister John Key used his speech to the United Nations General Assembly today to launch a campaign to get New Zealand a seat on the Security Council.The opening week of the General Assembly is intensely watched...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:49 pm MPs' expenses: defence spending 'at lowest level for 60 years'Gordon Brown has been accused of trying to cover up a fall in defence spending under Labour despite the increasing demands placed on the Armed Forces.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:45 pm Charges filed against Calif. wildfire arson suspectAuthorities say charges have been filed against a 16-year-old boy suspected in more than a dozen Southern California arson wildfires, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:38 pm MPs' expenses: Armed Forces starved of cash say familiesThe families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan have accused Gordon Brown of "starving" the Armed Forces of funds.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:32 pm MPs' expenses: Soldier tells of his disgust at greedDismay of Iraq veteran who worked in room where extravagant claims made by politicians were censored.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:12 pm Another dust storm hits SydneyTHE second dust storm this week has hit Sydney.Satellite photos indicate an area of dust particles swept up in the storm measures up to 200km wide, a Bureau of Meteorology spokesman said.Authorities have issued health warnings...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:12 pm Soldier's disgust at expenses greed of MPsSoldier who worked in room where MPs' expenses were censored tells of "disgust" at extravagant claims made by politicians.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:09 pm Senate healthcare bill unscathed after first weekWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A broad healthcare overhaul emerged unscathed on Friday from the first week of Senate committee debate, with Chairman Max Baucus keeping fellow Democrats in line and shielding key elements from Republican attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:02 pm Indonesian Mom Gives Birth to 19 lb BabyBoy Becomes Heaviest Newborn in Country's History; Mom and Baby in Good Health, Dad SaysSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:00 pm Prosecutor: Let Elizabeth Smart SpeakProsecutors asked a federal judge to allow Smart to testify in the competency hearing of the itinerant street preacher who allegedly forced her at knife point from her bedroom in 2002 and held her for nine months as a second wife. Ed Smart says his daughter's testimony will help show Brian David Mitchell is sane. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:56 pm U.S. "pay czar" Feinberg using formulas, not capsNEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's "pay czar" said on Friday he was using formulas and data analysis to determine executive compensation rather than relying on pay caps.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:55 pm U.S., Allies Warn Iran On Nuclear ProgramPresident Obama and the leaders of Britain and France said Friday Iran will be "held accountable" unless it discloses all of its nuclear efforts. The comments at a meeting of the Group of 20 economic powers in Pittsburgh follow revelations Iran possesses a previously secret nuclear facility. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:44 pm Video: The 19 Pound NewbornA newborn baby boy is thought to be Indonesia's heaviest at a record 19.2 pounds. Doctors said the infant came into the world via a 40-minute Caesarean section.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:07 pm Fury over Iran's nuclear revelationNEW YORK - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country has complied with rules of the UN nuclear agency which require that it is informed of any new enrichment facility six months before it becomes operational.He told...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:03 pm G-20 Eyes Deal On Bank ReservesG-20 leaders will likely leave Pittsburgh with an agreement to have banks build up their capital reserves while cutting back on bonuses and other forms of compensation. The new capital rules will be phased in and banks would have until the end of 2012 to meet the new requirements. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:00 pm WHO: Very few Tamiflu-resistant swine flu casesThe World Health Organization says 28 swine flu patients worldwide had viruses resistant to Tamiflu, but another antiviral still ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:50 pm Stress Confused Amanda Knox During GrillingExpert tells court Knox's cartwheels were an attempt to defuse stress.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:32 pm Bin laden Appeals to Europe: Keep out of Afghanistan or Expect RetaliationAl Qaeda releases its fourth tape in one week.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:30 pm Airlines Add $10 Surcharge On Busy Travel DaysAmerican and United airlines added the charge on most of their fares for travel on Nov. 29, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, and Jan. 2 and 3. On Friday, US Airways Group Inc. matched the surcharge, and FareCompare.com said Delta Air Lines Inc. added it, too. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:59 pm U.N. Assembly.: Serious Meeting - or No?Rundown of This Year's General Assembly Meeting; Nuclear Ambitions, Challenges to Peace and Spotlight-HoggingSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:17 pm Video: French View on EconomyAnthony Mason spoke with French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde about the status of the world economy and the Obama administration's efforts.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:17 pm Video: London Helicopter HeistA manhunt is on in Sweden for robbers who stole a helicopter and used it to rob a depot. Mark Phillips reports. To read more, go to Helicopter Thieves Thwart Swedish Police.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:09 pm Bin Laden demands Europe withdraw Afghanistan troopsDUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden demanded that European nations withdraw their troops from Afghanistan in a new audio tape aired on Friday, saying they were sacrificing men and money in an unjust U.S.-led war.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:07 pm U.S. commanders hold secret meeting on Afghan troopsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military official flew to Germany for an unannounced meeting on Friday with his commander in Afghanistan to discuss a request for more troops, military officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:06 pm Honduras Not Any Closer Getting Political Crisis ResolvedHonduras' coup-installed government plans to block the arrival of a commission of foreign ministers heading to the country this weekend to help resolve the country's political standoff, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias said Friday.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:56 am Mexican Authorities Arrest Drug Cartel MembersPolice have arrested five men accused of dozens of murders, including two mass killings at drug treatment centers in this northern Mexico border city.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:43 am Defense Witness Takes Stand in Amanda Knox TrialA neurologist testified Friday at the trial of an American student accused of killing her British roommate that stress could have affected her memory during questioning, news reports and a lawyer said.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:31 am U.S. officials say Iran's nuclear plant is no secret to themIntelligence officials say that they have known about the facility for years and that it's designed to hold enough centrifuges to possibly provide material for a single nuclear weapon each year.U.S. intelligence officials said today that they have known about a newly disclosed Iranian nuclear facility for several years -- possibly as early as 2006 -- and that its dimensions and design all but rule out any civilian nuclear purpose.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:01 am 5 U.S. Troops Killed in Southern Afghanistan5 U.S. troops killed in attacks in southern Afghanistan, military says.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:45 am Afghan Officials Race to Count Disputed BallotsAfghan election officials racing to meet a narrowing window for a possible presidential runoff said Friday they will recount a sample of 10 percent of suspect ballot boxes to speed long-delayed results of the disputed election.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:35 am FBI Now Investigating Somalia BombingFBI agents have taken DNA samples from a Somali man in Seattle to investigate whether his son was one of two suicide bombers who attacked an African Union peacekeeping base last week, a family friend says.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:14 am Hundreds of Thousands Still Displaced in Sri LankaA U.N. human rights expert on Friday visited Sri Lanka's military-run detention camps where nearly 300,000 war-displaced civilians have been held since the country's civil war ended four months ago.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:11 am William Hague on the Lisbon Treaty: the EU question that goes unansweredIn the final part of our series William Hague tells Benedict Brogan exactly where the Tories stand on the Lisbon Treaty.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:06 am Anti-Taleban tribal leaders die in ambushMilitants in Pakistan have attacked and killed tribal elders who were involved in setting up armed militias to try and protect their communities against the threat of the Taleban.At least nine people were killed in one attack...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Suu Kyi backs US talks with juntaImprisoned opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has signalled backing for America's move to engage directly with the military rulers of Myanmar.The policy shift underscores how the West's regime of sanctions has failed to bring...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Church free to abuse army familiesRICHMOND: A federal appeals court has thrown out a US$5 million ($7 million) verdict against fundamentalist Christian protesters who carried signs with inflammatory messages like "Thank God for dead soldiers" outside the Maryland...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Barbie signs up for silver screenLOS ANGELES - Call it blonde ambition. After 50 years, countless changes of costume, and more than 120 official jobs, Barbie has decided to take her golden hair, blue eyes and hourglass figure to its natural home: Hollywood.The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Fran O'Sullivan : Celebrity focus all a bit embarrassingWhy is it that the travelling press troupe following John Key about in New York are sending back mountains of celebrity-focused drivel ("colour" as it's known in the journalistic trade) at the expense of substantive reporting on what's...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Arrest Made in Terror Threat Against GermanyThe release of a third Al Qaeda video message in German this week shows that Germany must remain on alert before weekend parliamentary elections, officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:46 am Indonesians Rushing To See Giant BabyIndonesia's heaviest-ever newborn drew curious crowds Friday to a hospital where the boy named Akbar or the Great in Arabic came into the world at a record 19.2 pounds.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:27 am Former Israeli Leader Begins Corruption TrialFormer Israeli leader Ehud Olmert vigorously proclaimed his innocence Friday at a Jerusalem court hearing that marked the first time a current or past Israeli prime minister has stood trial.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:09 am Israel's Former PM Olmert in Court on TrialOlmert becomes the first prime minister of Israel to stand trial for corruption.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Sep 2009 | 8:50 am MPs' expenses mole: anger over Armed Forces' treatment led to leakExpenses mole saw the lavish taxpayer expenses MPs were claiming and felt dutybound to blow the whistle.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:10 am Palau Creates World's First Shark SanctuaryTiny Palau with just 1 patrol boat creates world's first shark sanctuary.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:06 am
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