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Suicide car bombing in Pakistan kills 41PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide car bombing targeting Pakistani troops killed 41 people Monday, the fourth grisly militant attack in just over a week, as the Taliban pledged to mobilize fighters across the country for more strikes....Source: AP Top International News At 6:39 a... | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:39 am Ozawa indicates big DPJ win in upper house poll will not affect coalition+KOFU, Japan, Oct. 12 (Kyodo) _ Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa indicated Monday that his party will seek to maintain the coalition framework with two smaller...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:37 am Post-mortem due on Boyzone starA post-mortem examination is to be carried out this week to determine how Boyzone star Stephen Gately died.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:37 am Clerics outraged at unveiled Miss IndonesiaClerics in Indonesia's conservative Muslim province of Aceh voice outrage after an Acehnese woman is named Miss Indonesia.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:36 am Man killed in Vermont car crashPITTSFORD, Vt. - Police say a man has been killed in a car crash in Pittsford, Vt. Forty-seven-year-old Joseph Bourgeois of Pittsford was pronounced dead at the scene...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:35 am Pakistan says 41 killed in market bombingA suicide car bombing targeting Pakistani troops killed 41 people Monday, the fourth grisly militant attack in just over a week, as the Taliban pledged to mobilize fighters across the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:35 am 'Cabela's Outdoor Adventures' video game availableSIDNEY, Neb. - Outdoorsmen who are stuck inside now have another option to occupy their free time because the "Cabela's Outdoor Adventures" video game is now...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:34 am Rescuers respond to injured Mass. hiker in NHALBANY, N.H. - Rescuers came to the aid of an injured man who was hiking up a trail to meet his family on New Hampshire's Mount Chocoura in Albany. The Fish and Game...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:33 am Spectacular fire consumes former nightclubSHREWSBURY - A century-old abandoned building that was once a popular nightclub in Shrewsbury has been destroyed in a spectacular fire. The nearly 22,000 square-foot building...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:32 am Bomb kills 41 as Taliban claim 22-hour standoffA suicide car bombing targeting Pakistani troops killed 41 people Monday, the fourth grisly militant attack in just over a week,
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:32 am Weekend starsDIVISION 1-1A Inclement weather Friday night couldn't slow down Conor Ressel as he rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries and...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:31 am UK's Brown plans to announce asset sale - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:31 am Extra coffins needed in storm-hit Philippine areaBAGUIO, Philippines (AP) -- Authorities sent more than 200 coffins Monday to the typhoon-battered northern Philippines for the grim task of burying the storm's victims, including a family of eight whose house was buried under a torrent of mud....Source: AP Top International News At 6:39 a... | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:31 am Extra coffins needed in storm-hit Philippine area (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Big success at Pope JohnPope John was a prime candidate to be the next high school football team headed to the graveyard. The evidence certainly pointed in that direction. The school was without...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Gay rights marchers in DC: 'We won't back down' (AP)
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:28 am Suicide car bombing in Pakistan kills 41Militants took at least a dozen soldiers hostage inside an intelligence wing of the army headquarters after they and others attacked the complex in an audacious assault on Pakistan's most powerful institution. The show of strength comes ahead of an expected offensive on their stronghold along the Afghan border. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:27 am Suicide car bombing in Pakistan kills 41 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:27 am UAE jails US citizen for 'terror links'An Emirates court convicts US-Lebanese citizen Naji Hamdan on terrorism-related charges and jails him for 18 months.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:26 am Cambodia asks border dispute with Thailand be on ASEAN summit agenda+(Kyodo) _ The Cambodian government proposed Monday that its border dispute with Thailand be on the agenda of summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders and their dialogue...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:25 am British lawmakers to repay expensesLONDON - Dozens of British lawmakers - and possibly Prime Minister Gordon Brown - are being asked to pay back disputed expense claims.Legislators returning to Parliament on Monday after a summer recess are awaiting letters from...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:25 am Kenya warned over Somali 'troops'Somali fighters accuse Kenya of recruiting soldiers to fight against them, and threaten retaliation.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:24 am Sudanese to hang over US killingA Sudanese court upholds a death sentence against four Islamists who killed a US envoy in 2008.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:24 am Clinton In Belfast Seeking Power-Sharing ProgressIn a speech to the Northern Ireland Assembly, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told lawmakers — the Irish Catholic bloc to her left, the British Protestants to her right — that their two-year-old partnership is an inspiration to the world and urged them to take the next step by accepting control of Northern Ireland's police and justice system from Britain. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:24 am Man held in 1968 hijacking faces NYC arraignment (AP)AP - A man accused of using weapons hidden in a diaper bag to terrorize airline passengers while hijacking their plane and diverting it to Cuba in 1968 faces a courthouse arraignment this week after being arrested at an airport.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:18 am New Michael Jackson single debuts onlineMichael Jackson has returned to the airwaves with a new song — the first from an upcoming documentary on the troubled superstar.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:17 am Taliban Claim Responsibility for Army HQ AttackPakistan's Taliban claim responsibility for weekend attack on army headquarters.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:17 am Police piece together clues from tragic bus crash (AP)AP - State Police say they are piecing together information to understand just how a bus carrying a Utah high school band veered off a southeastern Idaho interstate, killing a 33-year-old band teacher and injuring dozens of student musicians who hours earlier had swept a competition.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:16 am Key senator says Afghanistan mission in jeopardy (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:15 am Play of the gameIn an overtime game in the NFL, where sudden death is involved, a lot of times the mere coin flip is instrumental in determining who wins the game. The Denver Broncos...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:15 am Clinton addresses Northern Ireland AssemblyBELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is delivering a speech to the Northern Ireland Assembly appealing to rival Catholic and Protestant leaders to strengthen their power-sharing government....Source: AP Top International News At 6:39 a... | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:14 am Clinton urges Northern Ireland to finish peace push - Reuters
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:14 am Obama aide defends stimulus package (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama's top economic adviser said on Monday the United States is on the path toward economic recovery, conditions in financial markets are steadier and there have been initial signs of stabilization in the housing market.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:13 am Clinton addresses Northern Ireland AssemblySecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is delivering a speech to the Northern Ireland Assembly appealing to rival Catholic and Protestant leaders to strengthen their power-sharing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:12 am Pakistan official: 41 killed in market bombingA Pakistani official says 41 people have been killed in a suicide car bombing targeting an army vehicle in the northwest Shangla district. Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:11 am LEAD: Former Chinese student leader awaits China trial after entering H.K.+HONG KONG, Oct. 12 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING HK GOV'T STATEMENT) Zhou Yongjun, a student leader in the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests who has been imprisoned in China...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am Josh McDaniels masters Bill BelichickDENVER - During the week, Josh McDaniels talked a lot about what he was taught by his mentor, Bill Belichick. One of the lessons McDaniels learned was that it doesn't...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am Obama aide defends economic stimulus package - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:09 am Gordon Brown unveils £16 billion asset salesGordon Brown has unveiled a £16 billion programme of British asset sales as part of a deficit reduction plan to bring down the massive state debt built up during the recession.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:08 am Extra coffins needed in storm-hit Philippines
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:06 am Obama aide defends economic stimulus packageWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's top economic adviser said on Monday the United States is on the path toward economic recovery, conditions in financial markets are steadier and there have been initial signs of stabilization in the housing market.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:06 am LEAD: Japanese, Pakistani foreign ministers hold talks in Islamabad+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING WITH START OF TALKS BETWEEN OKADA AND ZARDARI) Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday, with Zardari...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:05 am Pakistan says 41 killed in market bombingA Pakistani official says 41 people have been killed in a suicide car bombing targeting an army vehicle in the northwest Shangla district. Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:05 am Angels rally off Papelbon in 9th to sweep Red Sox (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:02 am Man held in 1968 hijacking faces NYC arraignmentNEW YORK - A man accused of using weapons hidden in a diaper bag to terrorize airline passengers while hijacking their plane and diverting it to Cuba in 1968 faces a courthouse...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:02 am Suspect in 1968 hijacking 'arrested in NY' - AFP
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am Clinton in Belfast seeks power-sharing progressU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged the rival Protestant and Catholic leaders of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government Monday to keep making their awkward coalition...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am Yale to hold memorial service for slain studentNEW HAVEN, Conn. - Yale University is planning to hold a memorial service to remember a graduate student who was killed just days before her wedding. The service for Annie...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am Death sentences for China riotsSix people are sentenced to death in China over the riots in Xinjiang in July, Chinese state media report.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:57 am Schwarzenegger Lifts Veto Threat as Water Bond Talks Progress - Bloomberg
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:52 am Energy high on agenda for Putin visit to ChinaRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing on Monday for a visit expected to yield a slew of deals on cooperation in development of oil, gas and other strategic resources, possibly including a major refinery in the north Chinese city of Tianjin.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:50 am Michael Jackson's new song: That was it?Our first listen: This Is It is a saccharine-sweet love song. Is more coming?
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:50 am MPs' expenses: Lord Mandelson says that Sir Thomas Legg is 'rewriting the rules'Lord Mandelson says many MPs believe Sir Thomas Legg's expenses payback demands are "desperately unfair".Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:49 am Damian Green affair: arrest 'not proportionate'Arrest of the Tory MP as part of a Home Office leak inquiry only amounted to "embarrassment matters" for the Government according to a review of the Scotland Yard investigation.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:48 am The nation's weatherMost of the nation will experience a chilly Columbus Day with areas of scattered, mixed precipitation throughout Monday afternoon. A very cold high pressure area in the northern Midwest will advance eastward, spreading into the Northeast during the day.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:47 am Yale to hold memorial service for slain studentYale University is planning to hold a memorial service to remember a graduate student who was killed just days before her wedding.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:45 am Iran dismisses U.S. warning ahead of nuclear talksTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran dismissed Monday a U.S. warning that major powers would not wait forever for Tehran to prove it was not developing nuclear bombs, saying any threats deadlines would have no impact on the Islamic Republic.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:42 am New Blast In Pakistan As Taliban Vow More AttacksThe Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Monday for a weekend siege on army headquarters and vowed to activate militant cells across the country for more attacks as another explosion in a market killed at least 41 people. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Clinton to press Russia on Iran, arms controlU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton travels to Russia, hoping to win Moscow's backing for a strong stance on Iran's nuclear plans and looking for progress on a new arms control pact.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:34 am Anita Dunn: Fox News An Outlet For GOP PropagandaThe White House communications staff announced this week that it was charting out a new, more aggressive strategy this past week, defined largely by a pledge to push back hard against news stories that are either inaccurate or unflattering.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:34 am Abbas seeks vote on Gaza reportThe Palestinian leader seeks a UN vote on the Gaza report, reversing his heavily-criticised support for deferring the debate.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:32 am 30 die in explosion in Pakistan's restive Swat+(Kyodo) _ At least 30 people were killed 45 wounded in a suicide attack on a military convoy in the restive Swat Valley in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, a local legislator said. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:29 am Blast near Pakistan's Swat valley kills 32ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber killed 32 people in an attack on the Pakistani military on Monday as the Taliban claimed responsibility for a weekend raid on the army's headquarters.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:28 am Gordon Brown insists his eyesight has not got worseGordon Brown insists that there has been no deterioration in his eyesight following revelations at the weekend about two minor tears in his retina.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:28 am Blast in 'retaken' Pakistan areaPolice in north-west Pakistan say at least 29 people are killed in a bombing in an area supposedly retaken from the militants.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:25 am Bomb attack on Italian barracksTwo people are injured in a bomb explosion at an army barracks in Milan in northern Italy - including the alleged attacker.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:20 am Afghanistan: UN-backed fraud panel member resignsKABUL (AP) -- A member of a U.N.-backed panel set up to investigate fraud complaints in Afghanistan's presidential election resigned Monday, blaming what he called "the interference of foreigners" and dealing another blow to a vote already mired in controversy....Source: AP Top International News At 6:39 a... | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:19 am Hubby trouble? Try a free honeymoonA Malaysian state government says it plans to offer free honeymoons to save the marriages of couples who are on the brink of divorce.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:17 am Hunger to learnCan you be a headmaster at just 16 years old?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:13 am Clinton to press Russia on Iran, arms controlU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton travels to Russia on Monday hoping to win Moscow's backing for a strong stance on Iran's nuclear program and looking for progress on a new arms control pact.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:09 am Stephen Gately's family dismiss reports of eighthour drinking sessionBoyzone singer's family have dismissed reports of an eighthour drinking session before his death in Majorca.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:05 am Analysts size up health bill in final stretch - San Francisco Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:01 am More Coffins Needed in Storm-Hit PhilippinesExtra coffins shipped in to bury mudslide victims in Philippines.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:01 am Explosion Kills Scores in PakistanApparent Car Bomb Kills 29 in Volatile Northwest Region; Likely the Latest in Series of Taliban AttacksSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:50 am iTunes LP broken for indie record labels?There's word from an indie record-label that iTunes LPs are not for the indies. Introduced at Apple's "It's Only Rock and Roll" event in September, the iTunes LP format adds "bigger than a matchbook" album art, song lyrics, video clips, and other extra content to albums sold through the iTunes store.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:50 am Emirates court convicts American on terror chargesThe United Arab Emirates' highest court convicted an American citizen Monday on terrorism-related charges amid claims that torture was used to extract a confession.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:50 am Poorer countries to get donated H1N1 vaccines - WHOGENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation plans to start sending H1N1 flu vaccines to poorer countries as early as next month, the United Nations agency's head of vaccine research said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:48 am Turkey and Armenia have signed pacts to establish diplomatic ties and open their shared borderArmenian President Serzh Sarkisian (seen here in April) is to visit Turkey on October 14) to attend a football match, days after the two countries signed an historic accord to normalise relations.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:46 am Tiananmen dissident family presses for his releaseFamily and lawyers of an exiled leader in the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests pressed for his release Monday, nearly a year after he was sent to a mainland Chinese jail while trying to return to his homeland.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:46 am Pakistani soldiers on patrol in Mingora, the main town of Swat valleyPakistani soldiers on patrol in Mingora, the main town of Swat valley, in August 2009. Eleven civilians and four military personnel were killed when a suspected suicide blast hit near northwest Pakistan's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:36 am Afghanistan: UN-backed fraud panel member resignsA member of a U.N.-backed panel set up to investigate fraud complaints in Afghanistan's presidential election resigned Monday, blaming what he called "the interference of foreigners" and dealing another blow to a vote already mired in controversy.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:33 am Analysis: Vitriol, invective at the speed of lightVitriol and invective stain American political history, but falsehoods, half-truths and innuendo now spread with the speed of light across partisan airwaves and the Internet — the din drowning out the country's moderate political center.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:32 am Two CN Towers, according to Google Street View CanadaDo not adjust your computer -- Toronto's tallest tower just multiplied by two. Well, according to Google Street View, that is.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:20 am Self-help course may have led to her suicideThe young woman stood naked in her downtown office building, swaying next to an open window. Her final words were sudden and calm: "I know I am going to jump."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:20 am China court sentences 6 to death in Xinjiang riotsSix people were sentenced to death Monday for murder and other crimes committed during riots that killed nearly 200 people in a far western Chinese region of Xinjiang in July.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:18 am World's first vegetarian spider doesn't eat males after sexScientists have discovered the world's first known vegetarian spider. The females have even dispensed with the time-honoured spider custom of eating their sexual partners immediately after mating.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:17 am Dad-to-be grabs nurse's breasts on way to delivery roomThe 30 year old had told the nurse she was "cute" then reached round to grab her breasts.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:14 am Advancing Marines test new Afghan war doctrineBARCHA, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Winning ground is one thing. Convincing Afghan villagers you will not leave, abandoning them to a vengeful Taliban, is a bigger challenge for U.S. Marines advancing deep into southern Helmand province.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:00 am Who stole more than $200,000 at Walmart?Walmart shoppers pay in cash — lots and lots of cash, records of a daring $200,000-plus heist show. And the thief walked right out the front door with the money, stopping only momentarily to fool a front-of-the-store greeter. No standard crime, Orange County Sheriff's Office reports describe a classic inside job when a man dressed as a Walmart su
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:59 am Housing risks still lurk even as buyers returnRIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - On the surface, a glimmer of confidence is returning to the battered U.S. housing market, after more than three years of gut-wrenching defaults, price slumps and foreclosures.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:58 am For some, hard times are a gateway to new careersFor millions of Americans, the recession has been a curse. For a relative few, it's something more complicated: A catalyst for ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:52 am NYT: Civilian goals unmet in Afghanistan
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:51 am Yankees, Angels complete playoff sweepsNEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of their division series and set up an AL Championship Series against the Los Angeles Angels.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:45 am U.S. Soldiers recount Fierce Afghanistan battle on FacebookThe assault began at dawn, as bullets and rockets peppered the remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:40 am Sperm-Shaped Snowmobile: No Doubt It Would Finish FastApparently British designer Evangelos Gicas took one look at those old, bulky snowmobiles we're riding around on today and said to himself, let's go faster, shall we?Now, bear in mind this is a concept, but the goal behind it is pretty much laid bare for all to see in the design. Fast. Low to the ground. Crotch rocket for the Arctic scene.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:40 am MPs' expenses: time to clean up politics says Gordon BrownBrown's comments come amid signs hundreds of MPs may be preparing to defy recommendations to reimburse the taxpayer.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:40 am A man looks at skulls displayed at the Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Phnom PenhA man looks at skulls displayed at the Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Phnom Penh. A second lawyer for a former Khmer Rouge leader said Monday he will seek the removal of the French investigating judge at...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:22 am Two people were injured in an attack on a police barracks in the northern Italian city of Milan MondayFile photo of a street in the Italian city of Milan. Two people were injured in an attack on a police barracks in the northern Italian city of Milan Monday, including the attacker who threw an explosive...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:21 am Nature’s Art: Striped Icebergs & Frozen Waves of AntarcticaNorwegian sailor Oyvind Tangen, 63, captured nature at its most mysterious and beautiful while on board a research ship 660 miles north of the Antarctic. His stunning photographs of brilliantly colored icebergs, remind Tangen of, “…striped candy I bought as a child."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:20 am Postal strike: extent of disruption to emerge after union meetingLeaders of 120000 postal workers are today expected to set dates for nationwide strikes in a bitter row over jobs pay and services which will cripple mail deliveries across the country.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:15 am Ohio museum faces tough timesWhen the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center opened here in 2004 with a glitzy, star-studded celebration attended by ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:12 am Iraq bombings target reconciliation meeting, killing 26The three blasts in Anbar province raise fears that insurgents are regrouping before next year's planned elections, which already face a possible delay because of legislative squabbling.A triple bombing aimed at a reconciliation meeting in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's Anbar province, killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens Sunday, highlighting fears that insurgents are regrouping in what was once the epicenter of their revolt.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am U.N. official defends Afghanistan election despite widespread fraudKai Eide says the presidential vote was 'a difficult process, marred by so many problems.' But he denies he covered up reports of vote-rigging and expresses confidence in a partial recount.Days before the outcome of Afghanistan's contentious presidential vote was expected to be announced, the head of the United Nations mission in the country acknowledged Sunday that widespread electoral fraud had occurred.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Revenge is sweep for the AngelsThey rally in the ninth inning to eliminate the Red Sox and advance to AL Championship Series.The Angels danced all over their demons Sunday, and when they were done with their little jig on the Fenway Park field, they drowned them in beer and champagne.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Pakistan says latest deadly assault cements plan to strike at Taliban strongholdSaturday's attack on military headquarters, which left 19 dead, was humiliating for the country's leaders. Officials say they will begin an offensive in South Waziristan within days.Pakistan's government, which for weeks claimed to have broken the back of the Taliban, found itself on Sunday sifting through the aftermath of a highly coordinated 22-hour siege by militants that left at least 19 people dead and deeply embarrassed the country's leadership.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Weapons failed US troops during Afghan firefightWASHINGTON (AP) -- In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base. The machine gun he grabbed after tossing the rifle aside didn't work either....Source: AP Top International News At 6:39 a... | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:59 am Michael Jackson's new song This Is It gets first playMichael Jackson's new song This Is It has been played on air for the first time nearly four months after the King of Pop's death.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:48 am Calif. legislators fail to reach water deal
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:45 am Gun Trouble for U.S. Troops in AfghanistanIndependent Study of Wanat Battle by Military Historian Finds Widely Used M4 Rifles Can Jam at Worst TimeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:38 am Chinese troops take position outside a court building in UrumqiChinese troops take position outside a court building in Urumqi before the opening of the first criminal trials over violent ethnic riots in the western Xinjiang region in July that left nearly 200 people...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:30 am Chinese troops train in Urumqi, in the northwestern region of XinjiangChinese troops train in Urumqi, in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, in September. A Chinese court on Monday opened the first criminal trials over violent ethnic riots in the western Xinjiang region...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:30 am Hawaii's Father Damien canonizedA decades-long push to see one of Hawaii's heroes become a saint was finalized here Sunday when Pope Benedict XVI canonized five ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Oct 2009 | 11:43 pm Johnson rolls to NASCAR winThree time defending champion pulls away from Jeff Gordon following restart
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Oct 2009 | 11:27 pm 'Obama, I know you are listening': Gay rights activists march in DC - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Oct 2009 | 11:17 pm Canucks rack up second winVancouver forced to go to shootout but defeat Dallas 4-3
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Oct 2009 | 11:16 pm Phils, Rockies bundle up for coldWith temperatures hovering around the freezing point, players for Colorado and Philadelphia dress for a night on the ski slopes instead of the baseball diamond
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Oct 2009 | 11:05 pm Manning moves up TD passing list as Colts rollStar now only trails Favre, Marino; Indy wins 31-9, drops Tennessee to 0-5.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 11:03 pm Tropical Storm Patricia Forms Off MexicoNew Storm Named After Strengthening Sunday 355 Miles from BajaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Oct 2009 | 11:00 pm Icehogs erupt against baby LeafsRockford explodes for four unanswered goals in 5-3 win over Toronto Marlies on Sunday night
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:52 pm Russian junior star to MonctonQMJHL's Wildcats add 17-year-old junior star Kirill Kabanov to their roster
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:51 pm TFC playoff hopes dwindleAnother late-game collapse by the Reds makes chances of postseason berth even more remote
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:40 pm Republicans both assail, applaud Nobel awardTo Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is an opportunity to exploit conservative ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:35 pm A-Rod, Posada blast Yankees into ALCS
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:33 pm Bombers Edwards back in actionVeteran receiver makes timely return to Winnipeg lineup for today's crucial game against Hamilton
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:26 pm U.S. arrests suspected 1968 Pan Am flight hijackerWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man wanted in connection with the hijacking of a Pan Am flight to Cuba nearly 41 years ago was arrested in New York on Sunday, a Justice Department official said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:25 pm Als face tough test for a changeMonday's game is a golden opportunity for Montreal to send message to the Stamps who beat them in last year's Grey Cup
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:14 pm Gay Rights Advocates March In WashingtonTens of thousands of gay rights supporters marched Sunday from the White House to the Capitol, demanding that President Obama keep his promises to allow gays to serve openly in the military and work to end discrimination against gays. During a speech to a gay rights group Saturday, the president restated his campaign pledge to end the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:13 pm As economy grows, so do China's garbage woesZHANGLIDONG, China (AP) -- Visitors can smell this village long before they see it....Source: AP Top International News At 6:39 a... | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:01 pm Yankees are what sells in big media worldMinnows forced to swim with the sharks in the have and have-not world of professional sports
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:01 pm Insurers take aim at health billThe insurance industry escalates its criticism of the Senate health care bill, charging it would shift costs to privately insured people and raise the price of a typical policy.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 9:42 pm Court-martial of 2 soldiers weighed in Iraq discipline casesThe U.S. Army is weighing whether to prosecute two soldiers charged with maltreatment and cruelty of their troops, including ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:23 pm Barack Obama arrives at St. Johns church in WashingtonUS President Barack Obama arrives at St. Johns church in Washington, DC. Thousands of gay rights activists marched on Washington to call for homosexual rights, a day after Obama vowed to repeal a ban on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:15 pm Activists carry a rainbow flag over people on the West Lawn of the US Capitol BuildingActivists carry a rainbow flag over people on the West Lawn of the US Capitol Building during a protest in Washington, DC. Thousands of gay rights activists marched on Washington to call for homosexual...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:15 pm Activists yell during a protest in Washington, DCActivists yell during a protest in Washington, DC. Thousands of gay rights activists marched on Washington to call for homosexual rights, a day after President Barack Obama vowed to repeal a ban on gays...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:15 pm VIDEO: Gay activists call for 'equality,' 'freedom' in US march. Duration: 01:19Thousands of gay rights activists marched on Washington Sunday to call for homosexual rights, a day after President Barack Obama vowed to repeal a ban on gays serving openly in the US military. Duration:...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:15 pm Fox's Volley With Obama Intensifying - New York Times
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:12 pm Gay-rights advocates march in D.C.Thousands of gay and lesbian activists marched in Washington on Sunday, the launch of a new national push to win equal rights ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:11 pm Iowa, U.S. gripped by trial in wake of historic immigrant raidA Tuesday trial, in which Sholom Rubashkin will challenge 91 fraud-related charges, marks the latest turn in a case that dealt ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:11 pm 'Suicide bridge' spurs feudEfforts are underway against strong local opposition to install a fence, net or other physical barrier to stop jumpers at one ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:10 pm Celebrity chefs, TV shows and Internet change how we cookToday's economy and dwindling advertising revenue were at work against Gourmet magazine, but the bigger picture is that the food ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Oct 2009 | 7:56 pm Man given smoker's lungs in bungled transplantLONDON - A British veteran of the war in Iraq has died after receiving cancerous lungs from a heavy smoker in a transplant, media reports say.Matthew Millington, 31, a corporal in the Queens Royal Lancers, had the operation to...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Oct 2009 | 7:31 pm Video: Comparing Health SystemsHow does America's health care system stack up against other nations? Author T.R. Reid wrote a book comparing our health care system with others. Russ Mitchell speaks with Reid about the comparison.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Oct 2009 | 7:11 pm Dog crushes Aussie boy's headA child safety advocate has called for compulsory obedience and social training for dogs after a boy was mauled and critically injured by the family dog north of Melbourne.The five-year-old boy suffered severe head injuries after...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Oct 2009 | 6:31 pm Stephen Gately dies: Boyzone singer's partner tried to revive himSinger's partner tried desperately to revive him after discovering body at holiday home in Majorca.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Oct 2009 | 6:26 pm Marchers In Washington Press For Gay RightsThirty years after the first gay rights march on Washington, activists took to the streets again Sunday. Their demand: equal protection in all matters governed by civil law, in all 50 states, now. On Saturday night, President Obama spoke to a leading gay-rights group, vowing to, among other things, end the military's "don't ask don't tell" policy. Host Guy Raz reviews the day's events and talks to Cleve Jones, a longtime gay leader and one of the march's key organizers. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Oct 2009 | 6:17 pm Critics vocal on Obama's peace prizeUS President Barack Obama's recent Nobel Peace Prize has generated much praise as well as consternation around the world.The decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the US president has not gone down well with those angered...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Oct 2009 | 5:57 pm 'New' type of breast cancer, DCIS, can put life on holdThe perplexing condition is rarely life-threatening, but a diagnosis cause result in difficult and painful treatment decisions.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Oct 2009 | 5:45 pm Series Of Car Bombs Kills 19 In Western IraqA series of car bombings killed 19 people in western Iraq on Sunday, in attacks that spotlight an uptick in violence in Anbar province, once a hotbed of the insurgency that has since become a showcase for restoring peace. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Oct 2009 | 5:24 pm Mayan year 2012 stirs doomsayersMEXICO CITY ? Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly "running out" on 21 December 2012. After all, it's not the end of the world.Or is it?Definitely...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Oct 2009 | 4:32 pm Columbine killer's mom speaks outDENVER - The mother of Columbine killer Dylan Klebold says she has been studying suicide in the decade since the high school massacre but had no idea her son was suicidal until she read his journals after his death.Susan Klebold's...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Oct 2009 | 3:30 pm Boy Band Star Who 'Came Out' Found DeadStephen Gately, singer for U.K. band Boyzone, dies in Spain after night out.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Oct 2009 | 3:20 pm Road pricing 'should be used to help meet carbon targets'Rigid speed limits on motorways and mandatory ecodriving lessons among other measures that should be introduced says advisory committee.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Oct 2009 | 3:20 pm Residency in Oz for asylum-seekersSYDNEY - All of the 42 asylum-seekers who survived when a boat exploded near Ashmore Reef in April will be granted permanent residency in Australia.The 42 Afghan men from the boat that was set alight on April 16 will be released...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Oct 2009 | 3:10 pm Egypt's journalist union investigates Israeli tiesCAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's journalist union is investigating whether to expel a prominent member for meeting with the Israeli ambassador, a case that highlights the broad opposition to normal relations with Israel that persists despite a 30-year-old peace deal between the two countries....Source: AP Top International News At 6:39 a... | 11 Oct 2009 | 3:04 pm U.N.: "Widespread Fraud" in Afghan VoteAmid Controversy Over Reporting of Vote Irregularities, U.N. Spokesperson Says Measures to Detect Fraud Have WorkedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Oct 2009 | 3:00 pm Clashes over IslamPolice stood between hundreds of anti-Islam protesters and anti-racist counter-demonstrators in the English city of Manchester yesterday, arresting 48 people in a bid to keep the peace. Police locked down a section of the city...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Oct 2009 | 2:15 pm Rep. Tammy Baldwin On Fight For Gay RightsThe only openly gay woman in Congress, Tammy Baldwin, wasn't marching in Washington on Sunday; she was back in her home state of Wisconsin. But she tells host Guy Raz that the marchers sent an important message — and that the battle now moves off the streets and into the halls of the Capitol. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Oct 2009 | 2:00 pm 15 yr old Aussie girl in web scareA Jetstar flight attendant has been stood down in Australia, after allegations that he contacted a 15-year-old female passenger, who had not given him her name, via Facebook soon after their flight.The Melbourne girl's mother...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Oct 2009 | 2:00 pm Turkey bars Israel from military drillJERUSALEM (AP) -- Turkey has called off an international military drill because it opposed Israel's participation, Israeli defense officials said Sunday, a move that sent strained relations between the two nations to a new low....Source: AP Top International News At 6:39 a... | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:41 pm Clinton Downplays Threat to Pakistan NukesAlso Warns Iran That World "Will Not Wait Indefinitely" for Proof It Is Not Building Nuclear WeaponsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:30 pm Pakistani Commandos Free Hostages, 20 DeadBloody Siege Ends After Militants Stage Day-Long Standoff at Pakistan Army HQSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:28 pm Video: Face The Nation, 10.11.09Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) discuss the strategy in Afghanistan. The Washington Post's David Ignatius and the Brookings Institution's Michael O'Hanlon also weigh in. And; Bob Schieffer on Pres. Obama's Nobel Peace Prize.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:25 pm Russian spacecraft with circus tycoon lands safelyMOSCOW (AP) -- The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday, ending the entertainment tycoon's mirthful space odyssey....Source: AP Top International News At 6:39 a... | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:20 pm Obama backs gaysPresident Barack Obama yesterday reaffirmed his campaign pledge to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military in a speech yesterday, but offered no timetable or specifics for acting on that promise. He acknowledged...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:15 pm Priest who lived with leprosy now a saintVATICAN CITY (AP) -- A 19th-century priest whose courageous work with leprosy patients in Hawaii has been likened to the efforts of those battling the stigma of AIDS was elevated to sainthood Sunday by Pope Benedict XVI, along with four other Catholics he hailed as heroes of holiness....Source: AP Top International News At 6:39 a... | 11 Oct 2009 | 12:31 pm Senator: Obama should get Pentagon support on gaysWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading U.S. Senate Democrat said on Sunday he expects President Barack Obama to keep a renewed vow to end discrimination against gays in the military, but that Obama should do so with the support of the Pentagon.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Oct 2009 | 12:20 pm Aussie Frogs Try New Pickup LineAustralia's frogs are having trouble hooking up. Traffic noise and other sounds of city life, like air conditioners and construction noise, are drowning out the mating calls of male frogs in urban areas, leading to a sharp drop in their populations. But one scientist has found that some frogs have figured out a way to compensate for human interference in their love lives. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Oct 2009 | 12:13 pm Gays, lesbians march on Washington, calling for full equalityThousands take part in the National Equality March, one day after President Obama pledges to end the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy and repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.Thousands of gays and lesbians claimed the streets of the nation's capital today in a demonstration demanding full equality under the law.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Oct 2009 | 12:00 pm U.S. Leaves Mideast After Failed Peace TalksWashington's special Mideast envoy wrapped up his latest round of shuttle diplomacy in the region on Sunday, again having failed to persuade the Israelis and Palestinians to resume peace talks.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Oct 2009 | 11:51 am Pakistan Commando Raid Frees 42 Hostages Held by MilitantsPakistani commandos freed dozens of hostages held by militants at the army's own headquarters Sunday, ending a bloody, 22-hour drama that embarrassed the nation's military as it plans a new offensive against Al Qaeda and the Taliban.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Oct 2009 | 11:28 am Afghan Official: Foreigners Bolstering TalibanThousands of foreign fighters have poured into Afghanistan to bolster the Taliban insurgency, the country's defense minister said as he called for more international troops.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Oct 2009 | 11:26 am Video: Nobel Prize In A New LightPresident Obama's surprise win for a Nobel Peace Prize has his critics fuming and, as Bob Schieffer notes, the Nobel Committee has only managed to change the way we look on the honor.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Oct 2009 | 11:02 am Video: Republicans Will Support Troop IncreaseOn Face The Nation, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told Bob Schieffer that Republicans will support President Obama if he requests 40,000 additional troops in Afghanistan. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I) also weighs in.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:52 am China's Economy and Garbage Problems Grow TogetherVisitors can smell this village long before they see it. More than 100 dump trucks piled high with garbage line the narrow road leading to Zhanglidong, waiting to empty their loads in a landfill as big as 20 football fields.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:42 am Three Suspected ETA Members Arrested in FranceThree suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA were taken into custody this weekend in southern France, a French police official said Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:35 am Official: French Physicist Exchanged E-Mails With Al QaedaA French physicist arrested last week while working at the world's largest atom smasher has acknowledged to investigators that he corresponded over the Internet with a contact in North Africa's Al Qaeda branch, a judicial official said Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:26 am Irish National Liberation Army Renounces Violence in IrelandThe Irish National Liberation Army, an IRA splinter group responsible for some of the most notorious killings of the Northern Ireland conflict, renounced violence Sunday and signaled it could hand over weapons soon to disarmament officials.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:06 am Nestle Probed After Mugabe Milk Deal SoursZimbabwe's central bank chief says the government has frozen Nestle's local accounts and ordered an audit after Nestle stopped buying milk from a farm owned by President Robert Mugabe's wife.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:02 am No sign of breakthrough in U.S. Mideast peace missionJERUSALEM (Reuters) - A U.S. presidential envoy ended a Middle East shuttle mission on Sunday with no sign of any imminent resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Oct 2009 | 9:56 am Somali Islamists Threaten to Attack KenyaThe Islamist insurgency in Somalia may attack targets in neighboring Kenya, an Islamist official said Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Oct 2009 | 9:56 am United States clinches World Cup berthAmerican players danced in the locker room and swigged some bubbly. With a thrilling victory on a hot and humid night in Central America, the U.S. soccer team earned a trip to South Africa and another chance to impress at the World Cup.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Oct 2009 | 9:56 am Did Weapons Fail U.S. Troops During Afghanistan Assault?In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Oct 2009 | 9:12 am Attacks Signal Taliban Resurgence In PakistanA week of terrorist strikes across Pakistan, capped by a stunning assault on army headquarters, show the Taliban have rebounded and appear determined to shake the nation's resolve as the military plans for an offensive against the group's stronghold on the Afghan border. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:55 am Pope Elevates 5 New Saints, 1 For Work In HawaiiPope Benedict XVI canonized five new saints Sunday, including a 19th century priest who worked with leprosy patients on an isolated Hawaiian island, praising them as models of perfection for sacrificing themselves for others. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:14 am Quake Preps Paid Off for Indonesian VillageIndonesian village Mangopo had no fatalities, unlike other nearby villages.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Oct 2009 | 6:34 am Bombings kill 14 in Iraq's Anbar provinceTwo blasts follow an explosion near police headquarters in Ramadi. Multiple explosions timed to hit rescuers were a hallmark of Al Qaeda in Iraq at the height of the insurgency.BAGHDAD — A series of bombings killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more today in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, said police and hospital officials, a worrying sign that violence may be on the rise in this former hotbed of the insurgency.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Oct 2009 | 6:24 am U.S., Afghan forces attack Al Qaeda compoundTroops advancing on militants come under fire, sparking a clash in which more than 12 insurgents died.KABUL — American and Afghan forces before dawn today stormed a mountainside compound in eastern Afghanistan that had been used by an Al Qaeda commander, killing more than a dozen militants in a gun battle, the U.S. military said.
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