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UN rights council heading for vote on Gaza reportGENEVA (AP) -- The U.N. Human Rights Council is heading for a showdown vote on a report accusing Israeli forces and Palestinian militants of war crimes during their conflict in Gaza last winter....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:37 am Suicide bombing hits Iraq mosqueA suicide bomber attacks a Muslim congregation in northern Iraq, killing at least eight people, Iraqi police say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:34 am US troops killed in Afghan blastThe US military say four of its soldiers have been killed in a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:33 am Double bombing kills 11 at Pakistan police station (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:33 am Double bombing kills 11 at Pakistan police stationPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A trio of suicide attackers, including a rare female bomber, set off two blasts outside a police station in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday, killing 11 people in the latest bloodshed in an unrelenting wave of terror plaguing the country....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:33 am Active Fisherman: Conor Ressel in a rush for GloucesterIt would be a difficult for any fan of Gloucester football to imagine Conor Ressel wearing any other jersey. It could have happened. A resident of Rockport, Ressel was...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:33 am Strong earthquake rocks western IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A strong earthquake has rattled buildings in Indonesia's capital....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:33 am Anti-Islamic Dutch Lawmaker Allowed Into UK - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:33 am Food Day praise for Brazil and ChinaBrazil and China are praised, and India criticised, in a new report on efforts to tackle hunger, published on UN World Food Day.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Strong earthquake rocks western IndonesiaA strong earthquake has rattled buildings in Indonesia's capital. A Meteorology and Geophysics Agency official says the epicenter was roughly 180 miles (300 kilometers) southwest of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Tennis: Wozniacki advances into semis at Japan Women's Open+(Kyodo) _ Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki beat Aleksandra Wozniak 6-2, 6-7 (1), 6-2 to book a spot into the semifinals at the Japan Women's Open on Friday. The top-seeded Dane...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:28 am Earthquake hits Indonesia capitalA powerful earthquake strikes the Indonesia island of Sumatra, shaking buildings in the capital, Jakarta, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:28 am Father of Anna Nicole's daughter due to testify (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:27 am Strong earthquake rocks western IndonesiaA strong earthquake has rattled buildings in Indonesia's capital.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:27 am Twin suicide blasts kill 11 in NW Pakistan (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:25 am Littwin: In Balloon Boy epic, what's reality? - Denver Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:25 am Scouting report: Bruins at StarsTONIGHT - 8:30, Dr. Pepper StarCenter, Dallas. TV - NESN. Radio - WBZ-FM (98.5). THE NUMBERS 3: Overtime games for the Stars...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:24 am LEAD: Gov't keeps economic assessment, but warns about fragile recovery+TOKYO, Oct. 16 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH PRESS CONFERENCE, 2ND LEAD TO FOLLOW) The government led by the Democratic Party of Japan issued its first monthly economic report Friday,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:24 am Strong earthquake rocks western IndonesiaA strong earthquake has rattled buildings in Indonesia's capital. A Meteorology and Geophysics Agency official says the epicenter ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:24 am David Wilshire: MP's expenses 'may have to be paid back' says David CameronTory MP had channelled £105500 of his office and staffing allowances to company he owned with his girlfriend.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:24 am Mattel 3rd-quarter earnings decline 3 percentToy maker Mattel says third-quarter profit declined 3 percent because of a tough economy that dampened demand for toys.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:24 am With ‘balloon boy’ safe, questions about drama
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:23 am UN body to vote on Gaza reportThe UN Human Rights Council is to vote on whether to endorse a report critical of Israel's conduct in Gaza.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:22 am U.S. mulling new assessment of Iran threat: report (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:21 am Nepali man sets record for longest marathon reading+(Kyodo) _ A 26-year-old Nepali man has been recognized by the Guinness Book of Records for the longest marathon reading. Deepak Sharma Bajgain received the recognition for reading aloudSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am Double Bombing Kills 11 At Pakistan Police StationA trio of suicide attackers, including a female bomber, set off two blasts outside a police station in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday, killing 11 people in the latest bloodshed in an unrelenting wave of terrorism plaguing the country. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am Strong quake off Indonesia's Java, no tsunami alert (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:19 am Anti-Islamic Dutch lawmaker allowed into UKAnti-Islamic Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders has been allowed into Britain and is due to address the media at London's Parliament, the politician said Friday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:19 am French farmers torch hay on Paris' Champs-ElyseesPARIS (AP) -- French farmers demanding more government help blanketed the Champs-Elysees with bales of hay and set it ablaze Friday to protest slumping grain prices....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:18 am French farmers torch hay on Paris' Champs-ElyseesFrench farmers demanding more government help blanketed the Champs-Elysees with bales of hay and set it ablaze Friday to protest slumping grain prices. About 150 farmers blocked...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:18 am Dennis Board of Selectmen proposes shutting off hundreds of streetlightsDennis may look a little darker this winter. The Dennis Board of Selectmen is proposing to turn off nearly one-third of the town's estimated 2,300 streetlights in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:18 am Congo troops 'killed refugees'The DR Congo army shot and beat to death 50 Rwandans in April and burnt their refugee camp, a UN investigator says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:18 am 5-year-olds ‘too young’ to start school, U.K. report saysCambridge University study says early start provides little benefit and could even be harmful
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:17 am 4 Americans die in Afghan bombingThe U.S. military says four American service members have been killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:16 am Deadly bomb shakes Pakistani cityAt least 11 people have died in an explosion in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say, a day after a string of attacks.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:16 am 4 Americans die in Afghan bombingKABUL (AP) -- The U.S. military says four American service members have been killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:16 am 4 Americans die in Afghan bombing (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:16 am Hearing set on competency of woman in Smart caseUtah State Hospital officials plan to update a state judge on the mental competency of the woman charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:12 am UN rights council heading for vote on Gaza report - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:11 am Looming storm prompts Philippines evacuation callMANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Officials told residents still reeling from mudslides that recently buried hundreds in the northern Philippine mountains to be ready to abandon their homes again if a storm approaching Friday becomes the third typhoon in a month to hit the country....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am Looming storm prompts Philippines evacuation callOfficials told residents still reeling from mudslides that recently buried hundreds in the northern Philippine mountains to be ready to abandon their homes again if a storm approaching...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am Blast kills 4 U.S. servicemen in AfghanistanThe U.S. military said on Friday that four American service members were killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan.
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:09 am WITNESS: Pardon my bootleg: Navigating China's pirated watersSHANGHAI (Reuters) - I confess, my copy of Windows 7 Ultimate, the latest version of Microsoft's Windows franchise, was just that: a copy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:06 am WITNESS: Pardon my bootleg: Navigating China's pirated waters (Reuters)Reuters - I confess, my copy of Windows 7 Ultimate, the latest version of Microsoft's Windows franchise, was just that: a copy.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:06 am French told to quit unsafe GuineaFrance urges its nationals to leave Guinea, amid growing criticism of the military junta's opposition crackdown.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:05 am Suicide bomber kills 12 in Pakistan's PeshawarPESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces attacked a Taliban stronghold with aircraft and artillery on Friday, as a suicide bomber killed 12 people in the city of Peshawar in the latest in a wave of militant attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:04 am Suicide bomber kills 12 in Pakistan's Peshawar (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:04 am Obama criticized as slow on judicial postsPresident Obama has not made significant progress in his plan to infuse federal courts with a new cadre of judges, and liberal activists are beginning to blame his administration for moving too tentatively.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:04 am 4 Americans die in Afghan bombingThe U.S. military says four American service members have been killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan. A U.S. statement Friday said that two of the service members were killed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:04 am Local haunts offer eerie entertainment for HalloweenHalloween fans lucky enough to live in Massachusetts are always in for holiday treats in witchtastic Salem. But that's not the only hot spot for spookiness - the area...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:03 am Looming storm prompts Philippines evacuation callOfficials told residents still reeling from mudslides that recently buried hundreds in the northern Philippine mountains to be ready to abandon their homes again if a storm approaching Friday becomes the third typhoon in a month to hit the country.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:03 am Strong earthquake felt in Jakarta+(Kyodo) _ A strong earthquake was felt in Jakarta on Friday evening. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:03 am Indonesia hit by strong quake off Java islandJAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia was hit by a strong quake off Java island, in the Sunda Strait, on Friday afternoon causing buildings to sway in the capital Jakarta.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:02 am Far-right Dutch MP arrives in UKControversial right-wing Dutch MP Geert Wilders arrives in the UK after overturning a Home Office ban on him.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:01 am Figure in Abramoff scandal to be sentencedWASHINGTON - Stung by a jury that deadlocked on charges against a former lobbyist, federal prosecutors in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal are returning to court...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am Double bombing kills 11 at Pakistan police stationPESHAWAR, Pakistan - A trio of suicide attackers, including a rare female bomber, set off two blasts outside a police station in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:58 am Golf: Fujita, Lee share lead, Ishikawa slips into 38th+(Kyodo) _ Hiroyuki Fujita and American Han Lee shot 72s to move into a share of the lead at the Japan Open on Friday while teenage star Ryo Ishikawa struggled to a 76 in the second round...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:56 am Social Security freeze means seniors must scrimpPEMBROKE PINES, Fla. - If her check were bigger, 76-year-old Agnes Conti might be able to spring for a better cut of meat for her pot roast. She could afford to send her nine...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:56 am Afghan fraud panel still determining if runoff will be neededThe U.N.-backed panel investigating fraud in Afghanistan's contested election has completed the bulk of its work, but commissioners ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:55 am Five Sydney men convicted of conspiring to commit terror attack - guardian.co.uk
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:55 am Baby OK after train hits stroller in AustraliaPolice in Australia say a 6-month-old baby has miraculously survived a train hitting his stroller that had rolled onto the tracks. The train pushed the stroller about 130 feet (40...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:55 am Some poor nations succeeding in fighting hungerBLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) -- Government fertilizer has made the difference between hunger and plenty for Rodrick Jesitala, a farmer and father of three in southern Malawi....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:48 am DC woman to be sentenced for killing 4 daughtersA D.C. woman convicted of killing her four daughters and living with their decomposing bodies for months returns to court Friday to be sentenced.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:47 am Baby OK after train hits stroller in AustraliaPolice in Australia say a 6-month-old baby has miraculously survived a train hitting his stroller that had rolled onto the tracks.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:46 am Pilot sought after 2 F-16s collide off S.C. coastCrews were searching the Atlantic Ocean early Friday for an F-16 fighter pilot off the coast of South Carolina after two jets ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:44 am 11 killed in latest Pakistani attackTrio of suicide attackers detonate two blasts outside police station in Peshawar
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:44 am Mom charged with locking son in closets
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:43 am An X-ray of a cat killed brutely in a nail attackThe female cat was found dead in Sparks Road in Hoon Hay last month with a dozen 85-millimetre nails in its head.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:41 am Arianna Huffington: Why Joe Biden Should ResignAs Newsweek's cover story on Biden makes clear, the vice president has long opposed escalating in Afghanistan. So if the president decides to escalate, Biden, for the good of the country, should escalate his willingness to act on his "deep reservations" and resign.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:41 am Bomb kills 11 at Pakistan mosque, police stationA suicide attacker detonated a car bomb at a mosque next to a police station in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:39 am Now this is what you call a whopper...World Record Breaking Burger, cooked up by a US restaurant, weighs in at a gut-busting 13 STONE and is topped with a dozen tomatoes, ten onions, more than 50 rashers of bacon, and a pound of sliced cheese.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:39 am Spain: novel on immigrant women wins major prizeSpanish writer and journalist Angeles Caso has won the country's most lucrative literary award for a novel about the ordeals of women from poor countries who emigrate in search of a better life.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:38 am Obama, elder Bush team up on call to servicePresident Barack Obama, who has called on Americans to perform more community service, is joining former President George H.W. Bush in urging citizens to volunteer.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:36 am Study: Testosterone drives men to buy fast carsTestosterone is what drives men's desire to own fast cars, according to a study published in the journal Organizational Behaviour and Human Decision Processes.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:36 am Video: 9 year old scores ridiculous hockey goalOliver Wahlstrom's shootout attempt in the Boston Bruins "TD Bank Mini 1-on-1" competition.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:36 am 'Boy in Balloon' family never shied from spotlight (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:36 am With Boy Safe, Questions Arise About Balloon SagaWhen 6-year-old Falcon Heene vanished around the time a homemade helium balloon floated away from his home, it set off a national panic. As it turns out, he was hiding in the family's home, not trapped in the wayward balloon. The saga raises questions about whether the Heenes orchestrated the stunt or if it's simply a case of a child hiding after a scolding from his father. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:36 am Annecy, Munich, Pyeongchang submit bids for 2018Three cities have formally applied to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:35 am Queen Elizabeth II opens new UK Supreme CourtQueen Elizabeth II is formally opening Britain's new Supreme Court in a ceremony attended by several U.S. Supreme Court justices.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:33 am Iranian go-slow dims deal chances at Vienna atom talksVIENNA (Reuters) - World powers will press for an agreement with Iran on Monday on processing its uranium abroad to help allay Western fears it is developing nuclear weapons.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:30 am Iranian go-slow dims deal chances at Vienna atom talks (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:30 am Blast in Pakistani City of Peshawar Kills 11 - Voice of America
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:27 am 12-million-digit prime number sets record, nets $100K prizeA 12 million digit prime number, the largest such number ever discovered, has landed a voluntary math research group a $100,000 prize from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:24 am If We Live in a Multiverse, How Many Are There?The idea of the multiverse, where the Big Bang could have produced many different universes instead of a single one, has gained popularity recently, so it was only a matter of time until someone asked the question of how many multiverses could possibly exist. The number, according to two physicists, could be "humongous."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:22 am How Your Brain Tells TimeResearchers are building a mathematical model of how brains keep time, and finding some surprises.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:22 am Honest Club Fair Posters [IMG]Signing up for a club this semester? Make sure you know what you're really joining.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:18 am Deadly blast hits Pakistan police, mosqueA suicide attacker detonated a car bomb at a mosque next to a police station in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday, killing 11 people.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:17 am Car Bomb Kills 7 at Police Station in PakistanCar bomb blast at police station in Pakistani city of Peshawar kills 7.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:10 am Top Indian Maoist couple arrestedPolice in the Indian state of Jharkhand arrest a scientist and his wife who are believed to be senior Maoist leaders.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:09 am Obama to promote community service on Friday - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:05 am Obama speaks at DNC fundraiser - Politico
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:03 am NYT: ACORN’s woes strain ties to Dems
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:01 am US foreclosures' flurry of activityThe effects of the credit crunch have been clear for all to see: from bank failings to government bailouts, to a full-blown economic fallout, the recession continues to hang over us - now with just spots of recovery on the horizon.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:00 am Pakistan violence: suicide bomber kills 10 in PeshawarCar bomb rips through police building in army garrison of Pakistan's northwestern city killing 10 people.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:38 am U.S. Is Main Foe In North Korea's 'History' LessonsThe chasm between North Korea and the United States sometimes seems insurmountable, especially on questions of history — and the way it's portrayed in North Korean propaganda. In the U.S., the Korean War is known as the Forgotten War; in Pyongyang, it is the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:37 am Health Care Overhaul Rests On Sen. ReidMajority Leader Harry Reid has been the Democrats' top man in the Senate for nearly five years. But his leadership skills are soon to be tested as he presides over merging the two very different health care overhaul bills. His re-election next year might be at stake, too. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:37 am Alan Johnson defends Sir Thomas Legg over MPs' expensesAlan Johnson the Home Secretary has defended Sir Thomas Legg's review of MPs' expenses and insisted his retrospective limits were "part of the solution not the problem".Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:28 am Pilot sought after 2 F-16s collide off SC coast - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:14 am Map showing BotswanaMap showing Botswana where polls opened Friday for the tenth democratic parliamentary elections, expected to challenge the faction-torn ruling party as recession hits the world's biggest diamond producer...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:08 am Ugly Betty deserves betterFans are worried the sitcom will not survive its move to Friday night
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:06 am 5 Convicted in Australia Terror PlotMen Had Bomb-Making Instructions, Had Purchased Explosive Chemicals and GunsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:02 am Another Deadly Bomb Hits PakistanOfficials Say At Least 10 Killed by Blast in Northwestern City of Peshawar, Latest in Series of Deadly AttacksSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:52 am Wages tumble toward 18-year lowAverage weekly wages have fallen 1.4% this year for private-sector workers through September, after adjusting for inflation, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:52 am Five men found guilty in Australia of terror plotSYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian court on Friday found five men guilty of conspiring to commit a terror attack, by stockpiling weapons and chemicals to make bombs, in retaliation at Australia's involvement in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:23 am Obama's Nobel is not a terrible thing - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:12 am President Dmitry Medvedev (2L) shakes hands with Kazakh President Nursultan NazarbayevRussian President Dmitry Medvedev (2L) shakes hands with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the Matybulak firing range. The presidents of five former Soviet states met Friday to view military manoeuvres...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:09 am Pilot missing as F-16s collide off S.C. coastAir Force crews launched a search for an F-16 fighter pilot off the coast of South Carolina after two jets collided Thursday night.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:07 am Gang member is sentenced to deathMiguel Angel Magallon, 26, was convicted of murder in the 2004 death of L.A. County police Capt. Michael L. Sparkes. The captain was shot nine times during an attempted robbery.Calling a 26-year-old gang member a predator responsible for a coldblooded killing, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge sentenced him Thursday to death for fatally shooting an off-duty county police captain.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Boy thought to be on balloon is found alive at homeThe 6-year-old was hiding in an attic after being chided by his father earlier, authorities said. For two hours, rescuers thought he could be in a homemade balloon sailing through northern Colorado.A 6-year-old boy who was thought to have sneaked into a homemade weather balloon and launched it thousands of feet into the air was found alive hiding in an attic above his parents' garage, authorities said today.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Obama in New Orleans: 'It's clear how far we have to go'In his first, brief visit as president, he and his team are met with warmth and probing questions about federal help four years after Hurricane Katrina.Barack Obama was met mostly with cheers in his brief and tightly scripted trip to this storm-ravaged city -- his first as chief executive. But he and his team were also repeatedly reminded of the daunting trouble awaiting anyone who would dare promise to fix the mess wrought by Hurricane Katrina.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am California home sales and prices inch upThe San Francisco Bay Area accounted for a higher percentage of the California market gains in September.The state's housing market showed more signs of recovery in September, as the median sales price rose nearly 1% from August, to $251,000, a real estate research firm reported Thursday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Owner of stolen Andy Warhol paintings waives insurance policyThe West L.A. art collector, who reportedly stood to recoup $25 million for the 11 pieces, told the Seattle Times that he doesn't want to go through the hassle of the insurer's investigation.The owner of a multimillion-dollar collection of artwork stolen last month has unexpectedly waived the insurance policy he owns to protect the paintings, Los Angeles police detectives confirmed Thursday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Top lieutenant in drug cartel pleads guiltyThe wealthy Tijuana businessman helped the Arellano Felix brothers smuggle hundreds of tons of cocaine and marijuana into the United States. He faces five to 40 years in prison.A top lieutenant in the Arellano Felix drug cartel in Tijuana pleaded guilty Thursday to drug conspiracy charges, the latest member of the once-powerful organized crime group to now face a long U.S. prison sentence.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Safeway CEO sees good news in coffee habitsSteven Burd says sales of lattes dropped when the economy tanked, but now are reviving.How will we know when the recession is ending? Watch the coffee index, says Steven Burd, chief executive of Safeway Inc., the Pleasanton, Calif., supermarket company that owns Vons here in Southern California.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Iraq's plan for referendum on U.S. pullout fadesThe vote could have hastened the withdrawal of American troops from the country, but many politicians have decided it's not worth it.Plans to hold a referendum that could have accelerated the withdrawal of American forces have quietly been shelved, as even those Iraqi politicians who were pushing for the poll conclude that it no longer would be a useful exercise.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am U.S. mulling new assessment of Iran threat: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. spy agencies are considering whether to rewrite a controversial 2007 intelligence report that asserted Tehran halted its efforts to build nuclear weapons in 2003, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:54 am Botswana: party in power for 43 years to win againGABORONE, Botswana (AP) -- Voting has started in Botswana, where the party in power since independence from Britain in 1966 is expected to win another parliamentary majority in the world's largest producer of diamonds....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:52 am Jonathan Evans: MI5 had to use foreign agencies' 'torture' evidenceJonathan Evans defends decision to cooperate with foreign intelligence agencies accused of torture.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:48 am 5 convicted of plotting terror attack in AustraliaMen face life sentences after jury that deliberated for a month delivers verdict in country's largest terrorist conspiracy case
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:43 am British spy boss defends foreign intelligence linksMI5 says controversial contacts stopped 'many attacks' in the years after Sept. 11 2001
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:41 am In New Orleans, Obama fires back at criticsNEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama fired back on Thursday at critics who say he has few accomplishments of note in his nine months in office and declared he was just getting started.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:05 am 'Balloon boy's' family deny publicity stuntFORT COLLINS, Colorado - A 6-year-old boy was found hiding in a cardboard box in his family's garage Thursday after being feared aboard a homemade helium balloon that hurtled 50 miles (80 kilometers) through the sky on live television.The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:03 am Dan Aykroyd's ghostsGhostbusters star Dan Aykroyd says he's often asked where he got the inspiration for his blockbuster '80s comedy and he says it's simple -- his own family.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:02 am Sparse crowd see Coyotes winEd Jovanovski charges the net and rams home winning overtime goal to push Phoenix past St. Louis 3-2 before just 6,899 in Glendale, Ariz.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Oct 2009 | 11:44 pm Timothy Cahill: Mass. has no money for public law schoolState Treasurer Timothy Cahill says Massachusetts cannot afford to build the state's first public law school. Cahill said in an interview taped Thursday on WBIX AM...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Oct 2009 | 11:42 pm Manny Ramirez hits big homer, falls short at end for DodgersLOS ANGELES - Although Manny Ramirez came through in yet another big playoff moment for the Los Angeles Dodgers, this year's Manny couldn't do it twice. Ramirez...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Oct 2009 | 11:39 pm Phillies hold off Dodgers in wild NLCS opener
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Oct 2009 | 11:37 pm Pilot sought after 2 F-16s collide off S.C. coastCHARLESTON, S.C. - The Air Force says crews are searching for an F-16 fighter pilot off the coast of South Carolina after two jets collided Thursday night. Senior Master...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Oct 2009 | 11:36 pm UK spy chief: UK must work with other countriesLONDON (AP) -- The head of Britain's domestic spy agency said Friday that Britain's security services try to make sure they do not collude in the torture or mistreatment of detainees by foreign governments, but acknowledged it was not possible to guarantee that it never happened....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 15 Oct 2009 | 11:20 pm Naylor's notesAll the news that's fit to print from around the National Football League
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Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:51 pm Men found guilty of Australian terror plotSYDNEY (AP) -- Five men were convicted Friday of plotting a terrorist attack by stockpiling bomb-making instructions and purchasing explosive chemicals in Australia's largest terrorist conspiracy....Source: AP Top International News At 6:37 a... | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:43 pm No. 8 Cincy beats S. Florida in unbeaten battle
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:41 pm Layoffs At Ailing D.C. Schools Spark Union OutrageWashington, D.C., schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee's reform program for the city's school system involves changing the way teachers are evaluated. Tensions escalated between Rhee and the teachers union earlier this month when more than 200 teachers were laid off only months after 900 new teachers had been hired. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:12 pm Balloon boy saga captivates nationPeople froze in front of TV sets Thursday as a helium balloon sped through the Colorado sky, believed to be carrying an adventurous ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:08 pm Evicted Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian LandIt's a tactic extremist settler groups are calling "the price tag." Each time settlers are evicted from an illegal outpost, they retaliate with an attack on Palestinian land. "It's smart but evil," a lawyer with an Israeli human rights group says. "Security forces will have to divert manpower energy to deal with the new problem." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:06 pm Commander's letter tackles troops' morale in AfghanistanA U.S. Army commander in Afghanistan has responded to concerns about low morale among his troops in a personal letter that assures ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:04 pm U.S. Heads For Third Straight Jobless RecoveryEconomists have begun saying that the recession may have ended this summer. But an expanding economy hasn't led to an expanded number of jobs. Structural changes in the labor market help explain why. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:01 pm German soldiers on patrol in BalkhGerman soldiers on patrol in Balkh, Afghanistan. Between 10,000 and 15,000 more troops are needed to maintain security in restive southern Afghanistan, NATO's commander in the region told AFP in an interview...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Oct 2009 | 9:42 pm An Afghan Police officer mans a checkpoint in BalkhAn Afghan Police officer (ANP) mans a checkpoint in Balkh, Afghanistan. Between 10,000 and 15,000 more troops are needed to maintain security in restive southern Afghanistan, NATO's commander in the region...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Oct 2009 | 9:42 pm A taxi carrying goats on the roof makes its way to a weekly marketA taxi carrying goats on the roof makes its way to the weekly market in Balkh, Afghanistan. Between 10,000 and 15,000 more troops are needed to maintain security in restive southern Afghanistan, NATO's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Oct 2009 | 9:42 pm Major General Mart de KruifMajor General Mart de Kruif, NATO's commander for International Security Assistance Force for southern Afghanistan region is interviewed by AFP in his office in Kandahar military base in Kandahar city...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Oct 2009 | 9:42 pm Gunmen, Bomber Kill 39 in PakistanBloodshed aimed at scuttling offensive into militant heartland on Afghan border.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Oct 2009 | 9:33 pm Obama: New Orleans not forgottenPresident Obama praised the resiliency of residents in rebuilding their flood-wrecked homes and promised to continue flowing ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Oct 2009 | 8:49 pm Supporters of the BDP cheer at a rally in GaboroneSupporters of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) cheer at a rally in Gaborone. Africa's most stable nation Botswana votes in its tenth democratic elections Friday, expected to challenge the faction-torn...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Oct 2009 | 8:47 pm Khama told a rally that lazy people "have no place in my government"Botswana President Ian Khama attends a pre-election rally in Gaborone. Africa's most stable nation Botswana votes in its tenth democratic elections Friday, expected to challenge the faction-torn ruling...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Oct 2009 | 8:47 pm Negotiators have struggled over the reinstatement of Honduras' ousted President Manuel ZelayaNegotiators have struggled over the reinstatement of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, pictured, pushing against a deadline for resolving a four month old political crisis.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Oct 2009 | 8:26 pm Colombia and Ecuador's diplomatic rapproachment has been stalled after a row over Colombia army chief, Freddy PadillaPlans for Colombia and Ecuador to renew diplomatic ties after nearly going to war in 2008 have been stalled following an Ecuadoran arrest warrant for the chief of Colombia's armed forces, General Freddy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Oct 2009 | 8:18 pm Video: Unplugged: Tough Choices In Afghanistan, PakistanCBS News' Sharyl Attkisson spoke with Transnational Crisis Project President Imran Ahmad Khan on the road ahead in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Plus; Former Senator Max Cleland opens up about his new memoir, "Heart of a Patriot."Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Oct 2009 | 7:41 pm Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License In La.Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, said he denied the license out of concern for any children the couple might have. He denied being a racist and said in his experience most interracial marriages do not last long. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Oct 2009 | 7:18 pm Boy thought to be in drifting balloon found safeDENVER (Reuters) - An American 6-year-old set off a massive search-and-rescue operation and media frenzy on Thursday for fear he was inside a homemade helium balloon that broke loose and drifted thousands of feet above Colorado for hours before he was found safe at home.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2009 | 7:16 pm Wasserstein death to result in $186.5 million paymentNEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Lazard Ltd Chief Executive Bruce Wasserstein's death will result in a payment of more than $186 million in restricted stock, according to the company's proxy statement.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2009 | 7:12 pm Afghan Runoff Election Likely, Envoy SaysKarzai Ambassador Predicts Challenger Will Have Enough Support to Force Runoff in Wake of Fraud AllegationsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Oct 2009 | 7:00 pm Israel threatens to quit peace talks over UN war crimes voteIsrael has threatened to pull out of Middle East peace talks if Britain and other European nations fail to back the country in a key vote at the United Nations.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 15 Oct 2009 | 6:55 pm Missing 'balloon boy' found hiding in atticA former business partner of Richard Heene ? the father of the boy thought to have flown out of his family's back garden in a homemade helium balloon ? says he often put his children at risk.Six-year-old Falcon Heene was found...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 15 Oct 2009 | 6:48 pm Video: Salmon Industry in Deep WaterChile exports more Atlantic salmon to the U.S. than any other country. But Chilean salmon farms are fighting a deadly virus that is causing an economic disaster. Mark Strassmann reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Oct 2009 | 6:19 pm Video: Afghanistan War StoriesCBS News teams recount their experiences in war-torn Afghanistan. Hear from Randall Pinkston, Lara Logan, Jim Axelrod and more.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Oct 2009 | 6:10 pm Video: Terrorism Training for KidsThe Taliban in Afghanistan is recruiting children, some as young as 7, to train in warfare. Mandy Clark reports on this disturbing new tactic for the CBS series "Afghanistan: The Road Ahead."Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Oct 2009 | 6:08 pm Video: Suicide Bombs by Women, TeensPakistan's military has been gearing up for a new offensive against the Taliban. But the militants struck first with a series of attacks, killing at least 39 people. Richard Roth reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Oct 2009 | 6:00 pm Atlantic Salmon Shortage's Ripple EffectProduction of Most Consumed Fresh Fish in U.S. is Down by One-Third As Virus Menaces Chilean FarmersSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Oct 2009 | 6:00 pm Balloon boy: Falcon Heene admits he hid because 'he was scared'Falcon Heene the sixyearold boy who set off a massive search operation and media frenzy after it was reported he was inside a homemade helium balloon that broke loose and drifted for hours thousands of feet above Colorado hid in the attic because he was "scared".Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 15 Oct 2009 | 5:52 pm Google, IBM round out strong tech results weekSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc and IBM rounded out a strong week of technology results, outstripping already high expectations and providing further evidence that a recovery is brewing.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2009 | 5:41 pm Child Bombers - Afghan War's Latest WeaponThe Road Ahead: Children as Young as 7 Years Old are Being Trained -- Or Tricked -- Into Becoming TerroristsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Oct 2009 | 5:30 pm Wall St bankers 'lied over and over again'NEW YORK - Amid the economic wreckage, after seven million job losses and approaching two million home foreclosures in the US alone, with businesses and consumers around the world still struggling to get finance after the long credit...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 15 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm Balloon Boy Found Safe At HomeThe 6-year-old boy feared lost after a hot-air balloon he was believed to be traveling in came down has been found safe in his home. The balloon was owned by the boy's parents; it was tethered behind their house. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Oct 2009 | 4:41 pm WPc Yvonne Fletcher: 'We have guns and there will be fighting'Chilling warning that Libyans planned to fire on demonstration outside their embassy which left WPc Yvonne Fletcher dead.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 15 Oct 2009 | 4:40 pm 'White enclaves' get cash to combat extremismLONDON - Hundreds of "white enclaves" across Britain have been chosen to receive special funding from the Government in an effort to curb the spread of racist extremism among the working classes.Ministers are to spend £12 million...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 15 Oct 2009 | 4:00 pm Colorado Balloon: five other incidentsFive other incidents involving a balloon.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 15 Oct 2009 | 3:52 pm Boy on balloon feared deadHomemade balloon believed to have carried off boy 6 in US lands empty.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 15 Oct 2009 | 3:39 pm 1,250 Nazi gnomes on displaySTRAUBING, Germany ? A German artist is posing 1,250 garden gnomes with their arms outstretched in the stiff-armed Hitler salute in an installation that he calls a protest of lingering fascist tendencies in German society."The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 15 Oct 2009 | 3:22 pm Dragon finds all it needs on continentEach week, the Centre for Chinese Studies at Stellensbosch University in South Africa issues an update on China's activities in Africa.The latest issue is typical: one company has finished a bridge in Angola, another is building...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 15 Oct 2009 | 3:00 pm Obama Vows To Rebuild New OrleansPresident Obama praised the people New Orleans for not giving up after the city was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. The comments came at a town hall meeting during Obama's first visit to the city after being elected president. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Oct 2009 | 2:47 pm Yvonne Fletcher and the betrayal of justiceExclusive: British prosecutors had been told more than two years ago that they had sufficient evidence to charge two Libyans over the killing of WPc Yvonne Fletcher according to a leaked report.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 15 Oct 2009 | 2:44 pm Make Auschwitz Your Facebook FriendAuschwitz death camp memorial launches Facebook page to reach young peopleSource: ABC News: International | 15 Oct 2009 | 2:24 pm Brown pledges more soldiersBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged yesterday to send more troops to Afghanistan but only if Nato and the Afghan Government do more to help fight the Taleban. Brown said his Government would increase British troop levels...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 15 Oct 2009 | 2:15 pm Migrant influx strains resourcesCANBERRA - Australia is gearing up for a continuing flood of asylum seekers which threatens to overwhelm detention facilities on Christmas Island and may force boat people to be taken to the mainland for the first time since former...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 15 Oct 2009 | 2:00 pm Journalists flee IranAt least 35 journalists have left Iran out of fear for themselves and their families and 24 reporters and bloggers are still in jail after June's disputed election."It is the biggest exodus of journalists since the revolution...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 15 Oct 2009 | 1:15 pm Russia: Politicians walk outDozens of Russian politicians staged a rare walkout from Parliament yesterday to protest at what they and independent monitors describe as rigged local elections. It was the first time in nine years that all factions except the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 15 Oct 2009 | 12:15 pm Libya Releases 88 Militants After De-Radicalization RehabThe Libyan government released 88 repentant Islamic militants, some of them belonging to a group with suspected links to Al Qaeda, a government-funded human rights group announced Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Oct 2009 | 11:46 am Berlusconi Denies Secret Payments to TalibanThe office of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi issued a scathing response Thursday to a Times of London article alleging that Italy secretly paid off Taliban members in Afghanistan, calling the claims "baseless."Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Oct 2009 | 11:03 am Italy To Sue Paper on Taliban Bribe ReportItaly's Defense Minister The Times report 'offends our soldiers and our deaths.'Source: ABC News: International | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:18 am India's Richest Man Caps Salary as Example of ModerationIndia's richest man said the decision reflects his 'desire to set a personal example of moderation.'Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:07 am Report: Iran Denies Rumors Supreme Leader DiedIran is reportedly denying rumors that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei fell into a coma and died this week.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Oct 2009 | 9:56 am Dad Out of Japanese Jail in Custody FightSavoie released by Japanese Police after trying to take back abducted kids.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Oct 2009 | 9:40 am Afghan Runner-Up Confident in U.N. Panel Investigating VotesThe runner-up in Afghanistan's unsettled presidential election said Thursday he has faith in a U.N.-backed panel working to determine if there are enough fraudulent votes to force a runoff, but stopped short of saying he would accept its results.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Oct 2009 | 9:39 am Judge Has to Decide - What to Do With a Drunken Sailor?A judge in a British Court on Thursday found himself forced to answer a question that has vexed seamen since at least the nineteenth century. What should he do with a drunken sailor?Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Oct 2009 | 9:14 am 5 Men guilty of Plotting Australian Terror AttackA jury deliberated for a month before finding the men guilty on Friday of conspiring to commit a terrorist act on Australian soil.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Oct 2009 | 9:03 am Man Accused of Snatching Kids From Japanese Ex-Wife ReleasedJapanese police released an American man held for 18 days on Thursday, pending an investigation into accusations he snatched his children from his ex-wife.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Oct 2009 | 8:58 am 39 Killed in Bloody Wave of Violence Across PakistanTeams of gunmen launched coordinated attacks on three law enforcement facilities in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore and car bombs hit two other cities Thursday, killing a total of 39 people in an escalating wave of anti-government violence.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Oct 2009 | 8:55 am U.K. Police Make 10th Arrest in $65M London Jewel HeistBritish police have reported a 10th arrest in their investigation into a massive jewel heist at Graff Diamonds' flagship store in London.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Oct 2009 | 8:44 am WATCH: Global Swine Flu PrepsSource: ABC News: International | 15 Oct 2009 | 7:31 am 22-Inch Nepal Man Says He's World's Shortest22-inch Nepalese man says he's ready for title of world's shortest person.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Oct 2009 | 6:02 am Iran Prez Adviser's Daughter Seeks AsylumDaughter of Iranian President's Adviser Takes Refuge in GermanySource: ABC News: International | 15 Oct 2009 | 5:25 am International Court Investigates Guinea ViolenceInternational court prosecutor launches investigation into Guinea violence.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Oct 2009 | 4:06 am
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