Poles Embrace The Good Life, Post-Communism

Two decades after striking shipyard workers in Poland helped to spark the end of communism, many Poles today — especially the young — are enjoying the fruits of capitalism. Since joining the EU in 2004, Poland has developed the most dynamic economy in Eastern Europe.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Nov 2009 | 5:26 am

Former Colleagues Say Hasan Was Detached

New details are emerging about Nidal Hasan's career at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Psychiatrists who worked with him there say he was detached, unproductive and sometimes hostile Some wondered why he wasn't removed.

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

Bear Stearns Case Goes To Jury

The trial of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers has gone to the jury. Matthew Tannin and Ralph Cioffi are charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy. Investors lost more than $1.6 billion when the two funds managed by Cioffi and Tannin collapsed in the subprime mortgage debacle.

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

Obama Heads To Fort Hood Memorial Service

President Obama travels to Fort Hood, Texas, Tuesday to attend a memorial service for the victims of the shooting rampage that took place there last week. The massive Army post is taking time to honor those who lost their lives and were wounded, but it is still going about the business of getting soldiers ready to deploy in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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

Investigators Knew Of Hasan's Link To Radicals

Senior investigators say they did know that accused Fort Hood, Texas, shooter Nidal Hasan had communicated with people with links to al-Qaida. They say the leads were checked, and the content of the communications seemed in line with Hasan's professional research as a psychiatrist studying post-traumatic stress disorder.

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

What Americans owe to those who serve

Halloween in the United States is an increasingly odd holiday, no longer child's play, but on this evening I was thinking about another holiday, this one official, that is coming up this week: Veterans Day.



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Baseball: Inaba among record 7 Golden Glove winners from Fighters+

(Kyodo) _ Right fielder Atsunori Inaba featured among a club record seven players from the Pacific League champion Nippon Ham Fighters to win Golden Glove awards for their stellar...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:29 am

Butch Stearns dishes on being dumped

Venerable FOX 25 sports anchor Butch Stearns is "disappointed" his decade-long run at the station has come to an end - but says he's not surprised because the...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:24 am

Senate rivals bicker over health care

U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano blasted Martha Coakley for opposing the landmark health-care overhaul passed by Congress this weekend while Boston business tycoon and Celtics co-owner...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:23 am

Wal-Mart ex-CEO Tagg-ed

The former chief executive of Wal-Mart is joining a Lexington private-equity firm co-founded by Mitt Romney's son and others with ties to the former Bay State governor. ...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:22 am

10% of US Electricity Comes from Old Russian Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear disarmament has become an integral part of the electricity industry, little known to most Americans. Salvaged bomb material now generates about 10 percent of electricity in the United States — by comparison, hydropower generates about 6 percent and solar, biomass, wind and geothermal together account for 3 percent.



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Mother's loss overrides all in burial debate

Mothers of fallen soldiers should be first - ahead of fathers, spouses, siblings, even children. Nothing compares to losing a child. Nothing compares to a mother's loss. ...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:19 am

Patriots Report Card

This was not a perfect game because there is no such thing, yet it is difficult to hand out anything but nearly perfect grades after Sunday's 27-17 win against the Dolphins,...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:17 am

Anglicans welcome offer from Rome

The Vatican publishes details of its plan to ease conversion for Anglican clergy unhappy about the ordination of women bishops.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:16 am

Bendtner to undergo groin surgery

Arsenal confirm that striker Nicklas Bendtner will undergo minor groin surgery in Germany on Tuesday and is set be out for up to four weeks.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:15 am

TV footage shows Afghan insurgents with US ammo

KABUL (AP) -- Television footage broadcast Tuesday showed insurgents handling what appears to be U.S. ammunition in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan that American forces left last month following a deadly firefight that killed eight troops....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:14 am

TV footage shows Afghan insurgents with US ammo (AP)

The shadow of U.S. Army Lieutenant Matthew Asmus of A-BTRY 2/377 PFAR Task Force Steel playing golf is cast at FOB Tillman, Afghanistan, November 10, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT MILITARY SPORT GOLF)AP - Television footage broadcast Tuesday showed insurgents handling what appears to be U.S. ammunition in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan that American forces left last month following a deadly firefight that killed eight troops.



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Boston honors Marine heroes

Nearly 2,000 active duty and former Marines filled the Boston Convention and Exposition Center yesterday to join the Boston Semper Fidelis Society's 22nd annual celebration...

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Phelps misses 100 freestyle final at WCup event

Michael Phelps has failed to qualify for the 100-meter freestyle final at a World Cup short-course meet in an old-style swimsuit.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:11 am

FBI reassessing past look at Fort Hood suspect (AP)

Kolleen Alldridge (L) and Alice Thompson share a moment of reflection together after lighting candles at a small memorial they set up in the courtyard of the apartment complex on November 7, where the neighbor of Alice, US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, lived before going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 30 in a shooting at the military base.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AP - Nearly a year before Maj. Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an "assessment" of him before deciding he did not pose a threat.



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T drivers hailed for 'swift action'

Two quick-thinking T lifesavers were hailed as heroes yesterday for bringing a barreling Orange Line train to a screeching stop inches from a drunken woman who'd fallen...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:08 am

Congo rebel fight 'must continue'

The UN envoy to DR Congo urges support for the government in its battle with Rwandan rebels, despite accusations of abuses.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:07 am

Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops (AP)

A U.S. army soldier pass by a burning fuel truck on a road outside Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. A supply convoy of NATO and coalition forces was attacked by militants near Jalalabad city, two of the tankers were set on fire and three others damaged. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though probably not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there.



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Gulf Coast residents stay put ahead of Ida

Nov. 9: Tropical Storm Ida is expected to hit Louisiana, Alabama and Florida late Monday with heavy winds and torrential rain. NBC's Al Roker reports.  (Nightly News)Weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents refused to retreat from a steadily weakening tropical storm that crept toward shore Tuesday, bringing heavy rain, stiff winds and some flooding.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:05 am

Pakistani Taliban vow tough guerrilla war

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban have started a guerrilla war against the army and will wage a tough, protracted fight in the insurgents' South Waziristan stronghold, a Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:01 am

Pakistani Taliban vow tough guerrilla war (Reuters)

Police and rescue workers are seen through a damaged vehicle at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Matni village near Peshawar November 8, 2009. REUTERS/K. ParvezReuters - Pakistani Taliban have started a guerrilla war against the army and will wage a tough, protracted fight in the insurgents' South Waziristan stronghold, a Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday.



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NBA great Abdul-Jabbar has rare form of leukemia (AP)

FILE - A June 1, 2008, file photo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers smiles during the opening of the Lakers Reading & Learning Center in Santa Monica, Calif. Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging. The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)AP - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging.



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After Maine, the Battle Lines Over Gay Marriage Harden - TIME


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Victims' despair, loneliness drove them into trap - Chicago Sun-Times


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NBA great Abdul-Jabbar has rare form of leukemia

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

US sniper execution appeal denied

The man behind the 2002 Washington sniper attacks faces execution on Tuesday after the US Supreme Court rejects a final appeal.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:57 am

Chinese students disgruntled over university 'kissing patrols'

Students at a university in eastern China are complaining on the internet about kissing patrols set up by the authorities.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:55 am

Japan plans additional $5 billion for Afghanistan

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan on Tuesday announced $5 billion in fresh aid to Afghanistan even as it plans to bring home refueling ships supporting U.S.-led forces there. The pledge comes just days before President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo for talks that are sure to focus on the countries' military alliance....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:53 am

Korean held for running clandestine bank with links to N. Korea+

(Kyodo) _ A 67-year-old Korean resident of Japan was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of illegally running a banking business and sending remittances to North Korea, police said. The man...
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Fort Hood Suspect Warned of Muslim Threat Within Military - FOXNews


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AP Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan is suspected of a deadly rampage at the Fort Hood base in Texas. Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan is suspected of a deadly rampage at the Fort Hood base in Texas. The Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 ...
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Birmingham angry at 'cheat' Ngog

Birmingham midfielder Lee Carsley describes the penalty won by Liverpool in the 2-2 draw at Anfield as an "embarrassing case of cheating".
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:50 am

David Cameron: Tories are best party to tackle poverty

David Cameron will today claim the Conservatives are the best party to tackle poverty in Britain after 12 years of Labour failure.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:49 am

Nasty hangups plaguing Aerosmith

How ugly are things in the Aerosmith camp? So ugly that elusive frontman Steven Tyler hung up on his long-time guitar guy Joe...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:49 am

Safin says Agassi should give his titles back

Former No. 1-ranked Marat Safin says Andre Agassi should give his titles back after confessing in his autobiography that he tested positive for a banned substance during his career and lied about it to the ATP.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:46 am

Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield gets two-year, $5M deal

Tim Wakefield has one of the most hallowed Red Sox records in his sights, and now he has two years to break it. The Sox yesterday signed the 43-year-old knuckleballer...

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

Cops: Man kills mom, girlfriend, child, self

Authorities called several times to check on a family's well-being in a rural Texas home eventually found the bodies of four people.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:41 am

Letterman suspect wants charges dropped

A lawyer for the news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman plans to ask to dismiss an extortion case that prompted the comic to acknowledge affairs with staffers.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:40 am

India Landslide Kills at Least 39

Torrential Seasonal Rains Inundate Hilly Region, Almost 300 Mud Hugs Demolished

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:40 am

Weaker Ida soaks U.S. Gulf Coast, hits oil supply

MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - A weakening Tropical Storm Ida brought drenching rain to the U.S. Gulf Coast as it slowly approached shore on Tuesday after shutting down almost 30 percent of Gulf energy production.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:39 am

Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:38 am

Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire (AP)

FILE - In this June 15, 2009 photo, South Korean Navy patrol boats engage in an exercise in the West Sea, South Korea. Navy ships of the two Koreas exchanged fire Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, along their disputed western sea border, a South Korean military officer said.  (AP Photo/Yonhap, Shin Young-gun, File)AP - The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said.



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US major contacted radical cleric

US authorities knew the US Army major accused of killing 13 people at a military base had contacted a cleric sympathetic to al-Qaeda.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:38 am

Tom Brady-Peyton Manning battle above all

They are the Magic and Larry of their generation, and the game is theirs. They will slug it out for another six or seven seasons and then will walk away from the NFL, the...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:35 am

For Some Chinese Migrants, A Fruitful Homecoming

The global recession put an estimated 20 million of China's migrant laborers out of work. Most had moved to the coast for jobs that disappeared. Beijing feared unrest, inland areas have absorbed some of the surplus labor.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:35 am

Loaded gun found in Texas juvenile lockup

Texas authorities are trying to figure out how a 16-year-old may have gotten a loaded handgun past officers at a juvenile detention center in Houston.
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I bet this little guy is dizzy...

o_O



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Gulf Coast residents stay put ahead of Ida (AP)

This Monday Nov. 9, 2009 satellite image provided by NOAA and annotated by the source shows Tropical Storm Ida moving north in the Gulf of Mexico. Squalls ahead of a rare late-season tropical storm blew in heavy rain late Monday to parts of the Gulf Coast where residents hunkered down at home and in shelters anticipating high winds and flooding. (AP Photo/NOAA)AP - Weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents refused to retreat from a steadily weakening rare late-season tropical storm that crept toward shore Tuesday, bringing heavy rain, stiff winds and some flooding.



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Report: Two Koreas' navies skirmish - CNN International


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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:27 am

Two Koreas in brief naval clash, vessels hit

SEOUL (Reuters) - Navies from the rival Koreas exchanged gunfire for the first time in seven years on Tuesday, damaging vessels on both sides and raising tension just days before President Barack Obama travels to Asia.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:26 am

Yen says he enjoyed exploring villain role

Action star Donnie Yen says he signed on to play an ancient Chinese secret service agent in his new film — even though it was another kung fu epic — because he wanted to tackle the role of a villain who discovers his humanity.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:26 am

Navies Of 2 Koreas Exchange Fire

The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said. There were no South Korean casualties, the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, and it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties on the North Korean side.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:26 am

Marine base debate clouds US-Japan relations

TOKYO (AP) -- The deepening debate over the future of a major U.S. Marine base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa has opened a broad rift in Washington's most important alliance in Asia ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to the region this week....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:24 am

Weeks of terror

How random sniper killings spread fear across Washington
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:23 am

Dollar falls in upper 89 yen after Britain's credit rating report+

(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar weakened in the upper 89 yen zone Tuesday in Tokyo after market players flocked to buy the yen following a media report that Britain is most at risk among major...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:21 am

Korean naval ships clash at sea

A South Korean warship has exchanged fire with a North Korean naval vessel, reports from both countries say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:21 am

US and Israeli leaders hold talks

President Barack Obama meets Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as the US struggles to revive the Middle East peace process.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:19 am

4TH LD: Japan decides on $5 bil. aid to Afghanistan ahead of Obama's visit+

TOKYO, Nov. 10 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE BACKGROUND INFO) Japan decided Tuesday to extend up to $5 billion, or about 450 billion yen, in civilian aid to Afghanistan, in hopes...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:10 am

Japan plans additional $5 billion for Afghanistan

Japan on Tuesday announced $5 billion in fresh aid to Afghanistan even as it plans to bring home refueling ships supporting U.S.-led forces there. The pledge comes just days before...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:10 am

237 Millionaires in Congress

Report finds that 44 percent of lawmakers are millionaires vs. one percent of Americans; five worth more than $200 million.



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BIG PHARMA'S Crime Spree

Pharma Pushing Products For Unapproved Uses... 31 Deaths From Just 1 Drug



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Can Rupert Murdoch Kill Google?

Google is like the weather. Media people may talk about how the search engine is shoving aside traditional media companies to bring content directly to consumers, but no one has done anything about it. Until now.



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Navies of 2 Koreas Exchange Fire

Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire near disputed border.

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Source: ABC News: International | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:09 am

Man rips leopard's tongue out

An old Kenyan man has killed a leopard using his bare hands by ripping its tongue out because the animal had attacked him.



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ObamaCare legislation in trouble

The healthcare bill that was hailed as such a success seems to be DOA in the Senate.



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If Cracked.com Was Honest (Pic)

This is What Cracked would look like if it was Honest.



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Answers Sought On Fort Hood Suspect's Link To Imam

Members of Congress are putting pressure on U.S. intelligence agencies to say what they knew about Nidal Hasan's alleged radical views and whether they shared that knowledge with local Army and law enforcement agencies in the weeks and months before the Fort Hood shootings. In response, U.S. investigative officials acknowledged they learned last December that Hasan was in contact with an individual "espousing radical views."

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Nov 2009 | 2:03 am

NKorea boat "in flames" after clash: Seoul officials (AFP)

South Korean Commodore Lee Ki-Sik, chief of the Intelligence Operation Division, speaks at a briefing on the clash between the North and South Korean navies at the Defense Ministry in Seoul on November 10. The North Korean patrol boat involved in the skirmish was set ablaze after exchanging fire with South Korea's navy, as tensions rose a week before a scheduled US presidential visit.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - A North Korean patrol boat was set ablaze after exchanging fire with South Korea's navy on Tuesday, Seoul officials said, as cross-border tensions rose a week before a scheduled US presidential visit.



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China 'resolutely opposed' to Dalai's Indian border visit+

(Kyodo) _ China on Tuesday reiterated that it was "resolutely opposed" to the Dalai Lama's visit to the Indian town of Tawang on Sunday, saying it was "strongly dissatisfied" that India...
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So *this* is what happens when you die...

Welcome to the after party!



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Soccer: Iwata not to offer contract to former Japan striker Nakayama+

(Kyodo) _ J-League first division club Jubilo Iwata have informed former Japan striker Masashi Nakayama that his services will not be needed next season, soccer sources said Tuesday. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Nov 2009 | 1:48 am

China defends handling of Xinjiang executions (AFP)

armed=AFP - China on Tuesday defended its handling of the executions of nine people over deadly ethnic unrest in its far-western Xinjiang region in July, saying the cases were dealt with "according to law".



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EuroMillions lottery: worker 'misses out on millions after dropping out of consortium'

Couple are Britain's biggest lottery winners sharing £90m Euromillions win with Liverpool syndicate.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Nov 2009 | 1:44 am

Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Gunmen shoot a priest and two seminary students in the back. Federal police storm a Mass to capture a suspected drug kingpin. Priests pray with the families of murdered men, then face killers in the confessional....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 10 Nov 2009 | 1:43 am

Okinawa people urge gov't to confer from unified position over Futemma+

TOKYO, Nov. 10 (Kyodo) _ About 30 Diet members, local politicians and civic group members from Okinawa urged the central government Tuesday to negotiate with the United States from a...
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Rains Hitting Gulf Coast Ahead of Tropical Storm - ABC News


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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said there was no evidence for Iran to charge the three

An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural painted on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran. Iran said on Tuesday that three arrested American hikers committed the crime of entering the country...
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Map showing the border region between Iraq and Iran

Map showing the border region between Iraq and Iran where three US hikers were captured by Iranian authorities in July after straying across the border from Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Navies of two Koreas in brief clash

North and South Korea's navies clashed in the Yellow Sea, just ahead of a visit to Asia this week by U.S. President Barack Obama, in an incident that left a northern vessel damaged.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Nov 2009 | 1:38 am

D.C. sniper mastermind set to be executed Tuesday (AP)

FILE -This recent but undated photo from the Virginia Department of Corrections shows convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad. John Allen Muhammad, 48, is set to die by injection in a Virginia prison Nov. 10, 2009, seven years after he and his teenage accomplice terrorized the area in and around the nation's capital for three weeks. (AP Photo/Virginia Department of Corrections, file)AP - Unless Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine steps in, sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad will be executed Tuesday for the attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three weeks in 2002.



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Weather forecast for Wednesday+

(Kyodo) _ Weather forecast for Wednesday, Nov. 11: Tokyorain>cloudy Osakarain Nagoyarain Sapporosnow>cloudy Sendairain Niigatarain Hiroshimarain>cloudy Takamatsurain Fukuokarain
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Chinese Communist Party official vows efforts over dumpling cases+

(Kyodo) _ Visiting senior Chinese Communist Party official Wang Jiarui promised Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada on Tuesday to make efforts to "get to the bottom" of a past...
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Ex-wife of infamous 'DC Sniper' felt guilty about shootings - CNN


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Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged ...



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Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage

Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response ...



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

Steelers shut down Broncos’ offense for big win

Brett Keisel of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates after a sack in the second quarter Monday against the Denver Broncos.Tyrone Carter started in place of safety Ryan Clark as a precaution Monday night and made the big play that sparked the Steelers to their fifth straight win, taking the first of his two interceptions 48 yards for a touchdown in Pittsburgh’s 28-10 win over the Denver Broncos.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Nov 2009 | 1:06 am

Letterman scheme suspect to ask court to drop case

A lawyer for the TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman plans to ask a judge to dismiss an extortion case that prompted the late-night comic to acknowledge affairs with staffers.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am

4 Australians face charges after auto 'body' wash

It was just a routine car wash. Except there was no car — and no clothing.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Nov 2009 | 1:01 am

Calif. governor pushes $11B water bond plan, dams

Framed by a shrinking mountain reservoir, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a far-reaching water bond on Monday intended to rebuild California's crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious resource for dry years.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Nov 2009 | 1:01 am

Website listing addresses and aerial photos of celebrity homes comes under scrutiny

For nearly two years, celebrityaddressaerial.com operated with little notice. But a warrant revealed that a member of an alleged burglary ring had used it to case the homes of young Hollywood stars.

Suppose you could look at the pool in back of James Cameron's Malibu estate. Or admire the ornate garden at Haim Saban's Beverly Hills mansion. Or check out the tennis court at Tiger Woods' Florida home.



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

Murder suspect confesses to killing abortion provider

Scott Roeder, when asked if he killed Dr. George Tiller, replies, 'That is correct.' But he says the killing was justified because 'preborn children' were in danger.

The man accused of killing a Wichita abortion provider confessed in an interview Monday, saying he had no regrets because "preborn children were in imminent danger."



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

The Station fire is out -- or is it?

The soil around Mt. Wilson Observatory still smolders, burning what root systems remain after the devastating Station fire was declared contained weeks ago. Fire crews are monitoring the area.

More than a month ago, the Station fire was fully contained by firefighters.



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

High-carb diets lower weight and raise mood levels, study shows

Participants in a yearlong study lost weight equally on high-protein and high-carb diets, but those on the low-carb regimen were in a considerably worse frame of mind.

Which is better for weight loss -- a high-protein diet or a high-carb diet? That endless debate got a new twist Monday.



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

Cities, counties no longer mellow about pot dispensaries

At least 120 cities and eight counties in California have banned medical pot shops, fearing crime and profiteering. Some cite the proliferation of dispensaries in L.A.

As hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries have opened this year in a startling rollout across California, unnerved local officials have started to push back aggressively.



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

Fort Hood suspect was on U.S. radar

Nidal Malik Hasan's contacts with a radical Islamic cleric linked to some of the 9/11 hijackers were investigated but found to be mostly innocuous, officials say.

The FBI and the military investigated contacts over the last year between an Army psychiatrist accused in the deadly Ft. Hood rampage and a Yemen-based militant cleric linked to some of the Sept. 11 hijackers, but concluded the shooting suspect did not pose a threat, senior law enforcement and military officials said Monday.



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

Brown closes inquiry into unauthorized taping of conversations with reporters

California's attorney general says the tapings were done only by a rogue lieutenant who quit after his actions were revealed.

State Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown's office closed its inquiry into the unauthorized tape recording of his and some staff members' conversations with reporters, saying the tapings were done only by a rogue lieutenant who quit after his actions were revealed.



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

Case against Ohio murder suspect could widen

Authorities want to know if Anthony Sowell is linked to any killings in places he lived while in the military, including California and Japan. So far, 11 bodies have been found at his Cleveland home.

Authorities are investigating whether a murder suspect whose home and yard harbored the remains of at least 11 people is connected to any killings in places he lived while in the military, including California, Japan and the Carolinas.



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

Landslide kills 39 in southern India

NEW DELHI (AP) -- A landslide triggered by torrential seasonal rains swept through a hilly region in southern India, killing at least 39 people, an official said Tuesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 10 Nov 2009 | 12:51 am

FBI: Fort Hood suspect had ties to radical cleric

The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 12 soldiers and a civilian at the Fort Hood Army post exchanged between 10 and 20 e-mails ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Nov 2009 | 12:51 am

High court torn on juvenile sentencing

The lawyer for a Florida inmate serving life without parole for a crime he committed at 16 told the Supreme Court on Monday such ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Nov 2009 | 12:44 am

Dodd set to unveil financial reform bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd will unveil long-awaited draft legislation on financial regulation reform on Tuesday, his office said on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Nov 2009 | 12:41 am

Communities try to prevent pedestrian traffic deaths

Some communities are working to curtail sudden, puzzling increases in pedestrian traffic deaths while safety advocates urge states ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Nov 2009 | 12:40 am

Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows

Gunmen shoot a priest and two seminary students in the back. Federal police storm a Mass to capture a suspected drug kingpin. Priests pray with the families of murdered men, then face killers in the confessional.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Nov 2009 | 12:38 am

Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion

SAO PAULO (AP) -- A woman expelled for wearing a mini-dress that caused a near riot at a Brazilian college and made her an Internet sensation said all she wants is to go back to school. Well, she got her way....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 10 Nov 2009 | 12:34 am

Toppled Thai leader arrives in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- Thailand's fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived Tuesday in Cambodia following his appointment as economic adviser to the government, fueling tensions between the neighboring countries....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 10 Nov 2009 | 12:29 am

Obama says he wants to visit Hiroshima in future

President Barack Obama says he wants to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki sometime during his presidency but won't have time during this week's trip to Japan to go to the cities devastated by U.S. atomic bombs at the end of World War II.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Nov 2009 | 12:12 am

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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Nov 2009 | 12:05 am

North and South Korean ships exchange fire

No injuries are reported in the clash along a disputed sea border off their western coasts.

A North Korean naval ship suffered heavy damage Tuesday during an exchange of gunfire between the two Koreas along a disputed sea border off their western coasts, officials said.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Nov 2009 | 11:59 pm

Map locating the area on the western sea border between North and South Korea where vessels exchanged fire Tuesday

Map locating the area on the western sea border between North and South Korea where vessels exchanged fire Tuesday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Nov 2009 | 11:32 pm

Brown's office said he was "mortified" to think he had caused offence with the letter

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at the Cenotaph during the Remembrance Sunday service in Whitehall, London. Brown was on Tuesday embroiled in a row with the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Nov 2009 | 11:27 pm

Will Tamiflu Shortage Drive U.S. To India's Version?

With demand for the swine flu vaccine outpacing supply, the CDC says it's open to considering importing a generic flu drug from India. There's just one problem: The brand-name drug is still under U.S. patent. The company's chairman says he just wants to help.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Nov 2009 | 11:13 pm

The A-bomb ravaged Dome and Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan

The A-bomb ravaged Dome and Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan. US President Barack Obama is willing to visit the nuclear-bombed cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki while in office but won't go there...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Nov 2009 | 11:11 pm

Obama to visit Asia as domestic issues smolder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama this week makes his first trip to Asia as president, leaving behind a host of domestic problems with a visit that recognizes the region's economic and diplomatic importance to the United States.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Nov 2009 | 11:09 pm

Cuban reportedly says he’d buy Dodgers

Mark Cuban has owned the Dallas Mavericks since 2000.Mark Cuban’s bid to buy the Chicago Cubs didn't work out, but he may get into baseball yet. The owner of the Dallas Mavericks says he's consider buying the Los Angeles Dodgers if the right situation arose.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Nov 2009 | 11:06 pm

Candidates pour more of own cash into races

Congressional candidates have pumped $30 million into their own campaigns this year, 28% more than at this time in 2007, for ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Nov 2009 | 11:02 pm

Fort Hood suspect contacted Islamist: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies learned an Army psychiatrist contacted an Islamist sympathetic to al Qaeda and they relayed the information to authorities before the man allegedly went on a shooting spree that killed 13 people in Texas last week, U.S. officials said on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Nov 2009 | 10:31 pm

Cedars-Sinai finds more patients exposed to excess radiation

Hospital officials apologize and offer to cover medical care needed because of overdoses.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center officials said Monday that 260 patients had been exposed to high doses of radiation during CT brain scans during an 18-month period, up from the hospital's original estimate of 206 in September.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Nov 2009 | 10:06 pm

S. Korean, N. Korean Navies Exchange Fire

Navy Ships Trade Fire along Disputed Western Sea Border; Third Such Clash in 10 Years

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm

Democrats Raise Alarms Over Costs of Health Bills - New York Times


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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Nov 2009 | 9:43 pm

White Powder Sent to Three UN Missions In NY: Police - New York Times


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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Nov 2009 | 9:34 pm

Obama's Afghan Plan: About 40K More Troops

CBS Exclusive: Sources Say Force Will Grow to 100,000 with Long-Term Stay Planned; White House Denies Report

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

Ryan Hill and his daughter, Emmal, pray as they light a candle outside Fort Hood

US Army Specialist Ryan Hill and his daughter, Emma Hill, 3, pray together as they light a candle and lay flowers at the front gate to Fort Hood, in Killeen, Texas. The suspected shooter accused of killing...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Nov 2009 | 9:23 pm

Members of the Central Christian Church set up flags and crosses to honor those killed and wounded

Members of the Central Christian Church set up flags and crosses to honor those killed and wounded by US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan during a shooting rampage at Fort Hood on November 6 in Killeen, Texas...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Nov 2009 | 9:23 pm

US Army Lt. Gen. Bob Cone, Fort Hood's commanding general, briefs the media

US Army Lt. Gen. Bob Cone, Fort Hood's commanding general, briefs the media at Fort Hood, Texas, regarding last week's shootings. The suspected shooter accused of killing 13 people at a US military base...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Nov 2009 | 9:23 pm

Syracuse sends Boeheim to 800th victory

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim directs his players against Albany. The Orange won Monday, giving Boeheim the 800th victory of his career.Jim Boeheim became the eighth Division I coach to reach 800 wins with milestone coming over Albany, 75-43 on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Nov 2009 | 9:22 pm

Sanchez writes the blog "Generation Y,"

Cuban police patrol cars line Havana's Malecon seafront. The United States said it "strongly deplores" the forcible detention and beating last week of three Cuban bloggers on their way to a peaceful march...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Nov 2009 | 9:13 pm

White powder sent to three U.N. missions in NY: police

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Letters containing white powder were sent to the U.S. missions of France, Austria and Uzbekistan in New York City on Monday, police said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Nov 2009 | 9:13 pm

‘Dancing’ does time warp with themed dances

It was a good week for singer Mya, who earned a 29 for her quickstep and a perfect 30 for her 1970s samba.This week, each couple performed a traditional ballroom dance, and a really weird Latin dance styled in the manner of a particular era. Paso doble from the future, anyone?




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Nov 2009 | 8:35 pm

Tar Heels ruin Isiah’s Fla. International debut

North Carolina's Ed Davis  drives for a basket as Florida International's Nikola Gacesa (15) and J.C. Otero look on during the first half Monday.Deon Thompson scored 20 points to help No. 6 North Carolina spoil Isiah Thomas’ college coaching debut and beat Florida International 88-72 on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Nov 2009 | 8:31 pm

In Germany, an ode to joy - Washington Post


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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Nov 2009 | 8:30 pm

Judgment Day for the D.C. Sniper

Today, John Allen Muhammad is set to die by lethal injection. From his teenage accomplice to his dramatic trial, The Daily Beast recalls his reign of terror on the nation's capital.
Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 9 Nov 2009 | 8:13 pm

Tropical Storm Ida bears down on Gulf Coast

Residents along the Gulf Coast in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi prepared Monday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ida, which ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Nov 2009 | 8:05 pm

Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has landed in the Cambodian capital in his new role as economics adviser

Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, pictured here in February 2008, landed in the Cambodian capital Tuesday to carry out his new role as economics adviser to the government, an AFP photographer...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Nov 2009 | 8:04 pm

Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rebuffed President Barack Obama's call for an immediate halt to construction of settlements and said it should not be a precondition to restarting peace talks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls for a resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Nov 2009 | 7:40 pm

Thousands cheer 20 years since fall of Berlin Wall

BERLIN (AP) -- Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier's shadow....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 9 Nov 2009 | 7:30 pm

Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayed across the border from Iraq....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 9 Nov 2009 | 7:30 pm

Baby Boomers by the numbers: Census reveals trends

The majority of Baby Boomers are white, married, have some college education and were employed in 2006, says a U.S. Census Bureau ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Nov 2009 | 7:22 pm

Poll: Drugmakers most at fault for swine flu vaccine shortage

Americans frustrated with shortages of swine flu vaccine place slightly more blame on drug companies than the federal government, ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm

American imam praises Fort Hood shooter

The Obama administration and top military leaders are discouraging an anti-Muslim backlash in the aftermath of last week's deadly ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Nov 2009 | 6:26 pm

Meet the Man Who First Opened the Berlin Wall

On confusing orders and hundreds bearing down, guard made fateful decision.

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Source: ABC News: International | 9 Nov 2009 | 6:18 pm

Video: Berlin Wall, 20 Years Later

On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Mark Phillips reports that the reunification of East and West Germany also served as the reunion for relatives once torn apart by politics.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Nov 2009 | 5:51 pm

Video: Obama's Afghan Troop Strategy

After weeks of meetings with top-ranking officials, CBS News has learned that President Obama is expected to send a substantial amount of additional troops to Afghanistan. David Martin reports.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Nov 2009 | 5:45 pm

Prosecutors: Chicago Suspect Had Al-Qaida Videos

Two videos produced by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network have been found in the home of a Chicago man accused of a role in a terrorist plot, federal prosecutors said. The target was allegedly a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pm

Suspended after shaving head for cancer research

A young girl in Brisbane who shaved her head to try and raise money for cancer research and to support her father who is dying of leukaemia, was in for a shock when she got to school.Emily Pridham, 15, was told she was breaching...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Nov 2009 | 4:53 pm

Search for Survivors in Buried Salvador Town

Rescuers search for survivors in town covered by mudslide.

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Source: ABC News: International | 9 Nov 2009 | 4:44 pm

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Source: ABC News: International | 9 Nov 2009 | 4:44 pm

US pushchairs recalled after amputations

Maclaren USA, a company which makes pushchairs has announced the recall of around one million pushchairs after a dozen children in this type of pushchair had their fingertips amputated in the hinge.Patty Davis of the US Consumer...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm

Alleged gunman tied to mosque of 9/11 hijackers

WASHINGTON - The family of the alleged Fort Hood military base shooter held his mother's funeral at the same mosque that two September 11 hijackers attended in 2001, at a time when a radical imam preached there.Whether the Fort...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

Netanyahu Calls for More Peace Talks

Israeli Prime Minister Also Pledges More Steps to Improve Economic Conditions in Palestinian Areas

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

Berlin Wall: Angela Merkel challenges US power

Angela Merkel has called on America to accept it must channel its interests through global institutions.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Nov 2009 | 3:57 pm

State to 'spy' on every phone call email and web search

Telecoms companies and internet service providers have to keep a record of every customer's personal communications.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Nov 2009 | 3:56 pm

Berlin Wall: East German spokesman admits triggering collapse of Wall

Günter Schabowski a former Communist bureaucrat has admitted that he inadvertently triggered the collapse of the Berlin Wall after blurting out that travel restrictions on East Germans had been lifted.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Nov 2009 | 3:54 pm

China executes nine over deadly ethnic riots

BEIJING ? China has executed nine men, including eight from the Muslim Uighur minority, for crimes committed during July riots that killed 200 people in far western Xinjiang region. The men are the first to be put to death for...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm

Leaders hail Wall fall, vow to topple new barriers

BERLIN (Reuters) - World leaders hailed the ordinary people who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and said the historic events of 20 years ago showed nations were capable of rising to new challenges, from terrorism to climate change.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm

Pirate attack capability and frequency on the rise

NAIROBI, Kenya ? Somali pirates attacked an oil tanker and fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades Monday farther out at sea than any previous assault, suggesting that pirate capabilities are growing as they increase...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Nov 2009 | 2:56 pm

Germany celebrates the fall of the wall

BERLIN - With prayers, music and pomp, Germany on Monday remembered the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall fell, sending East Germans flooding west and setting in motion events that soon led to the country's reunification.Chancellor...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm

Gorbachev Hailed at Berlin Wall Anniversary

Fall of the wall 20 years ago is reason for today's party.

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Source: ABC News: International | 9 Nov 2009 | 2:34 pm

Venue change for police teen shooting trial

ATHENS, Greece ? Citing security concerns, Greece's Supreme Court has changed the venue for the 15 December trial of two policemen over the fatal shooting of a teenager.The 15-year-old's death sparked massive riots in Greek cities...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Nov 2009 | 2:09 pm

Record set at meatball-eating championship

LAS VEGAS ? A new world record has been set at the first-ever Martorano's Masters Meatball Eating Championship in Las Vegas.Maintaining his dominance in the sport of competitive eating, Joey Chestnut ate 50 meatballs in 10 minutes...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

Iran charges three detained Americans with spying

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has charged three detained U.S. citizens with espionage, the official IRNA news agency quoted a prosecutor as saying on Monday, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said there was no evidence to back the charges.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Nov 2009 | 1:32 pm

Trouble for Brazilian university over dress

SAO PAULO ? The Brazilian government sought an explanation Monday from the private university that expelled a woman for wearing a short, pink dress to class, creating an uproar on the Internet and throughout a nation where skimpy...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Nov 2009 | 1:23 pm

Germany celebrates 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall

World leaders gather at the city's rainsodden landmarks to pay tribute to those who overcame the Iron Curtain.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Nov 2009 | 1:08 pm

Huge expansion of nuclear power announced by Government

Ed Miliband the Energy and Climate Secretary has named 10 sites where new power stations could be built.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

Iran accuses Americans of espionage, angering US govt

TEHRAN, Iran ? A senior Iranian prosecutor accused three Americans detained on the border with Iraq of espionage on Monday, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial.The action could set up the Americans, who relatives...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

Ten nuclear power plants get the goahead despite safety fears

Government announces 10 new nuclear stations that could supply up to 25pc of the country's power needs.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Nov 2009 | 12:57 pm

Nuclear power plan is latest tug on steering wheel in a massive Labour Uturn

Ed Miliband's announcement of a huge expansion in nuclear power is the latest tug on the steering wheel in a massive Uturn since Labour came to office on an antinuclear platform says Geoffrey Lean.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Nov 2009 | 12:44 pm

David Cameron to set out blueprint to tackle poverty

Tory leader's plans to include allowing benefit claimants to keep more of their state handouts when returning to work.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Nov 2009 | 12:41 pm

Will Editor's Exit Doom China Free Press?

Top Editor of Magazine that Challenged the Government Resigns, Deemed a "Step Back" for China's Media

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

Iran Accuses American Hikers of Espionage

Family marks 100 days of detention as Clinton calls charges baseless.

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Source: ABC News: International | 9 Nov 2009 | 11:47 am

Czech Soldiers Suspended for Nazi Insignia

Soldiers Serving in NATO-led Force in Afghanistan Allegedly Wore Symbols of WWII Nazi SS Divisions

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Nov 2009 | 11:30 am

Hurricane Ida Weakens, Chugs Into Gulf

Downgraded to Tropical Storm, Ida Fails to Instill Much Fear in Gulf Coast Residents, Despite Warnings

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Nov 2009 | 11:30 am

Obama Meets with Israel PM Netanyahu Today

Previously Unscheduled Meeting to Happen While Israeli Prime Minister Is in Washington to Meet with Jewish Groups

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

9 Executed Over China's Deadly Ethnic Riots

China executes 8 Uighurs, 1 Han Chinese for roles in July's deadly ethnic riots in far west

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Source: ABC News: International | 9 Nov 2009 | 10:54 am

Bomber Kills 3 Near Group of Police in Pakistan

A homicide bomber in a rickshaw detonated his explosives near a group of police constables in northwest Pakistan's main city of Peshawar on Monday, killing three people, police said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Nov 2009 | 10:50 am

Sweden's Lutheran Church Ordains First Openly Gay Bishop

Sweden's Lutheran church said Monday it had ordained its first openly gay bishop, just two weeks after it gave priests the right to wed same-sex couples.
Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Nov 2009 | 10:22 am

4 Georgian Teens Detained for Illegally Entering S. Ossentia

Authorities in breakaway South Ossetia say they have detained four Georgian teenagers accused of illegally crossing the boundary into the separatist republic.
Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Nov 2009 | 10:15 am

Healthcare bill faces tough path in Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a landmark win in the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama's push for healthcare reform faces a difficult path in the Senate amid divisions in his own Democratic Party on how to proceed.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Nov 2009 | 9:56 am

Divided by the Wall: a Family's Tale

One woman recounts the fall of the Berlin Wall and how she picked up the pieces.

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Source: ABC News: International | 9 Nov 2009 | 9:24 am

Australian Fisherman Fights off Shark Attack

An Australian spear fisherman spoke of his ordeal, after being attacked by a shark
Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Nov 2009 | 9:14 am

Man Arrested in Ax Murders of 4 Elderly Women

Macedonian police say they have arrested a man suspected in ax murders of four elderly women.
Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Nov 2009 | 8:56 am

Russian Court Weighs Ban on Capital Punishment

Russia's Constitutional Court held hearings Monday on whether a moratorium on capital punishment should remain in force next year.
Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Nov 2009 | 8:33 am

Iran Still Seeks Talks of Nuclear Supplies With World Powers

Iran still wants talks with world powers over fuel supplies to a Tehran nuclear reactor -- despite the country's apparent rejection of a U.N. plan to curb Iran's enriched uranium stockpile.
Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Nov 2009 | 8:31 am

Radical Imam Urges Muslims to 'Follow' Alleged Shooter

The personal Web site for a radical American imam living in Yemen who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers is praising alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero.
Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Nov 2009 | 8:25 am

U.K. Teens Arrested Over Firework Killing

Three teenagers were arrested today in connection with the death of a mother killed after a firework was pushed through her mailbox, The Times of London reported.
Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Nov 2009 | 8:09 am

Brown to Continue Handwritten Letters to Soldiers After Spel

A handwritten condolence note written by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to the grieving mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan caused the government fresh embarrassment on Monday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Nov 2009 | 7:50 am

WATCH: Germany's Love Affair With Hasselhoff

The Hoff performs at the Brandenburg Gate, after the Berlin Wall came down.

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Source: ABC News: International | 9 Nov 2009 | 5:03 am

U.S. Military: 3 Military Personnel Die in Iraq

U.S. military says 2 U.S. pilots, Marine die in separate incidents in Iraq.

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Source: ABC News: International | 9 Nov 2009 | 2:22 am