Tiger Woods taking 'indefinite' leave from golf (AP)

FILE - In this July 23, 2006, file photo, Tiger Woods is embraced by his wife Elin after winning the British Open Golf Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Course in Hoylake, England. On his web site Friday night, Dec. 11, 2009, Woods announced that he is taking an indefinite break from professional golf. (AP Photo)AP - Tiger Woods is shifting his focus from winning majors to saving his marriage.



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Senate set to advance $1.1T spending bill (AP)

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 11,2009, to discuss the U.S. debt. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The Senate is poised to clear away a Republican filibuster of a huge end-of-year spending bill rewarding most federal agencies with generous budget boosts.



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Baseball: Hanshin adds Murton to outfield+

(Kyodo) _ The Hanshin Tigers said Saturday former Colorado Rockies outfielder Matt Murton has signed with the club for 100 million yen with a signing bonus of 50 million yen. Hanshin,...
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U.S.-born militant: Al-Qaida not behind killings

Al-Qaida issued a new English-language video denying it was behind a series of bombings in Pakistan that have killed hundreds of civilians, calling such attacks un-Islamic.

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LEAD: Vice Pres. Xi voices hopes of friendly, neighborly ties with Japan+

BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Saturday voiced hopes of developing "friendly, neighborly ties" with Japan as he outlined the ...
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Pakistan says South Waziristan offensive over

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan has wrapped up its army offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan, but now may send its soldiers after militants in another part of the lawless tribal belt along the Afghan border, the prime minister said Saturday....
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Pakistan says South Waziristan offensive over (AP)

FILE - The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, addresses the media after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, in this Dec. 1, 2009 file photo. Pakistan's prime minister said Saturday Dec. 12, 2009 the army has finished its operation against the Taliban in the South Waziristan tribal region but may now pursue militants in another area along the Afghan border. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)AP - Pakistan has wrapped up its army offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan, but now may send its soldiers after militants in another part of the lawless tribal belt along the Afghan border, the prime minister said Saturday.



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2ND LD: N. Korea seems open to talks with Japan on abduction issue: U.S. envoy+

TOKYO, Dec. 12 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH END OF TALKS) North Korea, during recent talks with a senior U.S. envoy to North Korea, seemed receptive to holding talks with Japan over...
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Russia's Lukoil wins big in Iraq oil auction

BAGHDAD (AP) -- A consortium led by Russia's private oil giant won the biggest prize of Iraq's second oil auction this year, nabbing a field initially promised them a decade ago by Saddam Hussein while other companies Saturday showed little interest in offerings outside the secure southern part of the country....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:22 am

Man convicted of murder during 2006 Indy robbery

A man has been convicted of murder for his role in a 2006 Indianapolis robbery during which three children and four adults were shot.
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Houston voters may elect openly gay mayor - The Associated Press


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HOUSTON — Voters are deciding Saturday whether Houston will become the largest US city to elect an openly gay mayor. The runoff election pits City Controller Annise Parker against former city attorney Gene Locke. Parker is a lesbian who has never made ...
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2ND LD: U.S. urges Japan to make decision on Futemma issue by Dec. 18+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH HATOYAMA'S COMMENTS) The United States urged Japan on Friday to come up with a decision on the relocation issue of U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station...
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'Right to remove' Saddam, says Blair

It would have been right to remove Saddam Hussein even without proof of weapons of mass destruction, says Tony Blair.
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Max Baucus gave girlfriend $14K raise - - POLITICO.com

Senator takes girlfriend on a taxpayer-funded trip to Southeast Asia and the Middle East.



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Al-Qaida denies killing civilians in Pakistan - The Associated Press


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Philippines to lift martial law

Philippines President Gloria Arroyo lifts martial law in a southern province where 57 people were killed in political violence.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:09 am

Al-Qaida denies killing civilians in Pakistan

CAIRO (AP) -- Al-Qaida issued a new English-language video Saturday denying it was behind a series of bombings in Pakistan that have killed hundreds of civilians, calling such attacks un-Islamic....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:06 am

Al-Qaida denies killing civilians in Pakistan

Al-Qaida issued a new English-language video Saturday denying it was behind a series of bombings in Pakistan that have killed hundreds of civilians, calling such attacks un-Islamic. ...
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Philippines lifts martial law in southern province

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has approved the lifting of martial law in a southern Philippine province where 57 people were massacred last month in the country's worst political violence....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am

Philippines lifts martial law in southern province (AP)

Army soldiers check vehicles leaving Maguindanao province in southern Philippines Friday Dec. 11, 2009 where Martial Law was declared Dec. 4 after the massacre of 57 civilians including 30 journalists and their staff.  Philippine troops moved in on the southern strongholds of some 4,000 government-armed militiamen loyal to the powerful Ampatuan clan accused of ordering the brutal massacre of 57 people on a rival's campaign convoy, the military said. (AP Photo/Froilan Gallardo)AP - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has approved the lifting of martial law in a southern Philippine province where 57 people were massacred last month in the country's worst political violence.



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Iraq oil deal auction a "success," sees huge output (Reuters)

A resident fills up his car at a fuel station in Baghdad December 11, 2009. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenReuters - Iraq, emerging from the shadow of war, expects to boost its oil output to rival the level of top producer Saudi Arabia after awarding some of its most attractive oilfields to global oil companies this week.



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Iraq oil deal auction a "success," sees huge output

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq, emerging from the shadow of war, expects to boost its oil output to rival the level of top producer Saudi Arabia after awarding some of its most attractive oilfields to global oil companies this week.

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Philippines says to lift martial law in south

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will lift a state of martial law in the southern province of Maguindanao, imposed after a massacre in which 57 people were killed but widely criticized by
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Police still looking for missing Utah mom (AP)

This undated picture made available by Hardman Photography shows Susan Powell. The 28-year-old mother from the Salt Lake City area was reported missing on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Hardman Photography, Amber Hardman)AP - Utah police are putting more investigators into the search for a 28-year-old mother whose disappearance has been termed "highly suspicious."



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Global protests demand action on climate change (AFP)

Climate change activists march through Sydney. A planetary chain of protests headed by a mass rally in Copenhagen is cranking up the heat on problem-plagued talks on a pact to roll back climate change.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - A planetary chain of protests headed by a mass rally in Copenhagen on Saturday cranked up the heat on problem-plagued talks over a pact to roll back climate change.



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Soccer: Gamba down Kashima to reach Emperor's Cup semis+

(Kyodo) _ Holders Gamba Osaka shattered Kashima Antlers' hopes of a league-and-cup double with a 2-1 win in the quarterfinals of the Emperor's Cup on Saturday. Masato Yamazaki scored...
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Russia's Lukoil wins big in Iraq oil auction

A consortium led by Russia's private oil giant won the biggest prize of Iraq's second oil auction this year, nabbing a field initially promised them a decade ago by Saddam Hussein while...
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The 10 Most Bizarre "G.I. Joe: A Real America Hero" Episodes

My favorite part of this list is that the episode where the Cobras disguise themselves and toys and Shipwreck's parrot Polly turns gigantic is only #6.



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CIA cancels Blackwater contract

The CIA cancels a contract with US private security firm Blackwater for its role in drone aircraft attacks in Pakistan.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:38 am

Libya still jailing dissenters: Human Rights Watch

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya is still imprisoning people for their political views, years after committing itself to reform, New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report released on...
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Obama half-brother named Chinese "image ambassador"

BEIJING (Reuters) - The half-brother of President Barack Obama has been named a "volunteer image ambassador" for the gritty southern Chinese city in which he lives, state media said on Saturday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:33 am

Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants: foreign minister

MANAMA (Reuters) - Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants to generate electricity, its foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining Tehran's determination to press ahead with a program the West suspects is aimed at making bombs.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:31 am

Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants: foreign minister (Reuters)

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki speaks during a news conference in Manila November 19, 2009.REUTERS/StringerReuters - Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants to generate electricity, its foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining Tehran's determination to press ahead with a program the West suspects is aimed at making bombs.



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Military use of consumer technology: War games

Consumer products and video-gaming technology are boosting the performance and reducing the price of military equipment.



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Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants - foreign minister - Reuters


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By Raissa Kasolowsky MANAMA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants to generate electricity, its foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining Tehran's determination to press ahead with a programme the West suspects is aimed at making ...
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Pakistan PM says South Waziristan offensive over

Pakistan's prime minister says the army has finished its operation against the Taliban in the South Waziristan tribal region but may now pursue militants in another area along the Afghan...
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Antarctic nations plan tough new shipping controls

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Countries that manage Antarctica plan tough new controls on ships visiting the southern oceans and the fuels they use to reduce the threat of human and environmental disasters as tourist numbers rise, officials said Saturday....
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Palin makes surprise appearance on 'Tonight Show' (AP)

FILE - In this file photo taken Dec. 1, 2009, Sarah Palin talks with a supporter as she autographs copies of her book 'Going Rogue' during a book signing at the Costco in Tempe, Ariz.  A reader-submitted question about the book 'Going Rogue' is being answered as part of an Associated Press Q&A column called 'Ask AP.'   (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)AP - Sarah Palin made a surprise appearance on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" on Friday — and turned the tables on actor William Shatner.



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Jailed American in Myanmar in 'poor health'

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A jailed U.S. citizen, on a protest hunger strike for more than a week in military-ruled Myanmar, was not able to appear in court because of poor health, his lawyers said Saturday....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:18 am

Jailed American in Myanmar in 'poor health'

A jailed U.S. citizen, on a protest hunger strike for more than a week in military-ruled Myanmar, was not able to appear in court because of poor health, his lawyers said Saturday.
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Climate talks advance in Copenhagen amid protests

COPENHAGEN (AP) -- With a draft agreement on the table, climate negotiators in Copenhagen are bargaining over emissions targets and financing - key issues that need to be resolved before world leaders can sign a pact to curb global warming....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:13 am

Climate talks advance in Copenhagen amid protests (AP)

Participants to the Global Day of Action display their placard to dramatize their call to act now coinciding with the ongoing climate change summit in Copenhagen,  Denmark Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 in suburban Quezon City north of Manila, Phililppines. The activity coincided with activities from other countries calling on the world leaders for a fair, ambitious and binding deal to combat climate change. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP - With a draft agreement on the table, climate negotiators in Copenhagen are bargaining over emissions targets and financing — key issues that need to be resolved before world leaders can sign a pact to curb global warming.



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Power Lines Can Trap Cancer-Causing Pollutants

High voltage power lines in Sweden trap cancer-causing pollutants in their electric fields, according to a new study, potentially raising health risks for people who live beneath them.



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US: Time for 'strategic patience' with NKorea

TOKYO (AP) -- The special U.S. envoy to North Korea said Saturday there is no immediate plan for more talks with the reclusive communist nation and urged patience from the countries seeking the North's nuclear disarmament....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:09 am

The Copenhagen battle over climate change funds - BBC News


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The Copenhagen climate summit's search for a deal to curb the world's greenhouse gas emissions won't succeed unless there is agreement on another thing too - money. Many of the countries which are most at risk from climate change are poor. ...
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Melting pot

Copenhagen's other big battle - over money
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:03 am

Volkswagen starts production of first India car

Volkswagen AG started production of its first compact car in India on Saturday, hoping to capture up to 10 percent of the country's fast-growing automobile market within the next six years, the company said.
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For Africans Seeking Asylum in Israel, Dangers Abound

Egyptian authorities have cracked down on the increasing number of African asylum seekers crossing into Israel — including, say refugee rights groups, a policy of shooting those along the border. But those who make it to the Promised Land face hardship.



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U.S. grapples with child hunger ‘epidemic’

Childhood hunger is more complex than previously understood, new research suggests, and is unlikely to be solved simply by spending more money for food programs.

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Australia leads climate protests

Thousands of people march in Australia as part of global protests to demand action at UN climate talks in Copenhagen.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Dec 2009 | 1:35 am

Woods on 'indefinite' leave from golf

Tiger Woods released a statement saying his family would need a “safe haven” to try to heal.Tiger Woods said Friday he is taking an indefinite leave from golf to try to save his marriage, the biggest fallout yet from two shocking weeks filled with allegations of rampant extramarital affairs.




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Digital Economy Bill: Lords Want To Stamp Out Piracy Chasers

Members of the House of Lords recently voiced concerns over the UK government’s Digital Economy Bill, stating that the problems facing the entertainment industry are largely of their own creation. There was also criticism of companies who demand cash from file-sharers in the UK, and ideas were put forward to end their scheme.



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Wisconsin man arrested for DUI pees on cop's head

It's bad enough that Daniel Shilts was so drunk that his car struck a pole at a Wisconsin gas station and then nearly backed into a police car. It's worse that, once he was arrested for drunken driving, he took a pee in the back of the squad car. But here's the thing: Shiltz also managed to pee on the head of the officer who arrested him.



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Iraq offers choice oilfields, Lukoil wins one - Reuters


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Iraq offers choice oilfields, Lukoil wins one
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A group led by Russian energy giant Lukoil won a deal to develop one of Iraq's most attractive oilfields on Saturday, in the country's second auction of contracts that promise to thrust it into the ranks of the world's top producers ...
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Vettori ton puts Kiwis in charge

Captain Daniel Vettori leads the way with an unbeaten century as New Zealand build a first-innings lead after day two of the third Test against Pakistan.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Dec 2009 | 1:08 am

Country singer Toby Keith pulls for 'our team' - Los Angeles Times


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There's no reason to apologize for supporting US war efforts, American country singer Toby Keith said Friday, just hours before performing at the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway. Keith, whose 2002 saber-rattling hit "Courtesy of the ...
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Massive financial reform passes House

The bill would give broad new powers to regulators, including the ability to break up firms like AIG and Lehman Bros. whose failure could shake the economy.

More than a year after the financial crisis devastated the economy and triggered massive taxpayer bailouts, the House narrowly approved the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the Great Depression in hopes of preventing a similar catastrophe.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am

Metrolink's chief executive takes a demotion

David R. Solow, head of the regional commuter rail service for more than a decade, will become an advisor for implementing a new train safety system. Eric Haley will become interim chief.

The head of Southern California's regional commuter rail service was replaced Friday in a management shake-up that officials hope will better position the agency to tackle major safety and financial challenges in the wake of last year's Chatsworth disaster.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am

Rep. Maxine Waters gets message across on economic, minority issues

The Los Angeles congresswoman stands up even to Obama. Her persistence helped get loans for unemployed homeowners and money to restore foreclosed properties into Wall Street regulatory legislation.

With her party firmly in power, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) didn't think enough attention was being paid to the economic troubles of minorities. So she did what she's often done during her long political career: She got in her colleagues' faces.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am

Baucus gave girlfriend $14,000 raise

The senator gave his then-state office director a pay increase along with other staff, his spokesman says. Melodee Hanes also met with Baucus' divorce lawyer months before the marriage broke up.

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) gave the director of his state office a nearly $14,000 raise as they were becoming romantically involved last year, a spokesman for the lawmaker said Friday.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am

Pakistani leader Zardari is on shaky ground

Asif Ali Zardari has been a key partner for the U.S. in its Afghan war effort. But the deeply unpopular president has had to cede key powers as he faces a possible revival of corruption charges.

At a time when President Obama needs help tackling skepticism in Pakistan over his new plan to fight the Taliban and Al Qaeda, a valuable ally here is battling for political survival.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am

Virginia mosque grapples with young members' arrest in Pakistan

The five young Americans from immigrant families reportedly 'never talked about politics' or violence. FBI and Pakistani officials are still investigating whether they sought to join a militant group.

The bungalow-turned-mosque has no sign out front. It sits behind a Firestone tire store and across from a busy Dunkin' Donuts in a working-class neighborhood in suburban Virginia.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am

Henrik Fisker's cars roar into the future

The Danish designer creates cars to be fast and beautiful, and he's convinced that people will pay for those features in a hybrid. With a federal loan, his Irvine firm will put that to the test.

Not long ago, Henrik Fisker was dashing up Interstate 5 to San Francisco when a highway patrolman clocked his Aston Martin roadster -- a car that Fisker himself designed -- going 97 mph.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am

A major decision for Tiger Woods

Woods finally makes the right move by choosing his family over golf, but things will never be the same.

So, it turns out, somewhere beneath those strippers and hookers and pancake-house waitresses, there is a soul.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am

Tony Blair: Iraq War was right even if there were no WMDs

Tony Blair would have invaded Iraq even if he had known that it had no weapons of mass destruction, he has admitted.
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10 Foods for a Better Sex Life

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Ex-NFL commish looks for solutions at USOC

He once oversaw one of America's most successful sports operations. Now, he's trying to find solutions for one of its most dysfunctional.
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Planning ahead, Colangelo takes time to look back

Jerry Colangelo is busy with roster decisions, schedules, sponsorships and anything else he believes USA Basketball needs to be successful next summer.
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Arrests fuel new fears of ‘homegrown terrorism’

Dec. 11: Five American Muslims accused of using the Internet to organize a plot to attack U.S. military forces in Afghanistan are interrogated by the FBI. (Other)Recent cases suggest that U.S. Muslims, like those in Europe, can be radicalized abroad, spurring new response from American Islamic groups.




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Abkhazia presidential poll opens

The breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia holds its first election since Russia recognised its independence.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:34 am

Al-Qaeda denies killing civilians in Pakistan

An American member of al-Qaeda says the group was not involved in a series of devastating bombings in Pakistan that killed hundreds ...



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India's Sree Santh has swine flu

India pace bowler Sree Santh is taken to hospital in Chandigarh after contracting swine flu.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:21 am

Al-Qaida denies killing civilians in Pakistan

Al-Qaida issued a new English-language video Saturday denying it was behind a series of bombings in Pakistan that have killed hundreds of civilians, calling such attacks un-Islamic.
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AP: FBI questions students, eyes charges

FBI agents have questioned some of the young Americans arrested in Pakistan as U.S. investigators gather evidence that could ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:16 am

Sarah Palin makes surprise appearance on 'Tonight Show'

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sarah Palin made a surprise appearance on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" on Friday - and turned the tables on actor William Shatner. In...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:03 am

5 Things Hollywood Reuses More Than Plots

It's a depressing notion for aspiring actors that they'll likely not make it in Hollywood. It's an even more depressing notion that a scream has a longer list of acting credits than they ever will.



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Amare Stoudemire's big rebound helps Suns beat Magic

PHOENIX- Amare Stoudemire capped a 28-point night with an emphatic offensive rebound dunk with 6.9 seconds to play and the Phoenix Suns stayed unbeaten at home with a 106-103...

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Casey Anthony sobs at account of daughter's death

ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter sobbed in court Friday as a prosecutor speculated that the toddler was methodically drugged and...

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Syracuse remains unbeaten

TAMPA, Fla. - Rick Jackson scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Thursday night, helping No. 7 Syracuse remain unbeaten with an 85-73 victory over No. 10...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:45 pm

Taiwan checking report of Iran nuke equipment sale

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan's government is investigating a report that local companies helped supply equipment to Iran that can be used to produce weapons-grade nuclear material....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:45 pm

Woods' decision personal, but Parry critical

John Daly has dealt with his own marital problems and personal issues over the years, so he reached out to Tiger Woods as the accusations of infidelity piled up.
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Derrick Burgess' time

FOXBORO - There were no references to "Jetsons" cars or to motivation being for kindergarteners. No impromptu curse words or gripes with meteorologists. Defensive...

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Panthers turn back the Devils

NEWARK, N.J. - Scott Clemmensen made 26 saves to beat his former teammates, Michael Frolik scored twice and the Florida Panthers ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-2...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:40 pm

Stoudemire's big rebound helps Suns beat Magic

Amare Stoudemire capped a 28-point night with an emphatic offensive rebound dunk with 6.9 seconds to play and the Phoenix Suns stayed unbeaten at home with a 106-103 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
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Today's Patriots acting like blast from past

FOXBORO - Perhaps you've heard the quip that's been making the rounds the last couple of days: The real reason the Patriots are having so many problems this season...

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Matt Patricia engineers 'backers

FOXBORO - Matt Patricia appreciates the fortuitous turns in his career. Now learning at the hip of Patriots coach Bill Belichick on the sideline, Patricia takes it all in. ...

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Riley Wetmore slick for Umass-Lowell

Freshman Riley Wetmore scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as the UMass-Lowell hockey team shot past Princeton, 4-1, last night at Lowell's Tsongas Arena. ...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:31 pm

Tom Brady's back

FOXBORO - You saw him leave the sidelines during last Sunday's game in Miami to attend to an undisclosed injury. You saw him miss two days of practice this week while...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:28 pm

Pakistan officials: US suspects shifted to Lahore

Intelligence officials say five American Muslims held in Pakistan on allegations of seeking to join militant groups have been taken to a facility for terror suspects in the eastern city of Lahore.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:26 pm

Kobe plays through pain in Lakers win

Los Angeles guard scores 20 points with broken finger in 104-92 win over Minnesota



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Sport of kings is dead in Quebec

The closing of four racetracks in La Belle province means that Quebeckers cannot legally wager on a horse race; impact felt in Ontario



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:17 pm

Stars beat Sharks 3-2 in shootout

Matt Niskanen scored in the 11th round of the shootout and the Dallas Stars overcame a stellar performance by San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov to hand the Sharks their fourth straight loss, 3-2 on Friday night.
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Oilers' Penner drills Blues

Edmonton left-winger cashes in with a goal and three assists in 5-3 win over St. Louis



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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) speaks with Abkhazian leader Sergei Bagapsh

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) speaks with Abkhazian leader Sergei Bagapsh in Sukhumi in October. Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region was set to hold Saturday a "presidential" election viewed...
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Pay czar caps more salaries at bailed out firms

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. pay czar on Friday expanded a crackdown on pay packages at four companies rescued with taxpayer money, limiting most cash salaries at $500,000 for a second tier of top earners.

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Around the Rinks

News and notes from around the National Hockey League ahead of this weekend's games



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Dec 2009 | 10:31 pm

Journalism's high priest looks back with wonder

At 81, the former Sunday Times editor recalls to John Barber the era before Rupert Murdoch, when owners were heroes and editors lived by the truism that ‘news is whatever someone wants to suppress. Everything else is advertising'



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Dec 2009 | 10:29 pm

By the numbers

The big three: numbers and their meaning in this week's NHL roundup



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US and Japan agree open air deal

The United States and Japan agree to a new "open skies" deal cutting restrictions on flights between the two countries.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Dec 2009 | 10:27 pm

Concussions

The NHL's concussion policy is enlightened today compared to what it was a decade ago. But players still face intense pressure, external and internal, to return to the lineup quickly



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Dec 2009 | 10:27 pm

China finds $1.5 billion held by corrupt officials

BEIJING (AP) -- China has found $1.5 billion in public money held illegally by officials across the country in a crackdown since June, the latest measure of the widespread corruption that has long infuriated its citizens....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 11 Dec 2009 | 10:21 pm

Cancer risk to town unclear in report on asbestos effects

Opponents and supporters of Thetford Mines operation use findings from health agency study to support their positions



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U.S. Urges Patience in N. Korea Talks

American Envoy Says "Strategic Patience" Needed in Stalled Nuclear Talks With Reclusive Communist Nation

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Dec 2009 | 10:11 pm

Bo Obama has a stocking? Yes, president and first lady tell Oprah - Chicago Tribune


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Williams charged the government was paying only scant attention to Christians, while focusing on Muslims

The head of the Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, criticised the British government Saturday, saying it viewed religion as a problem practiced by freaks and foreigners
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Ousted Honduran Pres, Pres-Elect to Meet?

Dominican Official Says Ousted Honduran President Zelaya Will Leave Honduras to Meet Successor; Zelaya, Gov't Deny Trip

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Dec 2009 | 9:14 pm

Tiger Woods takes break from golf

US golfer Tiger Woods says he is taking an indefinite break from the sport, after publicly admitting his "infidelity" for the first time.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Dec 2009 | 8:42 pm

Police: Body of former Cyprus president stolen from grave

Grave robbers stole the corpse of former hardline Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, digging up his coffin during a thunderstorm ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 8:10 pm

Tiger Woods to take 'indefinite' leave from golf

JACKSONVILLE, Florida ? Tiger Woods says he's taking an indefinite leave from golf to work on saving his marriage, using the word "infidelity" for the first time in a statement posted on his

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Dec 2009 | 6:30 pm

The Messiest Political Breakups

You wouldn't have to be the Amazing Kreskin to predict it: Jenny Sanford, wife of peripatetic South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, is filing for divorce less than six months after he admitted to an affair with an Argentinian woman. But how does their...
Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 11 Dec 2009 | 6:23 pm

Video: American-Born Terrorists?

Police officials in Pakistan allegedly will soon deport five Americans as a result of their suspected terror links to al Qaeda. Bob Orr reports on the mounting evidence now unfolding in this case.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Dec 2009 | 6:12 pm

Video: Can Mexican Drug Cartels be Stopped?

Alberto Diaz-Cayeros, the director of the US/Mexico Center at UCSD, talks with CBS News' Bill Whitaker about whether corruption is so rampant Mexico that the drug war cannot be curtailed.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Dec 2009 | 6:09 pm

Video: Drug War Rampant in Tijuana

Despite constant officer shootings, Tijuana Police Chief Julian Leyzaola remains dedicated in the ongoing war between Mexican authorities and powerful drug cartels. Bill Whitaker reports.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Dec 2009 | 6:08 pm

Video: Samoan Adoption Scandal

An adoption agency has stoked anguish among dozens of American families who may have unwittingly received Samoan children who were actually never orphans. Maureen Maher reports.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Dec 2009 | 6:08 pm

Hero Pilot 'Sully' Sullenberger Tries To Stay Grounded

Pilot Chesley Sullenberger's wild ride started this year when he landed a US Airways jet plop-solid perfect onto the icy surface of the Hudson River on Jan. 15, saving all 155 passengers on board. He's a hero to the nation, but Sullenberger says his story is really more about a nation in need of a hero.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Dec 2009 | 5:46 pm

Tiger Woods to give up golf 'indefinitely'

Golfer admits cheating on wife and says he wants to focus on being a better husband, father and person.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Dec 2009 | 5:41 pm

Video: Fighting Police Corruption in Tijuana

Tijuana police chief Julian Leyzaola talks to Bill Whitaker about how he fought corruption within the Tijuana police department. (IN SPANISH)

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Dec 2009 | 5:20 pm

Woods Taking 'Indefinite' Leave From Golf

Admitting "infidelity," Tiger Woods says he will take time to work at "being a better husband, father, and person." The world's No. 1 player has been the focus of reports of extramarital affairs since an early-morning car accident drew the media's attention.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Dec 2009 | 5:13 pm

Strikers gather outside the Greek parliament

Strikers gather outside the Greek parliament in 2008 during the protest rally organised by Greek private and public sector unions to protest against the government's pension reform bill. Police in Athens...
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Tiger Woods Announces 'Indefinite Break' From Golf

Tiger Woods announced Friday that he was taking an indefinite break from professional golf. In a statement on his Web site, the world's No. 1 golfer said that the decision followed "much soul searching." Woods has been the focus of much gossip since tabloid revelations about his marital infidelity.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Dec 2009 | 5:02 pm

CIA Ends Contract With Blackwater To Load Drones

The drones are used to target senior al-Qaida operatives and Taliban in Pakistan's tribal area along the border with Afghanistan, but the agency has never publicly confirmed its role in the operation.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Dec 2009 | 4:54 pm

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) is accompanied by his brother Adam, the governor of the state of Barinas, southeast of Caracas on December 10. Chavez was to arrive in Havana Friday and sign 3.2 billion...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 4:52 pm

Tenn. demonstrates trend of looser guns laws

Adam Henderson shops for a shotgun at Guns and Leather, a firearms store and shooting range, in Greenbrier, Tenn., on Friday. Over the last two years, 24 states, mostly in the South and West, have passed 47 laws loosening gun restrictions.A nationwide review by The Associated Press finds a trend that over the last two years, 24 states, mostly in the South and West, have passed 47 new laws loosening gun restrictions.




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Jenny Sanford files for divorce from governor

South Carolina's first lady has filed for divorce months after her husband publicly confessed an affair with an Argentine woman.



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 4:47 pm

Video: Bribe Rejected by Police Chief

Tijuana police chief Julian Leyzaola was offered a bribe by Mexican drug cartels to turn a blind eye. Leyzaola tells CBS News' Bill Whitaker the story. (IN SPANISH)

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Dec 2009 | 4:46 pm

Sources: Drone Killed Top Qaeda Operative

Terror Boss Believed Killed in Pakistan Strike Is Saleh al-Somali, who Ran Group's External Operations

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Dec 2009 | 4:45 pm

98-year-old woman charged with murder

NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts ? A 98-year-old woman has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge that alleges she strangled her 100-year-old roommate in a nursing home.Laura Lundquist was sent to a state mental hospital for...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Dec 2009 | 4:30 pm

U.S. immigration cracks down on foreign fugitives

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal agents in California arrested 280 foreigners with criminal records, most for serious offenses, in their largest such crackdown to date, U.S. immigration officials said on Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 4:22 pm

House approves sweeping financial reforms

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved the biggest changes in financial regulation since the Great Depression on Friday, marking a win for the Obama administration and top Democrats in Congress.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 4:21 pm

U.S. jobless pay measure to move with defense bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats hope to pack a must-pass U.S. defense spending bill with measures to help victims of the ailing economy, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin said on Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 4:16 pm

Strong sales boost recovery hope

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumers stepped up their spending in November and grew more optimistic this month, unexpectedly strong data showed on Friday, raising hopes a self-sustaining economic recovery was starting to unfold.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 4:15 pm

Report: Overhaul would raise health care costs

A new report says that the Democrats' plan to squeeze Medicare for $493 billion over 10 years in savings relies on specific policy changes that "may be unrealistic" and could lead to cuts in services.Democrats trying to push President Barack Obama's health care overhaul plan through the Senate got a sober warning Friday that costs will keep going up and proposed Medicare savings may harm the program.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Dec 2009 | 4:06 pm

Pope 'deeply disturbed' over abuse report

VATICAN CITY ? Pope Benedict XVI is deeply disturbed by a child sex-abuse scandal in Ireland and will write a letter to Catholics there on the church's response to a report that found the church shielded more than 100 child-abusing...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Dec 2009 | 4:03 pm

Kelly arrives for Notre Dame ‘dream’ job

New Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly says his job is a dream come true and the restoration of the Fighting Irish is a challenge he accepts.




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Al-Qaida leader killed by drone ID'd

The al-Qaida extremist killed Tuesday by a U.S. drone strike in northern Pakistan was the group's director of external operations, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official told NBC News on Friday.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:27 pm

Archbishop of Canterbury: 'Labour treats us like oddballs'

Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said ministers were wrong to think that Christian beliefs were no longer relevant in modern Britain.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:23 pm

MPs' expenses: MPs exploit loophole to claim thousands without receipts

Dozens of MPs exploited a loophole in expenses rules to claim thousands of pounds of public money without receipts.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:05 pm

Court orders injunction in Tiger Woods case

LONDON ? A British judge has barred journalists in the country from publishing some material about Tiger Woods.The injunction blocks media, including The Associated Press, from revealing the details of the order itself. As a result,...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:02 pm

Drone Attack Said To Kill Top Al-Qaida Operative

The al-Qaida operative killed in a Predator drone attack in western Pakistan this week may have been one of the group's top operations officers. Two sources familiar with the case tell NPR that they believe Saleh al-Somali was hit in the attack by the remotely piloted aircraft. Officials are awaiting DNA proof.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:59 pm

Robbers Steal Corpse Of Former Cyprus President

Robbers dug up the grave of Tassos Papadopoulos just before the anniversary of his death, police said Friday. The former hard-line president is seen by some nationalist Greek Cypriots as a symbol of resistance against peace deals they believe have been weighted against them.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:47 pm

Google's Visual Search: The World Around You, Explained (And Maybe Invaded)

The new Google Goggles service lets you send it a pic from your cameraphone. The photo is then analyzed and turned into a search query, and you're given links that might explain that new/weird thing you're staring at.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:05 pm

Pay Czar Expands Salary Caps

Pay czar Kenneth Feignberg announced limits on compensation for second-tier executives at four companies that received the biggest government bailouts. Meanwhile, Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs announced that its bonuses for 2009 would be paid in stock, not cash.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm

House OKs Financial Overhaul Bill

The House of Representatives passed legislation Friday hoping to prevent lawmakers from ever having to approve multibillion dollar programs to save Wall Street. The bill creates an agency to protect consumers from abusive credit practices and establishes a council to get a handle on those financial companies considered too big to fail.

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Health care debate: Hope and skepticism on the front lines

The men and women at the front lines of the national health care debate who run hospitals, nursing homes, community health care ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:57 pm

Senators Look To Limit Drug Makers' Use Of Prescription Data

An amendment to Senate Democrats' health overhaul bill would curtail drug companies' ability to market medicines to specific doctors based on prescription data.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:40 pm

White House says Republicans "rooting against" recovery

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House accused senior Republicans on Friday of "rooting against" recovery and a top congressional critic charged President Barack Obama was pursuing a "job-killing" agenda in a fresh round of political bickering over the economy.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:39 pm

Former detainee of the ESMA (Escuela Superior de Mecanica de la Armada) Graciela Daleo delivers a speech

Former detainee of the ESMA (Escuela Superior de Mecanica de la Armada) Graciela Daleo delivers a speech next to a banner reading "Trial and Judgment" during a demonstration in Buenos Aires on the first...
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Relatives of missing people and former deteinees of the ESMA (Escuela Superior de Mecanica de la Armada)

Relatives of missing people and former deteinees of the ESMA (Escuela Superior de Mecanica de la Armada) hold signs which demand "Trial and Judgment" during a demonstration in Buenos Aires.
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Former Argentine Navy officer Alfredo Astiz

Former Argentine Navy officer Alfredo Astiz, 58, on the first day of his trial for human rights crimes during the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-83), in Buenos Aires.
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Italian police recover hoard of looted artifacts

Italian police have broken up a ring of looters who raided tombs for ancient artifacts and exported them illegally to countries ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:58 am

MPs' expenses: Elliot Morley claimed £6,000 to refurbish London home

Elliot Morley, the disgraced Labour MP who claimed £16,000 in expenses for a non-existent mortgage, claimed another £6,000 to refurbish his London house, it has emerged.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:57 am

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South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admits to an extramarital affair during a June news conference at the state Capitol in Columbia. Jenny Sanford says she's filing for divorce from Gov. Mark Sanford (CNN) -- Jenny ...
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Florida mom sobs at account of daughter's death

A Florida mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter sobbed in court Friday as a prosecutor speculated aloud that the ...



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Immigration sweep nets 286 with criminal records

Immigration agents say they have arrested 286 people in California in what authorities call the biggest such crackdown yet in ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:43 am

Court officials and police look on as a video link is prepared in the court room

Court officials and police look on as a video link is prepared in the court room during a Mafia case in Palermo. A former top Mafia don Friday cast doubt on a turncoat's allegations last week that Prime...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:40 am

Marcello Dell'Utri (C) arrives at the court

Marcello Dell'Utri (C) arrives at the court for his appeal trial in a Mafia case in Palermo. A former top Mafia don Friday cast doubt on a turncoat's allegations last week that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi...
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives at a European Union summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. A former top Mafia don Friday cast doubt on a turncoat's allegations last week...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:40 am

China lashes out at U.S. at climate conference

A diplomatic spat on Friday between the USA and China, the world's top two polluters, highlighted a difficult turn in negotiations ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:22 am

Draft deal gives lift to flagging climate talks

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A draft climate pact unveiled on Friday revived hopes that U.N. talks might be able to pin down an international deal to fight global warming, but developing nations said they needed more cash from the rich.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:16 am

Coroner criticises 'scandalous' midwife shortages following death of baby

Coroner criticises midwife shortages on a Milton Keynes General Hospital ward which led to the death of a baby.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:12 am

Body of Cyprus President Stolen From Grave

Grave robbers have dug up the coffin of former Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and stolen his corpse, police said Friday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 10:56 am

'Agent's' cover blown

German police arrested a man who claimed to be a "secret agent" after the high-speed chase of a car with a blue flashing light on its roof. Smelling strongly of alcohol, the 44-year-old whispered only that he was "one of them",...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Dec 2009 | 10:40 am

N. Korea to Work With U.S. to Resolve 'Differences'

North Korea said Friday it will work with the United States to resolve unspecified differences remaining after rare high-level talks with President Barack Obama's envoy aimed at restarting international nuclear negotiations.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 10:37 am

Detained Americans in Pakistan facing deportation

Five young American Muslims detained over alleged terrorist links in Pakistan are most likely to be deported, a local police ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 10:22 am

South Africa: Passport officials busted

Pretoria has suspended dozens of officials being investigated for giving fake birth certificates and citizenship to mainly Pakistani foreigners, nearly a year after Britain said corrupt officials were handing out false South African...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Dec 2009 | 10:10 am

Bomb Blast Kills 6 South of Baghdad

An Iraqi Interior Ministry official says at least six people are dead after a two-pronged bomb attack south of Baghdad that was apparently designed to ambush bystanders.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 9:50 am

Win for gay Irish dad

The Irish Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a gay man who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple should be permitted to see his 3-year-old son regularly - in part because Ireland's constitution doesn't recognise the lesbians as a...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Dec 2009 | 9:40 am

Knox's Former Boyfriend Describes Her As 'Sweet Girl'

The Italian man convicted with American student Amanda Knox of murdering her British roommate insisted Friday that Knox, his former girlfriend, is a "sweet girl" who is incapable of murder, Sky News reported.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 9:36 am

Lebanese back unity Govt

The Lebanese Parliament overwhelmingly approved a national unity Government yesterday that will allow Hizbollah to keep its weapons, despite strong criticism from pro-Western legislators.
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Dec 2009 | 9:10 am

Peace requires sacrifice - Obama

At once grave and humble, United States President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo yesterday and told his audience in the glittering City Hall an uncomfortable truth in such surroundings: the "imperfections of man...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am

The power of Kennedy

Robert Kennedy remembers the moment he became an environmental activist. He was in the Oval Office, showing his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, a salamander that he kept in a jar.Kennedy recalls he told the president that he...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am

Pope 'Deeply Disturbed' by Ireland's Child Sex-Abuse Scandal

Pope Benedict XVI says he is "deeply disturbed and distressed" by a child sex-abuse scandal in Ireland and will write a letter to Catholics there on the church's response.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 8:38 am

Mexico City Police Free 12 'Slave Workers'

Mexico City prosecutors says police have freed 12 people who were forced to work in a factory inside a rehabilitation center that could be linked to a drug clinic where 105 "slave workers" were rescued last week.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 8:28 am

EU Leaders Urge International Action Against Iran

EU leaders on Friday urged international action against Iran because of its refusal to cooperate over its nuclear program, as the threat of new sanctions looms.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 7:06 am

Police Detain 40 Protesters at Climate Summit in Copenhagen

Police detained at least 40 people Friday in the first street protests linked to a two-week climate conference in Copenhagen as negotiators prepared for the final stage of talks on controlling the world's greenhouse gases.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 6:03 am

Top U.N. Official in Afghanistan Asks to Be Replaced

The top U.N. official in Afghanistan said Friday he will not renew his two-year contract when it expires in March.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 5:57 am

EU Nations Commit to $3.6 Billion to Fight Global Warming

EU leaders agreed Friday to commit euro2.4 billion ($3.6 billion) a year until 2012 to help poorer countries combat global warming, as they sought to rescue their image as climate change innovators and bolster talks in Copenhagen.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 5:55 am

MPs' expenses regime 'vastly superior', says Commons Speaker John Bercow

House of Commons Speaker says the new expenses regime is leading to greater openness and transparency.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:27 am

Pre-Budget report: No 10 denies Brown blocked Darling recovery plan

Downing Street and the Treasury deny Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling were at odds over the pre-Budget report.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:15 am