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Colourful displays welcome 2010 around the world
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:41 am

New Year seen in around the world

Countries around the world hold celebrations and firework displays to welcome the new year, underneath a rare blue moon.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:31 am

Intel: Alleged US missile kills 3 in NW Pakistan

MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) -- A suspected U.S. missile struck a car carrying alleged militants in a northwestern Pakistan tribal region Friday, killing three men in the second such attack in less than a day, intelligence officials said....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:25 a... | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:25 am

Judo: Olympic champ Ishii beaten on mixed martial arts debut+

(Kyodo) _ Heavyweight judo Olympic champion Satoshi Ishii has tasted defeat on his mixed martial arts debut, losing by a unanimous decision to another former judo star, Hidehiko Yoshida.
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Iran's opposition leader defiant after new threats

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's opposition leader on Friday pledged to remain defiant in the face of new threats - including calls by hard-liners for his execution - and said he was ready to sacrifice his life in defense of the people's right to protest peacefully against the government....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:25 a... | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:22 am

Iran's opposition leader defiant after new threats (AP)

AP - Iran's opposition leader on Friday pledged to remain defiant in the face of new threats — including calls by hard-liners for his execution — and said he was ready to sacrifice his life in defense of the people's right to protest peacefully against the government.

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Cartoon pokes fun at Putin and Medvedev

Moscow's leading men are gently lampooned in a New Year's special cartoon broadcast on Russian television.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am

Ozawa urges DPJ lawmakers to brace up for upper house election+

(Kyodo) _ Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa urged party colleagues Friday to intensify their efforts to score a resounding victory in this summer's upper house...
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Travis Pastrana Lands World Record Rally Car Jump

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New York State nearly ran out of cash in 2009, Controller Thomas DiNapoli sez - New York Daily News

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New York State nearly ran out of cash in 2009, Controller Thomas DiNapoli sez New York Daily News For the first time ever, the state's main account - the general fund - ended the year with a deficit, the state controller reported. Officials covered the $600 million gap with reserve funds, leaving the state with just $883.7 million in ... New York Attorney General Cuomo's Office to Be Audited by StateBusinessWeek NY Comptroller to Audit Arm of Cuomo's OfficeABC News New York State Ends the Year in the Red, Comptroller Fears 2010 Cash CrunchDNAinfo Newsday (subscription) -Bizjournals.com all 126 news articles »

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Judge cites gov't missteps, tosses Blackwater case (AP)

AP - A federal judge cited repeated government missteps in dismissing all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a case that inflamed anti-American sentiment abroad.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:15 am

NKorea calls for end of hostile relations with US

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea called for an end of hostile relations with the United States in a New Year's message Friday and said it was committed to making the Korean peninsula nuclear-free through negotiations....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:25 a... | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:14 am

NYC mayor to give inauguration speech for 3rd term - Washington Post

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NYC mayor to give inauguration speech for 3rd term Washington Post AP NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is emphasizing volunteerism for his New Year's Day inauguration festivities. Aides say the billionaire mayor will touch on the theme in his Friday speech. They say he'll also use the ... Bloomberg Plans a Muted InaugurationNew York Times Bloomberg's Mom Won't Attend His 3rd Mayoral InaugurationNBC New York Bloomberg Signs Oath of Office for Third TermWNYC WCAX -New York Daily News -NY1 all 91 news articles »

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Airport pat-downs often ineffective security stop

With all the screening technology at U.S. airports, the last line of defense is still the human hand: the pat-down search.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am

NYC mayor to give inauguration speech for 3rd term

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is emphasizing volunteerism for his New Year's Day inauguration festivities.
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Soccer: Honda completes transfer to CSKA Moscow+

(Kyodo) _ Japan international midfielder Keisuke Honda has completed his move from Dutch first division club VVV Venlo to CSKA Moscow, Venlo said on its official website on Thursday....
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Mousavi 'ready to die' for reform

Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says he is ready to die for Iranian reform, days after his nephew was killed in protests.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:55 am

CIA bombing raises question about safety protocols

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The brazen attack that killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in Afghanistan is likely to raise questions about whether the agency could do more to protect its operatives on dangerous assignments....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:25 a... | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:54 am

CIA bombing raises question about safety protocols (AP)

AP - The brazen attack that killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in Afghanistan is likely to raise questions about whether the agency could do more to protect its operatives on dangerous assignments.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:54 am

Clearwire stayed ahead in big year for WiMax

IDG News Service - 2009 was a very big year for Clearwire, as the wireless Internet provider took its ambitious rollout of mobile WiMax from just two cities to nearly 30 markets.

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Bus crash kills 18 in Bangladesh

At least 18 people are killed and dozens injured as a bus skids off a road in heavy fog in Faridpur district, Bangladesh.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am

Crowds in Times Square ring in 2010

The crystal ball has dropped and confetti has showered the crowd of hundreds of thousands of revelers in Times Square who are greeting 2010 with cheers.

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Five dead, 13 injured in French apartment blaze: police

A fire in an apartment in the southern French city of Nimes killed five people on New Year's Day and left 13 others injured, police said. The five dead had been living in the same...
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Seven US missile strikes in the same area of North Waziristan have killed 44 people in the past month

Map locating North Waziristan in Pakistan. Missiles from a US drone slammed into a car killing three militants Friday, the second such strike in two days in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan,...
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A French police van rushes to an emergency

A French police van rushes to an emergency. A fire in an apartment in the southern French city of Nimes killed five people on New Year's Day and left 13 others injured, police said.
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Brown orders review into airport security - The Guardian

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Brown orders review into airport security The Guardian Two points of threat are highlighted on a body scanner trialled by Manchester airport. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Gordon Brown has said the UK will "move quickly" to improve airport security, including looking at the use of full body scanners, ... UK reviews security, screening after Detroit attackReuters U.S. scanners unused at Nigeria airportTuscaloosa News UK considers body scanners after airline attackWashington Post The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -Monsters and Critics.com -BBC News all 2,986 news articles »

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LEAD: Soccer: Gamba down Nagoya to retain Emperor's Cup+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDS QUOTES, DETAILS) Yasuhito Endo scored a late double as Gamba Osaka beat Nagoya Grampus 4-1 to retain the Emperor's Cup on Friday. Naoshi Nakamura canceled out...
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Obama begins new year with eye on intelligence

President Obama is reviewing reports as his administration tries to determine what U.S. policy and personnel failures preceded the attempted Detroit jetliner bombing.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:36 am

No. of reports on Kim's activities hit record high in 2009+

(Kyodo) _ The number of North Korean reports on leader Kim Jong Il's activities totaled 159 in 2009, hitting the highest level on record since Kim became general secretary of the Workers'
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Obamas watch Avatar with family and friends - Daily News & Analysis

Daily Mail

Obamas watch Avatar with family and friends Daily News & Analysis WASHINGTON: The Obama family have joined the ranks of cinemagoers who've seen James Cameron's latest flick Avatar. President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and their daughters, Malia, 11, and Sasha, 8, watched the digital 3-D version of the film on the ... President Obama Spends New Year's Eve at the Movies and on the GreenKHON2 O briefed on undies blundersNew York Post First Family Sees 'Avatar' in 3-DNew York Times (blog) Examiner.com -OK! Magazine all 253 news articles »

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Times Square revelers mark end of difficult decade (AP)

AP - For all those reflecting glumly on the last 10 years of terror attacks, war and recession, Gail Guay has some advice: "Don't look back."

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:29 am

Iraq hostage to return to Britain

Freed British hostage Peter Moore is likely to leave Baghdad later to return to the UK, the Foreign Office says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am

Weather forecast for Saturday+

(Kyodo) _ Weather forecast for Saturday, Jan. 2: Tokyofair Osakacloudy/fair Nagoyacloudy/fair Sapporosnow Sendaifair Niigatasnow Hiroshimafair>cloudy Takamatsufair>cloudy ...
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Shanghai dairy shut over tainted milk products

Chinese authorities shut down a dairy in Shanghai and arrested three of its executives after tests found some of its milk products were tainted with the same industrial chemical at the center of a milk safety scandal more than a year ago, state media said Friday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:18 am

Kercher case verdict halts park naming plan - The Press Association

Kercher case verdict halts park naming plan The Press Association Seattle officials are backpedalling on a plan to name a new park in honour of an Italian sister city better known these days as the place where an American student was convicted of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher. ... No 'Perugia Park' in Seattle, for nowSeattle Times Seattle puts 'Perugia Park' on hold after Knox convictionNorthwest Cable News Knox guilty verdict was reason for citizen complaints, halting "Perugia" as ...Examiner.com CHS Capitol Hill Seattle -TheNewsTribune.com -Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) all 183 news articles »

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Best Space Probe Photographers of the Decade (PICS)

As space probes become more advanced, the photographs they are able to take become sharper and more professional. Which space robots' snapshots have impressed?

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U.S.-Yemeni cleric was ‘very aware’ of Nigerian

Yemeni American radical scrutinized in plot to bomb plane is also of interest in Fort Hood probe.



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Van Morrison: Birth report 'utter fiction' (AP)

AP - Reclusive Irish singer Van Morrison said Thursday that a computer hacker planted a false report on his Web site claiming he had fathered a fourth child at the age of 64 with a new partner.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:09 am

Athletics: Nissin wins 1st national corporate ekiden title+

(Kyodo) _ Hiroyuki Ono pulled away in the seventh leg as Nissin Food Products won its first national corporate ekiden championship on Friday. Nissin completed the seven-leg,...
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N. Korea sets up signs on streets with New Year's slogan+

(Kyodo) _ North Korea marked New Year's Day on Friday by setting up signs bearing the New Year's slogan along streets in the capital Pyongyang. The slogan calls for "a radical turn in...
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Fox grants 'brief extension' in cable dispute (AP)

AP - Fox and Time Warner Cable extended their contract for a few hours, avoiding a threatened blackout of several stations from the cable provider while the two sides tried early Friday to resolve a disagreement over fees.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:56 am

Countdown is on for 121st Rose Parade (AP)

AP - The countdown is on for one of the nation's biggest New Year's celebrations — the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:54 am

Limbaugh fans call show with get-well wishes (AP)

AP - As conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh underwent tests for chest pains in a Honolulu hospital, caller after caller to his show sounded their well-wishes.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:53 am

Facial Expression Worth Thousand Words

Communication is a central aspect of everyday life, a fact that is reflected in the wide variety of ways that people exchange information, not only with words, but also using their face and body. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany, found out that we are able to recognize facial expressions in...

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Mousavi 'ready to die' for reform - BBC News

BBC News

Mousavi 'ready to die' for reform BBC News Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has said he is not afraid to die for the cause of reform. It was his first comment since the death of his nephew and other anti-government protesters late last month. In a statement posted on his website, ... Iran's Mousavi ready to die for opposition causeAFP Mousavi seeks end to Iran crackdownAljazeera.net Iran: opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi 'ready to die' for the causeTelegraph.co.uk ABC Online -Washington Post -Los Angeles Times all 435 news articles »

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Russian resolution

Moscow raises vodka prices in bid to cut alcoholism
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:33 am

Opposition head Mousavi: Iran in "serious crisis"

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said Iran was in "serious crisis" and called for the immediate release of supporters arrested after the June presidential vote, his...
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More civilian deaths claimed in Afghanistan

KABUL (AP) -- An airstrike by international forces in the southern Afghan province of Helmand killed seven civilians, two Taliban and wounded another civilian, an Afghan official said Friday....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:25 a... | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:21 am

US mine deaths hit record low of 34 in 2009

The number of miners killed on the job in the United States fell for a second straight year to 34, the fewest since officials began keeping records nearly a century ago.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:10 am

Obama begins new year with eye on intel (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is reviewing reports from homeland security officials as his administration tries to determine what U.S. policy and personnel failures preceded the attempted Detroit jetliner bombing.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:08 am

White House defends its TSA nominee (AP)

AP - Acknowledging he has given inconsistent answers to Congress, President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Transportation Security Administration wrote to lawmakers to explain a reprimand he received for running background checks on his then-estranged wife's boyfriend two decades ago.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:07 am

Judge rules Schwarzenegger can't furlough 3 unions - Sacramento Bee

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Judge rules Schwarzenegger can't furlough 3 unions Sacramento Bee An Alameda Superior Court judge has ordered the Schwarzenegger administration to stop furloughing thousands of state workers who are members of three big public sector unions, including Service Employees International Union Local ... Judge orders Schwarzenegger to halt state worker furloughsLos Angeles Times Judge Blocks Furloughs in CaliforniaNew York Times Judge rules some state furloughs illegalSan Francisco Chronicle WEAR -Denver Post -News10.net all 233 news articles »

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Farmers hope 'grown in Wisconsin' sells in China

Wisconsin farmer Butch Weege has never met Sun Dan, a 34-year-old makeup artist who lives in Beijing, but his business depends largely on affluent Chinese like her who take ginseng grown in his state to cope with their hectic urban lives.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am

The Israelification of airports:High security, little bother

While North America's airports groan under the weight of another sea-change in security protocols, one word keeps popping out of the mouths of experts: Israelification. That is, how can we make our airports more like Israel's, which deal with far greater terror threat with far less inconvenience.

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Rumors : new Leonardo da Vinci painting has been found

Is the world about to gain another Leonardo da Vinci painting?The multitasking Renaissance genius who produced the most famous portrait in the world -- Mona somebody -- left us only 10 to 20 other paintings. Yet if current whispers bear out about a picture in Boston, that number may increase by one more.

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GOP poised for comeback in midterm elections

Republicans could have a big year, but they need to win 40 House and 11 Senate seats to regain control of Congress. That's a tall order.

After losing the White House and nearly 70 congressional seats in the last two elections, Republicans are poised for a strong comeback in 2010, with significant gains likely in the House and a good chance of boosting their numbers in the Senate and statehouses across the country.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am

Scientists find details of tumors killing off Tasmanian devils

The facial cancer devastating the species is a nerve tumor that escaped its original host, and is passed from one devil to another through bites. Researchers hope the discovery will lead to a vaccine.

The facial cancers that are devastating populations of Tasmanian devils in Australia are a nerve tumor that escaped its original host and became a parasite of the cultural icon, passing from one devil to the next by bites when the animals are fighting or mating, researchers reported Thursday.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am

Judge throws out Blackwater guards' charges in Iraqi deaths

The private contractors are accused of killing 17 unarmed civilians in Baghdad in a 2007 case that sparked an outcry. A judge says using statements from the Americans was a violation of their rights.

A federal judge in Washington on Thursday dismissed criminal charges against five Blackwater security guards accused of killing 17 unarmed Iraqi civilians in an incident that strained U.S.-Iraqi relations and sparked an outcry over the military's use of private contractors.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am

U.S. seeks answers after Afghanistan bombing that killed 7 CIA operatives

Authorities are investigating how a suicide bomber penetrated deep into a U.S. base. CIA chief Leon Panetta says the victims were 'doing the hard work that must be done to protect our country.'

The suicide bombing that killed seven CIA employees at a U.S. base will temporarily slow U.S. intelligence-gathering in eastern Afghanistan, but the agency will not retrench its ambitious buildup in the country while it conducts a security review, officials said Thursday.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am

Number of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan doubles in 2009

The year's tally was 318, compared with 155 in 2008, due mostly to the crude but ever larger and deadlier roadside bombs employed by the Taliban. And Western military fatalities are expected to spike.

American military fatalities in Afghanistan doubled in 2009 compared with the previous year, and U.S. officials and analysts acknowledge that the new year is likely to prove even more lethal.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am

Oregon and Ohio State: Two foes that rose from bowl oblivion

The Ducks and Buckeyes were written off after each lost big games in September. But in a testament to perseverance, here they are in Pasadena -- and the matchup looks like an entertaining one.

Oregon was pronounced dead by the college coroner the Thursday before Labor Day after the Ducks played like pond scum in a season-opening defeat at Boise State.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am

Immigration law ignites fear in Arizona

A new state law requires public workers to report illegal immigrants who apply for benefits they aren't entitled to. The attorney general will decide the law's scope.

Cristina, an illegal immigrant living in South Tucson, recently went to a government office to sign up her children for a state-run Medicaid program.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am

Nashua couple weds as gay marriage becomes legal - Nashua Telegraph

Moose Jaw Times-Herald

Nashua couple weds as gay marriage becomes legal Nashua Telegraph NASHUA -- In a candlelit church brimming with family and friends, Jennifer Morton and Michelle Morrison heard an announcement they've waited 13 years for: they were, at long last, married. At the stroke of midnight, the couple joined in ... Same-sex couples to celebrate New Year by exchanging vows in NHNECN Chuck Raasch: Mixed messages on marriageLivingston Daily Same-sex couples to celebrate New Year saying 'I do' in NH, 5th state to ...Los Angeles Times The Canadian Press -WCAX all 495 news articles »

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Revelers make some noise in Times Square for New Year's Eve 2010 celebration. - New York Daily News

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Revelers make some noise in Times Square for New Year's Eve 2010 celebration. New York Daily News A couple from Switzerland wait for the famous ball to drop in Times Square. (CLICK TO SEE MORE PHOTOS) Yes, I have high hopes for the new year. Hundreds of thousands of revelers from all over the globe braved freezing drizzle Thursday night to ring in ... Times Square revelers mark end of difficult decadeWashington Post Celebrations in Times Square Despite Troubled TimesNew York Times Crowds Gather in NYC's Times Square to Mark 2010ABC News ABC12.com -Denver Post -CNN all 1,940 news articles »

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Obama lauds CIA after bomb strike

Barack Obama rallies the CIA after seven staff were killed by an Afghan bomber - one of the worst attacks in its history.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:40 am

Start Walking...[PIC]

Prepare for impact

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Deadly drone attack in Pakistan

Missiles fired from a US drone aircraft have killed at least three people in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:37 am

Top 10 space stories of 2009 [GALLERY]

The most popular space stories of the year include an exploration of the havoc a solar storm could wreak on Earth and a visualisation of what it would look like to fall into a black hole.

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The 10 Most Expensive Auction Items Of All Time (Pics)

Auctions are designed to drive up the price of something via competitive, real-time bidding. Some highly desirable items have reached astronomical prices before the hammer fell.

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It was the deadliest single incident for the CIA since 1983

A US soldier patrols in Nuristan province in December 2009. A suicide attack in Afghanistan that killed seven agents marks one of the deadliest blows ever for the CIA, dealing a painful setback to an agency...
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Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou renewed his pledge not to seek formal independence for the island

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou salutes as he sings the national anthem during a flag raising ceremony to mark New Year's Day outside the presidential office in Taipei, on January 1. More than 5,000 people...
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AP: Afghan bomber not searched

The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees at an outpost in southeastern Afghanistan had been invited onto the base and was not searched, the AP has learned.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:24 am

Dreamtime Meteor Impact Found with Google Earth

A PhD student from Australia’s Macquarie University found an ancient meteor impact crater in a remote location of the Northern Territory by searching Google Earth and following clues from an ancient dreamtime legend told by the indigenous Arrernte people.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:20 am

Bus accident kills 18 in Bangladesh

A speeding bus lost control and hit a tree before crashing into a canal in southwestern Bangladesh early Friday, killing 18 people and injuring dozens, police said.



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Mailbag: Lakers learning to live with Artest’s oddities

You ask, we (try to) answer.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:06 am

Fox grants 'brief extension' in cable dispute

Fox television's threatened blackout was avoided just before a midnight deadline when the network struck a deal with Time Warner Cable to briefly extend their contract.



Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Dec 2009 | 11:37 pm

CIA bombing raises question about safety protocols

The brazen attack that killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in Afghanistan is likely to raise questions about whether ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Dec 2009 | 11:18 pm

Williams carries Va. Tech past Tennessee

Ryan Williams had a record-setting game and powered Virginia Tech past Tennessee 37-14 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Thursday night.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:56 pm

U.S. missile kills 3 in northwest Pakistan

Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. missile strike has killed three people near the Afghan border.



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US grapples with complexity of Afghan drug problem

KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan (AP) -- The arrival of U.S. Marines has disrupted the illegal drug trade in opium-rich Helmand province - and that's not necessarily a good thing....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:25 a... | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:53 pm

US grapples with complexity of Afghan drug problem

The arrival of U.S. Marines has disrupted the illegal drug trade in opium-rich Helmand province — and that's not necessarily a good thing.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:53 pm

Pakistan's wild tribal region of North Waziristan has seen a rise in US strikes

A US 'Predator' drone is seen passing overhead at a forward operating base near Kandahar, Afghanistan, January last year. At least three militants were reportedly killed on Friday in the second US missile...
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File picture shows emergency vehicles deployed at the wreckage of Air France Flight 358

File picture shows emergency vehicles deployed at the wreckage of Air France Flight 358 at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada in August, 2005. Nearly 200 passengers of the jet that slid off...
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World Welcomes 2010 with Open Arms

Revelers from New York to New Zealand Bask in Festivities, Hope 2010 Brings more Peace and Prosperity
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:35 pm

Canadiens rally past Panthers

Marc-Andre Bergeron and Benoit Pouliot scored in the first 4 minutes of the third period as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers, 5-4, last night in Sunrise, Fla. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:31 pm

U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills three militants

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A missile fired by a pilotless U.S. drone aircraft on Friday killed at least three militants traveling in a car in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, security officials said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:30 pm

Good team, good win for Spurs

Tim Duncan had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the Spurs beat a winning team for the first time in a month with a 108-78 victory against the Miami Heat last night in San Antonio,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:30 pm

Bus accident kills 18 in Bangladesh

A speeding bus lost control and hit a tree before crashing into a canal in southwestern Bangladesh early Friday, killing 18 people and injuring dozens, police said.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:27 pm

Fenway on ice season's hottest ticket

There's been some chilly receptions at Fenway Park over the past 97 years, but nothing quite like what awaits today's Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. It's...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:27 pm

Truly Classic practice

Yesterday was all about the winter wonderland, rediscovering youth and enjoying the moment. Today, it's all about the two points. That is the approach, at least...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:26 pm

Tibetan 'living Buddha' jailed

A revered Tibetan lama is jailed for eight years by China on ammunitions and embezzlement charges, which he denies.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:24 pm

Not just cool idea

When he first brought his crew to Fenway Park to start setting up for today's Winter Classic, NHL ice guru Dan Craig gave his guys a reminder. "Just remember,"...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:23 pm

Concept matches name

The people who run our professional sports leagues are forever tweaking the product, on and off the field, hoping the latest innovation or gimmick will get boffo support from...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:21 pm

Flames burn Oilers

Curtis Glencross scores game winner as Calgary hangs on to beat Edmonton 2-1 for provincial bragging rights

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:20 pm

Well-decorated pair

Goalies Tim Thomas and Tuukka Rask are wearing special paint jobs on their masks for today's game. Rask's mask has his name on the chin with a bear coming down...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:19 pm

Huskies beat Beavers 76-70 to open Pac-10 play

Quincy Pondexter scored 20 points, Isaiah Thomas added 19 and No. 17 Washington opened its defense of its Pac-10 Conference title by holding on in the final minutes for a 76-70 win over Oregon State on Thursday night.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:19 pm

Will rivals put up a fight?

The idea of the Winter Classic conjures up images of men frolicking like boys on the ice and snow. The thought of the Bruins-Flyers rivalry during the years brings up...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:18 pm

Flyer: Event's special

Flyers center Mike Richards is beginning the fantasy phase of his remarkable whirlwind campaign. The Flyers' 24-year-old captain leads the team in scoring (16-17-33)...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:17 pm

Clippers beat Brand, 76ers without Dunleavy

Chris Kaman had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-88 on Thursday night in the NBA's final game of the decade.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:17 pm

Tom Brady has plan of action

FOXBORO - Tom Brady has been hearing the questions all week and not just from reporters. "My dad said, 'Are you guys going to play this week?' " the...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:16 pm

Revelers' cheers mark new decade in Times Square

The crystal ball has dropped and confetti has showered the crowd of hundreds of thousands of revelers in Times Square who are greeting 2010 with cheers.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:04 pm

Despite Challenges, Progress On Proliferation In 2009

Pessimists say the events of the past year in North Korea and Iran have seriously undermined international efforts to stem the spread of nuclear weapons. But seen through the prism of history, the state of nuclear proliferation may not be all that dire.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm

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Behind the wheel? New law says get off the phone

Ban on use of hand-held devices to talk, text or e-mail while driving comes into effect today

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm

Ugandan Home Brews Result In More Than Hangovers

Unregulated home-brewed alcoholic beverages in Uganda are ubiquitous and can be extremely potent. Drinking is a cultural tradition, and drunkenness is one of the few accepted vices. As a result, alcohol consumption there is a public, often deadly problem.

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The Yes Men tickle capitalism's funny bone

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Bergeron all the way back

Bruins forward puts concussion woes behind him, celebrates inclusion on Canadian Olympic team roster

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Bills name Nix new GM

New boss comes with 40 years of experience at college, professional levels

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm

IN THE LINE OF DUTY

They were four young soldiers from across the country, men who were proud to be on the Provincial Reconstruction Team, their family and friends say, because they wanted to help people

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$12-million settlement reached in suit for plane that overshot Pearson runway

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Attorneys for five former Blackwater security guards are seen leaving the US district courthouse, in January last year

Attorneys for five former Blackwater security guards are seen leaving the US district courthouse, in January last year, in Washington, DC. In a rebuke to government prosecutors, a federal judge has dismissed...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Dec 2009 | 9:12 pm

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Obama rallies CIA after Afghanistan bomb attack BBC News Barack Obama has sent a letter of support to the CIA after seven staff were killed by an Afghan bomber - one of the worst attacks in its history. The US president's condolence message praised the work of those killed. The dead include the head of the ... CIA Takes On Bigger and Riskier Role on Front LinesNew York Times CIA mourns devastating loss in AfghanistanABC Online Afghanistan suicide bombing kills 8 CIA officersLos Angeles Times Times Online -Chicago Tribune -CBS News all 2,603 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 31 Dec 2009 | 8:36 pm

Obama summons intel chiefs for security talks

KANEOHE, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday summoned U.S. intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week at the White House to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on December 25.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 8:10 pm

A New York City police officer searches a man at a security checkpoint in Times Square

A New York City police officer searches a man at a security checkpoint in Times Square ahead of New Year celebrations. President Barack Obama planned to ring in the New Year by plowing through initial...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Dec 2009 | 8:04 pm

The top US intelligence official warned future attacks would be harder to stop

Passengers pass a sign showing the National Threat Advisory at Level 'Orange,' or high, outside a security screening area at Baltimore Washington International Airport. President Barack Obama planned to...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Dec 2009 | 8:04 pm

Bushfire ravages Australian town

A bushfire near a small West Australian town has wiped out more property than any single disaster in the state since 1961 - and suspicions are focusing on one fallen power line.More than 200 bereft people descended on the small...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Dec 2009 | 8:00 pm

China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police arrested thousands in a drive against Internet pornography throughout 2009, officials said, vowing a deepening crackdown that critics say is being used to tighten overall censorship.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:58 pm

Blue lighting and the European flag shine on the Puerta del sol in Madrid

Blue lighting and the European flag shine on the Puerta del sol in Madrid to mark the Spanish European Union presidency as people gather to celebrate New Year's Day.Spain on Friday assumed the rotating...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:45 pm

Goodbye 2009! World ready for a more hopeful 2010

PARIS (AP) -- Paris jazzed up the Eiffel Tower with a multicolored, disco-style light display as the world basked in New Year's festivities with hopes that 2010 and beyond will bring more peace and prosperity....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:25 a... | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:44 pm

NYT: CIA takes on expanded role on front lines

Even as the CIA. expands its role in Afghanistan, it is also playing a greater role in quasi-military operations elsewhere, including Pakistan and Yemen.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:41 pm

Studying Arabic Cover for Abdulmutallab?

Terror Suspect Frequently Absent for Language Classes in Yemen before Vanishing
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:37 pm

Arabic study may have been cover for bomb suspect

SAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- The Nigerian suspected of trying to bring down a U.S. airliner with explosives might have used Arabic studies as a pretext for entering Yemen before disappearing for months, perhaps into one of the lawless country's al-Qaida strongholds, fellow students and teachers said....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:25 a... | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:28 pm

Former Gitmo detainees help al-Qaida grow in Yemen

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- As a prisoner at Guantanamo, Said Ali al-Shihri said he wanted freedom so he could go home to Saudi Arabia and work at his family's furniture store....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:25 a... | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:18 pm

World sees in the New Year

Paris jazzed up the Eiffel Tower with a multicoloured, disco-style light display as the world basked in New Year's festivities with hopes that 2010 and beyond will bring more peace and prosperity.From fireworks over Sydney's famous...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:04 pm

Afghan Attack Tremendous Setback for CIA

Ability for Suicide Bomber to Penetrate Base and Gain Access to CIA Employees Indicates Level of Trust
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:00 pm

U.S.-Born Cleric Key Player in Bomb Plot?

Radical Imam Anwar al Awlaki Apparently Transitioning from Spiritual Counselor to "Operations Guy"
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:00 pm

Rush Limbaugh in heart attack scare

HONOLULU - Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh remained hospitalised in Hawaii today after experiencing chest pains similar to a heart attack, according to the guest host on his nationally syndicated radio show.Limbaugh...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Dec 2009 | 6:45 pm

U.S., foreign officials to discuss airport security

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will dispatch senior agency officials to meet with airport executives around the world to review security and technology used to screen passengers on U.S.-bound flights, the department said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 6:25 pm

Obama briefed on security 'lapse'

US security chiefs today briefed President Barack Obama about missteps in the lead-up to the attempted Detroit jetliner bombing as lawmakers joined the White House in racing to find out what went wrong.The Senate Intelligence...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Dec 2009 | 6:20 pm

Gunman kills 5, then self, in Finland

ESPOO, Finland (AP) -- A lone gunman dressed in black killed five people, including four in a crowded shopping mall, before returning home and taking his own life on Thursday. It was the third such massacre in Finland in about two years, and once again raised questions about gun control in a Nordic country where hunting is popular....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:25 a... | 31 Dec 2009 | 5:55 pm

Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge threw out all charges on Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, saying the U.S. government had recklessly violated the defendants' constitutional rights.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 5:54 pm

Video: School Founder: Abdulmutallab Was Friendly

The founder of the Arabic school that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attended in Yemen says the suspect in the attempted attack on a U.S. airliner was a "friendly guy."
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Dec 2009 | 5:47 pm

Video: Cleric Tied to Xmas Day Attack

While Anwar al Awlaki has condemned terrorism in the past, several intelligence sources claim the U.S.-born cleric was instrumental in the Christmas Day attack onboard Flight 253. Bob Orr reports.
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Dec 2009 | 5:30 pm

Video: Obama Reviews Terror Reports

President Obama will review federal reports on numerous security lapses which led to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's near-successful U.S. terror attempt. Chip Reid reports.
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Dec 2009 | 5:30 pm

Video: Bomber Invited onto U.S. Base?

David Martin reports on the recent Taliban suicide bombing at a U.S. base in Afghanistan which killed 7 CIA workers. The bomber appears to have been invited onto the base.
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Dec 2009 | 5:28 pm

Will We Rebound in 2010?

2009 brought a slow, painful recovery from the economic collapse of 2008. Will things pick up in 2010, or is today the calm before a second storm? Six takes on what the future holds.
Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 31 Dec 2009 | 4:57 pm

Source: CIA Suicide Bomber Invited on Base

Bomber who Killed 7 CIA Employees at Afghan Base Was Apparently Being Courted as an Informant
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Dec 2009 | 4:47 pm

North Korea says wants end to hostile U.S. ties

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called for an end to hostile ties with the United States and an atomic-free peninsula in a New Year message that comes weeks after it indicated it could end its year-long boycott of nuclear disarmament talks.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 4:45 pm

U.S. judge drops charges against Blackwater guards

A U.S. judge has dismissed all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards charged in a deadly Baghdad shooting.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Dec 2009 | 4:15 pm

N. Korea: We Want Nuclear-Free Peninsula

In New Year Message, Country also Calls for End of Hostile Relations with United States
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Dec 2009 | 4:00 pm

Judge Throws Out Case Against Blackwater Guards

A federal judge dismissed all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards charged in the deadly shooting of civilians in Baghdad in 2007. The judge said the Justice Department's explanations have been contradictory, unbelievable and not credible. Del Quentin Wilber, federal courts reporter for The Washington Post, offers his insight.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Dec 2009 | 3:55 pm

North Korea vows to achieve nuclear-free Koreas

North Korea reaffirmed its commitment to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula in New Year's message on Friday, brightening the prospect ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Dec 2009 | 3:45 pm

World Rings In 2010 With Hope For The New Year

Revelers across the globe at least temporarily shelved worries about their future prospects to bid farewell to "The Noughties," a bitter-tinged nickname for the first decade of the 21st century playing on a term for zero and evoking the word naughty.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Dec 2009 | 3:37 pm

Finland gunman found dead after killing five

Albanian immigrant shot dead his ex-girlfriend and four others in a shopping centre before committing suicide.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 31 Dec 2009 | 3:15 pm

World kicks off New Year's parties

Fireworks exploded over Sydney's famous bridge and the Eiffel Tower prepared for its own colored-light spectacle as the world ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:59 pm

CIA probes Afghan base security after bomber kills 7

WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The CIA vowed on Thursday to avenge the deaths of seven officers in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan and to investigate security breaches that allowed the second deadliest attack in agency history.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:48 pm

AT&T Becomes Latest Sponsor To Drop Tiger Woods

The phone company joined Accenture in dropping support for the world's top golfer, who's taking a break from the sport to focus on his marriage after his admitted infidelity. It did not comment on its reasons for dropping Woods, or how much the relationship was worth.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:46 pm

AT&T ends sponsorship of scandal-hit Tiger Woods

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Thursday it was terminating its sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods, joining the list of companies that have distanced themselves from the top golfer in the wake of a sex scandal.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:43 pm

Fed's balance sheet shrinks slightly

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet shrank slightly in the latest week on a small dip in its holdings of agency mortgage-backed securities, Fed data released on Thursday showed.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:41 pm

Lithuania shuts down Soviet-built nuclear reactor

Lithuania's Soviet-built nuclear power plant was shut down late Thursday as part of an agreement with the European Union, ushering ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:35 pm

Six dead in Finland shooting spree

A gunman clad in black went on a shooting rampage in Finland, killing his ex-girlfriend then slaying four workers at a suburban shopping mall near Helsinki before turning his gun on himself, police said.Finnish police said one...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:20 pm

Obama Gets Preliminary Report On Bombing Attempt

The preliminary report from the president's national security team was expected to focus on the failure of intelligence agencies to put together various strands of information about suspect, according to U.S. officials. Officials said the system to protect the nation's skies from terrorists was deeply flawed and, even then, the government failed to follow its own directives.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:19 pm

Rush Limbaugh felt pains similar to heart attack

Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh remained hospitalized in Hawaii Thursday after experiencing chest pains similar to ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:11 pm

CIA Suffers Worst Attack In Afghan War

The suicide bomb attack Wednesday on the CIA forward base killed at least eight Americans, including the base's chief. It was the worst the agency has suffered in the Afghanistan war.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm

Ex-Guantanamo Inmates Among Detroit Plot Planners

Four members of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the group that claimed responsibility for the attempted Christmas Day airliner attack, were previously detainees at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Although most Guantanamo detainees have returned to their old lives, several have rejoined the battlefield.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm

Military Deaths In Afghanistan Spike

Twice as many U.S. troops were killed this year than last in Afghanistan. Improvised-explosive devices were by far the biggest culprit, up to 7,300 attacks in the past year. Senior U.S. military officials expect things will be far worse next year, because the Taliban is getting stronger.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm

Obama briefed on preliminary reports on airline attack

President Obama is to receive a preliminary report Thursday on how a 23-year-old Nigerian with suspected terrorist ties managed ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Dec 2009 | 1:59 pm

Detroit bomber: suspect started journey in Ghana, Nigeria says

A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a US passenger jet on Christmas Day spent less than 30 minutes in Nigeria's Lagos airport.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 31 Dec 2009 | 1:53 pm

All Charges Are Dropped In Blackwater Shooting

A U.S. district judge says the Justice Department overstepped its bounds and wrongly used evidence it was not allowed to see in regard to the 2007 shooting deaths of unarmed civilians in a busy Baghdad intersection.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Dec 2009 | 1:47 pm

Montana to allow doctor-assisted suicide

The Montana Supreme Court said Thursday that nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Dec 2009 | 1:32 pm

AP: Taliban suicide bomber invited on base

The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for infiltrating a CIA post with a suicide bomber who set off an explosion that killed ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Dec 2009 | 1:15 pm

Hurricanes wreaked weather havoc in USA in 2000s

Hurricanes dominated the list of costliest U.S. weather disasters of the 2000s, all of which battered the Gulf Coast and Florida ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 Dec 2009 | 12:28 pm

Iranian authorities vow "no mercy" to opponents

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian hardline authorities accused opposition leaders on Thursday of links to "foreign enemies" and warned they would be shown no mercy unless they changed course.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 11:27 am

AT & T ends sponsorship of Tiger Woods

NEW YORK -- AT&T Inc. said today it would no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture in dropping support for the world's top golfer, who's taking a break from the sport to focus on his marriage after his admitted infidelity.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 9:56 am

Politicians and money-men left out of UK honours

Patrick Stewart, the actor who has played parts as varied as Macbeth, Star Trek 's Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men movies, is joined by Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi, who have been rocking all...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am

Facebook, Frodo and sporting triumphs

In any 10-year time span things become obsolete and habits change, but the extent to which that has happened since 2000 has made the 1990s seem like the dark ages.Hardly any teenagers owned a cellphone in the 1990s, but these...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am

Editorial: New decade fresh with possibilities

This morning a page has turned. A new day, new year, new decade. Time seems fresh with possibilities. Predictions are pointless but hope is irresistible. We have only to glance back a year or a decade at predictions made for the period...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am

Pakistan to Seek Terror Charges Against 5 Americans

Pakistani police say they plan to ask a court to charge five Americans arrested in early December with terrorism, and will seek life imprisonment sentences against them.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 8:57 am

Court Freed Somali Who Tried to Fly With Explosives

A Somali court acquitted and released a suspect who tried to board a plane in Mogadishu in November with chemicals and a syringe — materials similar to those used in the attempted attack against a Detroit-bound airliner.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 8:51 am

Yemen Says Nigerian Would-Be Bomber's Visa Expired

The Nigerian suspected in the attempted attack on a U.S. airliner had stayed on in Yemen illegally after his visa expired three months ago and should have been stopped by authorities from leaving the country, Yemeni security officials said Thursday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 8:47 am

Finland shopping mall shooting: gunman kills five before commiting suicide

Gunman killed his ex-girlfriend and then shot dead four more people at a shopping centre in Finland.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:58 am

U.N. to Remove Staff Members From Pakistan for Safety

The United Nations says it plans to temporarily relocate some of its international staff outside of Pakistan for security reasons.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:20 am

Militants Behead 6 Afghans for Government Cooperation

Police say militants have beheaded six Afghans for cooperating with government authorities.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 6:50 am

Finland shopping mall shooting: sixth body found

Police hunting the 43-year-old man believed to have killed his ex-wife before shooting dead four at a shopping mall have found a sixth body, thought to be that of the gunman.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 31 Dec 2009 | 6:28 am

World Cities Ring in 2010 Amid Heightened Security

Fireworks exploded over Sydney's famous bridge and the Eiffel Tower prepared for its own colored-light spectacle as the world celebrated a New Year that many hope will be more prosperous and peaceful than 2009.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 5:23 am

Finland mall shooting: gunman on loose after five people shot dead

Police hunting 43-year-old man after four people are shot dead at a shopping mall and a fifth body, thought to be the suspect's wife, is found at a nearby apartment.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 31 Dec 2009 | 5:20 am

Bomber Reportedly Invited on U.S. Base in Afghanistan

The Associated Press has learned that the bomber who killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in southeastern Afghanistan had been invited onto the base and was not searched.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 5:16 am

North Korea's New Year's Resolution: Be Less Hostile

North Korea says it remains committed to achieve a nuclear-free Korean peninsula through dialogue and negotiations
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 4:40 am

Iraq hostages: reconstruction of a kidnap

British IT consultant Peter Moore was sent to Iraq as part of a bid to cut down corruption in the wake of the 2003 US-led invasion. Instead, he found himself kidnapped and held for more than two years. The following is a reconstruction of events:
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 31 Dec 2009 | 3:50 am

Degas Drawing Worth Over $1M Stolen From Museum

A security guard discovered it was missing when opening the museum Thursday morning
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am

Police Arrest Senior Pakistani Taliban Commander

Authorities arrested a senior Pakistani Taliban commander who led the group's network in the key central province of Punjab, where violence has been increasing in recent months, police said Thursday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2009 | 3:17 am

Finland shooting: four reported dead as gunman opens fire at shopping mall in Espoo

Four people are reported to have been killed and one injured after a gunman opened fire in a Finnish shopping mall.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 31 Dec 2009 | 3:12 am

Finland shooting: Gunman opens fire at shopping mall in Espoo

Four people thought to have been shot as a man opens fire at a shopping centre in Finland's second largest city.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:55 am

Bali officials deny terrorist attack claims

The Indonesian resort island of Bali faces a risk of attack on New Year's Eve, a statement issued by the US Embassy quoted the island's governor as saying, but the governor's office denied making any such comment.Governor Mangku...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:45 am