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CIA bomber calls for attacks on US in videoCAIRO (AP) -- The Jordanian doctor who killed seven CIA employees in a suicide attack in Afghanistan said all jihadists must attack U.S. targets to avenge the killing of the Pakistani Taliban leader, according to a video that appeared posthumously Saturday on an Arabic news channel....Source: AP Top International News At 5:28 a... | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:40 am Indian man attacked in AustraliaAn Indian man is attacked and set alight in the Australian city of Melbourne, a week after an Indian student there was killed.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:35 am CIA bomber calls for attacks on U.S. in videoThe Arabic news station Al-Jazeera has broadcast a posthumous video showing the Jordanian doctor who killed seven CIA employees ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:33 am How does your team stack up for the Super Bowl? (Part II)Breaking down the top contenders for Superbowl 44. What does it really take to play in and win a Super Bowl? The Chargers appear to have a fatal flaw. Do they have the intangibles to get to and win the big one?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Fourth Malaysian church attacked in 'Allah' feudKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A fourth church in Malaysia was hit by firebombs Saturday, stoking concern among Christians as a dispute rages over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims....Source: AP Top International News At 5:28 a... | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:27 am Conan may find door open at Fox if he bolts NBC (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:25 am 'CIA bomber' shown vowing revengeVideo purportedly of a man who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan shows him vowing revenge for a Pakistani Taliban chief's death.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:24 am Togo team mulls Nations Cup pull out after gun attack (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:22 am CIA bomber calls for attacks on US in video (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:17 am Afghan president presents second Cabinet listKABUL (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai presented a second slate of nominees to fill his Cabinet on Saturday after parliament rejected 70 percent of his first picks....Source: AP Top International News At 5:28 a... | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:15 am Afghan president presents second Cabinet list (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:14 am Ski jumping: Kasai wins HTB Cup, Japanese World Cup members finish in top 4+SAPPORO, Jan. 9 (Kyodo) _ Japan's World Cup ski jumping members finished in the top four at the HTB Cup on Saturday, with Noriaki Kasai leading the way. The 37-year-old Kasai made the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:14 am Giuliani: No terror attacks in U.S. under Bush
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:11 am Nigeria: Chevron pipeline attacked in Niger DeltaLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Gunmen attacked a Chevron Corp. oil pipeline in Nigeria's restive Niger Delta, causing an unknown amount of damage, a government spokesman said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:28 a... | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Nigeria: Chevron pipeline attacked in Niger DeltaGunmen attacked a Chevron Corp. oil pipeline in Nigeria's restive Niger Delta, causing an unknown amount of damage, a government spokesman said Saturday. Linus Chima, a Delta State...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Nigeria: Chevron pipeline attacked in Niger DeltaGunmen attacked a Chevron Corp. oil pipeline in Nigeria's restive Niger Delta, causing an unknown amount of damage, a government spokesman said Saturday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:08 am Indian set on fire in latest Australia attackA man of Indian descent was recovering in hospital on Saturday after a group of men set him on fire in the Australian city of Melbourne, police said, the latest in a string of similar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:07 am 6 arrested in HK over $3M Tokyo jewelry heistHONG KONG (AP) -- Six people have been arrested in Hong Kong in connection with a $3 million jewelry store heist in Japan, police said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:28 a... | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:06 am 6 arrested in HK over $3M Tokyo jewelry heistSix people have been arrested in Hong Kong in connection with a $3 million jewelry store heist in Japan, police said Saturday. Three men and three women were taken into custody...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:06 am Spain Fast Tracks P2P Site ShutdownsThe Spanish cabinet has today passed legislation that will enable the authorities to shut down file-sharing sites more rapidly. The new legislation gives in to the demands of the US and local copyright lobby, who see Spain’s lenient copyright law as a thorn in their side.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:05 am UPS Streamlines, Delivers 1,800 Pink Slips Overnight(ATLANTA) — UPS said Friday it will cut 1,800 management and administrative positions to streamline its U.S. small package segment. The world's largest package delivery company also raised its profit forecast for the fourth-quarter that ended in December, citing improving operations and cost cuts.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:05 am Fourth Malaysian church attacked in 'Allah' feudA fourth church in Malaysia was hit by firebombs Saturday, stoking concern among Christians as a dispute rages over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims. The latest incident...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:05 am Three held after Heathrow alertPolice arrest three people following a security alert on a plane bound for Dubai from London's Heathrow Airport.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:04 am Strong earthquake strikes near Solomon IslandsSYDNEY (AP) -- A strong earthquake shook the South Pacific near the Solomon Islands on Saturday, just days after a large earthquake and tsunami hit the country. No tsunami watch was issued after Saturday's quake....Source: AP Top International News At 5:28 a... | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:04 am Strong earthquake strikes near Solomon IslandsA strong earthquake shook the South Pacific near the Solomon Islands on Saturday, just days after a large earthquake and tsunami hit the country. No tsunami watch was issued after...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:03 am Unruly passengers cause 2 flights to change course (AP)AP - Military jets scrambled to intercept a San Francisco-bound jetliner reporting a problem aboard — one of two commercial airplanes diverted because of disruptive passengers.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:01 am Canada No Longer A Haven For War ResistersTORONTO: Canada has long been a haven for Americans escaping their wars. During the American Revolutionary War in the late 1700's an estimated 50% colonists who wanted to remain loyal to Britain fled north to what would later become Canada. Thousands more crossed the border during...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Arrest made in Newark airport security breachThe man believed to have caused a security breach that resulted in major delays Sunday at Newark Liberty Airport has been arrested.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:54 am Re-branded Blackwater bids for Afghan deal
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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Evolution's Footprints in Human Genome TrackedFossils may provide tantalizing clues to human history but they also lack some vital information, such as revealing which pieces of human DNA have been favored by evolution because they confer beneficial traits -- resistance to infection or the ability to digest milk, for example. These signs can only be revealed through genetic studies of modern..
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am CIA bomber calls for attacks on US in videoThe Jordanian doctor who killed seven CIA employees in a suicide attack in Afghanistan said all jihadists must attack U.S. targets to revenge the killing of the Pakistani Taliban leader, according to a video that appeared posthumously Saturday on an Arabic news channel.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:46 am We need a new strategy on terror - Toronto Star
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:38 am Karzai names cabinet candidatesAfghan President Hamid Karzai names his choices for cabinet posts, including none of those rejected by MPs last week.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:34 am Report: Iran Opposition Leader's Car Hit by GunfireThe Web site of an Iranian opposition leader reports his car was shot at by pro-government demonstrators, shattering its windows.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:26 am Sincerely, Your 'Peeping Tom' (PIC)A case of mistaken identity turns the tables on the victim of a Peeping Tom.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am 'Jordan bomber' said CIA attack was 'revenge': video - AFP
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:18 am 'Jordan bomber' said CIA attack was 'revenge': video (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:08 am Police arrest man in Newark security breach
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:07 am The authenticity of the video could not immediately be confirmedAn undated ID picture obtained by AFP on January 7 shows Jordanian Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi. The Jordanian who blew himself up in Afghanistan, killing seven CIA agents and his Jordanian handler,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:07 am 'Jordan bomber' said CIA attack was 'revenge': videoA Jordanian who blew himself up in Afghanistan, killing seven CIA agents and his Jordanian handler, said in a video broadcast on Saturday that the act he was planning was for revenge. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:07 am Funerals held for soldiers from Edmonton area slain in AfghanistanSHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - Funerals will be held today for two Edmonton- based soldiers killed in Afghanistan late last month. Sgt. George Miok, 28, and Cpl. Zachery McCormack, 21, both...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:07 am 6 arrested in Hong Kong over $3M Tokyo jewelry heistSix people have been arrested in Hong Kong in connection with a $3 million jewelry store heist in Japan, police said Saturday.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:04 am 6 arrested in HK over $3M Tokyo jewelry heistSix people have been arrested in Hong Kong in connection with a $3 million jewelry store heist in Japan, police said Saturday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:01 am Somber Christmas terror suspect pleads not guilty (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am Strong earthquake strikes near Solomon IslandsA strong earthquake shook the South Pacific near the Solomon Islands on Saturday, just days after a large earthquake and tsunami hit the country. No tsunami watch was issued after Saturday's quake.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:54 am Weather forecast for Sunday+(Kyodo) _ Weather forecast for Sunday, Jan. 10: Tokyofair/cloudy Osakafair/cloudy Nagoyacloudy>fair Sapporofair/snow Sendaifair/cloudy Niigatasnow or rain>cloudy ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:53 am Second suspect in NYC terror probe due in court (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:50 am Fourth church attacked in Malaysia as Allah row deepens - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:50 am 22 Breathtaking Monasteries Around The WorldMonasteries may vary greatly in size. In most religions the life inside monasteries is governed by community rules that stipulates the gender of the inhabitants and requires them to remain celibate and own little or no personal property.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:50 am Man arrested in Newark airport security breach (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:45 am Fourth church attacked in Malaysia as Allah row deepensKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Arsonists in Malaysia struck another church on Saturday, bringing the attacks on churches to four in two days as a row escalates over the use of the word Allah to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:44 am Xe Services aiming for Afghan police training deal (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:41 am Xe Services aiming for Afghan police training dealBlackwater Worldwide's legal woes haven't dimmed the company's prospects in Afghanistan, where it's a contender to be a key part of President Barack Obama's strategy for stabilizing the country.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:38 am Mora out as coach of Seahawks; Carroll next?A sign with Jim Mora's name identifying his prime parking spot was still in front of Seattle Seahawks headquarters Friday night.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:31 am Spain beat Britain in Hopman CupBritish duo Andy Murray and Laura Robson are beaten 2-1 by Spain in the final of the Hopman Cup.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:23 am China learns to ‘work’ Capitol Hill
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:22 am Michigan to get $224 million in clean energy credits - Detroit Free Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:15 am eSolar strikes deal to build power plants in ChinaA U.S. solar power company said Saturday it will help build a series of solar thermal power plants in China, as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases tries to decrease its heavy reliance on coal, imported gas and oil.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:13 am Barred visitor allowed into Health and Human ServicesA man flashed bogus credentials and was permitted to reach the outer office of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over New Year's weekend, agency officials confirmed Friday.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Governor seeks to ease rules on firing weak teachersSchwarzenegger calls for other criteria besides seniority in dismissals and advocates reducing power of state panel that can overturn decisions.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed on Friday to make it easier for school districts to fire weak teachers by changing a law that mandates instructors be laid off only according to seniority. He also recommended reducing the role of a state commission that has the power to overturn teachers' dismissals.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Pete Carroll close to signing deal with NFL's SeahawksThe highly successful coach has reportedly been offered the job of both coach and president at an annual salary of $7 million. His possible departure comes at a bad time for the school's athletic department.Highly successful USC football Coach Pete Carroll was close to reaching an agreement with the Seattle Seahawks on Friday evening, headed toward a job switch that would deliver yet another blow to the university's besieged athletic program.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Sierra's current height goes back 50 million years, study findsThe finding adds to a growing body of evidence that the mountain range is much older than previously believed, and has implications for evolutionary studies.The Sierra Nevada reached their present height 50 million years ago -- 30 million years earlier than geologists once believed, according to a new study.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Metrolink cuts 10 trains but fares stay putEight weekend and two weekday routes on the commuter rail system's Inland Empire/Orange County line will be eliminated starting in February.Metrolink fares will hold steady for now, but weekend service in Riverside and Orange counties will be sharply reduced next month to deal with a budget crunch caused by a fall in ridership and revenue at the regional rail service.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Judge orders CHP to return 60 pounds of marijuanaIt had been confiscated from a motorist whose attorney convinced a judge that California's medical marijuana law allowed its transport.With the debate on medical marijuana still at a full boil in Los Angeles, a judge Friday ordered the return of 60 pounds of pot to a man after his attorneys successfully argued that a state law gave him the right to transport it.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Trio of NASA craft will boost climate dataNASA heads into 2010 with the bittersweet assignment of retiring the space shuttle after nearly three decades. But the agency also plans to launch three new satellites aimed at better understanding the sun and Earth's climate and oceans.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Governor warns of deep fiscal crisis as he unveils California budget planSchwarzenegger's bid to address a $19.9-billion gap seeks steep cuts in education, healthcare, social services and transit. Republicans applaud the lack of tax cuts; Democrats see a fiscal retread.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned Friday that the state remained deep in fiscal crisis and proposed steep reductions in almost every major government program, but many lawmakers quickly dismissed his ideas as stale and vowed to push for alternatives such as tax hikes.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Los Angeles doctor gets 5 years for injuring cyclistsThe judge expresses doubt about Christopher Thompson's remorse over braking in front of two riders and calls on cyclists and drivers to respect each other.A doctor convicted of assaulting two cyclists in Brentwood by driving in front of them and slamming on his brakes was sentenced today to five years in prison, ending a case a judge described as a wake-up call about tensions between cyclists and motorists on Los Angeles' streets.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Drummers in Sudan peace campaignDrummers from Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Snow Patrol and the Police join a campaign to prevent bloodshed in Sudan.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jan 2010 | 12:54 am Plans for British 'GM Food Revolution' Come Under FireHi-tech vision of UK food production is unnecessary and potentially damaging, says conference of farmers, academics and environmental groups
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jan 2010 | 12:50 am Suspect in Newark airport security breach released - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jan 2010 | 12:46 am Conservationists file piracy claim against whalersSYDNEY (AP) -- A conservationist group that lost one of its ships in a clash with Japanese whalers off Antarctica has filed a piracy complaint in the Netherlands against the captain and crew of the whaling vessel, one of the group's leaders said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:28 a... | 9 Jan 2010 | 12:34 am Chavez says Venezuela jets intercepted U.S. planeCARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez said he ordered two F-16 jets to intercept a U.S. military plane that twice entered Venezuelan skies on Friday, but Washington said none of its planes flew over the South American country's airspace.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jan 2010 | 12:32 am Gov plans deep cuts to programs, and fed help - San Francisco Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jan 2010 | 12:21 am Biswas on IndiaHas India's 'Deciding Decade' begun?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jan 2010 | 12:16 am 3 Arrested in Heathrow Airport 'Bomb Threat'Three men have been arrested on a passenger jet after an alleged bomb threat sparked a security scare at Heathrow Airport.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:49 pm BU capture historic win vs. BC at FenwayBoston University's Jack Parker has coached in 1,348 games and posted 822 wins, the most of any college hockey...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:48 pm Fashionistas defend Hub after NYC blogger's slamTalk about getting our stilettos in a snit. New York magazine fashion blogger Amy Odell's description...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:48 pm If the jeans fit, wear 'em, Gisele Bundchen!Gisele Bundchen must be down to her fightin' supermodel weight because, at the end of...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:48 pm Pete Carroll leaving, and a lot to be desiredLOS ANGELES - No matter how many times he said "psyched" or "blast" or did cannonballs into...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:47 pm Weary Wizards conjure up some MagicThe last-place and distracted Wizards overcame a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit last night, beating the first-place...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:44 pm Lights out for Lightning, Devils match-upNEWARK, N.J. - The New Jersey Devils' game against the Tampa Bay Lightning was suspended Friday night when...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:40 pm Celtics fall on icy patchATLANTA - On a day when schools throughout the area were closed because of a snowfall that slicked up the roads...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:36 pm Caution with Kevin GarnettATLANTA - Doc Rivers acknowledged yesterday that Kevin Garnett's hyperextended right knee is a temporal as...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:32 pm Minus 'Melo, Nuggets still turn back James, CavsCarmelo Anthony had the best seat in the house for the big visit from LeBron James, missing the game but enjoying the result as the injury-riddled Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-97 Friday night.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:27 pm Warriors rally from 18 down to beat Kings 108-101Monta Ellis had 39 points and six assists, Anthony Morrow made a critical 3-pointer in the final minute, and the Golden State Warriors came back from an 18-point deficit in the second half to beat the Sacramento Kings 108-101 on Friday night.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:22 pm Gumby creator Art Clokey dies at 89
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:17 pm Loblaw withdraws suit over fatal crashGrocery chain will not pursue damages in face of community outrage
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:17 pm David Warsofsky goldenBoston University defenseman David Warsofsky has had a pretty good week, to say the least. Returning two...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:15 pm Wildcats polish off diamond gemWinning becomes paramount in a hockey game of historical significance. That became evident to fourth-ranked...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:15 pm Wickmayer wins ASB ClassicBelgian claims first victory since one-year ban for anti-doping violations, defeats Pennetta 6-3, 6-2
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:15 pm Roy and Blazers stun LakersPortland wins ninth straight game, defeat LA 107-98 courtesy of 32 point outing from star guard
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:08 pm A total of 108 British service personnel died in Afghanistan last yearFamily and friends mourn as the body of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan is driven through the village of Wootton Bassett, in southern England, December 15. Britain's military may hand control of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:55 pm Richards elevates Stars over IslesDallas centre bangs home second period winner as Dallas dumps New York 4-3
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:54 pm Gumby animator Art Clokey dies at 88 in CaliforniaAnimator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation Gumby became a pop culture phenomenon through decades of toys, revivals and satires, died Friday. He was 88.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:53 pm Kuksiks, Abbott lead Sun Devils past HuskiesRihards Kuksiks matched his career high with 27 points and Arizona State dominated No. 24 Washington from the start in a 67-51 victory Friday night.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:50 pm Knicks rally past BobcatsNew York scorches Charlotte from three point country in 97-93 win at MSG
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:42 pm Paul lifts Hornets past NetsNew Orleans point guard scores winning bucket in 103-99 to avert loss against woeful New Jersey
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:36 pm NCAA: Vols dismiss Tyler SmithTennessee forward sent packing while three teammates suspended over gun and drug charges
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:27 pm Pakistani officials: Suspected US missiles kill 4PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Suspected U.S. missiles killed four people in northwest Pakistan, the latest in a surge of such attacks since a suicide bomber staged a deadly assault on CIA employees just across the border in Afghanistan....Source: AP Top International News At 5:28 a... | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:24 pm D-Wade and Heat scorch SunsMiami's Dwyane Wade scores 33 points, grabs 9 boards in 109-105 win over Phoenix
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:22 pm Jackets snuff out FlamesAntoine Vermette scores, adds 2 assists as Columbus edges Calgary 3-2
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:19 pm Africa Cup of Nations to go aheadThe organisers of the Africa Cup of Nations say it will take place despite an attack on the Togolese football team.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:08 pm The US Southern Command said no US military aircraft had entered Venezuelan airspaceFile picture shows Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez delivering a speech during a military ceremony in Maracaibo, west of Caracas in December. Chavez said Friday a US military aircraft entered Venezuelan...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:04 pm By the numbersNumbers of note and significance in the National Hockey League
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm In Class, Marines Learn Cultural Cost Of ConflictThe students in front of Paula Holmes-Eber wear camouflage and have close-cropped hair. Most of them are Marine officers and many of them have already been to war in Iraq and Afghanistan. They take Holmes-Eber's class to learn the consequences of their actions. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Web 2.0 Suicide Machine: Erase Your Virtual LifeIf you're on Facebook or some other online community, you know how easy it is to fritter away hours in the Twitterverse. Want your real life back? One Web site will help you end it all — virtually. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Arrest in Newark airport security breachNEW YORK (Reuters) - Authorities on Friday arrested a man suspected of triggering a security scare that shut down Newark's international airport this week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jan 2010 | 9:59 pm Official: 12 people killed in China mine fireA fire in a southeastern China coal mine trapped and killed 12 workers, an official said Saturday, in the latest fatal accident ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Jan 2010 | 9:40 pm Unruly passengers cause 2 flights to change courseDisruptive passengers caused two commercial airplanes to be diverted Friday, with military jets scrambling to escort a San Francisco-bound ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Jan 2010 | 9:38 pm Blackwater AfghanistanFILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 25, 2007 file photo, an Iraqi traffic policeman inspects a car destroyed by a Blackwater security detail in al-Nisoor Square in Baghdad, Iraq. Blackwater Worldwide's legal...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Jan 2010 | 9:27 pm Togo Soccer Players Shot Like "Dogs"Bus Driver Dead, At Least 9 Wounded When Team Ambushed by Gunmen in Angola on Way to African Cup of Nations TournamentSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm A Togolese supporter cheers before a matchA Togolese supporter cheers before a match in 2006. The African Nations Cup will go ahead as planned despite Friday's deadly attack on the Togo team bus which killed the driver and injured nine, the Confederation...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Jan 2010 | 8:53 pm A street vendor sells the Angola's flag and gadgets of Angola national football team in LuandaA street vendor sells the Angola's flag and gadgets of Angola national football team in Luanda, on January 7. The African Nations Cup will go ahead as planned despite Friday's deadly attack on the Togo...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Jan 2010 | 8:53 pm The Spanish EU presidency called for a common European stance on the use of body scannersA security officer views images from a body scanner at Manchester Airport, northwest England. The EU's anti-terror coordinator Gilles de Kerchove backs the use of full body scanners at airports, saying...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Jan 2010 | 8:27 pm Police said three men aged 58, 48 and 36 were arrestedFile picture shows police on patrol at London's Heathrow Airport. Armed officers stormed a plane at Heathrow airport as it was about to depart for Dubai and arrested three men on suspicion of making a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Jan 2010 | 8:21 pm Clinton sets out Mid-East formulaThe US secretary of state lays out a plan for Middle East peace, envisaging concessions to both Israelis and Palestinians.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 8 Jan 2010 | 8:17 pm British Cops Arrest 3 on Flight to DubaiPolice Responded to Heathrow Jet After Suspects Made Verbal Threats, Witnesses Say; No Hazardous Material FoundSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm Yemenis Want Qaeda Forced From CountryResidents in Capital Hope Gov't Will Use U.S. Aid to Eradicate Terrorist OrganizationSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm Suspect: 20 Others Trained to Blow Up JetsCBS Exclusive: Terror Suspect Abdulmutallab Boasted 20 Other Muslim Men Being Prepared in Yemen to Mimic Christmas Bomb PlotSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm FBI's Security Watch Lists ExplainedCorrespondent Reviews Bureau's Three Lists, Their Size, How Names Are Added, Who Can FlySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm KFC pulls ad over racism claimsCANBERRA - Fast food giant KFC has pulled an Australian television advertisement after it was branded racist in the United States.The ad depicts a white Australian cricket fan subduing boisterous black West Indian fans by sharing...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 8 Jan 2010 | 7:52 pm Venezuela to devalue its currencyVenezuela will devalue its currency, the bolivar, by at least 17% against the US dollar to boost oil revenues.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 8 Jan 2010 | 7:45 pm Teflon Timmy's Latest ScandalTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's is on the defensive again over new allegations about AIG's bailout money. The Daily Beast on why the critics can't bring him down.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 8 Jan 2010 | 7:23 pm A shaken nation is soothed; 'Lost' won't be pre-empted - San Jose Mercury News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 8 Jan 2010 | 7:16 pm UK police arrest 3 passengers on plane at HeathrowLONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested three passengers aboard a Dubai-bound Emirates airliner at London's Heathrow airport on Friday on suspicion of making a bomb threat, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jan 2010 | 7:12 pm Video: Abdulmutallab's Chilling ClaimU.K. intelligence confirms that alleged Christmas day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab boasted close to 20 other young Muslim men are being prepared to blow up planes. Armen Keteyian reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jan 2010 | 6:49 pm Video: Yemen Under Negative SpotlightMany Yemenis are upset their country has become a new front in the war on terror. The alleged Christmas Day bomber is suspected to have received terrorism training in Yemen. Terry McCarthy reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jan 2010 | 6:49 pm Togo team bus attacked in Angola; 9 hurt, 1 deadLUANDA, Angola (AP) -- Gunmen in an area plagued by separatist violence used machine guns to open fire Friday on a bus carrying Togo's national soccer team to a tournament in this southwest African country, killing the driver and wounding at least nine people, including two players....Source: AP Top International News At 5:28 a... | 8 Jan 2010 | 6:46 pm Togo soccer bus under gunfire attack in Angola
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Jan 2010 | 6:36 pm Not guilty plea for Nigerian bomb suspect
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Jan 2010 | 6:33 pm Task force to probe recent security failuresWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former top CIA official John McLaughlin was named on Friday to head a task force to examine why the United States failed to prevent the December 25 airplane attack and the November shootings at Fort Hood and to make recommendations for reform.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jan 2010 | 6:07 pm 85,000 jobs lost in Dec., but Nov. revision shows jobs growthThe unemployment rate was unchanged in December at 10%; employers shed 85,000 jobs.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Jan 2010 | 6:05 pm Jean Biden, mother of vice president, dies at 92As a young boy struggling with a speech impediment and worries about being smaller and poorer than his classmates, Vice President ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Jan 2010 | 6:04 pm Not Guilty Plea Entered For Nigerian Bomb Suspect - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 8 Jan 2010 | 6:04 pm Not guilty plea entered for Nigerian bomb suspectDETROIT (Reuters) - A federal judge entered a not guilty plea on Friday on behalf of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian accused in the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airplane that prompted a sweeping review of U.S. security procedures.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jan 2010 | 6:01 pm 'Balloon Boy' dad insists he's innocent in series of interviewsBalloon Boy dad Richard Heene spent his last few days of freedom insisting he's innocent despite a guilty plea requiring him ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Jan 2010 | 6:01 pm Icy hazards persist through U.S.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Jan 2010 | 5:56 pm Video: Terrorism Watch Lists Under FireThe alleged Christmas Day bomber was on a terrorism watch list when he boarded a plane with a bomb packed in his underwear. Bob Orr reports on what went wrong.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jan 2010 | 5:55 pm UBS whistleblower in prison, court rules on filesZURICH/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief whistleblower in the UBS AG tax secrecy probe entered prison to serve a sentence he considered unfair, hours after a Swiss court ruled the bank should not have been forced to turn over client files to government investigators.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jan 2010 | 5:54 pm Vice President Biden's mother dies at 92
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Jan 2010 | 5:51 pm Employers slash jobs in Dec, pressuring ObamaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers cut 85,000 jobs in December, confounding expectations the labor market was finally stabilizing and piling pressure on President Barack Obama to spur job growth.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jan 2010 | 5:30 pm Obama awards $2.3 billion clean energy tax creditsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a $2.3 billion tax credit on Friday to boost jobs by promoting clean energy, as new data showed the country's unemployment rate remained stuck in the double digits.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jan 2010 | 4:57 pm CIA Base Bomber Considered A Valuable InformantThe Jordanian doctor had provided information that led to the killing of several al-Qaida operatives, a former intelligence official said. His reports were so sensitive they were subject to "restricted handling," meaning they were seen in Washington only by the CIA director and his top assistants. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jan 2010 | 4:30 pm Two more arrested in suspected New York bomb plotNEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal authorities on Friday arrested two men linked to a suspected al Qaeda-inspired bomb plot after one of them led the FBI on a high-speed chase during which he invoked the name of Allah in a 911 call, a law-enforcement source said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jan 2010 | 4:09 pm Gunmen attack Togo soccer teamThe Africa Cup of Nations got off to the worst possible start today when unidentified gunmen attacked the Togolese team bus, wounding several players and reportedly killing the driver. The government in Angola, where the tournament...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 8 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm An immigrant worker hold a placard reading "Tour" during a protestAn immigrant worker hold a placard reading "Tour" during a protest in the southern town of Rosarno, the day after scuffles between immigrants and Italian police took place. The farm labourers, mostly from...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Jan 2010 | 3:28 pm An immigrant worker stands in a campAn immigrant worker stands in a camp where he lives with other workers in the southern town of Rosarno, the day after scuffles with Italian police took place in Rosarno. The farm labourers, mostly from...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Jan 2010 | 3:28 pm Nevada Judge Throws Out 'Personhood' InitiativeThe initiative proposed to amend the state constitution by defining a person and extending due process rights from the beginning of biological development through end of life. The judge said the measure was too broad and general in nature to be put before voters in November. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jan 2010 | 3:17 pm Vice President Biden's Mother DiesVice President Joe Biden's mother died Friday at her home in Wilmington, Del. Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden, better known as Jean, was 92. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jan 2010 | 3:14 pm Detroit bomb accused pleads not guiltyTwo weeks after he allegedly came within a hairsbreadth of bringing down Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam, 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, has pleaded not guilty after hearing charges against him in a federal...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 8 Jan 2010 | 3:09 pm Hillary Clinton: Weight of the world on her shouldersWhen Hillary Clinton touches down in New Zealand next Friday she will have been United States Secretary of State for a little less than a year. That she is visiting so soon in her term speaks volumes of the United States' new emphasis...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 8 Jan 2010 | 3:00 pm Students face rejection after Mandelson university cutsThousands face rejection by universities which have toughened entry criteria after spending cuts ordered by Lord Mandelson.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jan 2010 | 2:57 pm Alleged bomber pleads not guiltyUmar Farouk Abdulmutallab, charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, pleaded not guilty in a ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Jan 2010 | 2:55 pm Vice President Biden's Mother, Jean, Dies At 92In a statement, the vice president said Jean Biden died in Wilmington, Del., surrounded by her family and loved ones. She had suffered a broken hip in a fall in March. Joe Biden said she had raised him to believe in what he called "America's creed": that everyone is your equal. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jan 2010 | 2:51 pm Experts: world watch lists are flawed terror toolLONDON (AP) -- Around the world, watch lists are a key tool against terrorism - but highly imperfect....Source: AP Top International News At 5:28 a... | 8 Jan 2010 | 2:31 pm Latest shot in hummus war: Israel doubles recordIsrael has taken the upper hand in a new kind of Mideast conflict, one in which bullets are replaced by chickpeas.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Jan 2010 | 2:19 pm Christmas terror suspect says little in courtA young Nigerian man, wearing a white T-shirt and tennis shoes, did not speak much Friday during his first public court hearing to face charges of trying to ignite a chemical-laden explosive on a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Jan 2010 | 2:04 pm Schizophrenic genius whose worst fears came trueAs with many paranoid schizophrenics, Walter Sartory's life was governed by fear. Convinced that the CIA was spying on him, the brilliant mathematician and scientist moved to a secluded home in Kentucky, where he filled the garage...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 8 Jan 2010 | 2:01 pm Tide Of Arab-Turk Tension Rises Amid Water ShortageThe headwaters of the Middle East's great rivers, the Euphrates and Tigris, originate in Turkey, which controls flow of the waters to the Arab world downstream. A three-year drought has devastated Syria and Iraq, fueling resentment against the Turks. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jan 2010 | 2:01 pm U.S. To Renew Push For Israeli-Palestinian PeaceSecretary of State Hillary Clinton is making a new effort to revive peace talks, and the Obama administration's Mideast envoy will travel to the region soon. Clinton said Friday there is a sense of urgency to reach an agreement. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jan 2010 | 2:01 pm Jobless Data Highlight Economic WeaknessHopes that businesses would ramp up hiring took an unexpected hit in December, as the economy shed 85,000 jobs. Employers are nervous about the fragility of the recovery and remain reluctant to hire. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm Congress Under Scrutiny Over Plane Bomb PlotWhen members of Congress return from their break, they are expected to hold hearings about the attempted Christmas Day attack. But while they ask what went wrong, some are pointing fingers back at lawmakers. Congress has still has not passed all the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm Big freeze: councils halt gritting as supplies run lowMotorway hard shoulders and thousands of roads left icy and unsafe as councils are ordered to cut their gritting operations.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jan 2010 | 1:43 pm Migrant Workers Wounded in Italy RiotShooting of African Workers in Southern Italy Leads to Daylong Riot Marked With Clashes, ArrestsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jan 2010 | 1:30 pm Frigid U.S. Midwest could see more snowCHICAGO (Reuters) - Blowing snow and frigid temperatures have left the U.S. Midwest in a deep freeze for most of the new year, with the possibility of more wicked weather next week, a forecaster said Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jan 2010 | 1:29 pm FBI Arrests Two in N.Y. Terror Probe - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:37 am Peter Robinson says his wife hid her £50,000 deal with teenage loverNorthern Ireland's First Minister under intense scrutiny after claims that his wife Iris did not declare £50,000 she obtained to help her toyboy lover.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jan 2010 | 11:01 am U.S. Missile Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan Near Afghan BorderA blast apparently caused by a suicide vest stored in a house in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi killed eight suspected militants Friday, underscoring the city's use by insurgents bent on destabilizing the nuclear-armed, U.S.-allied country.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:19 am 4 Churches Hit With Firebombs in 'Allah' DisputeThree churches in Malaysia were attacked with firebombs, causing extensive damage to one, as Muslims pledged Friday to prevent Christians from using the word "Allah," escalating religious tensions in the multiracial country.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:15 am Gates to remain at Defense at least another yearSome senior officials say he has become Obama's most trusted national security advisor. The decision allows him to participate in the next Afghanistan strategy review and cement his legacy.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has committed to remaining in his post for another year, keeping him in office at least through the next crucial Afghanistan strategy review in 2010.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:12 am Churches firebombed in MalaysiaThree Malaysian churches were attacked with firebombs yesterday, extensively damaging one amid a growing conflict over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims. The attacks sharply escalated tensions in the Muslim-majority country...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:10 am Portuguese Parliament OKs Gay MarriageCatholic Nation Becomes 6th in Europe to Permit Same-Sex Marriage; P.M. Says New Law "Ends Pointless Suffering"Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jan 2010 | 10:00 am Tories' policy shiftConservative leader David Cameron dropped another two Tory proposals yesterday as he continued a rewrite of his party's programme for Government because of the economic crisis it would inherit. The British Conservative party leader...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 8 Jan 2010 | 9:40 am Uganda Official Refuses to Withdraw Death for Gays BillA Ugandan lawmaker on Friday refused to withdraw proposed legislation that would impose the death penalty for some gays and lesbians despite international condemnation and presidential opposition to a measure that could scare off foreign investors.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 9:11 am Former Bush lawyer arrestedA onetime senior attorney to former American President George W. Bush was charged yesterday with trying to kill his wife at their Connecticut home by beating her with a flashlight and choking her. John Michael Farren, 57, was...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 8 Jan 2010 | 9:10 am Sarkozy to Keep French Troops in AfghanistanFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy defended his country's military force in Afghanistan, saying Friday that now is not the time to pull out.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 9:07 am Anti-terror system can be fixed: ObamaWASHINGTON - Explaining the failure to head off the Christmas Day airline bomb plot, President Barack Obama yesterday blamed the "system". Yet his prescriptions for preventing a repeat amount to a tweaking of that system, not...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 8 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am World safer if we discard Bush demonsThere are two words that should be consigned to the dustbin of the last decade. One is "terror", the other is "al Qaeda".Neither has any meaning outside news media and so called intelligence agencies. People have not been terrorised,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 8 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Britain Faces Temperatures As Cold as the South PoleAs Britain shivers in temperatures as cold as the South Pole, forecasters are warning there is more to come.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 8:19 am Lawmakers Want More Security Changes Out of Terror Plot Review - FOXNews
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 8 Jan 2010 | 8:13 am Two Base-Jumpers Leap Off World's Tallest BuildingIt was only a matter of time before the sheer height of the world's tallest building attracted daredevils and pranksters.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 7:58 am Portugal Parliament Votes to Permit Gay MarriagePortugal's Parliament has passed a bill allowing gay marriage in the mostly Roman Catholic country.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 7:11 am Australia Condemns Indian KKK Police CartoonAustralia condemned Friday as "deeply offensive" an Indian newspaper cartoon that depicted an Australian police officer as a member of the Klu Klux Klan.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jan 2010 | 6:40 am Peter Robinson to face questions over wife's £50,000 for loverNorthern Ireland's First Minister under intense scrutiny after claims that his wife Iris did not declare £50,000 she obtained to help her toyboy lover.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jan 2010 | 3:13 am
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