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Gates stresses common cause with PakistanISLAMABAD (AP) -- The United States has no designs on Pakistan's nuclear weapons or "a single inch of Pakistani soil," U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Pakistani military officers Friday, adding that fighting terrorists along the Afghan border is in Pakistan's interest as well as Washington's....Source: AP Top International News At 5:26 a... | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:38 am India issues terror alert over hijack plotNEW DELHI (AP) -- Indian airports were on high alert Friday after intelligence services received information that al-Qaida-linked militants were plotting to hijack a plane....Source: AP Top International News At 5:26 a... | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:38 am Turkey nets 'al-Qaeda' suspectsTurkish police arrest 120 al-Qaeda suspects in a major nationwide anti-terror operation, reports say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:38 am China: Clinton Internet speech harms ties with USBEIJING (AP) -- China rejected Friday a call by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for the lifting of restrictions on the Internet in the communist country, denouncing her criticism as false and damaging to bilateral ties....Source: AP Top International News At 5:26 a... | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:38 am Haiti relocating homeless, port repairs neededPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Haitian officials are planning a massive relocation of 400,000 people from makeshift camps to the outskirts of the capital as the U.S. government tackles repairs to the damaged main port - dual efforts to help residents survive the aftermath of the catastrophic earthquake....Source: AP Top International News At 5:26 a... | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:37 am Obasanjo warning to ailing leaderNigeria's ex-President Obasanjo suggests that his successor, Umaru Yar'Adua, should resign if he is too ill for office.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:36 am Martha Coakley: You can't take it personallyIt's got to be horrible when Democrats all around America - including supposed friends before Tuesday's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:34 am China denounces US free web callChina rejects US criticisms of its internet controls, saying it could harm relations between the two countries.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:33 am ATF stings put 250M illegal cigarettes on streetsAn Associated Press review has found that undercover ATF agents in Virginia have put more than 250 million cigarettes onto the streets in the past three years in sting operations targeting smugglers.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:31 am 'Up in the Air' author Kirn flying high with filmThe author of the book "Up in the Air" knows he's living a moment writers dream about.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am A bittersweet time for Jets owner Woody JohnsonFLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Woody Johnson is torn between two different worlds, trying to enjoy his team's incredible...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:29 am US Supports Afghanistan Outreach to Taliban - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:27 am Picking the Jets over the Colts? No doubt about itFLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Even if it ends on Sunday with a loss to the great Peyton Manning, this season will have far...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:25 am Outside of the rubble, Haiti tends to its livingPORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - With food, cash and medicine starting to flow, Haiti's government and aid workers are turning to the mammoth task of feeding and sheltering hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors still living in the capital's rubble-strewn streets and filthy tent cities.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:23 am Ex-bureaucrat admitted gov't lies about Japan-U.S. nuclear accord+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) A former vice foreign minister testified that the government had lied about the United States' obligation to hold consultations with Japan before bringing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:22 am Beyond the rubble, Haiti tends to its living
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am Blast targets Sri Lanka activistA blast hits the home of an opposition activist in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo just days ahead of a presidential poll.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am Soccer: Kawasaki donate Nabisco Cup cash+(Kyodo) _ Kawasaki Frontale will donate 50 million yen prize money received for finishing runners-up in last November's Nabisco Cup final to Kawasaki city, the J-League club said Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am Bank curbs hit Europe firms with US exposure hardest - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:11 am Hirano urges Hatoyama to watch mouth over verbal gaffes+(Kyodo) _ Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano urged Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday to be more careful about what he says, given that his remarks over a funds scandal have...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Judge in Anna Nicole Smith case writes book about her deathFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Former Broward Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin can now add "author" to his resume. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:06 am Zap! Was Romanian election loser victim of occult?Was a top contender for the Romanian presidency zapped out of the race by a shadowy parapsychologist enlisted by his rival?Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:03 am Coalition partner in gov't reiterates opposition to local suffrage+(Kyodo) _ Financial services minister Shizuka Kamei on Friday reiterated his opposition to submitting a bill to the current Diet session to give permanent foreign residents the right to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:02 am 19 bears rescued from bear bile farm in VietnamTAN UYEN, Vietnam (AP) -- The three tractor-trailer containers sat in a row, divided with metal partitions into 19 tiny, sweltering cells....Source: AP Top International News At 5:26 a... | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am 19 bears rescued from bear bile farm in VietnamThe three tractor-trailer containers sat in a row, divided with metal partitions into 19 tiny, sweltering cells. Massive claws and furry black noses poked between the iron bars: 19...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am 19 bears rescued from bear bile farm in VietnamThe three tractor-trailer containers sat in a row, divided with metal partitions into 19 tiny, sweltering cells.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am UK leader to appear at Iraq inquiry soonLONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be questioned about his role in the invasion of Iraq, the inquiry's press office confirmed Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:26 a... | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:57 am Toyota to recall 2.3 million autos with gas-pedal issueToyota Motor Corp. launched a major new recall Thursday, saying a mechanical problem could cause the gas pedals...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:57 am Greece: 2 policemen on trial for teen's killingAMFISSA, Greece (AP) -- The trial of two policemen over a teenager's fatal shooting that sparked riots across Greece has reopened in the small town of Amfissa after a two-day postponement....Source: AP Top International News At 5:26 a... | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:55 am Greece: 2 policemen on trial for teen's killingThe trial of two policemen over a teenager's fatal shooting that sparked riots across Greece has reopened in the small town of Amfissa after a two-day postponement. The officers deny...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:55 am Russian FM 'doesn't understand' Polish missilesMOSCOW (AP) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says he doesn't understand Poland's plans to station a battery of U.S. Patriot missiles near the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad....Source: AP Top International News At 5:26 a... | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:53 am Russian FM 'doesn't understand' Polish missilesRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says he doesn't understand Poland's plans to station a battery of U.S. Patriot missiles near the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:52 am Cleaned-up Miguel Cabrera has sunnier disposition after rehabilitationDETROIT - After Miguel Cabrera's public confession Thursday, I wanted to pull him aside and say, "Nice...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:51 am Government posting wealth of data to Internet (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Alliance switch unnecessary 'upheaval' for JAL: Qantas+(Kyodo) _ A switch from the Oneworld airline alliance to its rival SkyTeam would create unnecessary "upheaval" for troubled carrier Japan Airlines Corp., the spokesman for Australia's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Top 10 Tallest Buildings in the World [Infographic]Dang, those are freaking tall.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Gov't expects employees' income to fall for 4th straight year+(Kyodo) _ The Japanese government said Friday it expects employees' income to drop in fiscal 2010 for the fourth consecutive year following a projected record fall in the previous year.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:48 am Indian airports on hijack alert - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:46 am Water rescue teams prove key during Calif. stormsThe call for help came as the worst of this week's pounding rains hit Southern California: five cars, including an ambulance, were trapped in roof-deep water with a baby and disabled woman among the passengers.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:46 am China hits back at US Internet criticism (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:43 am Kyodo starts Korean-language service on website 47News+(Kyodo) _ Kyodo News launched a Korean-language service Friday, carrying a feature story on its affiliated Japanese-language website "47News" in its fourth language as well as Japanese,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:42 am Tim Burton Wants to Re-imagine Sleeping BeautyThe director would like to put a twist on the fairy tale - about a sleeping princess rescued and awoken by a handsome prince - by telling it from the perspective of the film's villain, Maleficent.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:40 am Rare occasions for North Carolina and DukeIf you woke up Friday morning thinking there was something unusual about Wednesday night, well, you're right. And...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:37 am Census to launch count in Alaska villageThe U.S. Census Bureau chief is heading to Alaska to formally launch the nation's 2010 count in a remote Inupiat Eskimo village, where residents are planning a huge reception of traditional dancing and a feast of caribou, moose and other subsistence foods.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:37 am Frances Quinn Hunter, illegitimate daughter of John Edwards, doesn't deserve ... - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:36 am Afghanistan bans chemical used to make bombsKABUL (AP) -- Afghanistan on Friday banned the use of a fertilizer chemical also used to make bombs, giving farmers and other holders a month to turn in their supplies....Source: AP Top International News At 5:26 a... | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am Nick Diaz: MMA's Ricky WilliamsMMA superstar Nick Diaz is going to do things 'his way', like it or not. That includes smoking pot.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am China says U.S. Internet accusations "baseless" (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:29 am China says U.S. Internet accusations "baseless"BEIJING (Reuters) - China hit back at U.S. criticism of Internet censorship and hacking on Friday, warning that relations between the two global heavyweights were being hurt by a feud centered on web giant Google.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:29 am Golden Bear's birthday helps Golf Channel fill timeLA QUINTA, Calif. - Thank goodness Jack Nicklaus turned 70 on Thursday. Because if you are the Golf Channel...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:27 am Italian Reporter Grabs David Beckham's Crotch [VID](Skip to 2:15 for nutgrab) My Italian is spotty, but I think I can figure out what this woman is trying to do. I still don't understand why she needed the rubber gloves to grope Beckham.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am Athletics' Eric Chavez aims to live up to his end of the bargainEric Chavez watched through the years as members of his baseball family grew up and filed out of Oakland. Teammates...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:19 am China Rebuffs Clinton on Internet Warning - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:18 am Bank stocks drop on Obama plansEuropean banking shares drop following President Barack Obama's plans to curb the activities of big US banks.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:17 am Boxer Brian Viloria is poised for another run at the topLOS ANGELES - Ask Brian Viloria how his boxing career has gone and he's likely to mumble something about Death...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:16 am US envoy to hold West Bank talksUS Envoy George Mitchell is to meet Palestinian leaders a day after visiting Israel, in a drive to restart peace talks.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:16 am China: Clinton Internet speech harms ties with US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:14 am China warns U.S. over censorship criticisms
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:14 am Tiger Woods' Ho tour (Flash Game)Ho' in one?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:10 am Blasts of angerMemories make German islands a minefield for BritonsSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:06 am Greece: 2 policemen on trial for teen's killingThe trial of two policemen over a teenager's fatal shooting that sparked riots across Greece has reopened in the small town of Amfissa after a two-day postponement.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:05 am Russian FM 'doesn't understand' Polish missilesRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says he doesn't understand Poland's plans to station a battery of U.S. Patriot missiles near the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:02 am Government posting wealth of data to InternetThe Obama administration on Friday is posting to the Internet a wealth of government data from all Cabinet-level departments, on topics ranging from child car seats to Medicare services.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:52 am Obama taking latest jobs message to hard-hit Ohio (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:51 am Analysis: Will corporate ads buy 2010 voters? - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:51 am Gates stresses common cause with Pakistan (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:50 am Obama to target excessive financial risk-takingPresident Barack Obama, reeling from an election defeat in the U.S. Senate, will propose stricter limits on financial risk-taking on Thursday in a move that may recall Depression-era curbs on banks.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:50 am Sony Ericsson Q4 loss narrows 9 percentMobile phone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday said its loss in the fourth quarter narrowed 9 percent from a year ago to euro167 million ($235 million), as improved margins and lower costs offset a slump in sales.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:45 am Asian markets fall after Obama bank plan
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:44 am Gates strives to build trust with Pakistan militaryISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sought to build bridges with the next generation of Pakistan's military leaders on Friday and end a "trust deficit" that he said has hampered cooperation against Islamist militancy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:44 am LeBron leads Cavaliers over Kobe and Lakers 93-87 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:42 am NBC: Conan O'Brien reaches $45M exit deal (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:41 am Businesses, unions freed to spend big on elections (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:41 am Haiti relocating homeless, port repairs needed (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:40 am Shares fall on Obama bank plansMarkets in the US and Asia fall sharply after US President Barack Obama unveils plans to regulate the banking industry.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:32 am Angolan president to be picked by parliamentLUANDA, Angola (AP) -- Angola's president would no longer be directly elected by the people under a new constitution approved by parliament....Source: AP Top International News At 5:26 a... | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:29 am Monument Foundation Wants to Erect a Male Statue of LibertyPatriot’s Point Development Authority heard a presentation that included the erection of a male counterpart of the Statue of Liberty in the Charleston Harbor. [UPDATED - Design image + Video] The Cost: $150M
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:10 am No Thanks LenoViva la CoCo!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:10 am Army doc: No clues to violence in Hasan fileIn the wake of a mass shooting allegedly by a military psychiatrist, the Army's top doctor acknowledged his service needs to ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:08 am Dems weigh whether health bills 'are dead'As they try to pick up the pieces of their scorched health care legislation, Democrats in Congress are focusing first on the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:06 am Beyond the abyssA rare glimpse of bizarre life forms in deepest oceansSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:04 am British Girl Has Record-Breaking Pokemon CollectionFor years we've waited for the news, patiently biding our time, but we need wait no longer. Somewhere in Hertfordshire, UK, 21-year-old Lisa Courtney ... has caught 'em all.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Official Prop. 8 proponent claims same-sex marriage can harm childrenWilliam Tam testifies at the federal trial that he told voters in the 2008 campaign that a gay agenda includes legalizing sex with children.An official proponent of Proposition 8 testified at a federal trial Thursday that he was involved in disseminating claims that same-sex marriage could cause children to become gay and spark legalization of sex with children, incest and polygamy.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Haiti effort to get a boost from added airfields, seaport reopeningPort-au-Prince port is reopening partially, and the U.S. military says it is using three additional airfields to bring in supplies.Reporting from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, and Mexico City -- U.S. military officials in Haiti said Thursday that the use of three additional airfields and the capital's seaport would boost of the flow of food, water and medical attention to earthquake victims -- at least half a million of whom, according to one count, are scattered in more than 400 camps around Port-au-Prince.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Court ruling on campaign spending could pay off for GOPUnfettered corporate contributions, coming on top of the Massachusetts Senate vote, may spell a double whammy for Democrats in congressional midterm elections.The Supreme Court's decision Thursday to wipe out most campaign spending limits, coming on top of the Massachusetts Senate race upset, could prove to be a major blow to Democrats and a boost to Republicans in the November midterm elections.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Quake a boon to Haiti salvagersIn Port-au-Prince slums, residents have long had to scavenge to survive. Amid the rubble from the quake, they have few tools, but they have ingenuity and determination.In the smoke and dust along Rue La Saline, at the edge of a rubble-strewn dump, a little man with missing front teeth hammered away at a shattered pillar of concrete.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Toyota issues new recall for 2.3 million vehiclesSticking gas pedals can cause runaway acceleration. The action is separate from the beleaguered automaker's earlier recall of 4.3 million vehicles for gas pedal problems.Toyota Motor Corp. launched a major new recall Thursday, saying a mechanical problem could cause the gas pedals to stick and cause unwanted acceleration in 2.3 million of its vehicles, including recent models of its popular Camry and Corolla sedans.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Scott Brown gets a hero's welcome from Senate RepublicansThe senator-elect from Massachusetts is being treated as the savior of a party trying to return to its conservative roots. Yet his positions are relatively liberal.Sen.-elect Scott Brown -- the truck-driving, "tea party"-backed Republican who scored an upset victory in Massachusetts -- visited Capitol Hill on Thursday and quickly picked up a nickname: 41.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Quebec says it's ahead of the curvePremier Jean Charest claims he can avoid slashing government programs and elude major tax increases
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Jan 2010 | 12:58 am Ottawa warns provinces will be cutting back, tooStephen Harper says Canadians need to prepare for belt-tightening at two levels of government
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Jan 2010 | 12:57 am Algerians return from GuantanamoTwo Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay are sent home on the eve of President Obama's deadline to close the prison.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Jan 2010 | 12:56 am Haitian radio helps keep country afloatRadio presenter and DJ, Jean Gary Apollon, had just put a new thumping track of Caribbean bachata music on the air when the earth moved below this sprawling seaside city. For some 60 seconds he felt the building of his station Signal FM sway back and forth like the bricks were made of rubber. But miraculously, the music never stopped.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Jan 2010 | 12:50 am India issues terror alert over al-Qaeda-linked hijack plotIndian airports were on high alert Friday after intelligence services received information that al-Qaeda-linked militants were ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 12:42 am Investigators recommend installing cameras in metro trainsAccident investigators uncovered such egregious behavior by train operators in the fatal 2008 accident near Los Angeles that ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 12:30 am Push to Shift Afghan Security PolicyInternational Conference Hopes to Start Shifting Security Burden to Kabul GovernmentSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Jan 2010 | 12:30 am India Issues Terror HijackingIndian Official Says Terror Alert Issued At Local Airports Over Possible Hijacking Of PlaneSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Jan 2010 | 12:12 am Brandon smacks back at UFC star Brock LesnarManitoba regional health authority defends care received by wrestling star after he alleged 'it was like a Third World country' country'
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Jan 2010 | 12:12 am India issues terror alert over possible hijackingIndian airports were on high alert Friday after intelligence services received information that al-Qaida-linked militants were plotting to hijack a plane.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Jan 2010 | 11:56 pm Salo injured, Baumgartner could get callVancouver is without Kevin Bieksa (foot) and Willie Mitchell (upper body), yet its blueline problems don't end there.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Jan 2010 | 11:42 pm Toyota recall to fix sticky acceleratorsLatest in a series of quality problems for the automotive giant
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Jan 2010 | 11:39 pm Ex-Montreal resident sent from Guantanamo Bay to his native AlgeriaHassan Zemiri was captured by the U.S. military in Afghanistan after the 2001 invasion
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Jan 2010 | 11:38 pm India issues terror alert over possible hijackingOfficial says intelligence services uncovered reports of possible attack by al-Qaeda-linked militants
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Jan 2010 | 11:36 pm Same-sex marriage foe: Ban keeps Satan at bay - San Jose Mercury News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Jan 2010 | 11:27 pm Mass. could benefit if senators set aside partisanship - Boston Globe
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Jan 2010 | 11:26 pm King James, Cavs hold court vs. Lakers
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Jan 2010 | 11:14 pm Fourth Calif. storm triggers mud flows
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Jan 2010 | 11:13 pm Wellwood on the way out?Former Maple Leaf has just 13 points, and five goals, in 43 games this year.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Jan 2010 | 11:01 pm Judge Stevens bemoans changed courtWhen liberal Justice John Paul Stevens dissented Thursday as the Supreme Court permitted new corporate spending in elections, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:58 pm Fine line between stealing, surviving in HaitiIn these rough streets, though, police and residents draw a line between scavenging and looting. Steal the wrong thing, and your ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:55 pm Eager leads Blackhawks over struggling FlamesChicago has won all three games in this year's season series and have won seven games in a row at the Pengrowth Saddledome since last losing on Nov. 22, 2006.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:51 pm A man takes a picture on a moblie phone of the wreckage at the home of an opposition activist following a bomb attackA man takes a picture on a moblie phone of the wreckage at the home of an opposition activist following a bomb attack in Colombo on January 22. UN chief Ban Ki-moon is alarmed by the growing violence in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:49 pm Haiti to move 400,000 quake survivors to temporary campsU.S. Marines headed farther into the western villages of Haiti on Thursday to deliver food and water to people who have seen ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:44 pm Nations set differences aside to expedite relief to HaitiThis small, dusty border town has become a superhighway of help into Haiti.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:43 pm Cavs sweep season series with LakersCleveland showed its Christmas Day win over Los Angeles was no gift as James scores 37 points, including 12 straight down the stretch
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:29 pm Poll: Regroup on health care, most sayA majority of Americans say President Obama and congressional Democrats should suspend work on the health care bill that has ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:25 pm It's a new era for campaign spendingCorporations and unions can unleash millions of dollars on campaign ads to help defeat or elect candidates, under a sweeping ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:09 pm Inmates Who Can't Make Bail Face Stark OptionsShadu Green was like hundreds of thousands of inmates nationwide who can't afford bail or a bondsman's fee. So Green, who insists he is not guilty, had to decide whether to fight his case from jail or plead guilty and get out faster. Studies show that internal debate usually works in prosecutors' favor. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Health Care Overhaul May Be Mortally WoundedThe House is not about to pass the Senate's version of the health overhaul bill. And so far, the idea of scaling back and reaching out to Republicans doesn't seem likely to pay off. So lawmakers are now scrambling for a new strategy after nearly a year of intense work on a massive piece of legislation. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Trial To Start For Abortion Doctor's Alleged KillerJurors begin hearing evidence Friday in the trial of Scott Roeder, charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of a doctor who performed abortions later in pregnancy. The Kansas man has admitted to killing Dr. George Tiller in May, but the case is far from open-and-shut. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Courts Write Own Rules On DetaineesOne year after President Obama pledged to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, 200 detainees remain there. A new study finds judges using wildly different criteria to review the cases — the result of a lack of clear guidelines on issues such as the use of coercion — and how to define an enemy combatant. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm ‘Miracle on Hudson’ jet lands on auction block
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Jan 2010 | 9:50 pm Iverson among starters for All-Star game
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Jan 2010 | 9:39 pm Petraeus calls gunscope inscriptions "disturbing"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. General David Petraeus said on Thursday it was "disturbing" that a manufacturer had embossed biblical citations on rifle scopes sent to Afghanistan and Iraq, and the firm announced it would voluntarily halt the practice.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 9:37 pm NBC ends late night wars: Conan is out, Leno is backLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Conan O'Brien will end his short-lived stint as host of "The Tonight Show" on Friday after signing a $45 million exit deal with NBC that ends two weeks of embarrassing on-air bickering and allows Jay Leno to return to the flagship late-night comedy program.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:44 pm Gordon Brown has faced growing calls from his political opponents to testifyBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown's appearance at the Iraq war inquiry will be brought forward to before elections amid growing pressure for him to give evidence, reports said Thursday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:43 pm A Chinese flag flies near the logo of internet firm Google in BeijingA Chinese flag flies near the logo of internet firm Google in Beijing. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China to conduct a thorough probe into cyberattacks on Google and other US companies,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:24 pm The US has cited China, North Korea, Tunisia and Uzbekistan as countries censoring the InternetA woman surfs the internet at a cafe in Shanghai. Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! and Cisco are among the US technology giants that have been accused by US lawmakers and others of helping to build what has been...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:24 pm Pie-chart showing the market share of Internet search engines in China, according to Analysys International.Pie-chart showing the market share of Internet search engines in China, according to research firm Analysys International.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:24 pm Hillary Clinton believs US tech firms should refuse to support censorshipUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here on January 20, urged US technology companies to refuse to support censorship.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:24 pm Izzie returns to Seattle on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:19 pm Supreme Court overturns ban on direct corporate spending on electionsIn a 5-4 decision that strikes down a 1907 law, the justices say the 1st Amendment gives corporations, just like individuals, a right to spend their own money on political ads for federal candidates.The Supreme Court today overturned a century-old restriction on corporations using their money to sway federal elections and ruled that companies have a free-speech right to spend as much as they wish to persuade voters to elect or defeat candidates for Congress and the White House.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:18 pm Video: A Tale of Two TragediesOver 100 victims of the Haitian disaster are being treated in various South Florida hospitals. Katie Couric met two survivors, who both recount their harrowing ordeals.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:17 pm Ovechkin, Caps get revenge on Crosby, Pens
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:15 pm Video: Aid Delivered, Not ReceivedThere is a supply backlog at the airport in Port-au-Prince with 1,400 flights on a waiting list. Supplies are coming in but, as Bill Whitaker reports, they're not getting to everyone who needs them.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:15 pm Democrats are urged to preserve broad healthcare overhaulAs lawmakers explore ways to scale back the House and Senate bills, consumer groups and patient advocates say, 'Now is not the time to turn back.'Even as congressional Democrats began examining ways to scale back their far-reaching health legislation, a wave of consumer groups, patient advocates and doctors on Thursday called on Democrats not to abandon the comprehensive health overhaul they've worked so long to pass.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:02 pm Haiti to Resettle 400,000 Quake VictimsGovernment Concerned about Outbreak of Disease Among Those Living in Overcrowded Tent CitiesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm Storm-battered California hit with new delugeLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The fourth and strongest winter rainstorm in a week clobbered normally sunny Southern California on Thursday, canceling flights, pounding beaches with huge waves and threatening to bring torrents of mud down on pricey hillside homes.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 7:54 pm Little Aid, But Signs of Hope in HaitiFrustrated Haitians Don't Understand Why Arriving Aid Isn't Reaching Them; But the City's Market Has Sprung Back to LifeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Jan 2010 | 7:00 pm iPhone app saves man trapped in Haiti rubbleTech-mad people may say they can't live without their mobile phones but it's a claim that a US filmmaker, trapped in Haiti's earthquake rubble for almost three days, can sincerely make.Dan Woolley was filming a documentary in...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Jan 2010 | 6:41 pm A Flight Is Diverted by a Prayer Seen as Ominous - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Jan 2010 | 6:24 pm U.S. to boost Afghanistan civilian presenceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will maintain a civilian presence in Afghanistan and Pakistan for a long time, even after American combat troops leave the region, a U.S. State Department report said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 6:18 pm Haiti Earthquake: Stories of SurvivorsKatie Couric Speaks to Violin Maestro and American who Volunteered to Help Orphans about the Quake, Rescue and RecoverySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Jan 2010 | 6:00 pm Obama threatens fight with banks on new risk rulesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama threatened to fight Wall Street banks on Thursday with new proposals to limit financial risk taking, sending stocks and the dollar tumbling.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:54 pm Storm causes flooding in Orange County; Southwest Airlines grounds flights [Updated]The latest winter storm moved through Southern California with a wallop this afternoon, flooding roads, causing tornado-like winds in Ventura and Santa Barbara and causing small mudslides in foothill communities.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:32 pm TV Host Tries to Play with Beckham's BallsItalian TV Channel Apologizes for Prank in Which Female Presenter Tried to Grab Soccer Star Between the LegsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:00 pm Meteorite hits doctor's office in USDoctors at a small medical practice in the United States got a big surprise when a tennis ball-sized meteorite punched a hole through their roof. Dr Frank Ciampi says the rock struck the two-story building around 5.30 pm Monday...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Jan 2010 | 4:53 pm Teen's in-flight prayer brings bomb squad to US airportA teenage plane passenger using tefillin, an object used in Orthodox Jewish prayer, caused a misunderstanding that led the captain diverting a Kentucky-bound plane to Philadelphia and prompted a visit from a bomb squad.A 17-year-old...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Jan 2010 | 4:44 pm Shock at 'subjecting children to unimaginable and horrific living conditions'A woman in the United States pleaded not guilty Thursday to abusing her children and family pets, sometimes forcing the children to witness her torturing animals to death."This is a case where a mother subjected her children to...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Jan 2010 | 4:30 pm Mass graves swell as quake continues to claim livesWorkers are carving out mass graves on a hillside north of Haiti's capital, using earth-movers to bury 10,000 people in a single day as relief workers warn that Haitians are still dying of injuries, diseases and related injuries from...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Jan 2010 | 4:15 pm Black bear set to give birth live on InternetA black bear named Lily is set to give birth in the wild live on the Internet .Biologist Lynn Rogers says the birth in Lily's den outside Ely, Minnesota, is a video fiSource: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Jan 2010 | 4:08 pm Mother's death caused guard to kill eight, says uncleA security guard in the United States, accused of killing eight people including his sister during a rampage, never recovered from his mother's death several years ago, his uncle said Thursday.Christopher Speight, 39, was charged...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm Video: Meet The New Amazing Race TeamGet ready for an all-new adventure with "The Amazing Race 16." The fresh exciting cast from this Emmy Award-winning show's latest season races around the world for millions of dollars.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:55 pm Video: Sean Penn Arrives in HaitiCBS News RAW: Academy-Award winning Hollywood actor and activist Sean Penn arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in order to help with rescue efforts in the wake of a disaster.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:13 pm Skaters upset AboriginesSYDNEY - Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin turned heads when they unveiled their new routine at the Russian figure skating competition in St Petersburg last month.But their performance of an Aboriginal dance, wearing dark body...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:00 pm Bad Intestinal Bug May Get New TreatmentAn antibody treatment for Clostridium difficile showed promise in protecting patients from infection with the bacterium, a leading cause of severe diarrhea in hospitals. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:58 pm Over one hundred children taken from Haiti amid much debateEnveloped in his new mother's embrace, 4-year-old Jersen Silvester Eefting gazed wide-eyed around a hotel lobby at the end of an 11-hour flight that whisked him from the devastation of Haiti to his new home in the Netherlands."It...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:39 pm Company offers to stop putting biblical references on military scopes - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:22 pm Microsoft fixes security flawMicrosoft Corp. says it has fixed security holes in its Internet Explorer browser that played a role in recent computer attacks on Google and at least 20 other companies.Hackers could lure people to website pages containing malicious...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:12 pm Medical Teams In Haiti Treat Rising Tide Of InjuredThough estimates reach into the tens of thousands, nobody really knows how many badly injured survivors there are in Haiti's earthquake zone. However many there are, it's safe to say only a small portion have been treated so far, despite the best efforts of medical teams on the ground. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:01 pm Pelosi says Senate health bill cannot pass HouseWASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she did not think the Senate's version of healthcare reform had enough support to pass the House of Representatives without changes.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm Haiti's Quake Orphans Will Stay Put, For NowThe U.S. is expediting visas for hundreds of children whose adoptions were already in process, but officials say Americans' hoping to adopt kids orphaned as a result of the earthquake should wait. Private flights to rescue children are being discouraged as officials seek to match children with surviving relatives in Haiti. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Jan 2010 | 1:10 pm Gates' Trust-Building Task In Pakistan Hits A BumpThe Pakistani military said Thursday that it won't launch any new offensives against Islamist militants for at least another six months. The comments came during a visit to Pakistan by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who has pushed Pakistan to do more to combat militants. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Jan 2010 | 1:05 pm Supreme Court Eases Campaign Finance CurbsIn a sweeping decision, the Supreme Court struck down Thursday the ban on corporate spending on federal and state elections. The much-anticipated opinion opens the way potentially for hundreds of millions of dollars to be spent on this year's midterm elections. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm Obama Proposes New Banking RegulationsPresident Obama called Thursday for new rules limiting the size and scope of Wall Street's biggest banks. The proposal would create new regulations on what banks can do with their own capital. Administration officials say they want to place firewalls between different divisions of financial companies so federally insured deposits can't be used to subsidize speculative trading. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm Full body scannerThe EU will decide on a US request that Europe install body scanners at its airports after studies into their effects on health and privacy are completed, EU officials meeting in Spain said Thursday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:43 pm A US security officer looks at images created by a scannerA US security officer looks at images created by a scanner during a demonstration at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. The EU will decide on a US request that Europe install body scanners...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:43 pm Landmark Supreme Court ruling allows corporate political cashWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Corporations can spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, a landmark decision denounced by President Barack Obama for giving special interests more power.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:42 pm Protestors demanding the release of Jamaican cleric Abdullah al-FaisalKenyan Muslims carrying the poster of Muslim radical Jamaican cleric Abdullah al-Faisal, take to the streets demanding his release last week. Kenya has made a fresh attempt to deport the radical imam back...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:48 am Barack Obama addresses a Democratic Party fundraising dinner in WashingtonUS President Barack Obama addresses a Democratic Party fundraising dinner at the Mandarin Hotel in 2009. The US Supreme Court has lifted a 20-year ruling which had set limits on campaign financing by American...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:48 am U.S. Military: Soldier Dies in Iraq Vehicle AccidentThe U.S. military in Iraq says a soldier has died of injuries from a vehicle accident that was not related to combat.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:24 am Haiti Recovery Effort Draws on Lessons From 2004 TsunamiThe effort to help Haiti recover from its devastating earthquake can draw on lessons learned in other large-scale tragedies, particularly the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed at least 230,000 people across a dozen countries, rescue officials say.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:15 am China: Google Case Should Not Affect Ties With U.S.Google's threat to pull out of China over concerns about censorship and security should not affect ties with the United States, a top Chinese official said Thursday, seeking to contain the government's dispute with the Internet giant.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2010 | 10:04 am Honduras Interim President Leaves Cabinet in ChargeInterim President Roberto Micheletti says he will step down immediately, leaving his Cabinet in charge a little less than a week before the Central American country's new leader takes office.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:58 am Brothers launched sadistic attack because they had 'nowt to do'Young brothers tortured and sexually abused two boys because they were bored, a court has heard.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Jan 2010 | 8:07 am Jack Straw tells Iraq inquiry he could have stopped Britain joining invasionFormer foreign secretary told Iraq inquiry he could have stopped Britain joining the invasion if he had refused to back Blair's support of US.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Jan 2010 | 7:23 am Holocaust Survivor Describes Nazi Camp at Demjanjuk TrialJewish prisoners had to unload decomposed corpses at the Nazi death camp at Sobibor and were forbidden to warn new prisoners that they would be gassed within the hour, a survivor testified Thursday at the trial of John Demjanjuk.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2010 | 6:29 am Doorman Admits to Killing Tourist on Greek Holiday IslandA Greek court on Thursday convicted a nightclub doorman of beating a 20-year-old Australian tourist to death on the holiday island of Mykonos, sentencing him to a total of 20 years in jail.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2010 | 6:22 am Boy, 11, attacked by brothers said: 'I'll just die here' court toldCourt hears harrowing evidence in case of two young boys who were brutally attacked by brothers in Edlington, South Yorkshire.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:39 am Haiti earthquake: US sends 4,000 more troopsThe US has redeployed the extra soldiers and marines to join 12,000 Americans already helping relief effort.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:31 am Son: Bin Laden Worth More Alive Than Dead to U.S.Usama bin Laden is worth more to the United States alive than dead because his death could unleash "very, very nasty" attacks by militants, his son Omar Ossama bin Laden claims.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:16 am Chavez Web Site Says U.S. Caused Haiti QuakeThe United States possesses an "earthquake weapon" that set off the catastrophic quake in Haiti and killed 200,000 innocents. Don't believe it's true? Just ask Hugo Chavez.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2010 | 4:58 am MPs' expenses: George Osborne ordered to repay £1,666Commons watchdog finds that George Osborne breached rules over claims for mortgage on his second home.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Jan 2010 | 4:24 am Crime programme funding cut, leaked letter showsGovernment under fire for cutting funding of its key crime fighting programme Safer and Stronger Communities.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Jan 2010 | 4:07 am Venezuela Cable TV Ordered to Broadcast Chavez's SpeechesVenezuela's state-run telecommunications agency formally notified two dozen local cable television channels on Thursday that they must carry mandatory government programming, including marathon speeches by President Hugo Chavez.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:17 am
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