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U.S.-bound fliers required to registerCitizens from 35 countries could be barred from boarding U.S.-bound flights starting in March if they don't register online before ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:37 am Obama to reintroduce himself during State of the UnionPresident Obama will have a chance Wednesday to reintroduce himself to the nation when he delivers his first official State of ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:35 am In Haiti, children are the most vulnerableAlready poor, underfed and underschooled, tens of thousands of Haiti's children now face the cruelest catastrophe: They are alone. ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:33 am Ethiopian plane crashes off Beirut, 21 bodies found - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:33 am Saints beat Vikings in OT, reach 1st Super Bowl (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am College student stabbed to deathA promising 19-year-old Fitchburg State College student was stabbed to death in Shirley on Saturday night, a tragedy...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Ethiopian jet crashes off BeirutAn Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people crashes into the sea off Beirut in flames in bad weather just after take-off.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:29 am Audit hits State Department on failures to monitor Iraq workFor nearly $4.5 million a year, the State Department in June assigned a 16-person security detail to protect six U.S. contractors ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:26 am The killer app for Apple's tablet: GamingWhile we still don’t know the name of the new tablet device; could be iPad, iTablet, iSlate, iCanvas, or an extension of the MacBook name. But what we do know, due to many recent leaks on the announcement coming from Apple next week, the tablet is being targeted as a gaming device.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:26 am Afghan, Pakistani leaders to meet in IstanbulThe Afghanistan president is to meet Turkish and Pakistani leaders in Istanbul, his first stop in a tour to seek financial and ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:24 am Neighbor testifies at Peterson's 'hearsay' hearingA neighbor of former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson says she doesn't believe his fourth wife left her children behind ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:21 am Could beauty aid become a terror tool?U.S. officials and security experts say they fear the possibility of black-market factories capable of churning out raw botulinum toxin, the key ingredient in Botox.
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:21 am Prosecutors build case in Kan. abortion trialProsecutors are expected to present evidence Monday that a Missouri man meticulously planned the murder of one of the nation's ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:19 am Bin Laden endorses bomb attempt on US planeCAIRO (AP) -- Osama bin Laden endorsed the failed attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and threatened new attacks against the United States in an audio message released Sunday that appeared aimed at asserting he maintains some direct command over al-Qaida-inspired offshoots....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:19 am Bin Laden endorses bomb attempt on US plane (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:19 am Actor Gary Coleman jailed in UtahSANTAQUIN, Utah - Actor Gary Coleman was arrested in Utah on a warrant for failing to appear in court, police said. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am 117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy waterAuthorities in Siberia say more than 100 Russian Orthodox believers have been hospitalized after drinking holy water during Epiphany ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:17 am Ethiopian jet crashes in flames off Lebanon coastBEIRUT (AP) -- An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people caught fire and crashed into the Mediterranean shortly after takeoff Monday from Beirut, setting off a frantic search as rain lashed the coast and debris washed ashore. At least 23 bodies were recovered....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:15 am Ethiopian jet crashes in flames off Lebanon coast (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:15 am Olympics: JOC names 7 to join Olympic squad in Vancouver+(Kyodo) _ The Japanese Olympic Committee named a total of seven representatives on Monday to compete in bobsleigh and skeleton events at the upcoming Vancouver Games, increasing the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:15 am Free-spirit Mirai Nagasu savors the free stuffSPOKANE, Wash. - For someone who insisted all last week that the Olympics in which she hoped to skate were four...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:13 am Kelly Clark has no regrets about her 2006 leap of faithPARK CITY, Utah - She went for it. One less spin four years ago in Italy, and Kelly Clark probably wouldn't...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:11 am Ethiopian plane crashes off Beirut, 14 bodies foundBEIRUT (Reuters) - An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 90 people on board crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Beirut in stormy weather early on Monday and the airline's chief executive said there was no word of survivors.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Mumbai gunman demands trial by international courtThe alleged gunman in the 2008 bloody siege of Mumbai said Monday he should be tried by an international court because he does not expect justice in India.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Kyodo news summary -5-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- Ex-actor Oshio indicted for negligence resulting in woman's death TOKYO - Prosecutors indicted former actor and singer Manabu Oshio on Monday on charges of failingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:09 am Kyodo economic news summary -5-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- Restaurant chains in Japan log 1st drop in sales in 6 years TOKYO - Restaurant operators in Japan saw a 1.5 percent drop in combined sales in 2009 on an all-store...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:09 am Restaurant chains in Japan log 1st drop in sales in 6 years+(Kyodo) _ Restaurant operators in Japan saw a 1.5 percent drop in combined sales in 2009 on an all-store basis including new openings, marking the first fall in six years, the Japan Food...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:06 am Italy distances itself from US Haiti criticismItaly's foreign minister on Monday distanced the government from harsh criticism of the U.S. relief effort in Haiti by his country's top disaster official.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:05 am 117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy waterAuthorities in Siberia say more than 100 Russian Orthodox believers have been hospitalized after drinking holy water during Epiphany celebrations in the eastern city of Irkutsk.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:03 am Jet carrying 90 people crashes off Beirut
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Sri Lanka president urges fair vote on poll eve - AFP
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 25 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Sober Davos forum eyes banking reforms, HaitiDAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- Responsible banks and aid for Haiti - not invincible billionaires, high-charged diplomacy or rock stars - are the watchwords at this year's World Economic Forum at Davos....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:58 am Sober Davos forum eyes banking reforms, HaitiResponsible banks and aid for Haiti _ not invincible billionaires, high-charged diplomacy or rock stars _ are the watchwords at this year's World Economic Forum at Davos. This rarefied...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:58 am Group: Cambodia should shut drug detention centers - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:55 am Aug. 30 general election ruled unconstitutional again+(Kyodo) _ The Hiroshima High Court ruled Monday that the August 2009 general election which brought the Democratic Party of Japan to power was "unconstitutional," given that the disparitySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:55 am Williams sisters move closer to semifinal meetingMELBOURNE, Australia - Serena and Venus Williams are on track for a sisters semifinal at the Australian Open after...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:55 am US general signals Taliban talksThe top US commander in Afghanistan calls for a negotiated peace with the Taliban, ahead of a major conference.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:54 am Group: Cambodia should shut drug detention centersAn international human rights group called on the Cambodian government Monday to shut down its drug detention centers alleging abuses such as torture and rape, as well as the lockup of children and the mentally ill.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:53 am NBA's 10 Most Difficult to Trade PlayersThere's only one month left in this season's NBA trade derby. With the biggest summer of free agency since 2000 coming up, there could either be tons of high-level activity ... or small moves only. Time will tell.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am McDonald's Beats Expecations, Upbeat for 2010 - DailyFinanceMcDonald's Corp. reported better than expected fourth quarter 2009 results, underscoring the continued resilience of the world's largest restaurant chain amidst the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Thousands of vets could get benefits upgradeThe military has agreed to expedite a review of the records of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans discharged with post-traumatic ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am Cyprus police bust large antiquities theft ringCyprus police say they have broken up an antiquities theft ring negotiating an euro11 million ($15.5 million) deal to sell artifacts dating as far back as 2,000 B.C.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am Sober Davos forum eyes banking reforms, HaitiResponsible banks and aid for Haiti — not invincible billionaires, high-charged diplomacy or rock stars — are the watchwords at this year's World Economic Forum at Davos.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:48 am More melamine-tainted milk products found in ChinaBEIJING (AP) -- Melamine-tainted dairy products have been pulled from convenience store shelves in southern China more than a year after hundreds of thousands of children were sickened in a massive milk safety scandal, a government spokeswoman said Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:46 am More melamine-tainted milk products found in ChinaMelamine-tainted dairy products have been pulled from convenience store shelves in southern China more than a year after hundreds of thousands of children were sickened in a massive milk...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:46 am Transition to third base won't be easy for Miguel TejadaBALTIMORE - For 13 big league seasons, Miguel Tejada held steadfast to the belief that he was a shortstop. He shrugged...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:45 am Ethiopian plane from Lebanon crashes, 90 on boardAn Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in flames early Monday just minutes after takeoff ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:44 am Martin Kaymer gets richer in Abu DhabiMartin Kaymer birdied the 18th hole to win the Abu Dhabi Championship yesterday in the United Arab Emirates, earning...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:43 am Bubba Watson blows two-shot lead at Hope, is tied with Alex PrughLA QUINTA, Calif. - Ten players are within four shots of the lead going into the fifth and final round of the Bob...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:42 am Alleged Bin Laden Tape Warns U.S. of More AttacksA new audio tape allegedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden claims responsibility for an attempt to blow up a plane en route to Michigan on Christmas Day and warns the United States of more attacks.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:40 am Urgent need for tent cities for Haitian refugeesPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Grieving families are watching workers recover the bodies of loved ones as Haiti's death roll rises, while aid groups focusing on the living struggle to find tents and sites to erect them for all the people streaming out of Port-au-Prince....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:37 am Urgent need for tent cities for Haitian refugeesGrieving families are watching workers recover the bodies of loved ones as Haiti's death roll rises, while aid groups focusing on the living struggle to find tents and sites to erect them...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:37 am Urgent need for tent cities for Haitian refugees (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:37 am Ethiopian plane crashes off Lebanon, no sign of survivors (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:37 am Young skaters carry Olympic hopesSPOKANE, Wash. - U.S. Olympic figure skating team members posed on the ice during a photo shoot Sunday in their...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:34 am Shots fired at Oslo home of Islamist group founderShots were fired early Monday into the Oslo apartment of a Kurdish cleric who founded an Iraqi-based militant group, injuring one of his relatives, Norwegian police said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am Ericsson cutting extra 1,500 jobsSwedish telecoms equipment group Ericsson is cutting an extra 1,500 jobs, as it reports a 92% fall in quarterly profits.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am UN warns Mongolia's severe weather threatens livesThe United Nations warned Monday that extreme winter weather that has killed more than 1 million livestock in Mongolia is likely to harm the country's food supply and worsen poverty.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:29 am HCL Technologies profit down 18 pct, bucking trendIndian software services firm HCL Technologies Ltd. said Monday that quarterly profit fell 16.7 percent in dollar terms, stung by foreign exchange losses, falling interest income, higher costs and weak revenues from its back office business.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:24 am Why another Globe prorogation editorial failsWould Canadians be better off today had the law being proposed by the NDP been the law of the land in 2008?
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:24 am Milk scandal resurfaces in ChinaMelamine-tainted products have been found on sale in China, more than a year after a huge milk safety scandal.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:21 am Bodybuilders Injected Oil in Their Arms for Size (pics)A Site Enhancement Oil (SEO) is a liquid substance, usually a mixture of oils, used by some bodybuilders to increase the apparent size of some muscles. The effects of SEOs are purely and solely cosmetic and there is no increase in muscular performance. Users don’t look like regular weightlifters. In fact, abusers wind up grossly disproportionate.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am Jersey Shore: Super Mario Bros. (Video)What if the Mario Bros. gang joined Jersey Shore, you ask? This important video has the answer.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am Gremlins 3 Happening And In 3DThere's a brand new Gremlins film in the works and on its way to as many 3D compatible screens as it can get its furry mogwai hands on.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am LEAD: Bank of Japan begins policy meeting, expected to keep rates near zero+TOKYO, Jan. 25 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING WITH NEW INFO) The Bank of Japan began its two-day policy meeting Monday, with its policymakers expected to maintain its economic assessment...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:19 am Iraq bomb drama scoops US awardIraq war drama The Hurt Locker scoops the top prize at the Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:18 am 2ND LD: Japan ready to have SDF join U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti+TOKYO, Jan. 25 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING, ADDING INFO AT LAST 6 GRAFS) The Japanese government will prepare the Self-Defense Forces to join the United Nations peacekeeping mission in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:17 am Ronaldo scores twice then sent off against MalagaMADRID - Cristiano Ronaldo scored both Real Madrid's goals in a 2-0 win over Malaga on Sunday before being...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:16 am Homeless Veteran Who Saved 5 in Fire Laid to RestRay Vivier, a Marine veteran who lived for years in a shanty beneath a Cleveland bridge, struggled with alcoholism, but by November he had a welding job, friends and a place to stay at a boarding house. He rescued five people from that house when arsonists set it ablaze - but Vivier couldn't save himself.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:10 am Yamaha fear losing champion Rossi to FerrariYamaha are concerned they could lose Valentino Rossi to Formula One after the MotoGP world champion clocked good times in tests this week for Ferrari.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:10 am This Business Card Shoots Pennies [Video]The Penny Shooter Business Card allows you to load up to ten US pennies and fire them off in rapid succession
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:10 am Beijing to close thousands of lobbying officesChina is hoping to close thousands of local government lobbying offices in Beijing to cut down on waste and corruption, official media reported Monday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:04 am Quake spurs debate over Haitian immigration
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am Suu Kyi 'may be free in November'Burma's military government may be planning to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in November, reports say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:55 am 'Defining talks' for NI partiesNorthern Ireland's main parties, Sinn Fein and the DUP, meet for critical talks after months of political stalemate.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:52 am China rejects claims of Internet hacking attacksBEIJING (AP) -- China denied involvement in Internet attacks and defended its online surveillance practices as lawful Monday after the United States urged Beijing to investigate a computer attack against search engine giant Google....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:52 am China rejects claims of Internet hacking attacks (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:51 am Thousands of vets could get benefits upgrade (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:50 am Plane carrying 90 people crashes off LebanonSabotage is unlikely, says the nation's president. The Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed in the Mediterranean soon after taking off from Beirut.Lebanon's president said sabotage was "unlikely" in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane off the nation's Mediterranean coast early this morning.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:47 am Ethiopian plane crashes off Beirut, 14 bodies found (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:46 am Rocket strike at Afghan base wounds NATO troopsKABUL (AP) -- NATO forces say a rocket strike at the major international military base in southern Afghanistan has injured eight service members - four Bulgarians and four Romanians....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:40 am US drone 'crashes in Waziristan'A suspected US drone crashes in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:39 am Owners: $5.4B NY housing complexes go to creditors (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:36 am The United Nations says up to 300,000 people have died in the rebel-government clashes in Darfur since 2003File photo shows Sudanese on a truck in Nyala in southern Darfur. They risk being robbed or kidnapped, but Sudan's truckers still deliver food aid to thousands displaced by conflict in Darfur. The United...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:32 am Amin Hassan Omar, Sudan's Minister of CultureFile photo of Amin Hassan Omar, Sudan's Minister of Culture, who has said negotiations between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebel groups must be completed within two months, ahead of Sudan's presidential...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:32 am Okinawa vote pressures Japan on US Marine baseTOKYO (AP) -- Japan's prime minister said Monday he may nix a key military deal with Washington on relocating U.S. troops, after a local election in Okinawa showed that residents oppose any new Marine base in their region....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:27 am Myanmar minister says Suu Kyi to be freed NovemberYANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be freed when her house arrest ends in November, according to a government minister quoted by witnesses on Monday, but critics said that may be too late for this year's elections.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:26 am Serena, Venus advance to quarterfinals
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:26 am Anti-tax stance boosts Jindal despite budget woes (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:17 am China steps up defense of Internet controlsBEIJING (Reuters) - China widened its attack against U.S. criticisms of Internet censorship on Monday, raising the stakes in a dispute that has put Google in the middle of a political quarrel between the two global powers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:16 am Plaudits for Phila. teachers contract | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/25/2010 - Philadelphia Inquirer
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:16 am Anti-tax stance boosts Jindal despite budget woes - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:11 am Beirut: 90 feared dead as Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes into MediterraneanBritish passport holders among passengers and crew on board Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed into the Mediterranean shortly after take-off from Beirut's international airport.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:04 am Obama's other trials rule out jury duty - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:02 am Creditors handed keys to $5-billion New York housing complexesOwners of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village apartments in Manhattan couldn't make a $16-million loan payment
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:01 am Workers dig mass graves where dozens of people killed during the violent religious clashes were buried in NigeriaWorkers dig mass graves where dozens of people killed during the violent religious clashes were buried early on January 23 in Jos, Nigeria. Authorities in central Nigeria said Monday a curfew had been...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Map of Nigeria locating religious clashes in JosMap of Nigeria locating religious clashes in Jos. Fighting first erupted on January 17 when Christian youths protested the building of a mosque in a Christian-majority area of Jos, capital of Plateau State,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am A remedy for Mississippi's health bluesThe political hurdle could be high for a Delta doctor looking for low-cost rural healthcare solutions in an unlikely place: Iran.Dr. Aaron Shirley has devoted his career to serving the rural poor in the Mississippi Delta, but now the 77-year-old pediatrician believes the key to reducing the nation's highest infant mortality rates lies in a surprising place: the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Stop looking to feds to cure California's budget crisisGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says the state is running a budget deficit because we pay more in federal taxes than we get back in federal spending. The biggest cause of the deficit is the governor.Our political leaders trot out new and more creative excuses for their failure to get the state's fiscal house in order every day, but one hardy perennial was recently aired again by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Bin Laden takes credit for airline bombing plot; officials express skepticismThe Al Qaeda leader vows to continue targeting the U.S. as long as Washington backs Israel. But U.S. intelligence officials doubt he played a meaningful role in the failed Christmas Day attack.Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day attempt to blow up an American commercial jet in an audiotape broadcast Sunday on Arab television.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am In Haiti, U.S. troops embrace a new roleThe aid effort is insufficient for the vast need in the quake-devastated nation, but soldiers are able to provide some food and water to the people, who gratefully accept it.Cite Soleil looks like a place where an American soldier might be expected to fight. An impossibly crowded warren of tin-roofed shacks, open sewers and blind alleys, it is one of the poorest slums in the Americas, with a long history of unrest, crime and violence.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Obama critics say his economic vision is hazyWith the possibility of losses for Democrats looming in November, the president is taking a new tack to make his message clear.With congressional support eroding, his popularity falling and his renomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke potentially in trouble, President Obama faces an even more daunting task to save his entire domestic agenda -- convincing millions of angry Americans that his economic policies will bring them a brighter future.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Peyton Manning, Colts wear down the Jets, 30-17The Indianapolis quarterback is too much even for New York's tough defense, rallying his team back to the Super Bowl.Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay called his first Lombardi Trophy from three years ago "deeply fulfilling," and said his franchise is in pursuit of history this time around.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Marketing to Muslims poses a challenge for retailersAs Best Buy recently discovered, reaching out to Muslims can cause a backlash. Even those who champion the targeting of ads to the community steer corporations away from the mainstream media.Leafing through a Best Buy flier over the holiday season, Celena Khatib spotted a small greeting near the bottom of the page: "Happy Eid al-Adha."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Immigrants often see peril in reporting domestic abuseLanguage barriers, cultural differences and lack of information keep many women tied to abusive spouses. Help is available.Indian immigrant Rumi Jaggi said she didn't report the abuse in part because of cultural expectations that she would stay married. R.M. said she didn't leave her husband because she spoke only Mandarin and relied on him to pay the bills. Concepcion Arellano said she endured abuse because she feared deportation.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Beaches awash in garbage after series of stormsMuch of the Southern California coastline, particularly near river mouths, is littered with bottles, cans, tires, shoes and shopping carts.Tina Cassar spent last week watching rain flood her backyard and overflow from her pool. So when the sun came out Sunday morning, the Los Alamitos resident took her family for brunch and a stroll along Seal Beach.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Haiti quake op 'lacks leadership'A senior Italian official strongly criticises the Haiti earthquake relief operation and the role of US forces there.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 12:57 am Sri Lanka's war victors vie in presidential pollCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- When Sri Lanka's president decided two months ago to call this week's snap presidential poll, his re-election appeared assured - until his former army chief joined the race....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 25 Jan 2010 | 12:56 am Same driver, different riverIn a strange coincidence, a bus that veered off a bridge and plunged into a river in Nova Scotia had the same man behind the wheel of another intercity bus involved in a similar crash last year.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jan 2010 | 12:55 am India apologises over advertIndian authorities apologise after an official ad mistakenly pictures a Pakistani ex-air chief alongside various acclaimed Indians.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 12:52 am Robert Mosbacher dies; oilman became commerce secretary - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 25 Jan 2010 | 12:41 am Susumu Inamine (centre) and his supporters celebrate his election as Nago city mayorSusumu Inamine (centre) and his supporters celebrate his election as Nago city mayor in Japan's southern island of Okinawa on January 24. The country's centre-left Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 12:33 am Japan's centre-left Prime Minister Yukio HatoyamaJapan's centre-left Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, pictured, said Monday that a local election victory by an opponent of a planned US military base on Okinawa island reflects the "will of the people".Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jan 2010 | 12:33 am Snow, cold and no power for some parts of SaskatchewanEnvironment Canada says the extreme winter weather will continue into Monday
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jan 2010 | 12:30 am Ethiopian airliner crashes on takeoff from BeirutPlane with 90 people on board crashes into the Mediterranean Sea; Canadian listed among passengers
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jan 2010 | 12:16 am Ethiopian Plane Crashes Off LebanonAn Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in flames early Monday just minutes after takeoff from Beirut, authorities said. More than a dozen bodies were recovered in the hours after the crash as authorities combed through the choppy waters under gray skies, a Lebanese military official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Jan 2010 | 12:06 am Four bodies found at Ethiopian plane crash siteFour bodies have been recovered off the Lebanese coast where an Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 passengers went down earlier today. A Lebanese military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said four bodies had been...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 24 Jan 2010 | 11:49 pm Best from Jan. 24No description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jan 2010 | 11:48 pm Protesters block a railway line to prevent a train transporting nuclear waste from reaching the French port of CherbourgProtesters block a railway line to prevent a train transporting nuclear waste from reaching the French port of Cherbourg from where it was to be shipped to Russia, January 24. Four Greenpeace activists...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jan 2010 | 11:42 pm Sri Lankan citizens meditate during a special public prayer gathering organised for a peaceful electionSri Lankan citizens meditate during a special public prayer gathering organised for a peaceful election in Colombo on January 24. Sri Lanka's president vowed Monday to ensure the island's first post-war...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jan 2010 | 11:32 pm Fact file on the Sri Lankan presidential election, due to be held on Tuesday.Fact file on the Sri Lankan presidential election, due to be held on Tuesday. At least four people have been killed and hundreds wounded in the run-up to Tuesday's vote, being held after the separatist...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jan 2010 | 11:32 pm Sources: Rep. Berry to announce retirement
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jan 2010 | 11:25 pm Bill Gates worries climate money robs health aidSEATTLE (Reuters) - Bill Gates, the world's richest man and a leading philanthropist, said on Sunday spending by rich countries aimed at combating climate change in developing nations could mean a dangerous cut in aid for health issues.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jan 2010 | 11:09 pm After 2008 scare, China finds more toxic milk productsBEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities in southwestern China have ordered three batches of milk products off shelves because they contain a chemical that killed at least six children in 2008, causing global concern over the made-in-China brand.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jan 2010 | 10:44 pm Celizic: Saints-Colts has potential to be classic
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jan 2010 | 10:41 pm Taiwan set to open key trade talks with ChinaTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan and China open negotiations Tuesday in Beijing on a trade pact that seems destined to change the island's character in a way not seen since it split from the Chinese mainland amid civil war 60 years ago....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 24 Jan 2010 | 10:34 pm US military helicopters fly over the US Marine Corps Futenma Air Base in Ginowan, Okinawa PrefectureUS military helicopters fly over the US Marine Corps Futenma Air Base in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture in November 2009. Japan's centre-left Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Monday that a local election...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jan 2010 | 10:32 pm Party on! Saints headed to first Super Bowl
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jan 2010 | 10:22 pm Economists see slow recovery taking holdBusinesses expect to boost hiring and capital spending in the first half of the year as the U.S. recovery from the recession slowly continues, according to a new survey.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jan 2010 | 10:11 pm Peyton Manning set to take on father's teamColts-Saints Super Bowl will prove a Manning family affair in Miami next month
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Bomb Plot Suspect Tied To Alleged U.K. TerroristsUmar Farouk Abdulmutallab, accused in the attempted Christmas Day airliner attack, had contacts with at least two suspected terrorists while a student in London, investigators tell NPR. Intelligence officials have linked him to a suspect in a 2006 plot against airliners and to a man implicated in a plan to behead a Muslim soldier. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm In this Afghan province, an ex-warlord's word is law - and he wants a word with CanadaNo description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm U.S., Brazilian troops hand out aid in Haiti slumPORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers and Brazilian U.N. troops handed out food and water in one of Haiti's largest slums on Sunday amid criticism that aid was not getting to earthquake victims fast enough.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jan 2010 | 9:13 pm China rejects claims of Internet hacking attacksThe Chinese government denied involvement in Internet attacks and defended its online censorship Monday after the United States urged Beijing to investigate complaints of cyber intrusions in a dispute that has added tension to bilateral relations.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jan 2010 | 9:10 pm Officials: Ethiopian Plane Crashed in SeaEthiopian Airlines Beirut-Addis Ababa Flight with About 90 Aboard Disappeared Shortly After Takeoff in Bad WeatherSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jan 2010 | 8:57 pm Saints Beat Vikings In OT, Reach 1st Super BowlThe New Orleans Saints are heading to their first Super Bowl after battering Brett Favre and beating the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 in overtime Sunday on unheralded Garrett Hartley's 40-yard field goal. Favre threw away Minnesota's best chance to win, tossing an interception deep in New Orleans territory in the closing seconds of regulation. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jan 2010 | 8:54 pm Saudi girl faces beating, prisonA teenage girl has been sentenced to a 90-lash flogging and two months in prison as punishment for assaulting a teacher, a Saudi judge said in an interview published today.Human rights group Amnesty International said the assault...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 24 Jan 2010 | 6:36 pm White House Toughens Tone - Wall Street Journal
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Jan 2010 | 6:15 pm Haiti ripe for child-trafficking - UNICEFA New Zealand UNICEF organiser is warning that the Haiti quake is creating ideal conditions for child-traffickers to operate.United Nations children's fund UNICEF is working to try and minimise the risk of child trafficking in...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 24 Jan 2010 | 6:00 pm Haiti earthquake: movement in rubble raises hopes of finding another survivorFrench rescue workers detect movement under a collapsed building in Port-au-Prince 12 days after the quake.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 24 Jan 2010 | 5:44 pm Extreme sports jump set to break the speed of soundAn extreme sports enthusiast from Austria looks set to break the speed of sound as he attempts the world's highest ever parachute jump.Dressed in a specially modified full pressure suit and helmet, Felix Baumgartner will ascend...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 24 Jan 2010 | 5:08 pm UK boy to live with dad against willA British judge has ruled that an eleven year old boy leave his mother and move more than 160 kilometres to live with his father who he has not seen in nearly four years.The Appeal Court acknowledged that the boy was "thriving"...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 24 Jan 2010 | 5:03 pm Video: Bin Laden's New ThreatsOsama Bin Laden has released a new recording that indicates he was still alive after Christmas and still threatening America. As Randall Pinkston reports, new threats are revealed to the U.S.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jan 2010 | 5:03 pm Talks with Taliban loom over Pakistani-Afghan summitISTANBUL (Reuters) - The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan will seek closer cooperation in the fight against militants during a summit in Istanbul on Monday, but a plan to reach out to Taliban insurgents will likely dominate the talks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jan 2010 | 4:56 pm Video: Not So Sweet DealThe British are digesting news that its candy company, Cadbury is about to be consumed by U.S. company, Kraft. Elizabeth Palmer reports on Cadbury's recent loss of identity.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jan 2010 | 4:48 pm Video: The Lost Children of HaitiAs Hundreds of Haitian orphanages scramble to try and accept orphan children, aid organizations try to prevent these children from being abused, exploited or illegally adopted. Seth Doane reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jan 2010 | 4:38 pm Video: China vs. GoogleIn cyberspace, there has been a heavyweight battle putting China against Google as well as American businesses. As John Blackstone reports, Google wasn't the only company targeted.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jan 2010 | 4:38 pm Debate over significance of released 'Auschwitz blueprints'Just ahead of the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Israel's Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem is displaying what they say are the blueprints of Auschwitz, the notorious Polish camp that has become a symbol of the Nazi...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 24 Jan 2010 | 4:30 pm Embattled Bernanke edges closer to a second termWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Embattled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke edged closer to winning support for a second term after the Senate's Republican leader predicted confirmation and Democrats aimed to have a vote this week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jan 2010 | 4:22 pm Video: Haitian Hero Pays-it-ForewordAs Haiti attempts to return to normalcy after the earthquake, one family continues to help others after losing 4 family members. As Bill Whitaker reports, Haitians are living off the kindness of angels.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jan 2010 | 4:21 pm Pressure grows in Britain for publication of 'torture boys' reportIn the United Kingdom, calls are growing by opposition politicians and the public that the full report of the review of the case of two brothers who savagely attacked a pair of boys in Edlington, South Yorkshire, should be made public.The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 24 Jan 2010 | 4:19 pm Plane crashes in Iran injuring 46TEHRAN, Iran ? State television has reported that a Russian-made Iranian passenger plane carrying 157 passengers and 13 crew crash landed in north-eastern Iran, injuring at least 46 people.Sunday's broadcast quoted Iran's civil...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 24 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm Bin Laden claims U.S. plane attempt, vows more attacksDUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the failed December 25 bombing of a U.S.-bound plane in an audio tape aired on Sunday, and vowed to continue attacks on the United States.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jan 2010 | 3:53 pm Jilted lover reveals private affair on US billboardsA software executive's private affair has taken a very public turn after his jilted mistress paid for images of the clandestine couple to be displayed on posters and billboards in some of America's busiest cities.Charles Phillips,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 24 Jan 2010 | 3:30 pm Australian extradited over $1m ring theftBANGKOK - An Australian man on Monday will not fight Australia's bid to extradite him from Thailand to Victoria over the theft of a $A1 million ($NZ1.25 million) ring, his lawyer says.George Georgio, 30, from Northcote in Victoria,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 24 Jan 2010 | 3:15 pm Suspected U.S. Drone Crashes in PakistanLocal Tribesman Reportedly Congratulate Themselves on Shooting Down Unmanned CraftSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jan 2010 | 2:30 pm Haiti Confirms 150,000 Dead in CapitalAs Rescue Effort Winds Down, U.S. and Brazilian Troops Distribute Food Aid to Desperate ResidentsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm In Haiti, a Somewhat Terrible NormalcyProgress Creeps Along, as a Destitute Nation Seeks to Raise Itself Up Following a CatastropheSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jan 2010 | 1:30 pm Bin Laden Claims Christmas Bombing AttemptIn Unconfirmed Audio Obtained by al Jazeera and Directed to President, al Qaeda Leader Vows Additional Attacks on U.S.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm Washington soothes anger over new airline securityALGIERS (Reuters) - Extra airline security checks introduced after the failed Christmas Day bomb plot are still evolving, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday after some states alleged the screening singled them out unfairly.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jan 2010 | 12:47 pm Haiti earthquake: government fears toll could rise to 300,000Fears that the death toll will top the Asian tsunami in 2004. The count of bodies so far found and collected in the capital Port-au-Prince is 150,000, alone.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 24 Jan 2010 | 12:38 pm Obama's Campaign Champion Pulled Back InTop White House advisers say President Obama is reaching out to his former campaign manager, David Plouffe, to help Democrats stave off what some pundits and lawmakers worry could be debilitating losses in this year's midterm elections. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jan 2010 | 11:11 am Anti-Chavez TV Channel Removed From CableVenezuelan cable television providers stopped transmitting a channel critical of President Hugo Chavez on Sunday, after the government cited incompliance with new regulations requiring the socialist leader's speeches be televised on cable.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Jan 2010 | 10:50 am People should work into 60s and 70s to help country recover from recessionPeople should be able to keep working into late 60s and 70s to help UK recover from recession, Government watchdog says.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 24 Jan 2010 | 10:46 am Confirmed Death Toll from Haiti Quake Tops 150,000The confirmed death toll from Haiti's devastating earthquake has topped 150,000 in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area alone, the communications minister said Sunday, with many more thousands dead around the country or still buried under the rubble.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Jan 2010 | 10:38 am Castro: U.S. in Haiti Hindered International CooperationFidel Castro is questioning why the U.S. and other countries sent soldiers to quake-ravaged Haiti, saying military presence hindered international cooperation.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Jan 2010 | 9:44 am Karzai Urges West to Buy Off Taliban to Secure AfghanistanAfter giving up on winning victory in Afghanistan by military means, the international community is resorting to the centuries-old method of buying its way out.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Jan 2010 | 9:27 am Live Pigs Blown Up at U.K. Secret Military Research LabIn a series of tests at the biological and chemical research centre in Wiltshire, 18 large pigs were wrapped in protective blankets before bombs were detonated a few feet away.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Jan 2010 | 8:53 am Navy Overtakes Pirates to Help N. Korea ShipThe U.S. Navy says it overtook a suspected Somali pirate skiff that tried to attack a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Jan 2010 | 8:47 am State Of The Union Comes At A Tricky Time For ObamaThis week Obama gives his first official report on the State of the Union to Congress and the nation. The prime time address Wednesday night would be widely anticipated under any circumstances, but it comes at a time of stubborn high unemployment and economic resentment throughout the country. Host Liane Hansen talks to NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving about the week ahead and the challenges beyond. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jan 2010 | 8:31 am Civil servants could lose bonuses, says Alistair DarlingCivil servants could have basic salaries cut, as well as losing performance-related bonuses, the Chancellor says.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 24 Jan 2010 | 7:52 am Militants Kill 6 Pakistanis for Alleged U.S. SpyingIntelligence officials and residents say militants killed six Pakistani men in the country's lawless northwestern tribal region for allegedly spying for the U.S.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Jan 2010 | 6:07 am Cuban Doctors Unsung Heroes Of Haitian EarthquakeHaiti's medical needs were dire before the earthquake devastated what little infrastructure was available. Among those providing free medical were nearly 400 Cuban health workers. The day after the earthquake struck the Cuban doctors reopened two hospitals. Since the Cubans live in the poorest neighborhoods amongst the most disadvantaged Haitians they were actually the first responders. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jan 2010 | 6:00 am First EU Foreign Minister Makes Plans For Haiti, IranThe new EU foreign minister, Baroness Catherine Ashton, met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday and discussed EU plans for Haiti and a joint strategy regarding Iran. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Ashton, the first person to fill this role, a new creation under the recently-implemented Lisbon Treaty. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jan 2010 | 6:00 am Biden's Iraq Visit Conveniently Timed For CrisisVice President Joe Biden visited Baghdad over the weekend. The White House said the trip had been planned for weeks, but Biden arrived right in the middle of a political crisis. An Iraqi parliamentary committee has disqualified 511 candidates from running in the upcoming general election on the grounds that they're connected to Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath party. American officials fear that the move will alienate Sunni Arabs in Iraq, discredit the election, or even reignite sectarian violence. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with NPR's Quil Lawrence from Baghdad. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jan 2010 | 6:00 am Illegal Haitians Taking Protected Shelter In U.S.This week, thousands of undocumented Haitians began applying to live and work legally in the United States. They're seeking temporary protected status, which the federal government granted in light of last week's earthquake. It's not the same as residency or citizenship, but it does spare foreign nationals from deportation due to unlivable or dangerous conditions in their home country. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services expects up to 200,000 Haitians to sign up in the next six months, many of whom live in and around Miami. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jan 2010 | 6:00 am Final words of 250th soldier to die in Afghanistan: 'Tell my mother I love her'Tributes paid to Rifleman Peter Aldridge, 19, the 250th member of the Armed Forces killed in Afghanistan.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 24 Jan 2010 | 5:16 am 3 U.S. Service Members Killed by Afghan BombsNATO says three U.S. service members have been killed in two bombings in southern Afghanistan.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Jan 2010 | 3:40 am Bin Laden Says He Was Behind Xmas AttackAl Qaeda leader Usama Bin Laden issued a new audio message claiming responsibility for the Christmas day airline bombing attempt in Detroit and vowed further attacks.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Jan 2010 | 3:14 am Osama bin Laden tape: al-Qaeda leader claims reponsibility for Detroit terror attackOsama bin Laden claims responsibility for attempted Christmas Day attack as UK terror threat is raised amid warnings of female suicide bombers.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 24 Jan 2010 | 3:09 am Afghan Parliamentary Vote Postponed for Financial ReasonsAfghanistan on Sunday postponed parliamentary elections until September due to a lack of funding from donor nations after widespread fraud in last year's presidential poll.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am
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