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Blast hits Pakistani road-blockA suspected suicide bomber kills at least nine people in an attack on a road-block in north-west Pakistan, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:36 am China hits back at US-Taiwan saleChina says it will suspend military exchanges with the US in response to a planned $6.4bn US weapons sales to Taiwan.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:35 am China suspends U.S. military exchanges over Taiwan armsBEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China moved swiftly on Saturday to suspend military exchanges with the United States after Washington's announcement of arms sales to Taiwan, widening rifts in their far-reaching relationship.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Taliban deny meeting UN envoy for Afghan peace talks (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:29 am Tea Partiers aim to remake local GOP - Cincinnati.com
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:28 am 9 die in suicide bombing in northwest PakistanKHAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A government official says a suicide attacker has targeted a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven civilians and two officers....Source: AP Top International News At 5:30 a... | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:25 am 9 die in suicide bombing in northwest PakistanA government official says a suicide attacker has targeted a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven civilians and two officers. Bakhat Pacha said 10 people...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:25 am Report: China suspends military exchanges with USBEIJING (AP) -- China suspended military exchange visits with the United States on Saturday in protest over $6.4 billion in planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and warned the U.S. ambassador that the sales would harm already strained ties....Source: AP Top International News At 5:30 a... | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:22 am Report: China suspends military exchanges with US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:22 am China hits back at U.S.-Taiwan arms saleChina moved swiftly to suspend military exchanges with the U.S. after Washington's announcement of arms sales to Taiwan, widening rifts in their far-reaching relationship.
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:21 am Praise Medicine: How One Woman Recovered Her Lost Sex DriveA story of how one woman who lost her libido recovered her sex drive after it spent many years in the garage.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am Critics raise specter of foreign campaign spending (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:15 am Report: Military airlift of quake victims haltedThe U.S. military says it has halted flights carrying Haitian earthquake victims to the United States in a dispute over medical care costs.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:12 am LEAD: China to suspend military exchanges with U.S.: Xinhua+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) China will suspend mutual military exchanges with the United States in protest over Washington's announcement of arms sales to Taiwan, the state-news Xinhua...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am NATO troops clash with Afghan armyGHAZNI (Reuters) - NATO troops clashed with their Afghan army allies and called in air strikes, killing four Afghan soldiers and wounding six, Afghan provincial officials said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:06 am Osama blows eco-smoke - New York Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:04 am China suspends U.S. military exchanges over Taiwan arms (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:04 am Dog Explorer Sails 18 miles out to sea on Chunk of IceYes indeed, a plucky dog has had a lucky escape when a Polish boat rescued him from an ice floe that had carried him more than 60 miles up a river and out onto the icy waters of the Baltic Sea -- where temperatures can dip to -34C.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Afghan Taliban deny talks with UNThe Afghan Taliban deny reports that some of their members met UN special envoy Kai Eide to discuss peace.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:56 am Al-Qaida group claims crime lab bombing in BaghdadBAGHDAD (AP) -- An al-Qaida front group in Iraq claimed responsibility Saturday for a suicide car bombing earlier this week at Baghdad's main crime lab that killed at least 22 people....Source: AP Top International News At 5:30 a... | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:53 am Al-Qaida group claims crime lab bombing in BaghdadAn al-Qaida front group in Iraq claimed responsibility Saturday for a suicide car bombing earlier this week at Baghdad's main crime lab that killed at least 22 people. The claim for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:53 am 4 dead, 2 injured after apartment building collapses in H.K.+(Kyodo) _ Four bodies were pulled from the rubble of a five-story apartment building that collapsed Friday in Hong Kong, local media reported Saturday. Two people were injured, and theSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:53 am LEAD: Taiwan welcomes U.S. arms sales to island+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Taiwan's government on Saturday welcomed Washington's approval of a US$6.4 billion package of arms, calling the decision a sign of healthy relations...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am The Literary Manboys - Are you, or do you know one?He is generally between the ages of 36 and 45, though of course there are exceptions. He's not attractive, per se, but there's that special something about him—his literary success, often, or promise thereof—that makes women flock.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Major global banks split on regulation fightDAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The world's top bankers are at odds about how to fight back against a global push for tougher financial regulation, with commercial and investment banks struggling to reach agreement.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:48 am China freezes US military exchanges - Aljazeera.net
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:48 am China Balks at U.S. Arms Sales to TaiwanPuts Military Exchanges with U.S. on Hold over Planned $6.4B DealSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:47 am China suspends military exchanges with USChinese state media says the defense ministry is suspending military exchanges with the United States over its planned $6.4 billion arms sale to neighboring Taiwan. The state-run...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:46 am 6,000 gather for rally against Futemma relocation+(Kyodo) _ Some 6,000 people gathered Saturday in Tokyo to rally against relocating the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station within Okinawa, as debate on the issue intensifies following...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:44 am Afghan govt condemns NATO airstrike on soldiersKABUL (AP) -- Four Afghan soldiers died in a clash Saturday with NATO forces who called in an airstrike after both sides mistook each other for the enemy, the Defense Ministry said, condemning the incident....Source: AP Top International News At 5:30 a... | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:44 am Afghan govt condemns NATO airstrike on soldiersFour Afghan soldiers died in a clash Saturday with NATO forces who called in an airstrike after both sides mistook each other for the enemy, the Defense Ministry said, condemning the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:44 am 10 things not to buy in 2010As we begin 2010, consumers should expect to see more revolutionary products supplanting old mainstays. In media, DVDs, books, newspapers and magazines will continue to lose ground to services like in-home movie rentals and gadgets like the Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:40 am China to suspend military exchanges with U.S.: Xinhua+(Kyodo) _ China will suspend mutual military exchanges with the United States in protest over Washington's announcement of arms sales to Taiwan, the state-news Xinhua News Agency said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:32 am Files show 'Iron Lady' was at odds with US on IranNow we know why there were no Margaret Thatcher tea cups in 1979. The Iron Lady wouldn't have it. When her media adviser, Gordon Reece, said he had been inundated with requests to lend...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:31 am Sheik threatens voter boycott over ballot purgeRAMADI, Iraq (AP) -- A prominent sheik and U.S. ally is weighing whether to urge fellow Sunnis to boycott upcoming elections in protest of the government's ballot purge of hundreds of candidates suspected of links to Saddam Hussein's regime....Source: AP Top International News At 5:30 a... | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:23 am Sheik threatens voter boycott over ballot purgeA prominent sheik and U.S. ally is weighing whether to urge fellow Sunnis to boycott upcoming elections in protest of the government's ballot purge of hundreds of candidates suspected of links to Saddam Hussein's regime.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:23 am Danish soldier passes out in royal line-up at gala dinnerThe royal guard fell flat on his face after fainting at the arrival ceremony of a gala dinner hosted by the Danish queen.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am 53 beauty queens vie for Miss America crownA group of 53 beauty queens picked from around the country for their smiles, struts and interview savvy were set to woo a panel of judges in hopes of winning the Miss America 2010 crown.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am NATO troops clash with Afghan army (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:19 am President Obama slams obstructionist Republicans at GOP issues retreat - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:17 am Group linked to al-Qaeda claims deadly bombingAn al-Qaeda front group in Iraq is claiming responsibility for a suicide car bombing earlier this week at Baghdad's main crime ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:07 am Legalizers One Step Closer To Ballot BoxThe march to full legalization for marijuana in California took another giant step for man kine this week as organizers turned in what they said were more than enough signatures to qualify their pro-pot measure for the November ballot.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am Skyrocketing costs may have doomed NYC trial planA letter and a speech may have doomed plans to bring the Sept. 11 terror trial to New York.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:52 am Kobe Lebron Nike Ad Features GunAn advertisement featuring the NBA's two biggest superstars includes a gun reference, the same week two players were suspended for carrying firearms to the locker room.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:50 am Pentagon starts clock on lifting gay banThe Defense Department starts the clock next week on what is expected to be a several-year process in lifting its ban on gays from serving openly in the military.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:43 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:43 am NATO troops clash with Afghan armyNATO troops clashed with their Afghan army allies and called in air strikes, killing four Afghan soldiers and wounding six, Afghan provincial officials said Saturday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:43 am 18 of the Strangest Corn Chips from Around the World (PICS)If you thought blue corn chips were weird, well hold on to your cheese dip!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:40 am Tesla Motors Plans for $100 Million IPOTesla Motors, the electronic car company filed paperwork signaling intent to go public, selling stock in an initial public offering (IPO). While no date has been set, the SEC paperwork filed indicated an offering of $100 Million.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:40 am Report: Iran puts 16 protesters on trialTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A group of opposition activists went on trial Saturday in Tehran on charges of rioting and conspiring against the ruling system in connection with protests late last year, Iran's state media reported....Source: AP Top International News At 5:30 a... | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:38 am Skyrocketing costs may have doomed NYC trial plan (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:35 am Gov't officials, bankers meet in DavosDAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- Government officials and regulators from several nations met behind closed doors Saturday with a host of international bankers, talking up proposals for regulation that have many in the financial sector concerned....Source: AP Top International News At 5:30 a... | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:34 am Gov't officials, bankers meet in Davos (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:34 am Body of $31m lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare found buriedPLANT CITY - Florida Lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare was buried in a hole on a Plant City property, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, which announced today that the remains found Thursday had been identified through his fingerprints.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:30 am Southeastern US stares down icy, snowy weekend (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:29 am Critics raise specter of foreign campaign spendingThe Supreme Court's decision on campaign finance has jumbled a seemingly simple rule of American politics — foreigners should play no role in U.S. elections.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:27 am Live - Serena v HeninDefending champion Serena Williams and former world number one Justine Henin go into a deciding set in the final of the Australian Open.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:27 am Skyrocketing costs may have doomed NYC trial plan - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:21 am 9/11 trials to be moved from NYCFollowing growing opposition, including from the mayor of New York, the Obama administration has decided to move the trial of the accused Sept. 11 mastermind out of lower Manhattan.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:21 am Southeastern USA gets ready for icy, snowy weekendThe Southeastern U.S. was next in line for icy roads and snowy landscapes as a storm pushed eastward Friday after knocking out ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:20 am Skyrocketing costs may have doomed NYC trial planA letter and a speech may have doomed plans to bring the Sept. 11 terror trial to New York.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:13 am Afghan Taliban deny meeting with UNKABUL (AP) -- The Taliban on Saturday denied reports that their representatives met with a U.N. official to discuss prospects for peace in Afghanistan, calling them "futile and baseless" rumors....Source: AP Top International News At 5:30 a... | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:08 am Afghan Taliban deny meeting with UN (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:08 am Mottaki said Tehran's own ideas remain on the tableIranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki talks to journalists in the congress center at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Mottaki has said "new ideas" on the supply of nuclear fuel to Iran were raised...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:05 am Scientists test model dinosaur wingsA team seeks to discover how the cat-sized Microraptor gui used its four wings to fly. They think it probably glided like a modern flying squirrel.The long-dead bones of a four-winged dinosaur, the cat-sized Microraptor gui , have inspired lively argument among present-day paleontologists. How, they ask, did such an animal coast through the skies?
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Pasadena Playhouse will close Feb. 7Financial woes force the decision. Bankruptcy filing is among the options under consideration.The Pasadena Playhouse will close Feb. 7 after the final performance of its current show, "Camelot," as leaders of the 90-year-old landmark theater search for ways out of serious financial difficulties.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Clinton warns China to stay the course on Iran nuclear sanctionsIn Paris, the U.S. secretary of State tells Beijing to think about the longer-term consequences even though it may seem 'counterproductive' to sanction a country from which it gets key resources.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned China on Friday that it faced international pressure and increasing isolation unless it joined other world powers in sanctioning Iran to try to halt Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Obama, Republicans face off at Baltimore retreatThe president repeatedly defended his policies and accused House Republicans of distorting his positions for political gain.President Obama went toe-to-toe with some of his fiercest critics today, engaging in an unscripted, unusual and public question-and-answer session with Republican members of the House of Representatives.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am U.S. GDP grows at 5.7% rate in fourth quarterThe rate is the best in six years, but economists don't expect it to last.The U.S. economy grew in the fourth quarter of 2009 at the fastest pace in six years, but many economists and business owners remained unconvinced that a full-scale recovery was underway or that substantial job growth would soon follow.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Terrorism trials could move away from ManhattanThe Justice Department is considering alternative locations outside New York City for the trials of alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others.Reacting to rising criticism from New York officials and both Democrats and Republicans in Washington, the Justice Department on Friday began considering sites for the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other top Al Qaeda operatives away from the shadow of the toppled World Trade Center.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am NFL stadium promoter gives $505,000 to state political campaignsContributions from Ed Roski Jr. go to legislators and a ballot measure that would change term limits.Ed Roski Jr., the L.A. County billionaire who got state legislators to exempt his proposed NFL stadium from environmental laws, has showered the lawmakers with tens of thousands of dollars in campaign cash.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Scenes of survival and of death in desperate HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- They are the latest scenes of survival and of death in Haiti's deadliest disaster - a looter shot dead for breaking into an appliance store and crowds erecting new houses on shaky ground....Source: AP Top International News At 5:30 a... | 30 Jan 2010 | 12:58 am Scenes of survival and of death in desperate Haiti (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jan 2010 | 12:58 am Court lifts Terry gag orderEngland football captain John Terry is named as the sportsman behind a court injunction involving his private life.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jan 2010 | 12:57 am `Jersey Shore' to return for 2nd seasonMTV's "Jersey Shore" will be back for a second season.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jan 2010 | 12:46 am Former San Jose swim coach sentencedA former San Jose swim coach who pleaded no contest to 20 child molestation charges has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jan 2010 | 12:38 am Afghan Taliban deny meeting with UNThe Taliban on Saturday denied reports that their representatives met with a U.N. official to discuss prospects for peace in Afghanistan, calling them "futile and baseless" rumors.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jan 2010 | 12:36 am Japan not as worried about US Toyota recallsTOKYO (AP) -- American Toyota owners are understandably alarmed about ballooning recalls over faulty gas pedals and floor mats. In Japan, the automaker's home market, where there have been no such recalls, the reaction is - also understandably - muted....Source: AP Top International News At 5:30 a... | 30 Jan 2010 | 12:03 am China suspends military exchanges with USChinese state media says the defense ministry is suspending military exchanges with the United States over its planned $6.4 billion arms sale to neighboring Taiwan.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Jan 2010 | 11:56 pm Former deputy acquitted in 'Girls Gone Wild' caseRENO, Nevada - A jury acquitted a former Nevada sheriff's deputy of bribery charges Friday after she was accused...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 11:30 pm Celtics 0- four- AtlantaATLANTA - The regular season is too long, the nagging injuries pile up and it's simply hard for a veteran...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 11:27 pm Indonesian gambling convicts escape before caningJAKARTA, Indonesia - Three Indonesian men convicted of playing dominoes for money have escaped from jail moments...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 11:27 pm 50 officers gave chase in Phoenix officer killingWith a police lieutenant mortally wounded and his alleged assailants fleeing in a work truck, more than 50 law officers sped ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2010 | 11:26 pm Knee-deep in queriesATLANTA - When Kevin Garnett had a bad game Thursday night against Orlando, thoughts immediately turned to his...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 11:22 pm Stephen Jackson returns to Oakland, scores 30 pointsOAKLAND, Calif. - Stephen Jackson scored 30 points in his return to Oracle Arena, and Gerald Wallace had 30 points...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 11:16 pm Champs Elysees wins Sovereign awardWinner of Canadian International Championships stakes claims 2009 Horse of the Year honours
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Jan 2010 | 11:11 pm 2004 gold-medal relay team member admits to dopingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A member of the 1,600-meter gold-medal relay team at the Athens Olympics has accepted...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 11:07 pm Injured Rafael Nadal to miss 4 weeks of competitionMELBOURNE, Australia - Rafael Nadal will miss up to four weeks of competition to recover from a knee injury that...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 11:04 pm Toyota chief apologizes for huge recallTOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda apologized for the recall of millions of vehicles around the world, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported, as the deepening recall crisis threatened to further damage its sales and delay an earnings recovery.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2010 | 11:01 pm Bruins all out of swordsBUFFALO - The effort was there last night. So were the grit and tenacity. Unfortunately for the Bruins, the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:59 pm The joys of victory - Boston Globe
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:59 pm An ISAF spokesman confirmed the "employee" was an American civilianFile picture shows US soldiers near Bagram. A civilian was among three Americans killed in Afghanistan in an incident still under investigation, NATO said Saturday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:59 pm Capitals earn 9th consecutive winWASHINGTON - Mike Knuble and Nicklas Backstrom fueled Washington's high-powered offense with three points...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:57 pm Marc Savard passes testBUFFALO - It wasn't a perfect game for Marc Savard. He found himself gassed a couple of times and he did take...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:57 pm Task of rebuilding Haiti expected to be ambitious, arduous - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:57 pm Burrows clicks for CanucksWith referee controversy quickly fading into the background, Canucks forward lets his skates do the talking
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:57 pm The US said it has been formally told by North Korea that it is holding a second US citizenFront of the US State Department is pictured in Washington, DC. The United States said it has been formally told by North Korea that it is holding a second US citizen and that authorities are investigating...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:55 pm Verdict doesn't close Roeder case - Kansas City Star
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:55 pm A man uses a loud speaker to organize the evacuation of tourists in Aguas CalientesA man uses a loud speaker to organize the evacuation of tourists in Aguas Calientes, in Cuzco region, Peru. Peruvian authorities successfully completed the evacuation of thousands of tourists stranded...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:54 pm Tourists help fill sandbags in CuscoForeign tourists help to fill sandbags to contain floodwaters of the Vilcanota river in Cusco. Peruvian authorities successfully completed the evacuation of thousands of tourists stranded for days by mudslides...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:54 pm CB4 in no rush to leave T.O.Raptors All-Star pours cold water on trade rumours ahead of February trade deadline
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:53 pm By the numbersNumbers of note and importance ahead of this weekend's big games in the National Hockey League
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:44 pm They said itquips and quotes of note from around the National Hockey League
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:40 pm U.S. suspends medical evacuations from HaitiMIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it has stopped flying Haitian earthquake victims to the United States for medical attention following concerns by some state governments about who will pay for the treatment.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:39 pm Around the rinksTop stories from around the National Hockey League ahead of this weekend's games
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:34 pm Attorney: Abortion doctor's killer case 'hopeless'A man who said he killed prominent Kansas abortion provider George Tiller in order to save the lives of unborn children was convicted ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:32 pm Old-school evolutionDevils GM Lamoriello preaches caution on any potential headshot rule
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:28 pm California's latest historical site is literally out of this worldCalifornia names the Apollo 11 landing site on the Moon as a state historical resource.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:20 pm Down under grand slam comes up flat in 2010Great expectations for this year’s tennis curtain-raiser fail to materialize while usual Australian Open public buzz loses fizzle
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:13 pm Lions Glatt, Jimenez leave prideAfter forgettable 2009 season, CFL club bid farewell to 2006 Grey Cup starters
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:04 pm Trailers-to-Haiti Proposal Stirs BacklashAid Agency Expresses No Interest in Sending Symbol of FEMA Mismanagement During Hurricane Katrina to Recovering HaitiSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:03 pm Cafeteria Credit Unions Teach Students Money SkillsThe recession has revealed how clueless many Americans are when it comes to personal finance. Some credit unions and educators hope establishing in-school branches will help students develop saving habits and general fiscal responsibility. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:01 pm Officials: U.S. Strike Kills 5 in PakistanMidnight Missile Strike Hit Area of North Waziristan, Officials SaySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Files: U.K.'s Thatcher Defied U.S. on IranNewly Released Files Show Britain's 1st Female Prime Minister Rebuffed Appeals From Carter for Harder Stance on Iran in '79Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm CORRECTIONSNo description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm How To FedEx A PandaThe star resident of the National Zoo is leaving Washington next week. Four-year-old Tai Shan will board the "FedEx Panda Express" to Chengdu, China. Where will they find a mailer large enough for him? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Thunder snap Nuggets’ 9-game streak
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2010 | 9:51 pm Sweep dreams: Hawks clip Celtics
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2010 | 9:43 pm Deputy acquitted in ‘Girls Gone Wild’ trialA federal jury has acquitted a former Nevada sheriff’s deputy of bribery charges after she was accused of accepting nearly $10,000 in gifts to give special treatment to Joe Francis.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2010 | 9:39 pm GOP candidates' plans for Texas take a backseat - Houston Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Jan 2010 | 9:27 pm Intel officials: 5 dead in U.S. missile strike in PakistanIntelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed five people in northwestern Pakistan.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2010 | 9:22 pm Argentina's top banker resignsArgentina's central bank chief Martin Redrado resigns after a bitter public row with the country's president.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2010 | 9:20 pm Nigeria militant group ends truceThe Nigerian militant group Mend ends a ceasefire in the oil-rich Niger Delta, warning companies to prepare for an "all-out onslaught".Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2010 | 8:26 pm U.S. government weighs other sites for 9/11 trialWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has begun looking for places other than the heart of New York City to prosecute the accused September 11 attack plotters in the face of fierce criticism tied to security and costs, U.S. officials said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2010 | 8:19 pm Machu Picchu airlift is completedThe last of 4,000 tourists stranded at Machu Picchu after flooding are airlifted to safety by the Peruvian authorities.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2010 | 8:01 pm Multi-millionaire Rockefeller murdered, two people chargedMELBOURNE - A neighbour close to the site where police uncovered what are believed to be the remains of missing multi-millionaire Herman Rockefeller says she dismissed a burning smell on Australia Day as someone having a barbecue.Marika...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm Activist convicted over US abortion doctor's deathWICHITA, Kansas - A jury took just 37 minutes to convict an anti-abortion activist of murder for putting a gun to the head of a prominent abortion provider and pulling the trigger in the foyer of a church.Attorneys for Scott Roeder...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Jan 2010 | 7:59 pm Apollo 11 moon site given historic status
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2010 | 7:09 pm Last trapped NZers evacuated from Machu PicchuThe last New Zealanders stranded by flooding in the remote Peruvian village of Machu Picchu have been evacuated to safety overnight.The seven were airlifted to Cusco in southeast Peru, joining the 14 other New Zealanders already...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Jan 2010 | 7:09 pm Storm slams southern Plains, head east
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2010 | 7:05 pm Haitian families start own rebuilding
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2010 | 6:53 pm Fighters of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MENDFile photo taken in 2008 shows fighters of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND). The armed Nigerian group announced Saturday it was calling off its unilateral ceasefire decreed on October...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2010 | 6:29 pm Hidden exilesUzbek refugees in Kazakhstan wait for freedomSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2010 | 6:07 pm USA: Body found during search for missing lotto winnerPLANT CITY, Florida - Human remains have been found near a home where investigators were searching for the body of a missing man who won millions of dollars in the lottery nearly four years ago, Florida sheriff's officials said.Abraham...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Jan 2010 | 6:05 pm 82nd Airborne Makes a Difference in HaitiTrained for War, the 3,400 Troop Brigade has a Different Mission in HaitiSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Jan 2010 | 6:00 pm Video: 82nd Airborne's Mission in HaitiThe mission of the 82nd Airborne in Haiti is a round-the-clock operation that includes food distribution, aiding the injured and sick and providing much-needed security. Bill Whitaker reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Jan 2010 | 5:26 pm VIDEO: UN: more coordination needed for aid to Haiti. Duration: 02:11VIDEO: The UN's deputy chief in Haiti has been seeing first-hand some of the challenges facing aid workers in the country. With two billion dollars pledged in international aid, and new NGOs arriving to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2010 | 5:24 pm Vendors sell snacks to passengers at a bus station in Port-au-PrinceVendors sell snacks to passengers at a bus station in Port-au-Prince. Haiti's desperate earthquake survivors faced a new threat Friday as the United Nations reported a rise in cases of diarrhea, measles...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2010 | 5:24 pm Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa speaks to the press on arrival at the airport of Port-au-PrinceEcuadorian President Rafael Correa speaks to the press on arrival at the airport of Port-au-Prince. Correa became just the second foreign leader to visit Haiti since the quake, lending his voice to international...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2010 | 5:24 pm Haitians take part in the demolition of a collapsed building in Port-au-PrinceHaitians take part in the demolition of a collapsed building in Port-au-Prince. Haiti's desperate earthquake survivors faced a new threat Friday as the United Nations reported a rise in cases of diarrhea,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2010 | 5:24 pm John Terry: colourful private life of Captain ControversyJohn Terry is lauded for his leadership on the football pitch, but his well-publicised womanising, drinking and gambling have made him a controversial choice as England captain.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 Jan 2010 | 5:18 pm Last Tourist Evacuated From Machu PicchuTourists Trapped by Flooding, Mudslides Near Andean Ruins All Ferried via HelicopterSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Jan 2010 | 5:00 pm U.S. Announces Arms Sales to TaiwanMove to Sell $6.4 Million in Equipment to Self-Governing Island Likely to Aggravate Tense U.S.-China TiesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Jan 2010 | 4:30 pm Obama, Republicans clash in unusual sessionBALTIMORE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday engaged in a rare face-to-face showdown with Republican critics and testily accused them of trying to block his policies while urging them to "join with me" in creating jobs.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2010 | 3:58 pm Economy soars 5.7 percent, fastest in 6 yearsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy grew at its fastest pace in more than six years in the fourth quarter, surprising economists, as businesses curbed their aggressive cut in stocks and stepped up spending.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2010 | 3:52 pm Hearing to examine government response to Toyota gas pedal recallHouse panel will ask officials for assurances that other automakers' vehicles don't have the same problem.A congressional oversight committee called government officials into a hearing next Thursday to examine the government's response to Toyota Motor Corp.'s huge recall of cars and trucks over potentially malfunctioning gas pedals.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Jan 2010 | 3:44 pm A very productive Congress, despite what the approval ratings say - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Jan 2010 | 2:37 pm U.S. Announces $6 Billion Arms Sale To TaiwanThe self-governing island the Chinese claim as their own is the most sensitive matter in already-tense relations between the U.S. and China. The United States, which told China of the sale only hours before the announcement, acknowledged Friday that Beijing may retaliate by cutting off military talks with Washington. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2010 | 2:28 pm Activist convicted for slaying Kansas abortion doctorKANSAS CITY (Reuters) - An anti-abortion activist who admitted he gunned down one of America's few late-term abortion providers was convicted of first-degree murder on Friday after he testified he had to stop the doctor from performing more abortions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2010 | 2:23 pm Another Loose End Tied Up In Bird-Dino DebateResearchers have debated whether or not ancient animals called alvarezsaurs should be considered dinosaurs or birds. Now, the discovery of Haplocheirus, a 160-million-year old alvarezsaur that predates the earliest birds, sets the record straight: alvarezsaurs are dinosaurs. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2010 | 2:22 pm Sept. 11 Terror Trial May Move From New York CityPressured by a growing clamor from New York, the Obama administration is considering moving the trial of Sept. 11 terror suspects away from Manhattan, where it had been scheduled just blocks from the site of the twin towers attack. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2010 | 2:11 pm Obama unveils $33 billion tax credit to boost jobsBALTIMORE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday proposed $33 billion in tax credits to coax small businesses into hiring workers as he underscored his commitment to pushing job creation to the top of his agenda.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2010 | 2:10 pm Weekend forecast: Wintry Southeast, Sublime SouthwestSnow and ice in the Southeast and Northwest and unusually chilly temperatures in the Northeast and Midwest will be a harsh reminder ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2010 | 1:41 pm Study: Water vapor may help 'flatten global warming trend'Why Earth's surface temperature hasn't warmed as expected puzzles scientists. Water vapor in the stratosphere may be a factor, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2010 | 1:40 pm NFL Great Kurt Warner Calls It A CareerThe 38-year-old quarterback announced his retirement from the game on Friday after a dozen years in a league that at first rejected him, then revered him. He led the St. Louis Rams to a Super Bowl victory and later returned to the big game with the Rams and the Arizona Cardinals. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2010 | 1:15 pm Thousands powerless as winter storm slams Plains, SouthSoutheastern states were bracing Friday as snow began to fall from a storm that has already toppled Midwestern power lines, closed ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2010 | 1:13 pm Obama, GOP Talk Tough — But At Least They TalkPolitical Junkie: The president visited House Republicans at their retreat Friday, and a direct, no-holds-barred exchange followed. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2010 | 1:06 pm 3 Americans Killed In Eastern AfghanistanNATO did not say whether the two service members and a U.S. employee were killed by hostile fire or an accident. The deaths pushed the American death toll in January to 29, more than double the amount reported in the same month last year. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2010 | 1:04 pm Osama Hops on Global Warming BandwagonBin Laden Drops Talk of Religion and Holy War in Latest Message to Focus on Climate ChangeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm Russia Stealth Fighter Makes Maiden FlightCountry's Latest Effort to Modernize Rusting Soviet Arsenal Takes Major Step; Jet Won't Enter Service for 5 YearsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm Security Checkpoints Leave Baghdad VulnerableA wave of bombings this week killed more than 60 in Iraq's capital and left residents jittery, fearing that attacks will increase as the March elections approach. Iraqis are dubious that Baghdad's hundreds of checkpoints and unreliable bomb-detecting devices can protect them. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm Tea Party Convention Brews TensionFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the inaugural national convention for the Tea Party movement next week in Nashville, Tenn. But the event has become mired in controversy, with some Tea Party activists complaining about the event's for-profit nature. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm North Korea confirms second American heldNorth Korea notified the U.S. that it has another American in custody for allegedly entering the country illegally, the State ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2010 | 12:48 pm England football captain John Terry loses privacy battleThe "creeping" culture of secrecy in Britain's courts was halted when a judge revoked a privacy injunction obtained by the England and Chelsea football captain.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 Jan 2010 | 12:30 pm Iraq inquiry: defiant Tony Blair heckled as he says 'no regrets'The former prime minister mounts a vigorous defence of the invasion of Iraq, telling the Chilcot Inquiry he had no regrets over removing Saddam Hussein and would do the same again.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 Jan 2010 | 11:53 am Iraq inquiry: Tony Blair had no regrets over toppling Saddam HusseinFormer PM refuses to express regret and said he would invade again even knowing Saddam had no WMD.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 Jan 2010 | 11:18 am Hillary Clinton urges Nato to tackle cyber terrorismUS secretary of state urged Nato members to "modernise and strengthen" their alliance by factoring in new threats.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:53 am Iraq inquiry: Tony Blair heckled as he finishing giving evidenceMembers of the audience shout "murderer" and "liar" at the former prime minister as he finishes giving evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:44 am Scott Roeder convicted of murdering abortion doctor George TillerA jury in Wichita deliberates for just over a half-hour before finding Roeder guilty. He had admitted that he shot Tiller, who performed late-term abortions, at a church in May.In a trial that never became the referendum on abortion that some abortion foes wanted, Scott Roeder, a 51-year-old airport shuttle driver, was convicted today of murdering George Tiller, one the nation's few physicians who performed late-term abortions.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:12 am Passport fraud alertThe biggest threat facing the world now, according to the chief of international police agency Interpol, is passport fraud - the millions of stolen documents that could be used by terrorists or criminals to travel worldwide. Airport...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:10 am Reaching out to KimSouth Korea's President says he is willing to meet North Korea's leader to discuss its nuclear weapons programme despite a recent flare-up in border tensions. "I am always ready to meet with Chairman Kim Jong Il," President Lee...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Jan 2010 | 9:40 am Iraq inquiry: Tony Blair insists he did not deceive the nationThe former prime minister has defiantly told the Chilcot Inquiry that he was right to take action to stop Saddam Hussein, even though no weapons of mass destruction were found.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 Jan 2010 | 9:26 am Charges over Allah attacksMalaysian prosecutors charged three Muslim men yesterday in the firebombing of a church - the first suspects in a string of assaults on places of worship amid a dispute over whether non-Muslims can refer to God as "Allah". Arson...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Jan 2010 | 9:10 am Cleric killed in front of sonKABUL: United States soldiers shot and killed an Afghan cleric yesterday as he drove with his young son near an American base on the eastern edge of Kabul, underscoring the dangers facing civilians.The shooting occurred as Mohammad...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Jan 2010 | 9:10 am Canada Court Won't Force Young Gitmo Detainee's ReturnCanada's Supreme Court ruled Friday that it will not force the government to seek the repatriation of the youngest detainee held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay.Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 9:07 am Blair fear: Attacks deadlier than 9/11Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged late last night that Saddam Hussein didn't become a bigger threat after September 11, but said his perception of the risk posed by terrorists acquiring weapons of mass destruction...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Karzai wants troops to stay 10 years moreLONDON - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has warned that foreign troops must stay in his country for another decade, as world powers agreed on an exit map including a plan to persuade Taleban fighters to disarm in exchange for jobs...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Dog Rescued From Baltic Finds Home on Polish ShipA dog rescued from the Baltic Sea after braving a 75-mile journey on an ice floe is making himself at home on the Polish researchSource: FOXNews.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 8:09 am Cops: New Zealand Man Killed Neighbor's 30 Dogs, PuppiesPolice are investigating the incident, in which 10 adult dogs and 23 puppies and very young dogs were shot dead by two men in a scene described by an animal cruelty investigator as not unlike a massacre.Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 8:04 am Taliban squad seizes hotel in HelmandGun battles with security forces as suicide squad takes hotel in British-garrisoned province of Afghanistan.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 Jan 2010 | 7:52 am Hamas Claims Israel Assassinated Top CommanderHamas claimed on Friday that Israeli agents assassinated one of the Palestinian militant group's veteran operatives in a killing allegedly carried out last week in the Gulf city of Dubai, and vowed to retaliate.Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 7:36 am Blair Defends Backing Iraq Invasion at War InquiryFormer Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged Friday that Saddam Hussein didn't become a bigger threat after Sept. 11, but said his perception of the risk posed by terrorists acquiring weapons of mass destruction was dramatically changed by the attacks.Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 7:27 am Iranian Cleric Calls for Execution of More ActivistsSpeaking in a Friday prayer sermon, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said the wave of street demonstrations sparked by the disputed June presidential election would not have lasted until now if protesters had been executed early on.Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 6:40 am NATO: 3 Americans Killed in AfghanistanNATO says two U.S. service members and one U.S. employee have been killed in eastern Afghanistan.Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 6:31 am Medicine Running Out at Haiti Hospitals, ClinicsDoctors and aid workers say treating the tens of thousands of Haitians injured by the earthquake is taxing the country's devastated hospitals as well as the efforts of physicians from around the world who are providing emergency care.Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 6:04 am Peru Rescues Last Tourists Stranded Near Machu PicchuHelicopters ferried out the last tourists stranded near Machu Picchu on Friday, leaving the country to contemplate a prolonged shutdown of its top tourist site.Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 5:01 am Davos 2010: Alistair Darling pledges to crack down on proprietary trading at banksThe Chancellor pledges to squeeze banks which rely too heavily on proprietary trading, signals support for a permanent Obama-style tax.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 Jan 2010 | 2:45 am Backlash for Idea to Send FEMA Trailers to HaitiThe trailer industry and lawmakers are pressing the government to send Haiti thousands of potentially formaldehyde-laced trailers left over from Hurricane Katrina.Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jan 2010 | 2:44 am
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