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North Korea Says It Will Free Detained U.S. MissionaryNorth Korea announced Friday it will free a "repentant" American missionary detained on Christmas for illegally crossing the border from China.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Feb 2010 | 10:21 am Haiti warns US case 'distracting'Haiti's prime minister says the US missionaries charged with child abduction are overshadowing the needs of earthquake victims.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:36 am Few remain as 1962 Pa. coal town fire still burnsStanding before the wreckage of his bulldozed home, John Lokitis Jr. felt sick to his stomach, certain that a terrible mistake had been made.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:35 am Best move for Bruins? None at allYes, this is getting mighty monotonous. A Bruins team which last year seemingly always found a way to win continues...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:32 am State St. to pay $333MAbout 50 Massachusetts charities, religious groups, schools and pension systems will recoup millions of dollars...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:31 am Dave saved: Australia's erotic-photo banker keeps his jobAn Australian banker caught viewing erotic images in the background of a live TV interview will keep his job, his bank says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:30 am Hanover Mall auctioned for $36.7MLenders for the Hanover Mall bought the retail center for $36.7 million at a foreclosure auction yesterday. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:30 am 2ND LD: Cabinet OKs plan to dispatch SDF to quake-hit Haiti+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) The Cabinet endorsed on Friday a specific plan about Japan's dispatch of Self-Defense Forces personnel to quake-hit Haiti to engage in U.N. peacekeeping...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:30 am Toyota chief to address safety as Prius recall eyed (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:29 am Toyota chief to address safety as Prius recall eyedTOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda will front up on Friday for the first time over a string safety issues rocking the company as it prepared to recall its iconic Prius hybrid over braking problems.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:29 am Drama as Obama's aunt states case for political asylumFrom the designer sunglasses to the security entourage in gray suits and ear pieces, it was evident yesterday the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:28 am Finnair hit by Q4 lossFinnair PLC on Friday reported a fourth-quarter loss of euro37 million ($51 million) with revenue falling more than 20 percent, as weak demand continued to hit air travel in the economic downturn.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:27 am USGS trying to determine if quake was aftershock - San Francisco Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:26 am Crown prince to visit Africa in March+(Kyodo) _ Crown Prince Naruhito will visit Ghana and Kenya next month, where he will meet with the presidents of the two African countries and attend a symposium. The crown prince willSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:26 am Toyota CEO To Hold Conference On Quality WoesAkio Toyoda will speak about quality control Friday morning in his first — and long awaited — news conference since the automaker issued massive global recalls last month. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:26 am Russian cargo ship arrives at space stationA Russian cargo ship has sucessfully docked at the International Space Station, delivering supplies for its crew of five.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:24 am We hear: Tom Hanks, Ayla Brown, Leonardo DiCaprio and more...That Tom Hanks is headed to the Hub on March 3 to screen a sneak peek of his HBO...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:20 am Tracked down: Adrienne Watson, Jennifer Coolidge, Shalrie Joseph and more..."Dreamgirls" Adrienne Watson, Moya Angela and Syesha Mercado...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:20 am Ohio city on the mend is shaken by church killingIn a hard-luck city trying to keep people from moving out, Angeline Fimognari stayed put, often attending Mass twice daily at her beloved "St. Dom's" — almost a mini-fortress with a 6-foot locked fence and 23 security cameras.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:19 am Jennifer Coolidge embraces life as 'Stifler's mom'As Stifler's cougarific mom, Jennifer Coolidge famously proclaimed that she liked her...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:18 am Delay in Afghan base closure led to 8 U.S. deathsKABUL (Reuters) - A delay of months in closing a remote combat outpost with "no tactical or strategic value" led to the deaths of eight U.S. soldiers last year in one of the worst battles of the Afghanistan war, a report found on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:17 am Delay in Afghan base closure led to 8 U.S. deaths (Reuters)Reuters - A delay of months in closing a remote combat outpost with "no tactical or strategic value" led to the deaths of eight U.S. soldiers last year in one of the worst battles of the Afghanistan war, a report found on Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:17 am Thrashers trade star forward Kovalchuk to Devils (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:16 am Baseball: Orix outfielder dies in apparent death-leap+(Kyodo) _ Orix Buffaloes outfielder Hiroyuki Oze was found dead Friday at a hotel in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, where the Pacific League club is conducting its spring training camp,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:16 am Miranda Kerr: Banker shouldn't lose job over photo (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:15 am N. Korea says it will free detained U.S. missionaryA "repentant" American missionary set to be freed from North Korea after being arrested at the border on Christmas said he was ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:14 am Brown's independence could face Senate test (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:14 am UN Chief "Uncertain" About Gaza ProbesBan Ki-moon Unconvinced by Israeli, Palestinian Reports on Alleged Civilian Targeting During Gaza WarSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:14 am World stocks tumble amid global recovery doubts (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:13 am FBI hunts bank-robbing wild manThe FBI wants help tracking down an "extremely dangerous" armed bank robber before he strikes again after...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:13 am Mid-Atlantic region preps for heavy snow storm (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:13 am Bankers try to put a better face before Congress (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:13 am Lawyer: Jackson doctor to surrender Friday (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:12 am Shrewsbury man held in wife slayingA 44-year-old Shrewsbury father of two called cops yesterday afternoon and waited outside for them to arrive at...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:12 am Democrats find majority in Senate gone in a flash - Las Vegas Sun
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:12 am Alaska OKs some exotic cats; bars chimps, slothsAlaska is famous for wildlife: moose, bear, whales. Not capuchin monkeys and kinkajous.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:11 am For moonbats, the end of an eraTo all of you Kennedy groupies out there, go find yourself a grief counselor. Call the Samaritans. As the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am How to Test a Tough GuyThe Tough Guy Challenge is the ultimate endurance test and has the reputation of the most dangerous in the world, but it's not the only one.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am Vint Cerf Scares Web Dudes by Mentioning Time-sharing...watch this video of Vint Cerf (who has been credited as the father of the Internet) suddenly mention mainframe time-sharing in the middle of a chat on cloud-to-cloud operability.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am Taiwanese military orders German helicopters - The Guardian
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:09 am Obama to help commemorate 7 slain CIA employeesPresident Barack Obama is attending a memorial service for the seven CIA employees killed Dec. 30 in Afghanistan by a suicide bomber.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:07 am Lawyer: Missionary leader to blame for kidnap casePORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Ten Baptist missionaries are facing kidnapping charges in Haiti for trying to take 33 children out of the country, and the lawyer for all the defendants is putting the blame on the group's leader....Source: AP Top International News At 5:09 a... | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:06 am Lawyer: Missionary leader to blame for kidnap case (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:06 am Northern Ireland justice powers to be devolved in April - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:05 am Washington cities clamp down on bikini baristasCoffee shops in the Seattle area introduced the world to "bikini baristas" three years ago, hiring attractive young women to serve up steamy espressos and lattes while wearing as little as a G-string and pasties.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:05 am Cohen: 'I will not resign' - Chicago Sun-Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Haiti Earthquake: Who is Given What (Infographic)In particular, who has given what, who has dug deepest, and how the Haiti relief fund compares to those of other tragedies.These are the contributions to the Haiti Earthquake recovery effort as of 24th January 2010.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Chechnya militants kill soldiersMilitants kill five Russian soldiers in the troubled North Caucasus region of Chechnya, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am NYT: World markets fall on Europe fears
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am Burundi troops go on mutiny trialThirty-three Burundian soldiers accused of mutinying over pay while serving as peacekeepers in Somalia go on trial.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:58 am Afghanistan: Blast at dog fight kills 3, wounds 26KABUL (AP) -- A motorcycle bomb struck a crowd watching a dog fight Friday in southern Afghanistan, killing at least three people and wounding two dozen more....Source: AP Top International News At 5:09 a... | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:56 am Afghanistan: Blast at dog fight kills 3, wounds 26A motorcycle bomb struck a crowd watching a dog fight Friday in southern Afghanistan, killing at least three people and wounding two dozen more. The blast on the outskirts of Lashkar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:56 am Shackleton's whisky dug from South Pole iceFive crates of Scotch whisky and brandy belonging to polar explorer Ernest Shackleton have been recovered from the ice after a century.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:56 am Fatal Florida shark attack: 'Jaws' shark may have killed - The Money Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:54 am LEAD: DPJ lawmaker, 2 others released on bail day after indictment+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Tomohiro Ishikawa and two others were released on bail Friday after their indictment the previous day for alleged false...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:54 am Protestants accept deal to save NIreland govtHILLSBOROUGH, Northern Ireland (AP) -- The prime ministers of Britain and Ireland unveiled a breakthrough agreement Friday that saves Northern Ireland's Catholic-Protestant unity government....Source: AP Top International News At 5:09 a... | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:50 am Protestants accept deal to save NIreland govtThe prime ministers of Britain and Ireland unveiled a breakthrough agreement Friday that saves Northern Ireland's Catholic-Protestant unity government. Both sides' negotiators gathered...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:50 am New video shows Taliban flogging men in PakistanISLAMABAD (AP) -- Taliban militants flog two men and a teenage boy in a video that has emerged from Pakistan's tribal belt along the Afghan border, showing the hold of insurgents in at least one area there despite army offensives and intensified U.S. missile strikes in the region....Source: AP Top International News At 5:09 a... | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:49 am New video shows Taliban flogging men in PakistanTaliban militants flog two men and a teenage boy in a video that has emerged from Pakistan's tribal belt along the Afghan border, showing the hold of insurgents in at least one area there...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:48 am Toyota to carry out Prius recall or voluntary repair: Maehara+(Kyodo) _ Japanese transport minister Seiji Maehara said Friday the government has heard that Toyota Motor Corp. will carry out either a recall or voluntary repair over break problems...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:46 am Ainu embroidery artist Chikappu dies at 61+(Kyodo) _ Mieko Chikappu, an Ainu embroidery artist, died of acute myelocytic leukemia Friday at a hospital in Sapporo, sources close to her said. She was 61. While contributing to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:46 am Explorers' century-old whisky found in AntarcticThis Scotch has been on the rocks for a century.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:43 am Kan says it is more appropriate to discuss yuan at G-20+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Finance Minister Naoto Kan said Friday it would be more appropriate to discuss issues concerning the Chinese yuan under the framework of the Group of 20...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:42 am Embattled climate chief supportedIndia gives its full support to embattled climate change chief Rajendra Pachauri, under attack over recent scientific errors.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:35 am Dubai police may pursue Israel PM for Hamas killing: reportDUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai would seek the arrest of Israel's prime minister if it found evidence intelligence service Mossad was behind the killing of a senior Hamas official, its police chief said in a newspaper on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:35 am Uganda gay bill 'will be changed'Uganda's controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill is likely to be changed, a minister tells the BBC.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:29 am Volvo trucks' losses widen by 47 pctTruck maker AB Volvo on Friday said its losses widened by 47 percent in the fourth quarter due to restructuring costs and declining sales but forecast growth in key markets this year.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:28 am New video shows Taliban flogging men in PakistanTaliban militants flog two men and a teenage boy in a video that has emerged from Pakistan's tribal belt along the Afghan border, showing the hold of insurgents in at least one area there despite army offensives and intensified U.S. missile strikes in the region.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:28 am Fatal blast hits Afghan dog fightA bomb attack on a dog fight in southern Afghanistan kills at least three people and injures at least 30 more, police say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:22 am Why a GOP Ad Man Dreams of Electric Sheep - TIME
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:20 am Toyota considers recalling PriusToyota is considering recalling some Prius models in Japan and the US after concerns about its brakes, the carmaker says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:17 am Dems take new approach on joblessnessAfter a year in which they wrestled with massive proposals to stimulate the economy and revamp health care, Democrats in Congress ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:14 am 'Tea Party' label invites discord - USA Today
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:11 am 'Tea Party' label invites discordMost political conventions are designed to showcase party unity, but the National Tea Party convention where Sarah Palin is to ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:08 am Areas from Philly to D.C. button up as winter storm nearsA winter storm forecast to blanket areas from Philadelphia to Washington with 2 feet or more of snow caused airlines to cancel ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:04 am The Nobel Peace Prize winner spent 27 years in prisonSouth Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela (1st row L) celebrates the 20th anniversary of his release from prison with a private dinner party at his home. Mandela also invited one of his former...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Nina Wang will 'fraud' man bailedFeng shui master Tony Chan is bailed amid allegations he forged a will to win the estate of Asia's richest woman, Nina Wang.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:56 am Miranda Kerr Photo Ogling Banker Keeps JobMan Busted Looking at Scantily Clad Photos of Model at Work During Live TV Interview Spared His PositionSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:53 am Star Wars: The Old Republic - Dromund KaasDromund Kaas was the third planet in the Dromund system, a colony then the capital of the Old Sith Empire and later the lasting base of the Prophets of the Dark Side, whose Dark Force Temple contained such power in the the dark side of the Force that most weapons, excluding lightsabers, malfunctioned on the planet's surface.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:50 am Huge Fireball Reported Over IrelandWe're seeing reports popping up on the internet of a huge fireball spotted over Ireland at around 6pm local time on Feb. 3, 2010, and this video was just posted to You Tube.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:50 am Munich Security conference looking beyond EuropeMUNICH (AP) -- The Munich Security Conference opens Friday with an evening address by China's foreign minister - a shift from the meeting's traditional trans-Atlantic focus in a nod to the growing importance of Asia....Source: AP Top International News At 5:09 a... | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:39 am Financial turmoil strikes as G-7 officials gatherIQALUIT, Nuvavut (AP) -- A bout of turmoil in global markets has provided sobering reminder to global financial leaders that the aftershocks from the worst recession in seven decades are far from over....Source: AP Top International News At 5:09 a... | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:33 am Vietnam tries dissident writer on assault chargesHANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- A Vietnamese journalist and democracy activist went on trial for alleged assault Friday as authorities continued a crackdown on dissent in which 16 people have been sent to prison in just over three months....Source: AP Top International News At 5:09 a... | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:32 am FBI tackling rising number of Haiti scamsFederal law enforcement officials have gotten more than 170 complaints about fundraising scams tied to Haitian earthquake relief, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:31 am UN chief can't judge if Gaza probes are 'credible'UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A report from U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon indicates he was uncertain whether U.N. demands were met for "credible" investigations into allegations that Israel or the Palestinians deliberately targeted civilians during last year's Gaza conflict....Source: AP Top International News At 5:09 a... | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:27 am Lobbying industry booms in recessionThe recession has battered the U.S. economy, but the lobbying industry is humming along in the nation's capital, even for companies ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:18 am NYT: Homeless cast shadow on Olympic glow
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:18 am NKorea says it will free detained US missionarySEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A "repentant" American missionary set to be freed from North Korea after being arrested at the border on Christmas said he was ashamed of the "biased" view he once held of the communist nation, Pyongyang's state media said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:09 a... | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:11 am Tyra Interviews 5 Women w/10 Vaginas. Really... (Vid)It's a highly unusual condition (a woman with 2 vaginas). And the message here seems to be...more is better?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:10 am India offers to revive talks with Pakistan - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:01 am UK troops pave way for major NATO Afghan assaultCAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (Reuters) - British troops have launched helicopter advances in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province to prepare the battlefield for a major NATO operation, the British military said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:01 am L.A. County will no longer strive to reunite familiesThe Department of Children and Family Services will suspend its effort to reduce the number of children in foster care in the wake of the deaths of several children formerly in its care.Los Angeles County has suspended a long-standing effort to reduce the number of children in foster homes because keeping more of the children with their birth families could be unsafe, the county's top child-welfare official said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Fines for red-light traffic violations jumped nearly 65% in L.A. CountyIn less than eight years, photo enforcement programs run by more than two dozen agencies across the county have added a new degree of efficiency to catching violators and capturing revenue.In less than eight years, fines for red-light traffic violations in Los Angeles County have jumped nearly 65% from $271 to $446, about three times the region's rate of inflation, a Times review shows.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly Final Round [VIDEO]Jon and Bill finish off their interview with a talk about Iran and what Jon would be like as a VP.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Feb 2010 | 12:50 am File photo of bottles of whisky manufactured by Scotch whisky maker Whyte and MackayFile photo of bottles of whisky manufactured by Scotch whisky maker Whyte and Mackay are pictured in Glasgow in Scotland. Five crates of whisky and brandy belonging to polar explorer Ernest Shackleton...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Feb 2010 | 12:43 am Whisky and brandy belonging to Ernest Shackleton have been recovered after being buried for 100 years in AntarcticaFile photo shows penguins on an ice field in Antarctica. Five crates of whisky and brandy belonging to polar explorer Ernest Shackleton have been recovered after being buried for more than 100 years beneath...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Feb 2010 | 12:43 am What NOT To Do In London: The Top 5 Tourist Mistakes#2. --Don't go to Buckingham Palace hoping to see the Queen, or even thinking that she's there. Just because the Union Jack flag is flying high above the Palace doesn't mean that they whole royal family is sitting in there, having tea or something and gazing out at you. They aren't.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Feb 2010 | 12:40 am One GOP Senator Blocks All Obama Nominations With "Hold"Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has put an extraordinary "blanket hold" on at least 70 nominations President Obama has sent to the Senate, CongressDaily reports. The hold means no nominations can move forward unless Senate Democrats can secure a 60-member cloture vote to break it, or until Shelby lifts the hold.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Feb 2010 | 12:11 am Lawyer: Jackson’s doctor to surrender Friday
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Feb 2010 | 12:10 am In Kirk's farewell, a call for return to unity of Kennedy era - Boston Globe
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Feb 2010 | 12:01 am A labour contractor in central China stabbed to death two workers in a dispute over three yuan (44 cents)Chinese one yuan coins. A labour contractor in central China stabbed to death two workers in a dispute over three yuan (44 cents) he withheld from their salaries, state media reported on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2010 | 11:58 pm The man accused of firebombing an Australian insurance office, injuring 19 people, appeared in court FridayAn ABC court illustration shows a 45-year-old, known only as Bird, appearing in Darwin Magistrates Court on February 5, handcuffed and barefoot and wearing a mask of black netting over his eyes and head...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2010 | 11:55 pm Severed Leg Catnip Toys For The Beast In Your KittyCats will eat your eyeballs if given half the chance. Now they can eat severed legs. Karen Brazell is a 38 year old graphic designer. She makes catnip toys that look like severed legs and sells them for five bucks a pop.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Feb 2010 | 11:50 pm Friends appeal for U.S. to help BaptistsTen members of a U.S. missionary group who said they were trying to rescue 33 child victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Feb 2010 | 11:33 pm N. Korea says it will free U.S. missionary
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:49 pm Florida Doctors Committed To Helping Quake VictimsDoctors say treating severe injuries like those experienced by earthquake victims may end up costing $100,000 or more per patient. But South Florida hospitals are planning to remain at the forefront in providing care. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:49 pm Orange Revolution May Fade To Black In UkraineUkrainians vote in a runoff presidential election Sunday, five years after the Orange Revolution swept in democratic reforms. If the pro-Russia candidate wins, Ukraine could re-establish ties with Russia, and one of Europe's major democratic revolutions could become a memory. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:44 pm LeBron outduels Wade as Cavs reach 40 wins
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:18 pm TSA Scraps Plan To Toughen Private Air Travel RulesA proposal to impose tough new security requirements on private planes and small airports sparked thousands of complaints last year. Now the Transportation Security Administration says the controversial mandates for costly new programs won't be part of the regulations when they're re-issued this fall. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:15 pm Report: Chinese envoy to visit NKorea next weekSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A senior Chinese official plans to visit North Korea next week, a news report said Friday, in what is seen as a mission to jump-start stalled international talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs....Source: AP Top International News At 5:09 a... | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:13 pm Tea Party convention begins in NashvilleThe first national gathering of the sprawling Tea Party movement, made up of hundreds of disparate groups, has been marred by controversy.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:12 pm Records: Palin hasn't paid tax for cabinsRecords show that Sarah Palin hasn't paid any property taxes on cabins that have been built on two backcountry plots partially owned by the former Alaska governor.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:07 pm High Above, Insects Travel On Sky SuperhighwaysNew research dispels the notion that migrating insects are simply at the mercy of the wind. Researchers have found that the moths can actually select wind currents and often end up traveling faster than many migrating birds. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:02 pm Military Service Members Kicked Out For Coming OutThe debate over repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy has prompted two gay service members to step forward with their stories. One was an officer who served for eight years and did a tour in Iraq. Another was a former member of the Air Force who says he would re-enlist if "don't ask" were repealed — but he doesn't hold out much hope that will happen. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:01 pm America's Cup Sails Into (And Over) Uncharted SeasThe America's Cup is set to start on Feb. 8, and the competition is in for some big changes. The rulebook has been thrown out, thanks to long legal battles. The new boats embrace new technology that lets them soar above the water. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:01 pm What's Behind The New Populism?From the rise of the Tea Party — which is now holding its first convention — to talk of President Obama's new tone, there's been a lot of chatter about populism lately. Historian Michael Kazin says the latest iteration is a problem for Democrats — and for Republicans, too. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm China envoy to visit North Korea; U.S. activist releasedSEOUL (Reuters) - A senior Chinese Communist Party official will visit Pyongyang next week in what appears to be a move to press North Korea to return to stalled nuclear disarmament talks, a South Korean news agency said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 9:32 pm North Korea to Free American MissionaryCountry Announced it Would Release Robert Park, Who Was Detained for Illegally Crossing Border from ChinaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Feb 2010 | 9:30 pm USDA tightens requirements to assure school lunch safetyThe U.S. Department of Agriculture announced sweeping steps Thursday to "assure the safety and quality of food" purchased for ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Feb 2010 | 9:27 pm Glitches still remain in Census countThe words dieu tra jumped out at Quyen Vuong as she perused the 2010 Vietnamese-language Census form online.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Feb 2010 | 9:02 pm Palin cabins not noted in tax assessmentsRecords show that Sarah Palin hasn't paid any property taxes on cabins that have been built on two backcountry plots partially ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Feb 2010 | 8:31 pm Anthem Blue Cross dramatically raising rates for Californians with individual health policiesPolicyholders are incensed over rate hikes of as much as 39%, which they say come on top of similar increases last year. State insurance regulators say they'll investigate.California's largest for-profit health insurer is moving to dramatically raise rates for customers with individual policies, setting off a furor among policyholders and prompting state insurance regulators to investigate.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 8:17 pm APTOPIX Haiti EarthquakePierre Mackendi comforts his friend Piard Makie Sherly as she waits for medical attention in a refugee camp in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. A powerful earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12. (AP Photo...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:54 pm Robinson said his party "considered the matter and have unanimously supported the way forward"Northern Ireland's leader Peter Robinson, pictured on February 1, has said his party has backed a deal with their power-sharing partners to pull the province's threatened administration back from the brink...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:23 pm Bernard Kouchner (L) welcomes Yang Jiechi at the Elysee Palace in ParisFrance's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) welcomes his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi at the Elysee Palace in Paris, prior to a meeting with France's president. Yang said China would not join the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:20 pm The Dalai Lama greets supporters in Washington in 2007The Dalai Lama greets supporters before the Capitol dome during festivities honouring him in 2007 in Washington, DC. The Dalai Lama will be welcomed at the White House later this month despite China's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:20 pm Northern Ireland Rivals Agree To Power-Sharing DealLawmakers from the Protestant party have unanimously backed a compromise plan with the Catholic minority. Both parties declined to discuss specifics of the agreement. It chiefly charts a path for creating a new Justice Department in Belfast that will take control from Britain of the province's police and courts. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:15 pm North Korea Says It Will Free American MissionaryRobert Park crossed the border from China in December, carrying carrying letters calling on Kim Jong Il to close camps for political prisoners and step down. The North "decided to leniently forgive and release him, taking his admission and sincere repentance" into consideration, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:06 pm Toyota: ‘Too soon’ to decide about Prius recall
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:04 pm Americans Charged with Haiti Child Kidnap10 Baptists Accused of Trying to Smuggle Children out of Quake-Ravaged Country; Questions Emerge about Group Leader's MotivesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:00 pm Military bases to offer morning-after pill abroadThe Pentagon for the first time will require military bases worldwide to offer emergency contraception or the so-called morning-after pill, a military spokeswoman said Thursday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 6:40 pm Democrats aim to please on economyThe Senate unveils a jobs plan. The House passes a bill to help rein in the deficit. Both actions are part of an effort to show that Democrats are in line with voters' concerns.Eager to portray themselves as responsible stewards of the economy, congressional Democrats on Thursday pledged to enact a package of measures to spur job growth while taking steps to tackle the burgeoning federal budget deficit.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 6:40 pm Prius' woes not limited to brakesReports of light failure on the Toyota hybrid cast new suspicion on electronic controls.A new federal investigation into braking problems with Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrid is just one in a series of possible glitches that may be linked to the vehicle's complex electronics, including headlights that fail inexplicably, records and interviews show.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 6:39 pm Video: Americans Charged in HaitiTen U.S. citizens are imprisoned and now face felony kidnapping charges in Haiti, where they allegedly attempted to remove 33 children from the country. Bill Whitaker reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Feb 2010 | 6:24 pm Video: Fuel for Climate Change SkepticsThe UN's climate chief admitted scientists made mistakes in a major study of melting glaciers in the Himalayas. Nevertheless, experts insist that climate change is real. Mark Phillips reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Feb 2010 | 6:21 pm Video: Giant Panda Returns to ChinaTai Shan lived at the National Zoo in D.C. for the past four years and was the first giant panda to survive more than a few weeks. Now, Tai Shan must return to China. Nancy Cordes reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Feb 2010 | 6:20 pm Mistakes in Climate Report Fuel SkepticismScientists Say Small Errors Do Not Change the Reality of Global Warming; But Errors Have Given Traction to Warming DeniersSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Feb 2010 | 6:00 pm University president re-examines tenure
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 5:57 pm L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa orders 1,000 job cuts to stem city budget crisisLos Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa moved Thursday to eliminate 1,000 city jobs and begin planning layoffs of city employees, one day after the City Council failed to muster the votes to do so to deal with an ongoing budget crisis.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 5:57 pm Video: Canine Reunion After HaitiAfter the massive earthquake in Haiti, an American family there was forced to leave behind their two beloved pet dogs, who were no strangers to disaster. Kelly Wallace reports on their reunion.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Feb 2010 | 5:53 pm How Do You get a Panda to China? FedExTai Shan, First Giant Panda Born at the National Zoo, Going to ChinaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Feb 2010 | 5:30 pm 10 Americans face child-kidnapping charges in HaitiA judge rules there is sufficient evidence to proceed against the Idaho missionary group that was stopped at the border with 33 children.The 10 Americans accused by Haiti of trying to sneak 33 children out of the earthquake-ravaged country were charged with child kidnapping and criminal association Thursday and returned to jail to await trial.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 5:21 pm MPs' expenses: Sir Thomas Legg ignored serious expenses casesSome of the most serious abuses of parliamentary expenses were not dealt with by Sir Thomas Legg's audit.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 4 Feb 2010 | 5:12 pm U.S. missionaries in Haiti charged with child kidnapPORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Ten U.S. missionaries detained in Haiti were charged on Thursday with child kidnapping and criminal association for trying to take children illegally out of the earthquake-hit country.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 4:58 pm Graft-busters pursue Gold Coast copsPolice on Queensland's Gold Coast are under investigation for corruption that could include drug trafficking and links to organised crime.Officers working in what state police commissioner Bob Atkinson describes as Australia's...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Feb 2010 | 4:58 pm Mike Dunleavy steps down as Clippers coach, remains GMThe Clippers announced Thursday afternoon that Mike Dunleavy has stepped down as head coach and that assistant coach Kim Hughes will assume the head coach position for the remainder of the season.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 4:44 pm Three UK soldiers in Germany avalancheAn avalanche in southern Germany trapped three British soldiers and killed one of them Thursday, authorities said.A group of 27 British troops on a weeklong backcountry ski training exercise in theSource: Reuters: Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 4:13 pm Man charged over Darwin firebombingA man has been charged after allegedly igniting a shopping trolley packed with jerrycans of fuel and fireworks in a Darwin insurance office.The 45-year-old was charged with nine counts of attempted murder, unlawfully setting fire...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:58 pm Missionaries charged with kidnapping Haitian childrenTen American missionaries detained in Haiti for trying to take 33 children out of the country after the January 12 earthquake have been charged with child kidnapping.Edwin Coq, an attorney in Haiti, says the Americans are also...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:45 pm Earthquake off Californian coastA magnitude-6.0 earthquake has struck off the coast of Northern California's Humboldt County, but officials say there are no immediate reports of major damage or injury.The US Geological Survey reports the temblor hit at 12.20...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:37 pm World's oldest monastery renovation unveiled in EgyptAn extensive renovation of the world's oldest monastery was unveiled yesterday in Egypt.The restoration and conservation of the 1600 year-old Monastery of Saint Antony, situated in the rugged desert mountains near Egypt's Red...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:30 pm Senate will vote on job proposals next week: ReidWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leaders unveiled a long-awaited "jobs agenda" on Thursday but said they would solicit Republican support before determining which elements to bring up for a vote next week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:19 pm US military rushes delivery of bomb dogs to IraqThe American military is rushing delivery of dozens of bomb-detection dogs to Iraq after accusations that widely used mechanical devices are ineffective to pinpoint explosives at checkpoints and other search sites.The first shipment...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:11 pm Strong 6.0 magnitude quake hits off California coastSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck offshore Northern California on Thursday, but there were no injuries or damage to buildings reported.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:47 pm Polish man convicted of incest plans to appealA Polish man convicted on Thursday for holding his daughter captive for six years, raping her repeatedly and fathering two sons with her is planning to appeal, saying the sex was consensual.The trial of Krzysztof Bartoszuk, 47,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:45 pm U.S. sees China moving on currency despite rhetoricWASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner voiced optimism on Thursday that China would begin letting its currency appreciate, despite Beijing's dismissal of U.S. complaints that Chinese policies put American exports at a disadvantage.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:36 pm Dow flirts with 10,000 level as markets sink worldwideThe Dow Jones industrial average is closing in on 10,000 -- from the wrong direction.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:23 pm The Dalai Lama greets supportersThe Dalai Lama greets supporters before the Capitol dome during festivities honouring him in 2007 in Washington, DC. The Dalai Lama will be welcomed at the White House later this month despite China's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:04 pm Cyclone Oli Forces Evacuations in French PolynesiaCyclone Oli buffeted French Polynesia on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents and tourists to churches, schools and temples.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:02 am NHS confused over language testing of foreign doctorsWidespread confusion in the NHS over European laws on language testing of foreign doctors has been uncovered.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 4 Feb 2010 | 9:57 am U.K. Troops Launch Large-Scale Assault on TalibanBritish troops on Thursday began the opening stages of an assault in what is shaping up to be the latest large-scale attack on the Taliban.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2010 | 9:23 am Diplomat Whose Name Translates to Dirty Word RejectedA high-ranking Pakistani diplomat reportedly cannot be appointed ambassador to Saudi Arabia because in Arabic his name translates into a phrase more appropriate for a porn star.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2010 | 9:07 am U.S. Military Rushing Bomb-Sniffing Dogs to IraqThe American military is stepping up the delivery of bomb-sniffing dogs to Iraq with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government under pressure for using equipment that may be ineffective in finding explosives.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2010 | 8:47 am Unbreakable Pint Glass on Trial to Stop Bar Fight InjuriesSafer pint glasses are set to be introduced in British pubs to reduce the injuries caused by nearly 87,000 glass attacks each year.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2010 | 8:04 am France Denies Citizenship to Man With Veiled Muslim WifeFrench authorities have denied citizenship to a man who forced his French wife to wear a face-covering veil, saying he had rejected national values of secularism and gender equality.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:23 am 3 Cheetahs Escape New Zealand Wildlife ParkOrana Wildlife Park rushed visitors to a secure area while rangers rounded up the big cats Thursday, park chief executive Lynn Anderson said Friday.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:08 am Iran Plays Cat and Mouse With West Over Nuke DealIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demonstrated Wednesday that he has become a master of playing cat and mouse with the West and this time the mouse was real.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:05 am Northern Ireland's Protestant Party Backs Compromise PlanNorthern Ireland's major Protestant party says it has unanimously backed a compromise plan with Catholics to save their power-sharing government.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2010 | 5:43 am
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