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Officials: US missiles kill Taliban leader's sonISLAMABAD - Pakistani officials say the son of senior Afghan Taliban commander Siraj Haqqani has been killed in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:09 am Facebook causes man to go O.J. & stab girlfriend to deathA woman was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack after her boyfriend saw her with another man on Facebook.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:08 am Six troops die in Afghan fightingNato forces in Afghanistan say six of their soldiers are killed in a single day during a major offensive against the Taliban.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:08 am BREAKING: Documents prove Toyota hid evidence, lawyer saysA House panel on Thursday subpoenaed confidential company documents that a former Toyota lawyer has said proves the automaker routinely concealed evidence from the courts and federal regulators, a committee staffer said.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:06 am Governor tells personal story to support victims of bullyingGov. Deval Patrick is urging adults to take direct action in the Bay State's heartbreaking war on bullying...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:05 am Russia policeman guilty of murderA former Russian police officer who opened fire in a supermarket, killing two people, is found guilty of murder.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:05 am Flesh-Eating AntsTeamwork helps fire ants reproduce, take down prey, and strip bones clean.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:03 am Hey, Tiger Woods: Apology not acceptedTiger Woods thinks he's winning, but he's losing. He thinks he's in control but he's not in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:02 am Britain's deficit third worst in the world, tableBritain has one of the worst deficits as a percentage of GDP in the world, according to OECD figures. Only Iceland and Greece have higher deficits and experts fear it could overtake Greece. Here is a table of how the UK compares with other nations.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am U.S. Could Beat China in Race Back to the MoonWHEN America’s space agency, NASA, announced its spending plans in February, some people worried that its cancellation of the Constellation moon programme had ended any hopes of Americans returning to the Earth’s rocky satellite. The next footprints on the lunar regolith were therefore thought likely to be Chinese...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Toyota's president to testify before Congress (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am First Iranian-built destroyer launched in GulfTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian state television said the first Iranian-built destroyer was launched on Friday in a ceremony attended by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am First Iranian-built destroyer launched in Gulf (Reuters)Reuters - Iranian state television said the first Iranian-built destroyer was launched on Friday in a ceremony attended by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am Python Explosive Snake Saves Soldiers, Opens Gates of HellThe Python is a huge snake of explosives, a fire whip half a kilometer long launched from Trojan bulldozer tanks. It opens safe passages for convoys in hostile territory. This video shows it in combat for the first time.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am Toyota head prepares for Congress grilling on recalls (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:58 am Toyota head prepares for Congress grilling on recallsTOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of Toyota Motor Corp bowed to pressure to testify before U.S. lawmakers and explain the company's safety crisis, becoming the highest profile Japanese executive to face such a grilling from Congress.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:58 am Evan Lysacek pulls upsetVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Evan Lysacek of the United States won the men's figure skating gold medal at...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:57 am The Councilman and the $177 Bagel and Soda ReceiptA city councilman from the Bronx who was slapped with a 13-count corruption indictment this month is alleged to have sought $177 reimbursement for a soda and bagel sandwich he bought for $7 outside city hall in New York.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:57 am Lindsey Vonn down but not outWHISTLER, British Columbia - Lindsey Vonn, her bruised shin "killing me," lost her bid for a second Olympic...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:56 am Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero (TED)TED Talks At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for "miracles" to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:55 am African Union condemns Niger military coup - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:53 am Evgeni Plushenko indicates he'll continue to competeVANCOUVER, British Columbia - The figure skating world may not have seen the last of Evgeni Plushenko. The 2006...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:52 am Rajaan Bennett, Vandy Prospect, Killed in Murder-SuicideAnother tragic and unexplainable death of a high school prospect headed for amazing things on the football field leaves everyone wondering, "Why?"
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:52 am Officials: U.S. strike in Pakistan kill Taliban leader's brotherThe brother of senior Afghan Taliban commander Siraj Haqqani has been killed in a U.S. missile strike in northwestern Pakistan, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:51 am Sri Lanka's opposition coalition splitsCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Sri Lanka's opposition coalition said Friday it has split after its defeated presidential candidate was detained on allegations of sedition, further strengthening President Mahinda Rajapaksa ahead of April 8 parliamentary polls....Source: AP Top International News At 4:51 a... | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:51 am Texas man angry with IRS crashes plane into office (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:51 am Sri Lanka's opposition coalition splitsSri Lanka's opposition coalition said Friday it has split after its defeated presidential candidate was detained on allegations of sedition, further strengthening President Mahinda...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:51 am Protege Emil Hegle Svendsen wins men's 20KWHISTLER, British Columbia - Ole Einar Bjoerndalen is the most decorated biathlete in Olympic history with 10...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:51 am Plane Crash Suspect's Online DiatribeSuicide note of Austin plane crash suspect. Posting rages at IRS, claims, "I have had all I can stand"The man suspected of intentionally crashing an airplane into a Texas office building appears to have posted a lengthy online diatribe attacking the Internal Revenue Service and declaring that, "I know I'm hardly the first one to d
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:49 am Sidney Crosby saves Canada from repeat loss to SwissVANCOUVER, British Columbia - While Martin Brodeur made the four stops that counted, Sidney Crosby made the save...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:49 am Dubai police chief in Mossad arrest call - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:48 am Slovakia beats Russia 2-1 in shootout for 1st winVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Slovakia showed the mighty Russians that talent alone doesn't cut it in Olympic...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:46 am Tiger Woods starts comeback with a speech (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:46 am Prince William sports dark hair in charity photoDid Britain's Prince William dye his blond locks black?Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:46 am UN nuclear warhead report 'baseless': Iran - AFP
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:46 am Felix Hernandez not changed by big contractPEORIA, Ariz. - Felix Hernandez still wears his cap bill slightly tilted to one side. He still performs the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:45 am Africa groups condemn Niger coupThe African Union leads criticism of a coup in the West African state of Niger, where President Tandja has been arrested.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:44 am Iran launches first locally built naval destroyerIranian state TV is reporting that the country has launched its first domestically built destroyer, calling it a major technological leap for its naval industries.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:41 am Dubai chief in Mossad arrest callDubai's police chief calls for the head of Mossad to be arrested if Israel's spy agency was behind the killing of a Hamas boss.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:37 am Ministry outlines separate-surnames plan, Civil Code revision+(Kyodo) _ The Justice Ministry unveiled on Friday at a policy meeting the outline of a bill to revise Japan's Civil Code which would enable married couples to choose whether to have the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:31 am Baseball: Phillies pull plug on signing of amateur Japanese catcher+(Kyodo) _ Negotiations have broken down with the Philadelphia Phillies for the signing of Osaka University of Commerce catcher Hiroya Yamamura, the university said on Friday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:29 am 3 detained missionaries back in Idaho
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:25 am In Austin plane crash, an echo of terrorismThe FBI said Joseph Stack is believed to have acted alone when he flew his plane into the side of the building housing IRS offices.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:22 am China complains to US about Obama-Dalai Lama meeting - The Guardian
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:22 am Premiums jump 14 percent on Medicare private plans (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:19 am Dolphin genes could help scientists treat diabetesA study in dolphins has revealed genetic clues that could help medical researchers to treat type 2 diabetes.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:18 am Niger junta names squadron chief as its leaderNIAMEY, Niger (AP) -- A junta that seized power in a coup in the West African nation of Niger named a squadron chief as its leader Friday, hours after soldiers announced on state TV that their group was in charge of the uranium-rich country....Source: AP Top International News At 4:51 a... | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:14 am Niger junta names squadron chief as its leaderA junta that seized power in a coup in the West African nation of Niger named a squadron chief as its leader Friday, hours after soldiers announced on state TV that their group was in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:14 am Tiger to return to therapy, Tour commish says
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:14 am Crist, McCain challengers woo conservatives (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:10 am Residents prepare to evacuate SoCal burn areasThe Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says residents of more than 170 homes in two mudslide-prone foothill communities are being told to prepare to evacuate in anticipation of a storm system that's headed for Southern California.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:10 am Ohno becomes most reviled athlete in South KoreaApolo Anton Ohno may be feted at home for his Olympic feats, but he's better known in South Korea as the "king of fouls."Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:03 am Australian study uses cat food in war on cane toadForget cricket bats, golf clubs and carbon dioxide. Australia has found a new weapon in its war on the dreaded cane toad: cat food. Researchers with the University of Sydney found that...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:03 am Dollar firm at upper 91 yen level in Tokyo on U.S. discount rate rise+(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar held firm in the upper 91 yen range Friday in Tokyo on a hike in the U.S. discount rate, the rate the Federal Reserve charges to banks. At 5 p.m., the dollar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:03 am Officials: US strike kill Taliban leader's brotherISLAMABAD (AP) -- The brother of senior Afghan Taliban commander Siraj Haqqani has been killed in a U.S. missile strike in northwestern Pakistan, Pakistani intelligence officials said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 4:51 a... | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:02 am Officials: US strike kill Taliban leader's brother (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:02 am Officials: US strike kill Taliban leader's brotherThe brother of senior Afghan Taliban commander Siraj Haqqani has been killed in a U.S. missile strike in northwestern Pakistan, Pakistani intelligence officials said Friday. The death...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:02 am Tiger Woods set to break silenceTiger Woods will speak publicly on Friday for the first time since the scandal surrounding his private life erupted.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:59 am Crist, McCain challengers woo conservativesMarco Rubio and J.D. Hayworth have different styles and different backgrounds and they're from opposite sides of the country. But both are hoping to win Senate seats by tapping into the energy of conservatives to defeat big-name, establishment-backed Republicans.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:56 am Crosby saves Canada from repeat loss to SwissWhile Martin Brodeur made the four stops that counted, Sidney Crosby made the save of the day.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:56 am Conservative activists open ‘our Woodstock’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:55 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:55 am Australia threatens Japan over whaling programSYDNEY (AP) -- Australia's prime minister on Friday set a November deadline for Japan to stop its research whaling program that kills hundreds of whales a year in Antarctic waters, or else face international legal action....Source: AP Top International News At 4:51 a... | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:52 am Nestle makes $9.55 billion full-year profitSwiss food and drinks company Nestle SA reported a full-year net profit of 10.4 billion Swiss francs ($9.55 billion) Friday, a significant drop from the 18 billion francs it earned the previous year, when it benefited from the sale of part of its stake in eye care company Alcon.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:49 am US Justice Dept. inquiry in Ore. fatal shootingThe U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights inquiry into the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer in Portland.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:49 am Taliban chiefs 'held in Pakistan' - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:49 am Premiums jump 14 percent on Medicare private plansMillions of seniors who signed up for popular private health plans through Medicare are facing sharp premium increases this year — another sign that spiraling costs are a problem even for those with solid insurance.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:47 am Britain releases new UFO files - CNN.comA hovering Toblerone and a silky-white residue join near-misses and strange lights in the British government's latest release of its files on UFO sightings.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:47 am China protests Obama meeting with Dalai LamaBEIJING (AP) -- China on Friday protested President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying Washington had interfered in Chinese domestic affairs and demanding that the U.S. take steps to improve ties....Source: AP Top International News At 4:51 a... | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:45 am China protests Obama meeting with Dalai Lama (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:45 am Niger junta identifies its leader as Salou DjiboThe junta that seized power in the West African nation of Niger says its leader is squadron chief Salou Djibo. Armed soldiers stormed the presidential palace Thursday, kidnapping the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:44 am China: Obama-Dalai talks 'harm' ties with US (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:44 am US Marines airdropped into Taliban-held territoryMARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) -- Elite Marine recon teams were dropped behind Taliban lines by helicopter Friday as the U.S.-led force stepped up operations to break resistance in the besieged insurgent stronghold of Marjah....Source: AP Top International News At 4:51 a... | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:43 am Taliban chiefs 'held in Pakistan'Two senior members of the Afghan Taliban are detained in Pakistan, reports say - but there is confusion over the details.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:41 am Toyota president battles crisis in family companyToyota President Akio Toyoda, known as "the prince" in Japan, was groomed for years to head the automaker his grandfather founded.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:35 am 8 freed missionaries welcomed homeEight American missionaries who had been held in a Haitian jail returned home Thursday to the hugs of their loved ones, while ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:27 am Haiti PM denounces post-quake political conflictPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive worries his government could face collapse as political opponents capitalize on its inability to respond strongly to the Jan. 12 earthquake....Source: AP Top International News At 4:51 a... | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:13 am Haiti PM denounces post-quake political conflictHaitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive worries his government could face collapse as political opponents capitalize on its inability to respond strongly to the Jan. 12 earthquake. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:13 am U.S. Marines airdropped into Taliban-held MarjahElite Marine recon teams were dropped behind Taliban lines by helicopter Friday as the U.S.-led force stepped up operations to ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:07 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:05 am Lysacek upsets Plushenko to win skating gold
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:05 am L.A. City Council orders 3,000 more job cutsTo help address the city's budget crisis -- and after the threat of a credit downgrade -- the council tells agencies to act by July 1. The move is on top of 1,000 cuts already in the works.Under the threat of a credit rating downgrade, the Los Angeles City Council on Thursday instructed agency heads to eliminate 3,000 additional city jobs before July 1 "by any means necessary, including layoffs."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Suicide pilot crashes into building in Texas housing IRS officesJoe Stack, a software engineer and amateur bassist who had 'ranted' against the tax system, plows his small plane into a building in Austin housing IRS offices. One other person also dies.He was a 53-year-old software engineer who played bass in a local band and lived what by all appearances was a quiet suburban life here with his wife, who taught piano at home, and her young daughter. But, for several decades, Joe Stack also had been battling the Internal Revenue Service -- and nursing a grudge.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Toyota president to testify before CongressAfter indicating at first he would not appear, Akio Toyoda gets a personal invitation from the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and agrees to testify next week.The head of Toyota Motor Corp. skirted a transpacific row Thursday by agreeing to testify before a congressional committee probing a series of massive recalls by the Japanese automaker.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am China says Obama hurt ties by meeting Dalai LamaBut Beijing's predictably vehement criticism stops short of threatening retaliation
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Should med schools use live patients to teach pelvic exams?Some critics question a University of Minnesota Medical School decision to stop using live patients to teach med students how ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am In Afghanistan, Marines handling detainees by the bookThe Marines have been ordered not to treat Afghans roughly. When making an arrest, they are instructed to ask their suspect to voluntarily go with them. Most do.The three men were blindfolded, their hands bound in front of them with plastic flex cuffs, and each was in the firm grip of a Marine. Their loose-fitting clothes were faded and dusty, their thick beards beginning to show gray.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Fed bumps up rate banks pay for emergency loansWASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve decided Thursday to boost the rate banks pay for emergency loans. The action is part of a broader move to pull back the extraordinary aid it provided to fight the worst financial and economic crisis since the 1930s.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am China says Obama hurt ties by meeting Dalai LamaBEIJING (Reuters) - China accused President Barack Obama of damaging ties by meeting the Dalai Lama and said it was up to Washington to repair relations between the two global powers, while stopping short of threats of retaliation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:52 am Canadian premiers in Washington Friday for U.S. governors conferenceWASHINGTON - Most of Canada's premiers are in Washington today to attend the influential National Governors Association. Seven Canadian premiers are descending on the U.S. capital -...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:47 am It's quiz time!What did King Tut inherit from his mum and dad?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:45 am Tiger Woods to make public apologyPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Superstar golfer Tiger Woods, whose stunning fall from grace late last year captivated the sports world, is set to make a public apology on Friday and speak about his playing future.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:35 am Elite U.S. Marines Chase Taliban Snipers2 Recon Teams Dropped Behind Enemy Lines to Go After Taliban Sharp Shooters Targeting Marjah OperationSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:34 am Economists warn deep spending cuts would be 'dangerous'Fears over Britain's economic stability after official figures showed that the Government borrowed £4.3 billion last month.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:31 am Scientists, Amish to fight Chesapeake Bay pollutionThe latest effort to clean up one of America's most polluted waterways is focusing on an unusual target two dozen mostly Amish ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:22 am Afghan Taliban chiefs arrested in Pakistani sweepsKABUL (AP) -- Pakistani authorities, aided by U.S. intelligence, have apprehended more Afghan Taliban chiefs following the capture of the movement's No. 2 figure - arrests that together represent the biggest blow to the insurgents since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001....Source: AP Top International News At 4:51 a... | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:22 am US Marines airdropped into Taliban-held territoryElite Marine recon teams were dropped behind Taliban lines by helicopter Friday as the U.S.-led force stepped up operations to break resistance in the besieged insurgent stronghold of Marjah.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:21 am N Korea declares sea firing zonesNorth Korea declares a naval firing zone near its disputed sea border with South Korea, amid efforts to re-start nuclear talks.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:12 am Fed seeks to calm markets after discount rate riseWASHINGTON/MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve officials moved to calm speculation that a surprise rise in its emergency lending rate could bring forward broader policy tightening, saying borrowing costs in the economy would stay low.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:02 am Energized conservatives pound on Democrats at CPACA newly muscular "tea party" movement dominated an old-line conservative conclave Thursday, depicting Democrats as destroying ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 18 Feb 2010 | 11:59 pm Taliban leader's brother 'killed by US drone'The brother of Jalaluddin Haqqani, one of Afghanistan's most feared Taliban leaders, has been killed by a missile from a US unmanned drone.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 18 Feb 2010 | 11:58 pm China anger at Dalai Lama visitPresident Obama's talks with the Dalai Lama in Washington have "seriously undermined" US-China relations, Beijing says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 18 Feb 2010 | 11:48 pm Celtics, Allen beat LACeltics guard scores 24 points and comes up with late game block leading Boston to a 87-86 victory over defending champs
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 18 Feb 2010 | 11:45 pm Lions upset No. 13 BulldogsAshley Hamilton scores 17 points as Loyola Marymount records biggest victory in 20 years with 74-66 shocker over Gonzaga
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 18 Feb 2010 | 11:27 pm Filipino accused of kidnapping Americans nabbedMANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Philippine troops arrested a suspected Muslim militant accused in the high-profile kidnappings of three Americans, two of whom were later killed, and dozens of Filipinos nine years ago, the military reported Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 4:51 a... | 18 Feb 2010 | 11:22 pm Senior members of Myanmar's National League for Democracy meet with UN special rapporteur Tomas Ojea Quintana (right)A UN Information Centre-issued photo shows senior members of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party meeting with UN special rapporteur Tomas Ojea Quintana (right) in Yangon on February...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Feb 2010 | 11:16 pm Niger Government Toppled in Military CoupSoldiers Kidnap Strongman President who Pushed Through New Constitution to Stay in Power after TermSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 18 Feb 2010 | 11:16 pm A South Korean political activist holds a placard denouncing North Korean leader Kim Jong-IlA South Korean political activist holds a placard denouncing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il. The communist state has vowed not to abandon its nuclear weapons in return for economic aid, saying the United...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Feb 2010 | 11:16 pm NYT: Chinese schools linked to Google attacksOnline attacks on Google and other U.S. companies have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in China, including one with ties to the Chinese military, investigators say.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 18 Feb 2010 | 11:05 pm Obama forms deficit panel without Hill's help
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 18 Feb 2010 | 11:03 pm NY Democrats seek to avoid Massachusetts debacleNEW YORK (Reuters) - In a year in which Republicans look likely to make sweeping gains in congressional and governors' elections, New York Democrats are more concerned with fighting each other.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Feb 2010 | 11:03 pm Anthony, Nuggets end Cavs’ win streak in OT
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:58 pm Big Phil focuses on next trophyFormer Chelsea and Portuguese coach Luiz Felipe Scolari looks for Asian Champions League title for new team Bunyodkor
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:50 pm Roddick advances in MemphisTop seeded American moves into the quarter-finals of Regions Morgan Keegan Championship with victory over Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:49 pm Lysacek Upsets Plushenko For Figure Skating GoldEvan Lysacek has won the men's figure skating gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics, upsetting defending champion Evgeni Plushenko. Lysacek becomes the first U.S. man to win the Olympic competition since Brian Boitano in 1988. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:37 pm China Protests Obama, Dalai Lama MeetingMeeting with Exiled Tibetan Leader Treated as Low-Key to Avoid Straining U.S.-China RelationsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:30 pm Witness becomes rescuer in Austin plane incident - CNN
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:05 pm PGA Commissioner: Woods To Return To TherapyTiger Woods is to return to therapy after he speaks publicly for the first time about his infidelity, according to a letter from PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem that was obtained by The Associated Press. Finchem's letter explained why Woods chose Friday to make his first public comments, which are to be televised live by the major networks. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:05 pm Fish TankHard realism abounds in the ‘kitchen sink’ tradition
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Missing HSA Money Raises Oversight QuestionsWhen millions of dollars disappeared from health savings accounts, people were left with more questions than answers. Some say more government regulation is needed for the accounts, but others argue for a wait-and-see approach. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm DefendorA smart script and spot-on performances refreshes a familiar genre
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Yemen A Turning Point For Christmas Bomb SuspectNPR News Investigation: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab took two separate trips to Yemen, four years apart, to learn Arabic at a school near the capital. Officials now wonder whether the second trip, in 2009, was simply an excuse to gain entrance to Yemen to train with al-Qaida. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Tea Party Fundraising Not Subject To DisclosureA nagging question in the Tea Party movement has surfaced again. Who's actually paying the bills? Some Tea Party leaders announced earlier this month that they're forming a fundraising corporation. Its goal is to raise money from other corporations and rich individuals. But they set it up so it doesn't have to disclose who those donors are. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Georgian students cover themselves with plastic sheets symbolizing a lack of freedom in the countryGeorgian students cover themselves with plastic sheets symbolizing a lack of freedom in the country. Authorities in the former Soviet republic are coming under increasing fire for manipulating the media,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Feb 2010 | 9:54 pm Australian premier Kevin Rudd has told Japan to stop whaling before a visit by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, picturedAustralian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd bluntly told Japan on Friday to stop hunting whales or face international court action this year, just a day before a visit by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, pictured...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Feb 2010 | 9:47 pm A whale is slowly dragged on board a Japanese ship after being harpooned in Antarctic watersA whale is slowly dragged on board a Japanese ship after being harpooned in Antarctic waters. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd bluntly told Japan on Friday to stop hunting whales or face international...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Feb 2010 | 9:47 pm Obama to get specific on healthcare legislationThe president will detail his ideas days before the televised congressional talks planned next week. It marks a change in tack from his approach to let congressional leaders take the lead.President Obama, after sustaining months of criticism for not being clear about what he wanted in healthcare legislation, will post specific proposals for a comprehensive plan on the Internet by Monday, according to the White House.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 18 Feb 2010 | 9:33 pm Dems hurting, but lead in cash for midterm electionsAmid sinking poll numbers and a spate of retirements by veteran lawmakers, Democrats have one early advantage heading into November's ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 18 Feb 2010 | 9:23 pm GOP leaders agree to panel on federal deficit - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 18 Feb 2010 | 9:20 pm Economy forces states to reduce Medicaid spendingMore than half the states are reducing Medicaid services and payments to health care providers this year as the recession propelled ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 18 Feb 2010 | 9:15 pm Australia Cane ToadsFILE - In this July 22, 2003 file photo, a cane toad is pictured at Kakadu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory is shown. A new Australian study concludes cat food is a powerful weapon in battling...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Feb 2010 | 9:14 pm U.S. forces in Marjah under orders to 'go slow'Afghan Lt. Col. Ghullam Dastagir was hunched over a map, going over his battalion's operations with Marine Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 18 Feb 2010 | 9:11 pm Search Engine Wars: Is Yahoo Doomed to be the Next Alta Vista? - PC World
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 18 Feb 2010 | 9:05 pm Energized conservatives pound on Democrats at CPAC - USA Today
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 18 Feb 2010 | 8:58 pm Australian Bright Wins Women's Halfpipe GoldAustralian snowboarder Torah Bright has won the gold medal in the Olympic women's halfpipe, defeating American Hannah Teter during a pressure-packed second run. American Kelly Clark won bronze. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 18 Feb 2010 | 8:37 pm Niger president seized in military coupNIAMEY (Reuters) - Mutinous troops led by an army colonel captured Niger's President Mamadou Tandja after a gun battle on Thursday, and said they were suspending the constitution and dissolving all political institutions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Feb 2010 | 7:55 pm Video: Camel...It's What's for DinnerCBS News RAW: A traditional local restaurant in Dubai has tourists raving over the use of camel meat and milk in the cooking of various entrees and beverages there.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 18 Feb 2010 | 7:53 pm Bank to take prime commercial property in Beverly HillsBritish developers had paid $500 million for the site of the former Robinsons-May on Wilshire Boulevard in 2007. They had planned to develop condominiums and a hotel on the eight-acre parcel.Jet-setting British developers are set to lose their prized real estate on a prime stretch of Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills on Friday as a bank controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim completes a foreclosure.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 18 Feb 2010 | 7:53 pm Obama tries to rally his party in Colorado visitAt a fundraiser for Sen. Michael Bennet, the president has tough words for Republicans. He'll next take his message to Nevada to help out another embattled Democratic senator: Harry Reid.Looking to galvanize Democrats, President Obama cast himself Thursday as a truth-teller in the Harry S. Truman mold, mocking Republicans who opposed his $787-billion economic stimulus package while claiming credit for delivering projects back home.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 18 Feb 2010 | 7:49 pm Children line up for food distributed by a local restaurant in Petionville in HaitiChildren line up for food distributed by a local restaurant in Petionville in Haiti. Heavy rain in Port-au-Prince has worsened squalid camps and highlighted the urgent need for shelter after last month's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Feb 2010 | 7:43 pm A Haitian man walks past a devastated building in central Port-au-PrinceA Haitian man walks past a devastated building in central Port-au-Prince. Heavy rain in the Haitian capital has worsened squalid camps and highlighted the urgent need for shelter after last month's quake...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Feb 2010 | 7:43 pm Obama tries to rally his party in Colorado visit - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 18 Feb 2010 | 7:36 pm Haiti shelter emergency as rain turns camps to mudPORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Providing shelter for hundreds of thousands of homeless earthquake victims in Haiti jumped to the top of the country's relief priorities on Thursday after heavy rain turned makeshift survivors' camps into muddy quagmires.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Feb 2010 | 7:20 pm Watchdog Faults FAA Oversight Of American AirlinesThe Federal Aviation Administration's lax oversight of aircraft maintenance at American Airlines raises concerns about the agency's ability to regulate airline maintenance in general, a government watchdog said. FAA and American officials say the problems are old issues that have largely been addressed. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 18 Feb 2010 | 7:04 pm Young, educated and jobless in ChinaWith millions graduating from college each year and few jobs awaiting them, the country's central planners worry that a mass social experiment that created a class of professionals is backfiring.Six months after graduating from university, Guan Jian was unemployed and living in an 8-by-8-foot rented room on the fringes of this sprawling capital.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 18 Feb 2010 | 6:56 pm AP Interview: Haiti PM fears government collapsePORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said Thursday his government could collapse because political opponents are capitalizing on its inability to address the staggering fallout of the Jan. 12 earthquake....Source: AP Top International News At 4:51 a... | 18 Feb 2010 | 6:52 pm People walking past a hole in the wall surrounding the national Mediator headquarters close to the presidential palacePeople walking past a hole in the wall surrounding the national Mediator headquarters close to the presidential palace after explosions and long bursts of gunfire resounded across the city in Niamey. Soldiers...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Feb 2010 | 6:30 pm People walking past a damaged gate of the national Mediator headquarters close to Niger's presidential palacePeople walking past a damaged gate of the national Mediator headquarters close to Niger's presidential palace in Niamey. Soldiers in Niger mounted a coup d'etat on Thursday and seized President Mamadou...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Feb 2010 | 6:30 pm Dubai Suspects Are Interpol's Most WantedInternational Police Issues Red Notices for 11 Alleged Assassins; Dubai Authorities Finger Israel's Mossad Spy AgencySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 18 Feb 2010 | 6:30 pm Video: Web Version: "Feed the Children" Scam?CBS Exclusive: The charity "Feed the Children" is the fifth largest in the country with more than a billion dollars in donations each year. But, as Sharyl Attkisson reports, there are serious questions as to where the money goes.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 18 Feb 2010 | 5:59 pm Small plane is crashed into tax offices in TexasAUSTIN (Reuters) - An apparently disgruntled man crashed a small plane into a federal building housing U.S. tax offices in Austin, Texas on Thursday in what local officials said was likely a deliberate attack.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Feb 2010 | 5:42 pm Video: Real-Life Spy ThrillerA murder mystery involving the assassination of a top official from a Palestinian militant group has received worldwide attention. Ten men and one have been placed on an international most wanted list. Richard Roth reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 18 Feb 2010 | 5:40 pm 240kg woman gives birthBUCHAREST - Romanian doctors say a woman weighing 240kg has given birth through caesarian section to a healthy baby.Bucharest University Emergency Hospital says 25-year-old Victoria Lacatus gave birth to a girl weighing 2.9kg....Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 18 Feb 2010 | 4:46 pm Obama names deficit panel, gives it broad leewayWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama named a bipartisan panel on Thursday to tackle exploding U.S. budget deficits and promised it broad leeway to recommend ways to put the country on a path to fiscal responsibility.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Feb 2010 | 4:38 pm IAEA: Iran May Be Working On Nuclear WarheadA new U.N. nuclear agency report says Iran may be working on making a nuclear warhead. The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency boosts U.S. calls for sanctions against Tehran. The Islamic republic insists its program is peaceful. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 18 Feb 2010 | 4:17 pm US flight diverted after bomb threatSALT LAKE CITY - An airliner that was diverted mid-flight because of a bomb threat was being scoured by investigators at Salt Lake City International Airport on Thursday.Airport spokeswoman Barbara Gann said a flight attendant...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 18 Feb 2010 | 4:13 pm Accused baby thrower pleads not guiltyNEWARK, New Jersey - A man has pleaded not guilty after police say he told them he threw his 3-month-old daughter off a bridge, as searchers and relatives held out hope that the infant might still be found alive.Shamsid-Din Abdur-Raheem,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 18 Feb 2010 | 4:09 pm Casanova's Memoir Given to French LibraryOriginal Manuscript of World Famous Lover's Story, Valued at $9.5 Million, Donated to Large Casanova CollectionSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 18 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm Video: Freed Baptist Lands in KansasOne of the eight missionaries freed by a Haitian judge after nearly three weeks in jail landed in Topeka, Kansas. His attorney made a statement on behalf of four of the released Baptist missionaries.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 18 Feb 2010 | 3:47 pm Simpson, Bowles Take Aim At Deficit CutsA new federal commission will consider raising Americans' retirement age and increasing taxes to attack a record U.S. budget deficit, the co-chairmen of the panel told NPR. Erskine Bowles, former chief of staff to President Clinton, said President Obama made it clear "everything's on the table." Former Sen. Alan Simpson said the panel's work is about the nation's "grandchildren." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 18 Feb 2010 | 3:35 pm Toyota President To Testify About RecallsToyota President Akio Toyoda says he will testify at a congressional hearing next week on the automaker's massive recalls. Toyoda said in a statement he looks "forward to speaking directly with Congress and the American people." The automaker has recalled 8.5 million vehicles globally to address problems with accelerator pedals and brakes. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 18 Feb 2010 | 3:34 pm Fatah members linked with assassination of Hamas commander in DubaiTwo former members of Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction have been linked to the Dubai assassination of a Hamas commander.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 18 Feb 2010 | 3:32 pm U.N. Appeals to Members for More Haiti AidRequest for Nearly $1.5 Billion More Than Doubles Initial Request for 2010Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 18 Feb 2010 | 3:30 pm Furious pilot crashes plane into US tax buildingsAUSTIN, Texas - A software engineer furious with the US tax agency plowed his small plane into an office building housing nearly 200 federal tax employees, officials said, setting off a raging fire that sent workers fleeing as...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 18 Feb 2010 | 3:20 pm UN appeals for nearly $2 billion for HaitiUNITED NATIONS - The United Nations has launched a new appeal for nearly $1.5 billion (NZ$2.1) to help the three million Haitians affected by last month's devastating earthquake.The appeal, covering needs in 2010, is more than...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 18 Feb 2010 | 3:09 pm Jakarta rejects Bali Nine denialsJAKARTA - Indonesian authorities are standing by claims that Australian diplomats cautioned them about the political sensitivity of executing members of the Bali Nine in an election year.Despite denials from Deputy Prime Minister...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 18 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm Obama keeps reporters away from Dalai Lama meetingWASHINGTON - For all of its talk about transparency, the White House shut out the press when President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama.Instead, Obama met privately with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader in the Map Room...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 18 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm Afghan Taleban chiefs arrested in Pakistani sweepsKABUL - Pakistani authorities, aided by US intelligence, have apprehended more Afghan Taleban chiefs following the capture of the movement's No. 2 figure - arrests that together represent the biggest blow to the insurgents since the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 18 Feb 2010 | 2:39 pm Ramon Cortines resigns from Scholastic boardL.A. schools Supt. Ramon C. Cortines resigned Thursday from the board of Scholastic Inc., a position that paid him compensation worth more than $150,000 last year.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 18 Feb 2010 | 2:02 pm Swiss to vote on lawyers for animalsGENEVA - Lawyer Antoine F. Goetschel feels uncomfortable talking about one of his recent clients. And it isn't just because he lost the case."Fish don't get much sympathy," he explains.That's doubly true for the unnamed dead...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 18 Feb 2010 | 1:47 pm Obama insists recovery cash has been worth itNEW YORK - Facing a sceptical public and an implacable opposition, United States President Barack Obama insisted the US$787 billion ($1.1 trillion) financial stimulus plan signed into US law a year ago had been worth the money.Marking...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 18 Feb 2010 | 1:00 pm Interpol Puts Hamas Killing Suspects on Most-Wanted ListDubai police directly accused Israel's Mossad spy agency of orchestrating the hit squad slaying of a Hamas commander as the number of suspects rose Thursday to 18.Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:52 am Arrest head of Mossad, Dubai police chief saysLt Gen Dahi Khalfan Tamim has accused Israel's intelligence agency of orchestrating the hit on the Hamas commander.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 18 Feb 2010 | 10:43 am French Court Convicts 12 for Selling Fake Wine to U.S.A French court has convicted a dozen wine merchants and wine growers for selling and exporting fake Pinot Noir in a lucrative fraud scheme.Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Feb 2010 | 9:34 am BBC Reporter Accused of Killing Lover Released on BailBritish broadcaster Ray Gosling, who confessed on TV to the mercy killing of a former lover, was released on police bail Thursday after being quizzed on suspicion of murder.Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Feb 2010 | 9:07 am David Cameron won't let daughter listen to Lily AllenTory leader reveals he had told his own six-year-old daughter Nancy to stop listening to songs by Lily Allen because some of the sexual references in her lyrics were inappropriate for a child of that age.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 18 Feb 2010 | 8:59 am French Politicians Blast Fast Food Chain's Halal MenuA move by a French fast food chain to offer halal menus at a handful of restaurants had some politicians fuming, in the latest row over France's increasingly visible Muslim minority, AFP reported Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Feb 2010 | 8:54 am Pakistan Captures 2 Top Taliban Figures, Militant ChiefsPakistani authorities, aided by U.S. intelligence, said Thursday they have apprehended more militant chiefs following the capture of the Afghan Taliban's No. 2 figure.Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Feb 2010 | 8:28 am Police: Man Stole 1,200 Pairs of Shoes at Seoul FuneralsPolice in Seoul have meticulously laid out some 1,200 pairs of shoes alleged stolen by shoe thief at funerals.Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Feb 2010 | 8:21 am Saudi Royal Questioned Over London Hotel MurderA member of the Saudi Royal Family who is being questioned about the death of an aide who was found strangled in a London hotel does not have diplomatic immunity.Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Feb 2010 | 8:13 am Ray Gosling released on bail after mercy killing claimBBC broadcaster had confessed in a television programme to the mercy killing of a lover who was dying of Aids.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 18 Feb 2010 | 7:54 am Freed American Missionaries Return From HaitiEight American missionaries freed by a Haitian judge landed in Miami early Thursday, nearly three weeks after the group was charged with kidnapping for trying to take 33 children out of the quake-stricken country.Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Feb 2010 | 7:27 am Australia Sets Deadline for Japan to Stop Whaling ProgramAustralia's prime minister on Friday set a November deadline for Japan to stop its research whaling program that kills hundreds of whales a year in Antarctic waters, or else face legal action.Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Feb 2010 | 7:17 am Marines Fighting 'Stiff Resistance' in Taliban TownU.S. Marines pummeled insurgents with mortars, sniper fire and missiles as fighting intensified Thursday in two areas of the Taliban southern stronghold of Marjah, where U.S. and Afghan forces are facing stubborn resistance in an operationSource: FOXNews.com | 18 Feb 2010 | 6:52 am David Miliband: use of fake British passports in Dubai hit is an 'outrage'The Foreign Secretary has condemned the use of fake British passports in the assassination of a senior Hamas official.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 18 Feb 2010 | 5:58 am McCanns win bid to gag Portuguese detectiveFormer Portuguese detective loses attempt to overturn a ban on book claiming Madeleine McCann is dead.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 18 Feb 2010 | 5:53 am Dubai police '99 per cent certain' of Israeli involvement in Hamas killingPolice chief says finger of blame for the assassination of a Hamas militant in Dubai is almost conclusively pointing at Israeli secret service agents.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 18 Feb 2010 | 4:47 am
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