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Indian kills himself at protestAn Indian teenager dies, two days after setting himself on fire during protests for a new southern state of Telangana.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:18 am Leaked: Audi RS5 ImagesBreaking the mold of the sleek-yet-safe styling that Audi is known for, this latest Audi boasts an aggressive front fascia and an equally aggressive rear fascia and optional spoiler.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:16 am So You Think You Can Dance?With those funny dance moves, no wonder girls are not dancing with them!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:14 am Guinea PM plea for election fundsGuinea's prime minister tells the BBC the country urgently needs funds to be ready for elections set for 27 June.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:13 am Afghan Cabinet: Airstrike kills at least 33 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:13 am Afghan Cabinet: Airstrike kills at least 33KABUL (AP) -- The Afghan Cabinet says at least 33 civilians are dead as the result of NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan - an incident that is inflaming already heightened sensitivities over noncombatant casualties in the war....Source: AP Top International News At 5:13 a... | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:13 am Eurostar breakdown sparks rescueMore than 700 passengers are rescued after a Eurostar train from Paris to London breaks down in Kent due to a "technical fault".Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:13 am 3 killed in Iraq's restive Anbar provinceRAMADI, Iraq (AP) -- Iraqi police say a car bomb targeting a police building has killed three people in the capital of Iraq's western Anbar province....Source: AP Top International News At 5:13 a... | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:12 am 3 killed in Iraq's restive Anbar provinceIraqi police say a car bomb targeting a police building has killed three people in the capital of Iraq's western Anbar province. The bombing comes as Iraq is preparing for March 7...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:12 am Disney Invites 'Goths' to the PartyDisney, the company that cornered the market on pink, is embracing a darker aesthetic as it reaches out to an unlikely audience: female "goths."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:11 am West Brain, East BrainWhat a difference culture makes.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am Fighting Crime With MathScientists at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science presented a mathematical model to predict criminal behavior and police success.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:09 am Device could create real-life SpidermanA device inspired by a tiny purple beetle that feeds on palm leaves could one day allow humans to walk up walls like the comic book hero Spiderman.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:09 am Air strike kills Afghan civiliansThirty-three civilians died in a Nato air strike in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, the Afghan government says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:08 am NATO Afghanistan airstrike kills 33 civilians (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:08 am Iran to Build More Enrichment Plants - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:07 am More generations living under same roof (Reuters)Reuters - More generations are living under the same roof and the trend will deepen as families grappling with near double-digit unemployment share expenses, a study showed on Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:06 am Eric Shinseki: US will fix broken VA disability systemCHILLICOTHE, Ohio - Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said he's making it a top priority this year...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:05 am Woman dies after being hit by tire from NHRA crashCHANDLER, Ariz. - A woman died Sunday after being hit by a tire from a crashing dragster at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:02 am National Bullying Helpline patron quits over No 10 row - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:02 am NATO air strike kills 33 Afghan civilians (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:02 am Lufthansa four-day strike beginsA four-day strike by pilots at Germany's national airline Lufthansa is expected to cause widespread disruption.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:02 am Funds scandal partly to blame for loss in Nagasaki poll: Ozawa+(Kyodo) _ Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, said Monday the funds scandal in which he was embroiled could be partly to blame for the DPJ-backed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am Lufthansa nixes 800 flights as pilots strikeBERLIN - German airline Lufthansa canceled about 800 flights Monday, affecting some 10,000 passengers worldwide,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:58 am Iran warning over 'Persian Gulf'Iran says airlines will be banned from flying into its airspace unless they use the term "Persian Gulf" on in-flight monitors.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:57 am Telangana stir turns into a burning issueSirpuram Yadaiah, a 20-year-old student from Rangareddy district, doused himself in kerosene and set himself on fire even as a large crowd watched in horror. He was rushed to hospital with 60 per cent burns and is reported to be in a critical condition.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:56 am E Timor gets anti-corruption bossEast Timor's first anti-corruption commissioner, Aderito Soares, is sworn in saying he has a huge challenge ahead.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:53 am Elephant 'secret language' cluesResearchers at San Diego Zoo have been studying what has been described as the "secret language" of elephants. They have been monitoring communications between animals that cannot be heard by human ears.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:53 am NATO airstrike kills 33 Afghan civiliansKABUL - The Afghan cabinet says at least 33 civilians are dead as the result of NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:52 am Boxing: Hasegawa, Nishioka to feature in world doubleheader+(Kyodo) _ WBC bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa and WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka will headline a world doubleheader in Tokyo in April, organizers said Monday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:49 am Marines, Afghan troops battle holdout insurgents in Marja - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:47 am Toyota memo raises stakes for chief's hearingsTOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A document claiming Toyota Motor Corp saved over $100 million by getting U.S. regulators to agree a cheap fix for unintended acceleration problems raised pressure on the company's president as he arrived in Washington to prepare for a grilling from congress.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:47 am Athletics: Ex-Olympic champion Murofushi to return to competition in May+TOKYO, Feb. 22 (Kyodo) _ Beijing Olympic bronze medal-winning hammer thrower Koji Murofushi, who has been nursing lower back and groin injuries, said Monday he will return to competitionSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:47 am Toyota memo raises stakes for chief's hearings (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:46 am Casey Kelly follows leaderFORT MYERS - On numerous occasions in these early days of spring training, Red Sox manager Terry Francona has made...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:46 am Bill Hall goes on short wordFORT MYERS - Save for four games during a minor league assignment with the Brewers last August, Bill Hall has not...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:45 am Dustin Pedroia has high hopes on offenseFORT MYERS - Back in 2003, the hot new catchphrase to fly out of Fenway Park was "bullpen-by-committee,"...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:44 am Josh Beckett saying little about contract talksFORT MYERS - Red Sox ace Josh Beckett doesn't plan to talk about his contract this year. And he doesn't...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:44 am Iran criticizes IAEA chief Amano as not being impartial+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Iran's Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi, who also heads its nuclear program, has criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency's new chief Yukiya Amano as...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:41 am Is Bloom Energy’s Fuel Cell Miracle For Real? - fr 60 Min.The interwebs are aflutter with excitement over Bloom Energy’s top secret “Bloom Box” fuel cell system finally revealing itself.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am Selling Jed Lowrie shortFORT MYERS - If the Red Sox were all about feel-good stories that teach life lessons and offer happy endings, they'd...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am 4 missing after Madeira flash floods killed 42FUNCHAL, Madeira Islands (AP) -- Emergency crews used bulldozers and other heavy equipment Monday to search for at least four people still missing in Madeira after flash floods and rockslides killed 42 people on the Portuguese island....Source: AP Top International News At 5:13 a... | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:39 am 4 missing after Madeira flash floods killed 42Emergency crews used bulldozers and other heavy equipment Monday to search for at least four people still missing in Madeira after flash floods and rockslides killed 42 people on the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:39 am 4 missing after Madeira flash floods killed 42 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:39 am George Karl likes Celtics' chancesDENVER - George Karl had a told-you-so look on his face before yesterday's game. Just days before, he had...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:38 am Clashes over Israeli plan to restore W.Bank sites (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:37 am New Zealand may join Australia in anti-whaling lawsuit against Japan+(Kyodo) _ New Zealand said Monday it will consider joining Australia in any legal action to force Japan to stop whaling in the Antarctic Ocean if diplomatic efforts fail. Prime...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:34 am Lufthansa Pilots Begin 4-Day Walkout - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:34 am Iran VP: work on 2 enrichment sites to begin soonTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's vice president says the country plans to begin construction on two new uranium enrichment facilities in the next Iranian calendar year, which begins March 21....Source: AP Top International News At 5:13 a... | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:32 am Iran VP: work on 2 enrichment sites to begin soon (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:32 am Lufthansa nixes 800 flights as pilots strikeBERLIN (AP) -- German airline Lufthansa canceled about 800 flights Monday, affecting some 10,000 passengers worldwide, after more than 4,000 pilots began a four-day walkout over job security....Source: AP Top International News At 5:13 a... | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:31 am Lufthansa nixes 800 flights as pilots strike (AP)AP - German airline Lufthansa canceled about 800 flights Monday, affecting some 10,000 passengers worldwide, after more than 4,000 pilots began a four-day walkout over job security.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:31 am Lufthansa nixes 800 flights as pilots strikeGerman airline Lufthansa canceled about 800 flights Monday, affecting some 10,000 passengers worldwide, after more than 4,000 pilots began a four-day walkout over job security. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:31 am Nato airstrike kills 33 civilians in Afghanistan - Times Online
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:29 am Ruling parties likely to present U.S. base relocation plans in March+(Kyodo) _ Junior coalition partners of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan are likely to present their relocation options for the U.S. Marines' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa to a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:26 am New Obama Health Proposal Would Limit Rate Hikes - ABC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:24 am Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without JobsThe social safety net was built for short-term gaps between jobs, but work may be scarce for years, even as the American economy shows signs of a rebound.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:20 am DNA, hot line lead to arrests in Texas church fire - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:15 am Dubya's Back!How confident are Republicans in their electoral prospects this year? They're bringing George W. Bush back into the fold.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:12 am Trial winds down for serial murder suspect
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:08 am Afghan officials: Airstrike kills 33 civiliansA NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan kills at least 33 civilians, the Afghan cabinet says.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:06 am New Israeli Drone Can Reach IranNew Drone Fleet Can Fly As Far As Persian Gulf, Putting Iran Within RangeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Woman indicted in mystery murder case, suspected in another death+(Kyodo) _ A 35-year-old woman was indicted Monday for killing a man she was having a relationship with last August in Saitama Prefecture, prosecutors said. Kanae Kijima is also...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:57 am Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinian protestersHEBRON, West Bank (AP) -- Israeli soldiers are clashing with dozens of stone-throwing Palestinian youths in the biblical West Bank town of Hebron....Source: AP Top International News At 5:13 a... | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:49 am 4 still missing after Madeira flooding kills 42Officials say a month's rain fell on the Portuguese island in eight hours
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:48 am Passport grilling awaits Israeli FM - Aljazeera.net
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:41 am The "secret language" of elephants, unheard by human earsResearchers at San Diego Zoo have been studying what has been described as the secret language of elephants.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:39 am New Obama health proposal would limit rate hikes (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:38 am Madeira flooding: Foreign Office team checks hospitals - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:34 am Ivory Coast opposition shuns new unity governmentABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) -- Two Ivory Coast opposition leaders say they will not join a new proposed governing coalition, deepening the crisis sparked by President Laurent Gbagbo's dissolution of the government earlier this month....Source: AP Top International News At 5:13 a... | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:33 am 5 Reasons Why NBC Might Not Cancel HeroesHeroes ended its fourth season with dismal ratings and weak reviews, but NBC still might bring the troubled mutant soap opera back for one more year. Here are five reasons why.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:30 am Afghan Cabinet: Airstrike Kills CiviliansA NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan killed at least 33 civilians, the Afghan Cabinet said Monday. NATO forces confirmed in a statement that its planes fired Sunday on what it believed was a group of insurgents in southern Uruzgan province on their way to attack a joint NATO-Afghan patrol, but later discovered that women and children were hurt. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:29 am Audio slideshowMeet the baby born up a tree in floods in MozambiqueSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:13 am Arnold Schwarzenegger criticizes fellow Republicans - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:01 am Afghan Civilians Killed in NATO AirstrikePlanes Fired on Vehicles Suspected of Carrying Insurgents. At Least 21 Civilians Reported DeadSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Analysis: Obama helped bring on the healthcare backlashBy leaving the overhaul in the hands of Congress, he has given the public a full view of how lawmakers do business. The result is an anti-Washington mood that Republicans have tapped into.As President Obama seeks to revive his moribund healthcare initiative -- and arrest the precipitous drop in his political fortunes -- he is struggling with the consequences of one of his most important early decisions: letting Congress take the lead in designing his signature policy proposal.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am L.A. and Long Beach ports are loading up on jobsRetail orders increase the number of dockworkers at the facilities 34.5% during the first three weeks of February.The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are bringing in a surprising new commodity: jobs.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Obama plan would curb health insurers on rate hikesThe proposal would give the Health and Human Services secretary power to block premium increases deemed excessive.President Obama's new healthcare overhaul plan would give the federal government greater authority to stop rate increases imposed by health insurers, an administration official said late Sunday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am As Marja fighting continues, U.S. deaths will be 'tough' to bear, Petraeus saysThe assault in the southern Afghan town is just the beginning of a 12- to 18-month campaign to wipe out safe havens for the Taliban and other Islamic militants, the Army general says.Predicting that the level of U.S. casualties in the ongoing fight to win control of the southern Afghan town of Marja will be "tough" to bear, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus said Sunday that the assault was just the beginning of a 12- to 18-month campaign to wipe out safe havens for the Taliban and other Islamic militants.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Toyota tried to cut costs on recallsA company document touts successes in limiting regulators' safety actions -- months before the sudden-acceleration problem was widely known outside of Toyota and the federal highway regulatory agency.Toyota Motor Corp. officials took credit for saving hundreds of millions of dollars by persuading federal regulators to limit or avoid safety recalls and rules, a company document released Sunday shows.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Tuition-free, online education? Try University of the PeopleIt is a grand vision: a global college with no tuition, accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am EPA unveils Great Lakes restoration planCrafted by 16 federal agencies, the five-year, $475-million proposal seeks to heal the Great Lakes ecosystem from '150 years of abuse.'The Environmental Protection Agency on Sunday unveiled a five-year, $475-million plan to revitalize the Great Lakes, including cleaning up polluted water and beaches, restoring wetlands and fighting invasive species such as Asian carp.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am UAE 'deeply concerned' over passports used in Hamas leader's assassinationThe Persian Gulf federation is apparently trying to pressure European officials, whose nationals are able to freely travel through Dubai, to help it find the killers of Mahmoud Mabhouh.The United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministry issued a statement Sunday saying it was "deeply concerned" that passports from countries whose "nationals currently enjoy preferential visa waivers" were used in the recent assassination of a senior Hamas figure.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Canadians lead Americans after original dance
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2010 | 12:52 am Fewer, fiercer tropical cyclones are in our future, study finds87-a-year average could drop to 57 by the year 2100, experts say.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 12:51 am Bragging rights: Team USA upsets Canada on ice
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2010 | 12:33 am Canada lose U.S. ice hockey crunch, Bode goldVANCOUVER (Reuters) - It was indeed "Miller Time" -- as the beer slogan goes -- for the U.S. Olympic team Sunday after skier Bode Miller snatched his first Olympic gold medal and ice hockey goalkeeper Ryan Miller stopped Canada in a heartbreaking loss for the hockey-crazed host nation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am Chavez: Saboteurs Targeting VenezuelaChavez Accuses Opponents Of Sabotaging Venezuela's Power Grid; Foes Scoff At AccusationsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am NATO airstrike kills 21 civilians: Afghan governmentKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan has killed 21 people after an aircraft fired on civilians mistakenly thought to be insurgents, the Afghan government said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 12:24 am Lufthansa Nixes Flights as Pilots StrikeMore than 4,000 Pilots Go Out on Four-day StrikeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am EPA plans to spend $2.2B to protect Great LakesThe Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes, a sprawling ecosystem plagued by toxic ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:59 pm China's factories 'lack workers'China's Pearl River Delta manufacturing hub faces a shortage of up to two million workers, state media say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:48 pm NAACP's new chairwoman hopes to broaden group's baseWhen 44-year-old Roslyn Brock was elected chairwoman of the NAACP's board of directors this weekend, it completed a generational ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:46 pm Nato airstrike 'kills 27 civilians in Afghanistan'Up to 27 civilians have been killed by a Nato airstrike on a convoy of vehicles in southern Afghanistan.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:44 pm Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as pilots strike4,000 pilots at German airline begin four-day walkout
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:39 pm Pediatricians call for a choke-proof hot dogThe American Academy of Pediatrics wants such foods to come with a warning label or even be "redesigned" so they don't cause ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:28 pm 21 civilians killed in NATO air strike in southern AfghanistanNATO says it fired on a group of vehicles that it believed contained insurgents, only to discover later that women and children were in the cars
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:27 pm China PLA officer urges new Internet control agencyBEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese military officer has called for a new national body to enforce Internet controls, while China faced fresh claims on Monday about the source of hacking attacks that hit search giant Google.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:16 pm Obama has insurers in sight as he sets health planWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will pitch his bid to revamp the U.S. healthcare system as a way to control big insurance company rate increases when he releases his healthcare plan on Monday, the White House said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:12 pm In Afghanistan, Sunday Mass on a makeshift altarBADULA QULP, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. Army brigade's Catholic priest spits, smokes, cracks jokes and has come under fire like so many other American soldiers. He keeps altar bread in an empty grenade canister. On Sunday, he donned purple and white vestments over his uniform and celebrated Mass on a makeshift altar of four stacked boxes of MREs....Source: AP Top International News At 5:13 a... | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:01 pm Wedding Sleuths Find a Market in IndiaWith Arranged Marriages Mostly History, Brides and Grooms to Be Turn to Detectives to Get the Real Skinny on Their BetrothedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm Portugal Landslide Death Toll Rises to 42Rescuers Seek Victims Feared Buried Under Mud After Heavy Rains Spur Flash Flooding on Portuguese Island of MadeiraSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm Space shuttle makes rare nighttime landingEndeavour ends mission that resulted in the virtual completion of the International Space Station
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:55 pm Jose hopes to stop the rotInternazionale's Portuguese coach plans to rally his Serie A side to victory in Wednesday's Champions League knockout round match at the San Siro
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:27 pm Pistons defeat Parker-less SpursRichard Hamilton scores 27 points to lead Pistons to overtime win over Spurs, 109-101 while Tony Parker sits out with hip injury
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:25 pm Governors seek attention, fundsAs states face another season of budget shortfalls, governors from both parties are looking for more financial help from President ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:16 pm Step by step, Romney lining up support for 2012While Sarah Palin sparks more passion among many Republicans and Mike Huckabee conveys more folksy charm, Mitt Romney is waging ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:13 pm Auto racing fan killedFemale NHRA spectator killed after being hit by flying tire from crashing dragster during Arizona Nationals
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:13 pm With city loans, homeowners go green now, pay laterInstalling solar or other green upgrades is getting less painful in cities launching programs to enable owners to pay back costs ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:08 pm Nash masterminds Suns past KingsVictoria guard has 17 assists while Jason Richardson scores 26 for Phoenix in 104-88 win over Sacramento
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:08 pm Stripper helps ‘Housewives’ expose feelings
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:02 pm Rational Or Emotional? Your Brain On FoodAnyone who's lost weight knows it can be really hard to keep the pounds off. Scientists think this has to do with a hormone called leptin. Researchers are exploring the role leptin may play in how the brain sees food — either from an emotional, food-seeking mindset; or from a more rational, decision-making approach. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Fog Fluctuations Could Threaten Giant RedwoodsCalifornia's towering redwoods depend on coastal fog for much of their yearly water supply. But in a new study scientists report that the long-term health of these iconic trees may be in danger as weather changes could contribute to fewer days in the mist. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Dalai Lama: Committed To Promoting Human ValueThough many around the world revere him, Chinese officials regard the Dalai Lama as a separatist. But the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader says he is committed to the promotion of human value and religious harmony. He shared this and other views with NPR's Renee Montagne on Saturday. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Feb. 22: What's in the stars for you today?Your daily horoscope
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm I’m a chicken hipsterThings weren’t supposed to be this way after I graduated from architecture school, but here I am back on the farm and collecting eggs
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Why We Gain Weight As We AgeIt starts sometime during our 50s and 60s: that belly bulge, those "extra" pounds we just can't seem to shed. Part of it is simply the biology of our bodies. Our muscles literally shrink as we age, and that means more calories turn into fat — and it's a lot harder to exercise it off. But the good news is that working out still helps. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Detroiters press for real renaissance -- onlineDeclaration Detroit is an online call to action: "We know you love Detroit and want to see it not just survive, but thrive. This ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Feb 2010 | 9:22 pm NYT: Obama to urge oversight of insurance increasesPresident Obama will propose giving the federal government new power to block excessive rate increases by insurers, as he rolls out comprehensive health care legislation.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Feb 2010 | 9:11 pm Gay life in China is legal, but remains hiddenChina decriminalized homosexuality in 1997 six years before the United States repealed sodomy laws in all states. But, unlike ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Feb 2010 | 9:02 pm Miller streaks to first gold medal of career
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Feb 2010 | 8:48 pm Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Feb 2010 | 8:41 pm Shuttle Endeavour lands safely in Florida
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Feb 2010 | 8:41 pm Downing Street has labelled the allegations that Gordon Brown bullied staff as "malicious"File photo shows a cleaner polishing the door of Number 10 Downing Street in London. The new book by political journalist Andrew Rawnsley claims Prime Minister Gordon Brown grabbed one staff member by...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Feb 2010 | 8:23 pm Gordon Brown with head of the Civil Service Gus O'Donnell (L)File photo shows Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd L) with head of the Civil Service Gus O'Donnell (L) at 10 Downing Street in London. The atmosphere at Downing Street got so bad that O'Donnell, gave Brown...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Feb 2010 | 8:23 pm A convoy leaves from the back entrance of No 10 Downing Street in LondonFile photo shows a convoy leaving from the back entrance of No 10 Downing Street in London, through the horse guards parade. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is accused of having "turfed a (secretary) out of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Feb 2010 | 8:23 pm Gordon Brown has fought back against claims he terrified staff with his volcanic temperPrime Minister Gordon Brown, pictured on February 3, has fought back against claims he terrified staff with his volcanic temper. The National Bullying Helpline has said Downing Street staff had contacted...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Feb 2010 | 8:23 pm Fan dies after hit by debris from NHRA crash
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Feb 2010 | 8:20 pm 'Road rage killing' shocks SydneyA peace-loving Malaysian-born man was chased down, ferociously bashed with a hammer and stabbed after stopping his vehicle outside his Sydney home, in a murder possibly motivated by road rage. The 43-year-old Australian citizen...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Feb 2010 | 7:40 pm North Korea seeks military talks with rival SouthSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has proposed holding military talks with the South next week after it raised tension on the troubled peninsula last week by warning it would hold live-fire drills near the border with its rival.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2010 | 7:33 pm Growing Pains star missingAndrew Koenig, the actor who played Boner on the 80s sitcom Growing Pains , has been reported missing by his family.Koenig, 41, was last seen a week ago in Vancouver, Canada, where he stayed with his friend, burlesque dancer...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Feb 2010 | 7:32 pm A man walks out of his destroyed house in Ribeira BravaA man walks out of his destroyed house in Ribeira Brava, Madeira Island. Emergency workers on Portugal's island of Madeira will press on with rescue work Monday after the flash flooding that killed at...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Feb 2010 | 7:20 pm Villagers gather their belongings in Ribeira BravaVillagers gather their belongings in Ribeira Brava, Madeira Island. Portuguese media said the storms were the deadliest in Madeira since October 1993, when eight people died. Socrates expressed shock at...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Feb 2010 | 7:20 pm Portugal has rushed medical teams, rescuers, divers and relief supplies to the Atlantic islandMap of Madeira. Troops and other rescue workers spent Sunday digging through mud-filled houses and streets after the flash floods' torrents of brown water swept some people to their death, demolished houses...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Feb 2010 | 7:20 pm A bus caught by a landslide is pictured near Ribeira BravaA bus caught by a landslide is pictured near Ribeira Brava, Madeira Island. Troops and rescuers dug through mud-filled houses and streets on Portugal's tourist island of Madeira Sunday after flash floods...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Feb 2010 | 7:20 pm A villager crosses a damaged street near Ribeira BravaA villager crosses a damaged street near Ribeira Brava, Madeira Island. Emergency workers on Portugal's island of Madeira will press on with rescue work Monday after the flash flooding that killed at least...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Feb 2010 | 7:20 pm Man only 56 centimetres tallKATMANDU, Nepal - A man who is only 22 inches (56 centimetres) tall left his home country of Nepal in a quest to be recognised as the world's shortest man.Khagendra Thapa Magar departed Sunday for Europe to campaign for the Guinness...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Feb 2010 | 7:15 pm Chavez: Saboteurs targeting Venezuela's power gridCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez accused his adversaries on Sunday of sabotaging Venezuela's electricity grid as part of a broader plan aimed at bringing about the system's collapse - and his downfall....Source: AP Top International News At 5:13 a... | 21 Feb 2010 | 6:51 pm Madeira floods kill 42, divers hunt for missingFUNCHAL, Portugal (Reuters) - Portuguese rescuers used excavators and their bare hands on Sunday to sift through mud and debris for victims of violent floods and mudslides that killed at least 42 people on the resort island of Madeira.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2010 | 6:35 pm Canada’s hockey obsession hits fever pitchFeb. 21: With the Winter Games on home ice, goal-oriented Canadians are hoping to turn their longtime love of the sport into Olympic glory. Ontario-born hockey fanatic Kevin Tibbles reports. (Nightly News)Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Feb 2010 | 6:33 pm Speed skater gains strength from bumpy roadFeb. 21: From divorce and financial problems, to the death of her mother, American Jennifer Rodriguez traveled a treacherous path to the Vancouver Olympics. But as NBC’s Ron Mott reports, the journey has only made her more resilient. (Nightly News)Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Feb 2010 | 5:49 pm Dental Coverage Cuts Leave California's Poor In PainIn California, it's been seven months since some 3 million poor and disabled adults lost their dental coverage to budget cuts. In interviews with dozens of dentists and safety-net clinics around the state, providers say patients are foregoing routine cleanings and delaying care until the pain is unbearable. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Feb 2010 | 5:45 pm Haiti death toll could reach 300,000: PrevalPLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (Reuters) - The death toll from last month's devastating earthquake in Haiti could jump to 300,000 people, including the bodies buried under collapsed buildings in the capital, Haitian President Rene Preval said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2010 | 5:32 pm Book casts Gordon Brown as angry, abusiveThe British public have been introduced to what one political journalist has painted as the dark face of the country's prime minister: An angry and abusive man whose rages were so intense the country's top bureaucrat had to intervene...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Feb 2010 | 5:30 pm Video: Germany's "Topless Tobogganing""CBS News RAW": For the second consecutive year, Germans took to the slopes of the Harz Mountains to take part in topless tobogganing. Contestants were only permitted to wear shoes and underwear.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Feb 2010 | 5:25 pm McCain faces tough GOP primary tussleFeb. 21: Former congressman and conservative radio host J.D. Hayworth is looking to tap into the energy and enthusiasm of the Tea Party movement in an effort become a political giant-killer. NBC’s John Yang reports. (Nightly News)Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Feb 2010 | 5:00 pm 'Postal prisoner' commits suicide in cellFrance's most notorious escapee, Jean-Pierre Treiber, who once posted himself out of jail in a cardboard box, hanged himself in his prison cell at the weekend.Treiber's suicide on Saturday came two months before he was due to...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Feb 2010 | 5:00 pm Canadian figure skating star's mother diesFeb. 21: Despite the sudden passing of her mother, Joannie Rochette will go ahead with plans to compete in this week's short program. NBC's Lester Holt reports. (Nightly News)Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Feb 2010 | 4:53 pm Madeira braves deadly torrent of waterFeb. 21: A day of torrential rain brought enormous flooding and deadly mudslides to an island best known for its wine and peaceful vacation getaways. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports. (Nightly News)Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Feb 2010 | 4:52 pm How will new credit card rules affect you?Feb. 21: NBC’s Lester Holt speaks with CNBC’s Sharon Epperson. (Nightly News)Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Feb 2010 | 4:51 pm Grassroots conservatives a boon for GOP?Feb. 21: With Washington gridlocked and discontent on full display at the Conservative Political Action Conference, NBC’s Mike Viqueira examines the current state of the political landscape. (Nightly News)Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Feb 2010 | 4:51 pm U.S. forces face stiff resistance in MarjahFeb. 21: Marines control the region’s central market and all the main roads, but their progress continues to be hampered by improvised bombs and Taliban snipers. NBC’s Tom Aspell reports. (Nightly News)Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Feb 2010 | 4:50 pm US soldiers prepare to go on patrol from the US base in KalagushUS soldiers of 984th Military Police Company, from Fort Carson, Colorado, prepare to go on patrol from the US base in Kalagush in Afghanistan's Nuristan province on February 15. The United States is helping...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Feb 2010 | 4:38 pm Video: NASA Budget ThreatenedAs the Shuttle Endeavor returns to earth, NASA will soon retire the fleet, leaving the future of space exploration unclear. As Ben Tracy tells us, the budget of NASA is under threatSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Feb 2010 | 4:19 pm Can low-paying garment industry save Haiti?PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Jordanie Pinquie Rebeca leans forward and guides a piece of suit-jacket wool and its silky lining into a sewing machine, where - bat! bat! bat! - they're bound together to be hemmed....Source: AP Top International News At 5:13 a... | 21 Feb 2010 | 3:24 pm Brazil defends 'slow' response to shipwrecked kidsSAO PAULO - The Brazilian navy are being asked why it took them 19 hours to send out a search plane after receiving a distress signal from a sinking ship.The shipwreck left dozens of teenage students from around the world adrift...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Feb 2010 | 2:45 pm Bode Miller wins gold medal in men's super combinedU.S. skier Bode Miller won the gold medal in the men's super combined at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Sunday. It is the first Olympic gold medal of Miller's career and fifth medal overall. He already has three silvers and a bronze. It is his third medal of the Vancouver Games, a U.S. alpine skiing record, and it is the U.S. team's eighth medal at these Games, also a U.S. record.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 Feb 2010 | 2:35 pm Secrets of the Lost City of ZIn 1925 a Famed British Explorer Entered the Amazon Jungle and Was Never Seen Again; Now His Fate May Finally Be KnownSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm Governors want "into the game" on healthcareWASHINGTON (Reuters) - State governors want Congress and President Barack Obama to pay more attention to their concerns as they renew efforts to reform healthcare.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2010 | 1:54 pm Israel to include West Bank shrines in heritage planJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday it wanted to include two Jewish shrines in the occupied West Bank in a national plan to rehabilitate some 150 Jewish and Zionist heritage sites, drawing condemnation from the Palestinians.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2010 | 1:29 pm Three girls killed on rail bridgeThree teenage girls were joking around and taking pictures on a narrow bridge in a Florida town yesterday when they were hit by a train, killing them as a friend watched helplessly.The girls and the fourth teenager, a boy, had...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Feb 2010 | 1:08 pm Gordon Brown attacked by anti-bullying chiefA number of Downing Street staff have called an anti-bullying hotline, according to the head of the National Bullying Helpline.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Feb 2010 | 12:06 pm Marines, Afghans Squeeze Taliban HoldoutsProgress in Marjah Offensive Being Made, Says Military Spokesperson, But Remaining Militants Putting Up Determined ResistanceSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:36 am D.C. Center Teaches 8th-Graders About IslamEvery year, eighth-graders from the Friends School in Baltimore learn about Islam by making a pilgrimage to the Islamic Center in Washington, D.C., with a stop at the Saudi Embassy. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Feb 2010 | 11:14 am McConnell: GOP May Support Jobs BillMcConnell: GOP may support slimmed down jobs bill » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:40 am Lawmakers To Press Military On 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'Lawmakers this week will press the military's top uniformed officers for the first time on whether they think repealing "don't ask, don't tell" makes sense or would be too disruptive. The testimony from each of the service chiefs on Capitol Hill will be crucial to the debate in Congress on whether to repeal the 17-year-old law, which bans gays from serving openly in the military. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:40 am Worried Toyota Dealers Sought To Hire PR FirmSome dealerships nearly hired the same crisis public relations firm that handled the travails of socialite Paris Hilton, singer Chris Brown and a company that California called the state's worst inland polluter. The idea was nixed after Toyota officials said the company should speak with one voice — theirs. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am British PM Denies Claims He was Abusive to StaffGordon Brown has denied ever hitting anyone amid claims in a new book that he was abusive to members of his staff.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Feb 2010 | 9:52 am Outgunned Taliban Mounting Tough Fight in MarjahAfghan officials say outnumbered Taliban fighters are mounting a tougher fight than expected in Marjah, as U.S.-led forces converge on a pocket of militants in a western section of the southern Afghan town.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Feb 2010 | 9:44 am Emirati Officials Demand Passport Probe in Hamas MurderEmirati officials claimed Sunday that at least two more fake Irish passports have been linked to the alleged hit squad accused of killing a Hamas operative in Dubai, and urged European investigators to launch full-scale probes into passport fraud.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Feb 2010 | 9:21 am Rescue forces head to ravaged holiday islandRescue workers in Madeira dug through heaps of mud, boulders and debris today, searching for victims buried by floods and mudslides that have killed at least 42 people on the popular Portuguese island.Residents looking for missing...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am Rewrite of JFK legacy sparks outrageA new TV mini-series masterminded by the rightwing co-creator of 24 has outraged liberals and placed the legacy of the Kennedy family at the heart of America's culture wars.The show is the brainchild of producer Joel Surnow, who...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am No orphans in Baptists' rescue missionPORT-AU-PRINCE - There is not one orphan among the 33 children that a US Baptist group tried to take from Haiti in a do-it-yourself rescue mission following the devastating earthquake.In a visit yesterday to the rubble-riddled...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am Israel Unveils New Drone Fleet That can Reach IranIsrael's air force has introduced a fleet of large unmanned planes that it says can fly as far as Iran.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Feb 2010 | 7:50 am Madeira floods: Briton reported missing in floods that kill dozensViolent storms and floods have killed at least 38 people on the Portuguese holiday island of Madeira.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Feb 2010 | 6:53 am Ailing Top-Seed Tennis Player Federer out of Dubai OpenAiling top-seed tennis player Roger Federer pulled out of the $2 million ATP Dubai Open due to a lung infection, tournament officials said Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Feb 2010 | 6:31 am William Hague warns Tory lead could narrow further before electionShadow foreign secretary gives warning after opinion poll shows Tory lead over Labour down to only six points.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Feb 2010 | 6:13 am Nepal's Shortest Man in Quest for World RecordA man who is only 22 inches tall left his home country of Nepal on Sunday in a quest to be recognized as the world's shortest living man.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Feb 2010 | 6:12 am Lord Mandelson defends Gordon Brown against bullying claimsBusiness Secretary defends Gordon Brown against claims he was warned over his furious outbursts, saying the PM gets angry "chiefly with himself".Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Feb 2010 | 5:45 am Madeira floods: aid flown to Portugal holiday island after dozens die in violent stormsEmergency teams head for Portuguese island after at least 38 people were killed in storms.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Feb 2010 | 2:42 am Gordon Brown denies 'malicious' claim he mistreated staffClaims that "bullying" PM mistreated staff and was warned by the Cabinet Secretary over his furious outburts.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Feb 2010 | 1:37 am
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