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Egypt: 3 foreigners die in cruise liner accidentAL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) -- A luxury cruise liner slammed into the pier as it docked at a Red Sea resort in Egypt, leaving three crew members dead, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:16 a... | 26 Feb 2010 | 3:18 am Thai court to rule on ex-leader Thaksin's wealthBANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's highest court began reading its verdict Friday on whether deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra should lose part of his fortune for alleged corruption, in a case that risks deepening the nation's four years of political turmoil....Source: AP Top International News At 5:16 a... | 26 Feb 2010 | 3:15 am Court 'bans Taliban extradition'The Afghan Taliban's top military commander, recently detained in Pakistan, is not to be extradited, the Lahore High Court rules.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am Winter-weary Northeast deals with snow, rain, wind (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 3:09 am Ivory Coast poll commission namedIvory Coast authorities announce the formation of a new election commission, key to ending recent deadly protests.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Feb 2010 | 3:06 am NH hotel fire spreads, engulfs block; no injuriesHAMPTON, N.H. - A fire that started in an oceanfront hotel spread to nearby buildings, engulfing an entire block...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Feb 2010 | 3:04 am Drinking on ice - Canadian celebrations spark rowCanada's women's ice-hockey team apologise for celebrating their Olympic gold by swigging champagne and beer and smoking cigars on the ice.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Feb 2010 | 3:03 am Dutch TV to air new story in Holloway caseA Dutch television station is airing an interview with the man once suspected of involvement in the disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway, in which he again claims to have disposed of her body.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Feb 2010 | 3:01 am Parents in Del. child sex abuse case face dilemmaBrandy Little worked for seven years as a nurse for Dr. Earl Bradley, the Delaware pediatrician accused of molesting more than 100 children. He treated two of her children, and his kids sometimes baby-sat hers.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am The mathematics behind a good night's sleepWhy can't I fall asleep? Will this new medication keep me up all night? Can I sleep off this cold? Despite decades of research, answers to these basic questions about one of our most essential bodily functions remain exceptionally difficult to answer. In fact, researchers still don't fully understand why we even sleep at all.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Suicide attack on Afghan capitalExplosions and gunfire in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, leave at least 17 people dead, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi's appeal for releaseThe highest court in military-ruled Myanmar dismissed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's latest bid for freedom Friday, turning down an appeal to end 14 years of house arrest, her lawyer...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi's appeal for releaseYANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- The highest court in military-ruled Myanmar dismissed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's latest bid for freedom Friday, turning down an appeal to end 14 years of house arrest, her lawyer said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:16 a... | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am SeaWorld trainer chief: Deadly orca wasn't misbehavingThe chief of animal training at SeaWorld said there was no sign of problems with a killer whale before it killed a trainer in front of horrified onlookers in Orlando.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am Why Do Men Keep Apologizing?Used to be that seeing a man apologize was a little like catching a glimpse of a Bengal tiger in its natural habitat: rare, thrilling, only attainable for truly patient souls. Now it's more like seeing a mountain lion on a busy highway. People wince, wonder how he managed to get himself in this situation, and hope it will be over soon.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:57 am Cambodian gov't files new lawsuit against exiled opposition leader+(Kyodo) _ The Cambodian government on Friday filed a new lawsuit against self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy, accusing him of disinformation and falsifying public documents on the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:57 am Kilpatrick thrilled as appeal succeeds - Detroit Free Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:55 am Deadly crush at Timbuktu mosqueSixteen people are killed in a crush at the famous Djinguereber mosque in Timbuktu, sources tell the BBC.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:55 am How Obama Screwed VolckerThe president needed the gravitas of the former Fed chairman to sell his bank reform to Wall Street. But when the big banks didn't it, Obama sold him out.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:55 am LEAD: Okada, U.S. envoy agree to closely cooperate to resume 6-party talks+TOKYO, Feb. 26 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and U.S. special envoy to North Korea Stephen Bosworth agreed Friday to closely cooperate to resume...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:52 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:49 am Egypt: 3 foreigners die in cruise liner accidentMedics and police say three foreigners have died when a luxury cruise liner slammed into the docks in a Red Sea resort in Egypt.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:49 am IOC to look into celebrations by Canada's women hockey teamVANCOUVER, British Columbia - The IOC will investigate the behavior of the Canadian women ice hockey players who...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:48 am Egypt: 3 foreigners die in cruise liner accidentMedics and police say three foreigners have died when a luxury cruise liner slammed into the docks in a Red Sea resort in Egypt. A security official says it's not clear what caused the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:48 am Egypt: 3 foreigners die in cruise liner accidentMedics and police say three foreigners have died when a luxury cruise liner slammed into the docks in a Red Sea resort in Egypt.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:48 am 31 Turkish officers charged in coup plotANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A Turkish court on Friday charged 11 more military officers for allegedly plotting a 2003 coup against the Islamic-based government, increasing the number of officers jailed to 31 - including seven admirals and four generals....Source: AP Top International News At 5:16 a... | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:46 am 31 Turkish officers charged in coup plotA Turkish court on Friday charged 11 more military officers for allegedly plotting a 2003 coup against the Islamic-based government, increasing the number of officers jailed to 31 _...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:46 am Athletics: Akemi Ozaki to make last run at Tokyo Marathon+(Kyodo) _ Akemi Ozaki, the 2006 Tokyo International Women's Marathon runner-up, is prepared to retire from competitive marathon after the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday. "I don't mean to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:43 am Tajikistan to vote in parliamentary electionDUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) -- Tajikistan, an impoverished nation in Central Asia that borders Afghanistan, votes for a new parliament Sunday as the country struggles to revive its economy and protect its borders from al-Qaida militants....Source: AP Top International News At 5:16 a... | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:42 am Tajikistan to vote in parliamentary electionTajikistan, an impoverished nation in Central Asia that borders Afghanistan, votes for a new parliament Sunday as the country struggles to revive its economy and protect its borders from...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:41 am Probe could give DA ammunitionA closed-door judicial inquest into the 1986 shooting death of Amy Bishop's teenage brother in Braintree could...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:39 am Release of Turkey generals eases tensions for now - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:38 am FY 2010 budget to pass Diet by March end with lower house passage Tues.+TOKYO, Feb. 26 (Kyodo) _ A fiscal 2010 budget is highly likely to clear the Diet by the March 31 end of the current fiscal year, as the ruling and opposition blocs agreed Friday to hold...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:31 am Tajikistan to vote in parliamentary electionTajikistan, an impoverished nation in Central Asia that borders Afghanistan, votes for a new parliament Sunday as the country struggles to revive its economy and protect its borders from al-Qaida militants.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:31 am Karzai condemns suicide attacks in KabulKABUL (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned suicide attacks in the capital that killed at least 17 people including Indian citizens saying the strikes won't hurt Afghan-Indian relations....Source: AP Top International News At 5:16 a... | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:31 am Karzai condemns suicide attacks in Kabul (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:31 am VA to reopen Gulf War vets' files (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:29 am Petra sets record, sells diamond for $35 millionLONDON (Reuters) - Petra Diamonds sold a 507-carat diamond for $35.3 million on Friday, breaking a record as the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:27 am Which A-Rod will we see in 2010TAMPA, Fla. - He'll never be Mr. Warm and Fuzzy. Nor is he likely to join the Fox broadcast booth upon retirement....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:26 am State-owned film studio eyes Shanghai listingChina's leading state-owned film studio is gearing up to offer shares on Shanghai's stock market by the end of the year, a senior executive said Friday, in an indication of the local movie industry's rapid expansion.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:25 am Olympics: Ando hopes to get 'third time lucky' at 2014 Sochi Games+(Kyodo) _ Japan's Miki Ando was overcome with a mix of emotions after placing fifth in the women's figure skating competition at the Vancouver Olympics. Bettering her 15th place finishSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:25 am Thai court starts Thaksin rulingThai judges start ruling on whether to seize billions of dollars' worth of assets from ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra's family.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:23 am Apolo Ohno's journey could lead to Olympics medals No. 8 and 9VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The likely end to Apolo Anton Ohno's Olympic career arrives Friday. And it will...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:22 am Swiss art museum founder Ernst Beyeler dies at 88Switzerland's internationally renowned Beyeler Foundation art museum says its founder Ernst Beyeler has died. He was 88.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:21 am Germany's Andre Lange, U.S.' Steve Holcomb set to battle in four-man bobsledWHISTLER, British Columbia - This will be the heavyweight championship of sliding sports, two drivers at the top...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:19 am LEAD: Japan's housing starts in January down for 14th straight month+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Japan's housing starts in January fell 8.1 percent from a year earlier to 64,951 units, declining for the 14th straight month, as a plunge in houses for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:18 am Cynicism in both India and Pakistan after talks - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:17 am Cynicism in both India and Pakistan after talks (Reuters)Reuters - Commentators in both India and Pakistan greeted on Friday the first official talks between their countries since the 2008 Mumbai attacks with a degree of cynicism even though no breakthrough had been expected.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:15 am Cynicism in both India and Pakistan after talksISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Commentators in both India and Pakistan greeted on Friday the first official talks between their countries since the 2008 Mumbai attacks with a degree of cynicism even though no breakthrough had been expected.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:15 am California man convicted of 5 serial slayings
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:14 am North Korea 'detains trespassers'North Korea says it has detained four South Korean "trespassers" who illegally crossed its border.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:12 am EU: Settlement goods not IsraeliThe European Court of Justice rules that Israeli goods made in Jewish settlements cannot be considered Israeli.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:10 am Lloyds Banking Group in full year profit of $4.3BLloyds Banking Group PLC on Friday reported a full-year net profit of 2.8 billion pounds as a goodwill gain helped offset soaring impairment charges.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:08 am Taliban suicide attack kills 17 in Afghan capital (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:06 am All hail `Queen Yu-na,' Olympic skating championKim Yu-na couldn't catch her breath. Perfectly fitting after the figure skating champion left the fans, the competition, the entire Olympics gasping at her brilliance.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:05 am India to review economy stimulusIndia's government unveils its annual budget, saying that stimulus measures introduced to boost growth must be reviewed.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:04 am The skinny on USA goalie Ryan MillerVANCOUVER, British Columbia - There are two good reasons that 137 players were chosen before Ryan Miller was selected...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:04 am Legal troubles aside, ex-Detroit mayor lives largeIf ever a public figure should be down for the count, it is Kwame Kilpatrick.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:03 am After break, Iowa jury takes up coach killing caseJurors will try again to reach a decision in the first-degree murder trial of a former football player accused of killing his high school coach in Iowa.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:02 am Lindsey Vonn to race Friday; Julia Mancuso backs off criticismVANCOUVER, British Columbia - The U.S. ski team Thursday confirmed that Lindsey Vonn will race Friday, despite...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am Detective killed, 2 officers wounded; suspect is found deadFRESNO, Calif. - A gunman killed a detective and wounded two other officers on Thursday, prompting a seven-hour...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:57 am Strong growth in Q4 likely to slow throughout 2010 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:56 am Kim Yu-na wins gold with record score (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:55 am U.S. champion Rachael Flatt struggles, finishes seventhVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Perhaps better known for the solid technical aspects in her skating than the eye-popping...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:53 am Dems may take shortcut in passing health overhaul - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:53 am Winter-weary Northeast deals with snow, rain, wind - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:53 am Ethics panel: NY congressman broke travel rules (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:52 am Old story is similar to Ala. prof's Mass. shooting (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:51 am Peterson lands a Hurricane, wins a silverJeret "Speedy" Peterson has spent much of his adult life searching for a glimmer of hope wrapped inside a Hurricane. Soaring 50 feet in the air on a clear, cold night at the Olympics — a night he called the best of his life — he found it.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:50 am Bottom line on health care summit: Dems push ahead (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:49 am Haiti wants refugees back in ravaged neighborhoodsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Relief officials have changed tack and are urging Haiti's earthquake homeless to return to their destroyed neighborhoods as the rainy season fast approaches....Source: AP Top International News At 5:16 a... | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:47 am Bombers, ‘intense’ gunbattles kill 17 in Kabul
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:46 am Court Reads Ruling on Thaksin Fortune - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:42 am China reports at least 29 injured in Yunnan quakeBEIJING (AP) -- At least 29 people were injured and hundreds of buildings damaged in an earthquake in southwestern China's Yunnan province, reports said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:16 a... | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:40 am Kabul Homicide Attacks Kill 17, Taliban Claim ResponsibilityHomicide bombers attacked in the heart of Kabul on Friday, triggering a series of explosions and gunbattles that killed at least 17 people in an area that's home to small residential hotels used by foreigners, police and witnesses said.Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:37 am Afghans give US soldiers a run for their moneyBADULA QULP, Afghanistan (AP) -- The battalion commander pondered the question: How much is a tree worth?...Source: AP Top International News At 5:16 a... | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:32 am Work Out RAP SongThis song consists entirely of sounds made in the gym. The vocals were recorded on the spot, too.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:30 am A Look at the Oscar-Nominated Short FilmsHere are, as briefly as possible, reviews of the five live-action short films.
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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:30 am Research Shows Evidence of a New Phase in Liquid Hydrogen"Some of what we found was surprising, and could change the basic equations of state used in models involving hydrogen."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:30 am Australia green minister demotedAustralian environment minister Peter Garrett is demoted over a home insulation programme linked to four deaths.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:13 am U.S. Bobsledder Arrested in VancouverA member of the U.S. Olympic team has been arrested for alleged assault in Whistler, B.C.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:10 am At Penn, a first: gay students help recruit gay applicantsLike many colleges, the University of Pennsylvania has undergrads help woo admitted students with similar interests or ethnic ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Senate jobs bill meets reluctance over distribution of highway fundsA bipartisan group of House members is complaining because California and three other states would receive more than half of a $1-billion pot, while 22 states would receive nothing.The Senate jobs bill, passed this week in a rare bipartisan vote, is running into resistance in the House because it is too generous to California and a few other states, critics said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Mexico puts its drug suspects on paradeCritics of the media events say human rights are also on the line, along with the country's efforts to establish the rule of law. But Mexico wants to show victories in its drug war.The manhunt was over. Raydel "Crutches" Lopez Uriarte, the alleged top enforcer for a vicious Tijuana drug gang that dissolved victims in lye, would now have to face justice.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Afghanistan capital Kabul hit by suicide attack - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:52 am High court to define reach of gun-control lawsIn 2008, when national gun rights advocates were looking for residents to challenge Chicago's ban on handguns, Otis McDonald ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:35 am Wind, rain pelts NortheastThe weather was so rough in the Northeast on Thursday that even a ski area closed.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:27 am Analysis: Common ground at health summit stays barrenThe extraordinary televised summit between President Obama and bipartisan congressional leaders at Blair House on Thursday was ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:27 am Texas attack revives debate over private jetsThe TSA's struggle to regulate private jets reflects the deep dispute over how much danger is posed by the planes, which fly ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:22 am Obama, Democrats ponder next healthcare movesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a seven-hour healthcare summit that did little to change Republican hearts and minds, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats face a challenge on Friday in deciding their next moves to reform the costly U.S. system.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:21 am Kim is golden queen of Olympic figure skating
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:19 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:19 am TSA to roll Austin plane crash into terror reviewThe Transportation Security Administration will review the fiery crash of a small plane into an IRS office building and use that ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:17 am Taliban attacks in central Kabul kill 14KABUL (Reuters) - At least 14 people were killed and 32 wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul on Friday, officials said, the latest audacious assault in the Afghan capital despite a renewed push against the insurgents.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:14 am Father says son took own lifeActor Walter Koenig is imploring anyone with suicidal thoughts to seek help. Koenig and his wife made the appeal in Vancouver's Stanley Park where their son's body was found. Former Growing Pains star Andrew Koenig committed suicide.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:11 am Sunni politician decides against election boycott in IraqA leading Sunni politician abandoned his call for a boycott of the upcoming national elections only to be accused by a government ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:08 am McChrystal: Taliban hears our footstepsRecent successes in killing or capturing top Taliban leaders have shaken the confidence of the militant organization and raised ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:59 pm Health summit shows divergent viewsCongressional leaders remain pessimistic that a marathon health care policy session with President Obama on Thursday will lead ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:55 pm Brazen Attack Kills 17 in Afghan CapitalTaliban Claims 5 Suicide Bombers Attacked 2 Buildings Used by Foreigners; Dozens More WoundedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:46 pm Toyota crisis puts spotlight on electronics
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:38 pm Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacierSINGAPORE (Reuters) - An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg, scientists said on Friday, in an event that could affect ocean circulation patterns.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:38 pm Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacierAn iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg, scientists said on Friday, in an event that could affect ocean circulation patterns.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:37 pm Anti-whaling activists end Antarctic campaignADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -- Anti-whaling activists on Friday cut short what they called their "most successful" Antarctic campaign against Japanese whalers, citing an engine problem on one of their ships....Source: AP Top International News At 5:16 a... | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:33 pm Taliban Claim Responsibility For Kabul AttacksThe Taliban are claiming responsibility for deadly suicide attacks that killed at least 17 people in the heart of Kabul. Afghan officials say civilians, Afghan policemen and an Indian citizen were among those killed. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:28 pm Israel recently denied violating international law, but admitted "tragic results"Smoke billows from a targeted location inside the northern Gaza Strip in December, 2008 during an Israeli air raid. The UN General Assembly was expected Friday to demand Israelis and Palestinians probe...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:22 pm a UN enquiry panel had accused Israel and Hamas of war crimes and possible crimes against humanityIsraeli tanks sit in positions on the northern border with the Gaza Strip in December, 2008. The UN General Assembly was expected Friday to demand Israelis and Palestinians probe alleged war crimes during...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:22 pm Some 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed during the Israeli military blitzProtesters demonstrate near the Israeli Embassy in London, in December, 2008. The UN General Assembly was expected Friday to demand Israelis and Palestinians probe alleged war crimes during the Gaza conflict,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:22 pm TFC off to a good startReds get morale boosting 1-0 win against FC Dallas during Thursday night exhibition match in Orlando
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:22 pm Airport worker says Guergis meltdown among worst he's seenJunior cabinet minister apologizes for her behaviour at Charlottetown Airport
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:15 pm James, Cavs heat up as Celtics go cold
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:09 pm Washington had been widely seen as playing a key role in bringing the two sides back togetherIndian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao shakes hands with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir prior to their meeting in New Delhi on February 25. India and Pakistan's first official talks since the 2008...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:04 pm India froze all official dialogue with Pakistan after the November 2008 Mumbai carnageChronology of key events in diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan. India and Pakistan's first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks moved relations out of the diplomatic deep freeze, but...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:04 pm The Indian side stressed the bulk of the meeting had consisted of pressing Islamabad to combat militancyIndian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao (L) shakes hands with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir in New Delhi on February 25. India and Pakistan's first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:04 pm NATO-led International Security Assistance Force soldiers stand guard in KabulNATO-led International Security Assistance Force soldiers stand guard in Kabul in late January. A suicide bomber killed 10 people near an upmarket shopping and hotel complex in the heart of Kabul on Friday,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:45 pm Afghan police frisk two commuters in MarjahAfghan police frisk two commuters in the Afghan town of Marjah. A suicide bomber killed 10 people near an upmarket shopping and hotel complex in the heart of Kabul on Friday, and police shot dead two other...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:45 pm JobsNo description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:44 pm VA to reopen Gulf War vets' filesThe Veterans Affairs Department will re-examine the disability claims of what could be thousands of Gulf War veterans suffering from ailments they blame on their war service, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:38 pm Paterson Gets Some Sobering Advice on His Future - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:36 pm At least 17 dead in series of blasts in KabulTaliban claim responsibility for attacks in the heart of Afghanistan's capital that target hotels and guest houses used by foreigners
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:23 pm Auto bosses in the hot seatWhat's next for the car makers? Watch Jeremy Cato and Michael Vaughan's exclusive interviews with the men at the top
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:14 pm S. Korea's Kim Shatters Record To Win Skating GoldKim Yu-na won South Korea's first Olympic medal in figure skating at the Vancouver Olympics — and did it by setting a record. Mao Asada of Japan took silver, and Canada's Joannie Rochette got the bronze. American Mirai Nagasu finished fourth. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:01 pm Feb. 26: What's in the stars for you today?Your daily horoscope
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern LightsA rock documentary on the band’s 2007 tour of Canada floats a tantalizing mystery about Mr. and Ms. White
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Justice Dept. To Launch Indigent Defense ProgramThe U.S. criminal justice system typically pits the defense against the prosecution. But defense lawyers for poor clients will get a hand from their usual adversaries when the Justice Department launches the Access to Justice initiative. A top constitutional lawyer is taking a leave of absence from Harvard to spearhead the project. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm The MessengerThe bombshell is the news of a soldier’s death and the delivery of that message is the heart of this unsentimental, yet deeply moving, story
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Cop OutBruce Willis seems baffled and Tracy Morgan acts like a gibbering idiot
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Fate Of Offshore Wind Farm In Government's HandsThe government is expected to decide next month whether a private developer can build the country's first offshore wind farm off Cape Cod, Mass. The project has been on a winning streak with court victories and state approvals, but it hasn't won the support of local officials or American Indians. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Ethics panel singles out N.Y.'s RangelRep. Charles Rangel, the most powerful tax-writing lawmaker in Congress and a 40-year veteran of Capitol Hill, acknowledged Thursday ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:53 pm Series of Explosions Rock KabulTwo Police Killed in Blasts, Gunmen Opened Fire near City CenterSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:30 pm Orca to be spared in trainer's death - USA Today
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:16 pm 'The Hurt Locker' sets off conflictSome soldiers and veterans say the movie, a favorite for the best picture Oscar, portrays them as renegades and doesn't depict combat accurately. But film critics have praised its authenticity.Many film critics -- and awards voters -- have praised “The Hurt Locker’s” depiction of the U.S. military in Iraq, often singling out the bomb disposal drama for its authenticity. But as the film emerges as a favorite to win the best picture Oscar, a number of active soldiers and veterans say the film is Hollywood hokum, portraying soldiers as renegades while failing to represent details about combat accurately.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 8:45 pm Since Lobo took office Honduras has restored diplomatic ties with at least 29 countriesNew Honduran President Porfirio Lobo, pictured earlier this month, on Thursday fired the military leaders responsible for leading the coup against then-president Manuel Zelaya last June.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2010 | 8:42 pm 'Growing Pains' Actor Found Dead, Police SayAndrew Koenig, who played Boner in the 1980s sitcom, was last seen in Vancouver on Feb. 14. The actor's father said he committed suicide, though police would not release a cause of death. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2010 | 8:37 pm The commission will have the task of organising a presidential election, put off since 2005Ivory Coast soldiers stand guard in front of the presidential palace in Abidjan. A new Independent Electoral Commission was installed in Ivory Coast Friday with an opposition figure in charge after two...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2010 | 8:33 pm Toyoda meets with LaHood, thanks workers at plantWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda had a "cordial and open" meeting on Thursday with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood before thanking workers in Kentucky for supporting him during his appearance before Congress.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 8:25 pm Why wasn't Amy Bishop arrested in 1986? - NECN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 25 Feb 2010 | 7:43 pm Video: Vancouver PD on KoenigCBS News Raw: Vancouver Police spokeswoman Jana McGuinness describes the police search for the body of actor Andrew Koenig.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Feb 2010 | 7:39 pm Video: Preview: Battle Over HistoryThe Armenians call it their holocaust - the 1915 forced deportation and massacre of more than a million Armenians by the Turks. But the Turks and our own government have refused to call it genocide.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Feb 2010 | 7:05 pm Two plead not guilty to NYC subway bomb plotNEW YORK (Reuters) - Two co-defendants of a man who has admitted to planning a suicide bombing of the New York City subways with al Qaeda training pleaded not guilty on Thursday to conspiring in the plot.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:53 pm Man found guilty in deaths of O.C. girl, 4 L.A. County womenIt is Rodney James Alcala's third conviction in the murder of Robin Samsoe, 12, of Huntington Beach in 1979, and his first trial in the other cases.Rodney James Alcala, a onetime photographer and "Dating Game" contestant, was convicted Thursday of murdering four women and a 12-year-old girl during a killing rampage in Los Angeles and Orange counties in the late 1970s.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:39 pm A bit of drama, a test of patience at healthcare summitThe overhaul debate has been a messy task for Obama, and it was on full display at the bipartisan talks.The healthcare summit had reached the point on the agenda where discussion was supposed to center on medical insurance.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:38 pm Healthcare summit reveals chasm between partiesPresident Obama's summit shows party differences to be as wide as ever. It makes clear that if Democrats hope to overhaul healthcare, they must go it alone.Facing unbending Republican opposition to a healthcare overhaul, President Obama confronted a stark reality Thursday as his televised summit ended: If he and his Democratic allies in Congress want to reshape the nation's healthcare system, they will have to do it by themselves.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:38 pm Obama aides push back on venue for terrorism trialsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration bluntly urged the Congress on Thursday to steer clear of directing where terrorism suspects should be prosecuted, pushing back against efforts to require military rather than civilian trials.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:37 pm California subpoenas big health insurers' financial recordsProsecutors are seeking documents from Anthem, Aetna, Cigna, Blue Shield, Kaiser, Health Net and PacifiCare in a probe of whether they raised rates illegally and denied payment of legitimate claims.The California state attorney general's office said Thursday that it had subpoenaed financial records of California's seven largest health insurance companies as part of an investigation into whether they illegally raised customer premiums and denied payment of legitimate claims.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:31 pm Deadly killer whale pushed trainer around 'like a toy'A woman who saw a killer whale attack its trainer at SeaWorld Orlando says the animal didn't seem to be biting her, but rather pushing her around like a toy.Paula Gillespie, her husband Wayne and two daughters were in an observation...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:25 pm Canada Shuts Out U.S., Wins Women's Hockey GoldCanada beat the United States 2-0 to win the women's hockey gold medal in a third straight Olympics. The Canadians kept nearly the entire game in the Americans' end — outpassing, outshooting and simply outworking the only team in women's hockey with a chance of standing up to them. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:22 pm AP: Rep. Charles Rangel broke rules, ethics panel findsRep. Charles Rangel, the most powerful tax-writing lawmaker in Congress and a 34-year veteran of Capitol Hill, knowingly accepted Caribbean trips from a corporation in violation of House rules, the House Ethics Committee ruled Thursday, The Associated Press has learned.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:58 pm Ethics Panel To Cite Rangel For Caribbean TripsThe House ethics committee has concluded that Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel took Caribbean trips in violation of House rules forbidding hidden financing by corporations, according to The Associated Press. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:09 pm Aussie students suspended over Facebook bullyingBRISBANE - Twenty students from a Brisbane high school have been suspended for bullying a staff member on Facebook.Education Queensland said it doesn't tolerate bullying, harassment and threatening behaviour and the students,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:40 pm Vonn To Race In Slalom Despite New InjuryAfter Lindsey Vonn crashed in Wednesday's giant slalom and broke her right pinkie, it looked like her Vancouver Games just might be over. But the U.S. Ski Team said Vonn will race in Friday's slalom race, the final women's Alpine event of the Olympics. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:37 pm Italy Oil Spill Raises Fear of Crop DamageOfficials Warn Farm Output May Be Affected in Po River Valley; Region Accounts For 40 Percent of Italian GDPSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm Pardon Me While I Check You Out (Hold Still, Please)In the latest sign that facial recognition is getting more sophisticated than people's ability to cope with it, a new phone app called Recognizr promises to "augment reality" in a new way: using an image of a person to tell you who they are. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:51 pm Whale That Killed Trainer Won't Be IsolatedSeaWorld said Thursday that a killer whale that dragged a trainer under water, killing her, will continue interacting with the Orlando park's seven other whales. The park said it was reviewing its procedures after the attack and would change them as needed. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:46 pm L.A. council agrees to give up some special fundsThe Los Angeles City Council voted Thursday to give up $12 million that would normally pay for pet projects in their districts and instead use it to replenish the city's emergency reserve. The city's credit rating has been downgraded in recent days in part because officials plan to tap that reserve to counter the city's $212-million budget shortfall.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:30 pm Mall shoppers shocked as shark tank cracksDUBAI ? We all know the dangers inherent in malls: aggressive salespeople, foodcourts that should be shut down by a Health Inspector, and those super-slippery polished floors.But ? sharks?The Middle East's biggest shopping...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:30 pm Assisted Suicide Guidelines in the UKTop Britain Prosecutor Published a List Describing Which Assisted Suicides Were Likely to Land in CourtSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm Row as Oz passports used in killingCANBERRA - The global diplomatic fallout from what most of the world believes was a bungled assassination by the Israeli spy agency Mossad reached Australia yesterday as details emerged of the team that killed Palestinian Hamas commander...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm David Mills bribery case thrown out of Italian court on technicalityItaly's highest court on Thursday dropped a bribery case against a British lawyer accused of accepting £370,000 from Silvio Berlusconi in return for giving false evidence.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:43 pm Clinton says deficit now a security issueWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday said "outrageous" advice from former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan helped create record U.S. budget deficits that put national security at risk.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:24 pm Four injured in Quebec train derailmentQUEBEC - A passenger train has derailed near Quebec City, slightly injuring four people.Via Rail said Thursday the four were taken to a nearby hospital. The train was carrying about 120 people and 10 crew.Officials did not...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:16 pm Court poised to seize Thai ex-leader's fortuneBANGKOK - Thailand is bracing for "Judgment Day" today - when the highest court decides whether to seize the US$2.29 ($3.32) billion fortune of the country's divisive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra.The universal assumption is that...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:00 pm Myanmar Opposition Leader to Be Freed?Lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi Says He's Optimistic She'll Be Released after Friday Appeal HearingSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:30 pm Pakistan: CIA Strike Kills Taliban LeaderMohammed Qari Zafar, Linked to 2006 Bombing of U.S. Embassy in Karachi, Dead in Attack, Pakistani Intelligence Officials SaySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:30 pm India and Pakistan get down to 'talks about talks'NEW DELHI - India and Pakistan held high-level peace talks last night for the first time since the 2008 Mumbai attacks in an effort to rebuild confidence and reduce tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.The one-day talks in...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm German Officer Who Defied Nazi Orders DiesSoldier Blew Up Munitions Depot Instead of Destroying Bordeaux PortSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:30 am Day in PicturesA Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera LensSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:28 am Quake child's body recoveredThe final member of the Sanson-Rejouis family killed in the Haitian earthquake was recovered yesterday from the remains of a collapsed hotel.Nelson woman Emily Sanson-Rejouis survived but her husband, United Nations worker Emmanuel...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:15 am School dumps all teachersA school on Rhode Island has fired all its teachers. The Central Falls School Committee this week approved a plan to fire every teacher at its underperforming high school at the end of the school year. No more than half could...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:40 am Oil Spill Sparks Food Fears on Italian FarmsSludge from an oil spill snaking along the Po River reached the province of Parma on Thursday, raising fears that the home of Italy's famed prosciutto, parmesan cheese and other agricultural staples might be at risk of water contamination.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:11 am Speed camera murder trialA man charged with killing the operator of a speed-camera van along a motorway in north Phoenix, Arizona, has been found competent to stand trial and will not face the death penalty. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Michael...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:10 am Syria Defies U.S. Calls to Loosen Long-Time Iranian TiesSyrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:04 am German Officer Who Defied Orders to Save French Port DiesA former German officer who helped save Bordeaux's port from destruction by Nazi forces in World War II has died.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:33 am Mom Avoids Murder Charge After Starving Girl to DeathA mother in Britain who starved her seven-year-old daughter to death has been cleared of her murder and had her guilty plea to manslaughter accepted.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:23 am 9 Russian Neo-Nazis Get Up to 23 Years in PrisonA Russian court has sentenced nine ultranationalists to up to 23 years in jail for a series of hate-motivated killings.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Feb 2010 | 8:51 am List of Israeli Suspects in Hamas Assassination GrowsThe names of at least eight new suspects who Dubai police are linking to the slaying of a top Hamas operative match those of people in Israel.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Feb 2010 | 8:38 am Teen Girls Reportedly Cut Baby From Mother's WombTwo teenage girls snatched another teenager's unborn baby from her womb in a crude cesarean operation, Columbian newspaper El Tiempo reported Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Feb 2010 | 8:28 am Chief of Algerian Police Shot, Killed by ColleagueA law enforcement official says the chief of Algeria's national police force has been shot and killed by a colleague.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Feb 2010 | 8:25 am North Korea Says 4 South Koreans Entered Country IllegallyNorth Korea said Friday four South Koreans are under investigation for illegally entering the country.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Feb 2010 | 7:48 am 'Climategate' university rejects accusations that it manipulated researchThe university at the centre of the ''Climategate'' row over global warming data today rejected accusations that it had lost or manipulated scientific research.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Feb 2010 | 7:44 am Toyota faces tough road to redemption after grillingTOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's president apologized to U.S. lawmakers and ended the day in tears, marking a potential climax to his company's safety crisis but leaving it with a long road to rebuild its reputation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 4:23 am Navy intercepts Argentinian warship near British watersThe Royal Navy has intercepted an Argentine warship near British waters in an apparent escalation of the row over the Falkland Islands.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:51 am
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