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Chile quake death toll over 700 as rescue ramps upCONCEPCION, Chile (AP) -- Police fired tear gas and imposed an overnight curfew to control looters who sacked virtually every market in this hard-hit city as Chile's earthquake toll surpassed 700. President Michelle Bachelet promised imminent deliveries of food, water and shelter for thousands living on the streets....Source: AP Top International News At 4:35 a... | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:20 am Karadzic calls Serb cause 'holy'Former leader Radovan Karadzic says the Serb cause in the Bosnian war was "just and holy", as his genocide trial resumes.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:12 am LEAD: Japan new vehicle sales rise 35% in Feb., up for 7th month+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) New vehicle sales in Japan soared 35.1 percent in February from a year earlier to 294,887 units for the seventh straight month of growth, an industry body...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:11 am Karadzic ends trial boycott, defends 'holy' war (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:10 am Sidney Crosby, world's best hockey player, makes it a golden day for CanadaVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Sidney Crosby is the world's best hockey player. Or the second-best, if you...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:05 am Teen dies after falling into sewage pitA teenage worker taking out the garbage at a Long Island doughnut shop fell into a sewage pit and died.
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:05 am Ukraine's new leader visits anxious EU leadersThe EU rolled out the red carpet Monday for new Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych, on his first foreign trip, hoping to hear that his pro-Russian past won't reverse Kiev's recent turn to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:03 am Jose Manuel Barroso (right) shakes hands with Viktor YanukovychEuropean Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (right) greets new Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Brussels. The EU rolled out the red carpet for Yanukovych, on his first foreign trip, hoping...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:03 am Recapping the U.S. medal winnersThe United States left Vancouver with a record 37 medals. A look at each of the American medal winners: Alpine...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:02 am Boxing: WBA champ Nashiro set for rematch with Cazares+(Kyodo) _ WBA super flyweight champion Nobuo Nashiro will take on Hugo Cazares of Mexico in his third defense of the title on May 8, his Muto boxing gym said Monday. Nashiro was...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:01 am Greek PM says corruption at heart of crisisATHENS (Reuters) - Corruption and impunity from prosecution lie at the heart of Greek's debt crisis, Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Monday, calling on citizens to stomach the pain required to put the country back on track.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:01 am Greek PM says corruption at heart of crisis (Reuters)Reuters - Corruption and impunity from prosecution lie at the heart of Greek's debt crisis, Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Monday, calling on citizens to stomach the pain required to put the country back on track.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:01 am Bodies found in tribal PakistanThe bodies of 17 suspected militants were found in a tribal region of north-west Pakistan on Sunday, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am Against All Odds, a Radical S.F. Republican Takes on PelosiJohn Dennis believes Nancy Pelosi has stripped him of numerous personal liberties. Now the real-estate investor, and self-declared "Tea Party" Republican is mounting a challenge to Pelosi in San Francisco's Eighth District. San Francisco politicos aren't exactly holding their breath for a Republican upset.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am Duke defeats Virginia to set up ACC showdown against MarylandCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Senior forward Lance Thomas was so excited about what's coming up this week for Duke...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:59 am Lakers bring the defense for Carmelo Anthony and NuggetsLOS ANGELES - Only the Lakers, content to be good rather than great in pretty typical behavior for a defending...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:56 am Aftershocks Shake Chile as Rescue Efforts Continue - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:54 am VIDEO: Chileans sleep outside in fear of quake-hit homes. Duration: 01:27Thousands of shell-shocked Chileans awakened Sunday after an anxious night spent sleeping out-of-doors, gripped with fear that buildings damaged by a massive earthquake could fall on their heads. Duration:...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:54 am Troops called to halt looters after Chile quakeTroops fired teargas and imposed a curfew Monday to stop looters running off with trolleyloads of goods from the wreckage of Chile's quake as rescuers scrabbled through rubble for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:54 am Some two million Chileans are estimated to have been affected by the quake, the seventh most powerful on recordGraphic on the 8.8-magnitude quake in Chile. Troops fired teargas and imposed a curfew to stop looters running off with trolleyloads of goods from the wreckage of Chile's quake as rescuers scrabbled through...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:54 am The army has been called in to help the overwhelmed police force deal with looters in ConcepcionA woman carries bags full of toilet paper as people are seen looting a supermarket in Concepcion. Troops fired teargas and imposed a curfew to stop looters running off with trolleyloads of goods from the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:54 am Officials said 1.5 million houses and buildings were destroyed or badly damaged by the quakeChilean rescue workers looks for victims in a wrecked building in Concepcion on February 28. Troops fired teargas and imposed a curfew to stop looters running off with trolleyloads of goods from the wreckage...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:54 am The total value of economic damage is likely to range between $15 bln and $30 blnA policeman stands near a collapsed bridge in Santiago following a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile. Troops fired teargas and imposed a curfew to stop looters running off with trolleyloads of goods...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:54 am Tyreke Evans has all the answers as Kings defeat ClippersSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Tyreke Evans walked into the media room at Arco Arena late Sunday night and stood at the podium...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:53 am EU monetary boss visiting Greece - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:52 am Rangers regrouping with different playersGREENBURGH, N.Y. - Three players not with the Rangers for most of their Olympic break practices were on the ice...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am EU monetary boss visiting GreeceThe EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs is visiting Greece to discuss the country's cost-cutting efforts.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am Troops called to halt looters after Chile quake (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am LEAD: JAL to solicit record 2,700 applications for early retirement+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Japan Airlines Corp. said Monday it will solicit around 2,700 employee applications for an early retirement program as it aims to turn itself around...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am Russia-Georgia crossing reopensRussia and Georgia reopen a border crossing that has been closed since July 2006, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:49 am Career NL player Pierre adjusts to life in the ALJuan Pierre is on a new team, in a new league — and back at the same spring training complex as last year.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:49 am 5,200 Australians Bare All for Photo ShootIconic Sydney Opera House is Backdrop for Photographer Spencer Tunick's Latest Study Into Mass-NakednessSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:48 am Canada's Olympics CEO: 'These Olympic Games have lifted us up'VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The turquoise-clad Vancouver volunteers heard the question thousands of times a day....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:47 am 2ND LD: 4 arrested over illegal funds to DPJ lower house member Kobayashi+SAPPORO, March 1 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Prosecutors arrested four people Monday, including three senior members of a teachers' labor union in Hokkaido on suspicion they providedSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:47 am Bomb Kills NATO Service Member, 4 Afghan CiviliansA suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy Monday outside the major southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing one NATO service member and four Afghan civilians, officials said. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:46 am Athletics covet a little Coco Crisp in the outfieldMajor league teams covet switch-hitting outfielders who play good defense and fly around the bases. That explains...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:43 am Search spreads for Calif. teen; sex offender heldSAN DIEGO - Authorities and volunteers are widening a search for a 17-year-old missing in San Diego County after...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:39 am Museveni 'wants son to take over'Uganda's opposition says President Museveni wants his son to succeed him, after he was made presidential guard head.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:39 am Hewitt on EuropeMomentum builds for eurozone to rescue GreeceSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:37 am Al-Qaida growing in strength and numbers in AfricaWASHINGTON - U.S. defense and counterterrorism officials say al-Qaida's terror network in North Africa is...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:36 am Bomb kills NATO service member, 4 Afghan civiliansA suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy Monday outside the major southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing one NATO service ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:35 am Clinton to meet with Uruguay's incoming presidentSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Troops from Uruguay are regularly among U.N. peacekeeping forces deployed around the world, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is hoping to persuade that country's new president to continue the support....Source: AP Top International News At 4:35 a... | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:34 am 5,200 Australians bare all for photo shoot (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:33 am Karadzic defends Bosnian Serb 'holy' cause at trial - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:33 am Bosnian Serb leader opens defense against genocideTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic says his people defended themselves against Islamic fundamentalists who started the war in Bosnia to lay claim to the entire country....Source: AP Top International News At 4:35 a... | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:32 am Bosnian Serb leader opens defense against genocide (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:32 am White Plains mayor Adam Bradley busted in wife assault - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:31 am Afghan: When shooting stops, some soldiers readBADULA QULP, Afghanistan (AP) -- When he was a child, and it was bedtime and lights out, Gene Hicks would hide under the blankets and read with a flashlight. Now he's Army 1st Sgt. Gene Hicks, fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, and sometimes lies in his sleeping bag reading with a flashlight....Source: AP Top International News At 4:35 a... | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:31 am Afghan: When shooting stops, some soldiers readWhen he was a child, and it was bedtime and lights out, Gene Hicks would hide under the blankets and read with a flashlight. Now he's Army 1st Sgt. Gene Hicks, fighting the Taliban in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:31 am Search spreads for Calif. teen; sex offender heldAuthorities and volunteers are widening a search for a 17-year-old missing in San Diego County after a registered sex offender was arrested in connection with her disappearance.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:30 am Four Afghan civilians die in suicide attack: officialKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Four Afghan civilians were killed on Monday when a suicide car bomber hit a NATO-led convoy in southern Afghanistan, a hospital doctor and witnesses said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:29 am Beijing-recognized Panchen Lama joins top political advisory body+(Kyodo) _ The Beijing-appointed Panchen Lama, the second-highest spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism, has been appointed to the country's top legislative advisory body, state media...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:29 am Search spreads for Calif. teen; sex offender held (AP)AP - Authorities and volunteers are widening a search for a 17-year-old missing in San Diego County after a registered sex offender was arrested in connection with her disappearance.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:28 am No Wonder Waterboarding Doesn't Work"At New Bagram Prison in Afghanistan, Some Inmates Buoyant"--headline, McClatchy Newspapers
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:20 am 2ND LD: Japan to provide $3 mil. in emergency aid to quake-struck Chile+TOKYO, March 1 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING, RECASTING) Japan decided Monday to provide up to $3 million in emergency grant aid to Chile to help the country cope with the massive...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:19 am China PLA officer urges challenging U.S. dominanceBEIJING (Reuters) - China should build the world's strongest military and move swiftly to displace the United States as the global "champion," a Chinese PLA officer says in a new book...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:18 am Chile steps up rescue after quakeChile announces emergency measures after a massive quake kills more than 700 people and wreaks widespread destruction.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:16 am Violent storm kills 51 people in Europe - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:16 am Chile Troops Battle Looters as Quake Toll Hits 708Police fired tear gas and imposed an overnight curfew to control looters who sacked virtually every market in this hard-hit city as Chile's earthquake toll surpassed 700.Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:13 am Clinton to meet with Uruguay's incoming presidentTroops from Uruguay are regularly among U.N. peacekeeping forces deployed around the world, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is hoping to persuade that country's new president to continue the support.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:11 am France storm death toll hits 47; overall up to 53PARIS (AP) -- France's interior minister says the death toll from a violent storm that lashed western France with hurricane-force winds has risen to 47. At least six people died in other countries....Source: AP Top International News At 4:35 a... | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:08 am Scientists Defend Dire Tsunami WarningDespite Absence of Massive Waves' after Chile Quake, Officials say Best was Done with Data AvailableSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:07 am Radovan Karadzic tells UN court the Bosnian war was 'just and holy'Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, told a UN court that the Serbs' cause in the Bosnian war was "just and holy".Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:06 am East Texas church fires at a glanceA list of the 10 church fires in east Texas since Jan. 1 that authorities have ruled were started intentionally. The list does not include a Jan. 19 blaze at First Baptist Church in the central Texas town of Temple, which authorities suspect was arson.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:03 am Luongo steps out of Brodeur's shadow with goldRoberto Luongo waited his entire career for a chance to step out of the Martin Brodeur's shadow, between the pipes and into a championship-game spotlight.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:01 am Arson suspects grew up together in Texas churchEven as authorities closed in, one of the two suspects in a string of east Texas church fires attended a Sunday service and went to a Baptist ministry on his junior college campus for a free meal.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Vivendi 4th-quarter net loss narrows 32 pctVivendi SA said Monday its net loss narrowed by 32 percent in the fourth quarter due to lower financial charges, even though it made a euro550 million ($746 million) provision to cover possible fines from a U.S. class action suit brought by shareholders.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:59 am Chile troops impose curfew in quake-stricken townsCONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Chile's government scrambled on Monday to provide aid to thousands of homeless in coastal towns devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunamis as 10,000 troops moved into stricken areas to quell looting.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:56 am Chile troops impose curfew in quake-stricken towns (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:56 am PSN Crashed: 8001050F - Network Failure for PS3 Consoles!PSN Crashed: 8001050F - Network Failure for PS3 Consoles! Today it appears PSN crashed, with widespread reports of error code 8001050F.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:49 am Online 'beats newspapers' in USOnline news has become more popular that reading newspapers in the US, according to a Pew Research Center survey.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:49 am Germany's Merkel opposed to Greek bailoutGermany's chancellor says she is opposed to EU countries bailing out fellow eurozone member Greece.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:49 am Bosnian Serb leader begins defense in court
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:44 am Director unveils huge Tron Legacy spoilers, awesome footageFans in Los Angeles were treated to the new 3-D IMAX trailer for Tron Legacy in Los Angeles on Saturday—not once, but twice—while director Joseph Kosinski answered questions and revealed a lot of spoilery plot points in a brief talk with original Tron director Steven Lisberger.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:40 am World's most powerful atom smasher restarts: CERNScientists have restarted the world's most powerful atom-smasher overnight, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) said Sunday, as they launch a new bid to uncover the secrets of the universe.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:40 am Verizon Sued in Class-Action Over Phantom Data FeesCleveland-based law firm Goldman Scarlato & Karon on Friday sued Verizon in a class-action case that accuses it of illegally charging phantom data fees.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:40 am Mark your iCal: New date for Biblical rapture May 21, 2011Harold Camping lets out a hearty chuckle when he considers the people who believe the world will end in 2012. The Mayans and the recent Hollywood movie "2012" have put the apocalypse in the popular mind this year, but Camping has been at this business for a long time. The real date for the end of times, he says, is in 2011.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:40 am Pacards read "Never again" in Istanbul where 2,000 people gathered to demonstrate against coups d'etat in TurkeyProtestors hold placards reading "Never again" on February 28, 2010 in downtown Istanbul where some 2,000 people gathered to demonstrate against coups d'etat in Turkey. A Turkish court has charged two...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:36 am HSBC 2009 profit rises 2 pct to $5.8 billionHSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank, reported Monday that full-year profit rose 2 percent as sharply lower operating costs helped offset an increase in loan impairment charges.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:34 am New analysis reasserts video games' link to violenceThe new review of 130 studies "strongly suggests" a link to aggressive thoughts and behavior, but a critique calls the analysis ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:33 am Prudential in AIG Asia unit talksPrudential confirms it is in advanced talks to buy one of Asia's biggest insurance firms in a deal worth up to $35bn (£23bn).Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:32 am Al-Qaida growing in strength and numbers in Africa (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:22 am Analysis: Republicans setting filibuster record - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:21 am Chile Quake Death Toll Over 700 As Rescue Ramps UpA massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake capable of tremendous damage struck central Chile early Saturday, shaking the capital for a minute and a half and setting off a tsunami. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:21 am Chile quake death toll over 700 as rescue ramps up (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:21 am Analysis: Republicans setting filibuster recordThe filibuster — tool of obstruction in the U.S. Senate — is alternately blamed and praised for wilting President Barack Obama's ambitious agenda. Some even say it's made the nation ungovernable.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:20 am A vehicle drives through the Darial Gorge (Verkhny Lars) border-crossing checkpoint between Georgia and RussiaA vehicle drives through the Darial Gorge (Verkhny Lars) border-crossing checkpoint, 170kms from Tbilisi, early on March 1, 2010. The only usable land border crossing between Georgia and Russia reopened...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:19 am 1 in 4 parents buys unproven vaccine-autism link (AP)AP - One in four U.S. parents believes some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, but even many of those worried about vaccine risks think their children should be vaccinated.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:18 am NY teen dumping garbage falls in sewage pit, diesA teenage worker taking out the garbage at a doughnut shop on Sunday night fell into a sewage pit and died, police said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:16 am Bomb kills NATO service member, 4 Afghan civiliansKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy Monday outside the major southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing one NATO service member and four Afghan civilians, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 4:35 a... | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:14 am Bomb Kills NATO Service Member, 4 Afghan CiviliansMarines and Afghan troops cleared the last major pocket of resistance in the former Taliban-ruled town of Marjah on Saturday — part of an offensive that is the run-up to a larger showdown this year in the most strategic part of Afghanistan's dangerous south. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:13 am With so many incarnations, Brown not easily pinned down - Oakland Tribune
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:09 am A suicide pact, Delco ME rules: Services set for Interboro students - Philadelphia Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:09 am Four Afghan civilians die in suicide attack: official - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:07 am Iran releases 6 journalists, opposition activistsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian media say six journalists and opposition activists held for suspected involvement in the country's postelection turmoil have been released on bail....Source: AP Top International News At 4:35 a... | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:07 am India beat Pakistan in hockey World CupIndia win their opening match in the men's field hockey World Cup in Delhi - against arch-rival Pakistan.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:06 am SKorea renews offer of incentives for disarmamentSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's president said Monday that he wants to achieve "genuine" reconciliation with North Korea through dialogue and renewed his offer of a package of incentives for the North's nuclear disarmament....Source: AP Top International News At 4:35 a... | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:03 am Sex addiction divides mental health expertsIs extreme sexual acting out an obsessive-compulsive disorder, a sign of depression or just bad behavior? 'If we are looking at a disorder, it's not clear what that disorder is,' one expert says.Tiger Woods, who recently admitted to multiple extramarital affairs, said he is receiving treatment. David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed professor on the TV show "Californication," underwent rehab in 2008. Dr. Drew Pinsky has launched a reality series dealing with the subject.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am House panel may revive Armenian genocide resolutionThe measure, which risks offending Turkey, a U.S. ally, is being handled more cautiously after the 2007 effort, when it appeared headed toward approval.Two and a half years after lawmakers fell short in their effort to pass a resolution to recognize the Armenian genocide, sponsors of the long-debated measure are launching a new bid to bring the issue before the House.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Haiti confronts a monumental disposal problemMore than a month after the Jan. 12 earthquake that leveled most of Port-au-Prince, the huge task of clearing the rubble remains.When a city crashes to the ground, how do you dispose of it?
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Southern California's Chilean community organizes to help quake victimsThe small but tightknit group says it wants to do whatever it can even as its members are scrambling to make contact with loved ones in their homeland. 'We have a lot of anguish,' one says.Southern California's small but tightknit Chilean community scrambled Sunday to contact loved ones affected by the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck their homeland Saturday, and began organizing to help victims.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Afghan soldiers show improvement in Marja assaultThe top Marine commander says Afghan troops, overall, exceeded his expectations. But there is still a need for more training.The Afghan troops who supported the U.S. Marines in the battle to end Taliban control of this town in Helmand province showed marked improvement over last summer's performance in a similar fight but still need much more training, Marine commanders say.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am GOP moderates poised to gain ground in CongressSeveral joined with Democrats to block a filibuster on a jobs bill, a watershed moment for this Republican faction.With healthcare legislation mired in partisanship, "tea party" activists on the march and GOP leadership dominated by conservatives, Capitol Hill looks like a parched landscape for the withered moderate wing of the Republican Party.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Obama in excellent health, doctor says, but he should quit smokingThe president undergoes his first physical exam since entering office. He's declared 'fit for duty,' but there is some concern about his elevated cholesterol levels.President Obama is fit as a fiddle, but he should lower his cholesterol and kick his smoking habit.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Red Tires and Rockets: 1928 Opel Motoclub is awesomely insanRetro bike with rocket propulsion is truly very cool!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Mar 2010 | 12:50 am Toyoda slips into China on damage control missionBEIJING (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda sought to ease quality concerns during a low-key visit to China on Monday, fresh from a grueling hearing in the U.S. Congress over his company's biggest safety crisis.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 12:46 am Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan KaradzicFormer Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appears in the courtroom of the ICTY War Crimes tribunal in the Hague on November 3, 2009. Karadzic suspends the boycott of his genocide trial on Monday to outline...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 12:46 am Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is conducting his own defence in The HagueJournalists listen while former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appears in the courtroom of the ICTY War Crimes tribunal in the Hague on November 3, 2009. Karadzic, who is conducting his own defence...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 12:46 am Obama gets clean bill of health, despite smoking, elevated cholesterol - Boston Globe
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Mar 2010 | 12:24 am Palestinian Cabinet stakes claim amid shrine furorHEBRON, West Bank (AP) -- The Palestinian Cabinet moved its weekly meeting to Hebron on Monday in a symbolic act against Israel's addition of a contested shrine in this volatile West Bank city to its list of national heritage sites....Source: AP Top International News At 4:35 a... | 1 Mar 2010 | 12:11 am Entire Bad Company 2 Single Player Leaked (Videos)See the entire single player campaign in action!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 28 Feb 2010 | 11:50 pm Pentagon panel has contractor contactsMore than half of the panel members appointed to review the Pentagon's latest four-year strategy blueprint have financial ties ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Feb 2010 | 11:30 pm Chilean earthquake hints at dangers of 'Big One' for USAOne of the really "Big Ones" to shake the United States was a magnitude-9.0 earthquake along the Pacific Northwest coast more ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Feb 2010 | 11:27 pm Chile: 'Giant effort' needed for recoveryChile began digging out from under the rubble Sunday after a magnitude-8.8 earthquake left President Michelle Bachelet pleading ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Feb 2010 | 11:13 pm Tsunami alerts help save livesSensor buoys are among the newest tools deployed to give coastal areas enough time to prepare for potentially destructive waves.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Feb 2010 | 11:11 pm HSBC CEO to give bonus to charity: reportsMichael Geoghegan, the chief executive of Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings (HSBA.L), is set to give his bonus to charity, newspapers have reported, following a high-profile row over the sums paid to bankers.||Three British...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 28 Feb 2010 | 11:10 pm Fla. deadliest state for walkers, cyclistsExact causes, fixes elude officials, but growth, tourism factors in state's alarming statistics.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Feb 2010 | 11:09 pm Some scientists defend tsunami warningsHONOLULU (AP) -- The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that "urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property."...Source: AP Top International News At 4:35 a... | 28 Feb 2010 | 11:03 pm O'Neal to have surgery to repair injured thumb
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:43 pm Aussie agency turns to Facebook for new spiesSYDNEY - Australia's top spy agency is targeting Facebook users in a new recruitment campaign.Some Facebook users with links to Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra have been seeing ASIO job advertisements in the past two weeks.ASIO's...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:23 pm Chile quake toll limited by good planningScientists and engineers in Chile and the U.S. agree that even though half a million homes were heavily damaged in the 8.8 earthquake, stringent building codes resulted in fewer deaths.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:23 pm Ceremony Marks End of Bittersweet OlympicsWinter Games Were Marred by Mishaps, Athlete's Death, But Canada Celebrates Record Gold Medal HaulSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:22 pm Workers put furloughs to good useSome employees are doing good works instead of working on their unpaid furlough days.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:13 pm Senate impasse puts federal employees out of workTwo thousand federal transportation workers will be furloughed without pay on Monday, and the Obama administration said they have a Kentucky senator to blame for it.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:04 pm 'Gradual' campaign likely in KandaharAs U.S. and Afghan forces squeeze the last fighters from the Taliban stronghold of Marjah the coalition is preparing to move ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:03 pm Taliban Flees Marjah, Threat Remains For MarinesU.S. Marines and their Afghan counterparts are tightening their hold on the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, in southern Afghanistan. But hundreds of deadly homemade bombs, or IEDs, remain behind. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm U.S. Crafts Plan To Quicken Broadband SpeedsImagine surfing an Internet that's blazingly fast: Music and movies stream in with no interruptions; software programs download in seconds. This may not happen anytime soon — but the government is creating a plan for better broadband access and speeds. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm 'Lady Al-Qaida' Awaits Sentencing For Afghan AttackIn early February, a federal court in New York convicted Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui of attempted murder of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The FBI says she was an al-Qaida operative. She says she was held in secret custody by Pakistan and the U.S. and tortured, which the U.S. denies. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Obama set for 'up or down vote' on health careThe White House's top health care adviser on Sunday repeated a call by President Obama for "an up or down vote" on health care ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Feb 2010 | 9:45 pm S. Korea renews disarmament incentive offerSouth Korea's president said Monday that he wants to achieve "genuine" reconciliation with the North through dialogue and renewed his offer of a package of incentives for nuclear disarmament.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Feb 2010 | 9:41 pm Opinion: Silver lining? U.S. hockey clearly on rise
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Feb 2010 | 9:35 pm Golden finish for Canada: OT hockey win!
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Feb 2010 | 9:34 pm Al Gore takes aim at climate change skepticsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Al Gore on took aim at skeptics who doubt the reality of human-caused climate change, saying he wished it were an illusion but that the problem is real and urgent.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2010 | 8:55 pm Closing ceremony brings upbeat end to games
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Feb 2010 | 8:52 pm Chile restarts top copper mines hit by quakeSANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's biggest copper mines hit by a massive earthquake slowly resumed operations on Sunday despite limited power supplies, which analysts fear could curtail exports from the world's No. 1 producer.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2010 | 8:05 pm Scientists defend warning of killer tsunami waveHONOLULU - The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling New Zealand and other Pacific countries that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that "urgent action...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:58 pm Chile quake death toll rises to 708Chile's president has sent the army to help police attack looting in the wake of an earthquake that shattered cities and killed at least 708 people.President Michelle Bachelet announced the sharply higher new death toll after...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:50 pm Puppies and Swayze snare $70m in online Aussie scamsFrom pedigree puppies to Patrick Swayze, fraudsters swindled nearly A$70 million ($81.91m) from Australians last year by exploiting a wide swath of online scams.About 20,000 people reported becoming victims of fraud in 2009 through...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:45 pm Coffee buzz and bullets: Gun fans cheer Starbucks' policyDale Welch recently walked into a Starbucks in Virginia, handgun strapped to his waist, and ordered a banana Frappuccino with a cinnamon bun. He says the firearm drew a double-take from at least one customer, but not a peep from the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:40 pm 'White right' causing trouble for Obama, says FarrakhanNation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan claims the "white right" is trying to make Barack Obama a one-term president.The 76-year-old says the stalling of health care legislation is proof.Farrakhan spoke to followers of the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:35 pm No pressure, London - "No Fun City" shows how it's doneVANCOUVER (Reuters) - These Winter Olympics showed London 2012 that great sport and people of passion will help you overcome any number of problems, while a home gold rush can set a Games on the way to greatness.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:34 pm At least 51 killed after storm hits EuropePARIS - A violent late winter storm with fierce rain and hurricane-strength winds ripped across western Europe on Sunday, battering France and four other countries, leaving at least 51 people dead.The storm, named Xynthia, was...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:30 pm Gunfight at the Supreme CourtGun-rights advocates have seen a steady stream of victories and a major increase in gun ownership in recent years and are hoping to advance their cause further this week as the Supreme Court decides whether the Second Amendment extends to state law....Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:25 pm Chile Quake Toll Doubles to Over 700 DeadAmid Intense Looting, President Says Supermarkets Will Give Away Essentials; 500,000 Homes Damaged as List of Missing GrowsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Feb 2010 | 6:48 pm Illusion blamed for crash reportsPolice say an optical illusion was to blame for mysterious reports of a plane crashing off Darwin.Authorities began looking for the plane on Sunday night and continued the search today but no trace of the aircraft could be found.The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Feb 2010 | 6:31 pm Lessons Learned Limited Chile Quake DamageGovernment Reinforced Building Codes After The Most Powerful Earthquake in Recorded History Shook Chile in 1960Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Feb 2010 | 6:30 pm U.S. Banks Helped Fuel Greek Debt CrisisA Familiar Culprit - Credit Default Swaps - Played Role in Financial Crisis that Threatens to Topple Economies across EuropeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Feb 2010 | 6:00 pm Video: Greek Economy Seeks BailoutA top European Union official will travel to Athens for talks on bailing out the Greek economy. As Mark Phillips reports, fingers are being pointed every which way, including at some U.S. banks.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Feb 2010 | 5:27 pm Video: Chile's Damage ControlChile's strict building codes limited the damage of the earthquake, which prevented the death toll from being even higher, Elaine Quijano reports and a Chilean journalist provides insight.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Feb 2010 | 5:25 pm 50 tonnes of dead fish wash up in Rio lagoonRIO DE JANEIRO - Thousands of dead fish are washing up on the shores of a popular beachside lagoon in Rio.News website G1 says workers had cleared nearly 78 tonnes of fish as of yesterday. There is no immediate estimate of how...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Feb 2010 | 5:20 pm Video: Prius Sales Surge in JapanInternationally, Toyota's image may have lost some of its luster, but Prius sales have surged in Japan. As Celia Hatton reports, Toyota's battered image hasn't fazed prospective buyers.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Feb 2010 | 5:04 pm Video: Death Toll Soars in ChileThe death toll in Chile continues to rise after the powerful earthquake that left thousands of Chileans homeless. Mark Strassmann reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Feb 2010 | 4:52 pm Huge head of Tutankhamun's grandfather unearthed in EgyptCAIRO - Archaeologists have unearthed a massive red granite head of one Egypt's most famous pharaohs who ruled nearly 3400 years ago, the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities announced yesterday.The head of Amenhotep III, which...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Feb 2010 | 4:35 pm David Cameron: I'm fit to run BritainThe Conservative leader insisted that he has what it takes to run Britain, as he sought to rally activists and reinvigorate his party's push for power following damaging poll results at the pre-election conference in Brighton.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Feb 2010 | 3:51 pm Storms rip through Europe, kill up to 50 in FrancePARIS (Reuters) - Storms swept through western Europe at the weekend, killing up to 50 people in France and threatening further damage as powerful winds and torrential rains moved north, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2010 | 2:53 pm Obama's Democrats voice new confidence on healthcareWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the Congress voiced confidence on Sunday they will have the votes, possibly within a couple of months or so, to pass landmark legislation to overhaul the healthcare system.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2010 | 1:02 pm Violence flares at Jerusalem holy siteJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police entered the compound housing Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque Sunday and fired tear gas and rubber bullets after Palestinians threw stones at visitors to the site.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2010 | 12:40 pm Rescue Effort Ramps Up In Chile; Death Toll RisesSurvivors huddled around the rubble of their homes and wandered the streets, fearing aftershocks, a day after one of the strongest earthquakes in history. Reports said some towns "disappeared from the map." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm Rescuers search for Chile quake survivors; at least 392 people killedScattered looting breaks out, and some residents are without water or electricity. Tsunami warnings are lifted after smaller-than-feared waves hit shores across the Pacific on Saturday.Rescuers searched for survivors on Sunday, a day after one of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history rocked Chile, killing at least 392 people, leaving many more missing, toppling buildings and freeways, and setting off sirens thousands of miles away.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:54 am Russia Cancels Tsunami WarningRussia has cancelled a tsunami warning after the waves that hit the coast of its Pacific peninsula of Kamchatka proved too small for danger, the local emergency situations ministry said Sunday as quoted by the RIA Novosti news agency.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:44 am Chile Temblor in 'Elite Class' of Mega EarthquakesThe huge earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile belongs to an "elite class" of mega earthquakes, experts said, and is similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that triggered deadly tsunami waves.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:39 am Ocean-Crossing Tsunami Lightly Swipes Asian CoastsA tsunami that raced across the Pacific swiped island nations and Asian coasts lightly Sunday, proving to be more spectacle than destructive force for communities that had hours to prepare after Chile's devastating earthquake.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Feb 2010 | 9:28 am Hockey Gold Still To Be Won, But Medal Race Is OverTonight's gold medal game will determine whether the U.S. or Canada takes the top spot in hockey. But it won't change the overall winner of the Olympics medals race: The U.S. will take home the most medals, while Canada has won the most gold. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Feb 2010 | 8:34 am Marines, Afghan Troops to Be Stationed in MarjahMore than 2,000 U.S. Marines and about 1,000 Afghan troops who stormed the Taliban town of Marjah as part of a major NATO offensive against a resurgent Taliban will stay for the next several months.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Feb 2010 | 8:31 am Marie Osmond's Son Dies In Los AngelesOsmond said in a statement through her publicist that her family is devastated by the "tragic loss." She did not provide details on the death. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:46 am Iraqi PM Defends Ban Of Candidates Before VoteIraq's prime minister on Sunday defended a decision to ban hundreds of candidates from the upcoming election, saying the decision was not intended to target the country's minority Sunni population. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:43 am Russian Authorities Block Anti-Police Rally in MoscowAn opposition leader says he and seven other activists were detained to prevent them from holding an anti-police rally in central Moscow.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:34 am Iran: U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Lacks IndependenceIran's supreme leader says the U.S. and its allies are influencing the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency's stance on Tehran's nuclear program.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:19 am Dubai: Hamas Leader Drugged, Suffocated in Hotel RoomDubai police says forensic tests show a Hamas commander was drugged and then suffocated in his hotel room.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Feb 2010 | 6:31 am Video of Pakistan Taliban Chief Leaves Fate UnclearThe Pakistani Taliban released a video of their militant chief, Hakimullah Mehsud, but his taped comments fail to prove he survived a U.S. missile strike earlier this year.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Feb 2010 | 3:59 am CIA Bomber Calls for Jihad on Jordan in VideoAn Al Qaeda double agent that killed seven CIA operatives and a Jordanian spy called for jihad in Jordan and attacks on its intelligence agency in a posthumous video message posted on extremist Web sites Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am
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