LEAD: S. Korean president orders 'thorough' defense after ship sinking+

SEOUL, March 30 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) South Korean President Lee Myung Bak on Tuesday ordered the armed forces to maintain a "thorough" defense posture against North Korea, ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:18 am

Berlusconi makes election gains

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's alliance makes strong gains from the centre-left in regional polls, despite recent scandals.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:17 am

Barbs traded over Rio Tinto case

China and Australia trade criticism in the wake of the jailing of four Rio Tinto executives for bribery and commercial espionage.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:13 am

Abuse victims to Vatican: ‘Stop attacking us!’

March 29: Peter Isely, a spokesman for the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, speaks with NBC's Anne Thompson about the Catholic Church's “policy” of leaving known sex offenders in their employment. (NBC News Web Extra)A man who says he was among 200 boys allegedly molested by a Wisconsin priest says the Vatican's responses make him feel like he did as a kid, when no one would listen to him.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:13 am

UN says El Nino good news for Haiti hurricane risk

The U.N. weather agency says the ongoing El Nino weather system could lessen the strength of hurricanes in the North Atlantic and mean good news for earthquake-rattled Haiti.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:09 am

Obama to sign new student aid initiative (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will sign into law an overhaul of the college student loan program which cuts commercial banks out of the student loan business, drying up a multibillion dollar profit stream.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:08 am

Obama to sign new student aid initiative

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will sign into law an overhaul of the college student loan program which cuts commercial banks out of the student loan business, drying up a multibillion dollar profit stream.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:08 am

G8 ministers call for strong measures against Iran

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight leading industrial nations will call on the international community to take "appropriate and strong steps" to show its resolve over Iran's nuclear activities.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:08 am

LHC First Physics Live Webcast

Five webcasts will be available here on 30 March, starting from 8:30am (Central European Summer Time - CEST). The main webcast will include live footage from the control rooms for the LHC accelerator and all four LHC experiments and coverage of the press conference after the first collisions are announced.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:07 am

Serbia debates Srebrenica apology

Serbian MPs debate a resolution condemning the Srebrenica massacre in 1995 - the worst incident of the Bosnian war.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:05 am

Iranian agents free diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan

Iran's intelligence agents mounted a "complicated" cross-border mission and freed an Iranian diplomat kidnapped in 2008 by gunmen in northwestern Pakistan, state television reported Tuesday.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:05 am

Nuns face guns, impunity in trying to save Amazon

CARLINDA, Brazil (AP) -- The gunmen arrived in the Amazon dusk, circling the house where Sister Leonora was hiding, rifles and pistols poking out the windows of three muddy pickup trucks....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:06 a... | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:04 am

Nuns face guns, impunity in trying to save Amazon

The gunmen arrived in the Amazon dusk, circling the house where Sister Leonora was hiding, rifles and pistols poking out the windows of three muddy pickup trucks. A violent death was...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:04 am

Iranian agents free diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's intelligence agents mounted a "complicated" cross-border mission and freed an Iranian diplomat kidnapped in 2008 by gunmen in northwestern Pakistan, state television reported Tuesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:06 a... | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:03 am

Iranian agents free diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan

Iran's intelligence agents mounted a "complicated" cross-border mission and freed an Iranian diplomat kidnapped in 2008 by gunmen in northwestern Pakistan, state television reported...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:03 am

Robbers tunnel into Paris bank

Robbers tunneled their way into the vault of a Parisian bank at the weekend and cracked almost 200 private safes, police said.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:02 am

Jill Biden to convene education summit

President Barack Obama is asking the vice president's wife to convene a White House summit on community colleges.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:01 am

Obama signs health care reconciliation bill

President Barack Obama is signing a bill Tuesday that finalizes his big health care overhaul and revamps the U.S. student loan system.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am

Fake caviar? Fight against ‘food fraud’ grows

Trickery has been documented across the food pyramid, from sturgeon cavier that’s Mississippi paddlefish to honey diluted with corn syrup.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:59 am

Reports: part of ceiling of Nero palace collapses

ROME (AP) -- Italian news reports say that part of the ceiling of Nero's Golden Palace in Rome has collapsed....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:06 a... | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:59 am

Reports: part of ceiling of Nero palace collapses

Italian news reports say that part of the ceiling of Nero's Golden Palace in Rome has collapsed. There were no early reports of injured people after the collapse Tuesday morning,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:59 am

An instant of hate, a lifetime of peace

He was 15 that September afternoon in 1979 and was experiencing perhaps the greatest high of his young life. ...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:59 am

Catholics find ties to the church tested by crisis

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- An Austrian priest avoids mention of Pope Benedict XVI in his Masses. A Philadelphia woman stops going to confession, saying she now sees priests as more flawed than herself. British protesters call for the pontiff to resign....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:06 a... | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:58 am

Catholics find ties to the church tested by crisis

An Austrian priest avoids mention of Pope Benedict XVI in his Masses. A Philadelphia woman stops going to confession, saying she now sees priests as more flawed than herself. British...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:58 am

Worcester man pleads not guilty to porn charges

WORCESTER - The sales manager at a Worcester car dealership who also ran a photography studio out of his home...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:57 am

Jury to hear arguments over Easter decor eviction

A Colorado jury is scheduled to hear arguments in a dispute between a landlord and a former tenant who says she was evicted over edible Easter decorations displayed on her door for two weeks after the holiday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:54 am

Banded piping plover excites Cape birders

HARWICH PORT - Birders on Cape Cod are atwitter at sighting one of 57 piping plovers banded 1,225 miles away in...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:54 am

LEAD: Tokyo to convey concern over China's plan to execute Japanese man+

TOKYO, March 30 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 3RD-4TH GRAFS) Japan's top government spokesman Hirofumi Hirano said Tuesday he will convey to the Chinese government Japan's concern...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:52 am

South Korea puts military on alert

President visits site of ship sinking that defence minister says may have been caused by a North Korean mine



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:52 am

Zimbabwe farmers seek SA property

White farmers who lost land in Zimbabwe are attempting to claim Zimbabwe government-owned property in South Africa.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:50 am

Dutch court upholds UN immunity in Srebrenica case

Appeals judges have ruled that relatives of victims of Europe's worst massacre since World War II cannot sue the United Nations for compensation in a Dutch court.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:48 am

Brothers get 5-7 years for drug trafficking

BARNSTABLE - They faced the same charges and even shared the same lawyer. And yesterday, brothers Kenneth and Denzel...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:46 am

Russia mourns 39 dead in Moscow subway blast

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russians on Tuesday nervously returned to subway stations where two suicide bombers killed 39 people, lighting candles and leaving heaps of carnations at one site as the country began a day of mourning....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:06 a... | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:45 am

Russia mourns 39 dead in Moscow subway blast (AP)

Special operations  police, officers look at a man laying flowers near one of the entrances to the Park Kultury (Park of Culture) subway station, background, hit by an explosion, Moscow, Monday, March 29, 2010. Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on Moscow's subway system as it was jam-packed with rush-hour passengers Monday, killing tens of  people and wounding many more, officials said and blamed the carnage on terrorists from the restive Caucasus region that includes Chechnya.(AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)AP - Russians on Tuesday nervously returned to subway stations where two suicide bombers killed 39 people, lighting candles and leaving heaps of carnations at one site as the country began a day of mourning.



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:45 am

G20 must deliver on agreed reforms: leaders

SEOUL (Reuters) - The world economic recovery remains fragile and G20 governments need to recommit and deliver on reforms they have already agreed to, G20 steering group leaders said in a letter on Tuesday.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:44 am

SKorean president visits shipwreck; diver dies

BAENGNYEONG ISLAND, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's president ordered the military on alert Tuesday for any moves by rival North Korea after the defense minister said last week's explosion that sank a South Korean ship may have been caused by a North Korean mine....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:06 a... | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:42 am

SKorean president visits shipwreck; diver dies (AP)

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak speaks on the Landing Platform Helicopter vessel Dokdo during his visit to inspect rescue operations searching for possible survivors from the sunken naval ship Cheonan off Baengnyeongdo, an island near the border with North Korea March 30, 2010. The South Korean naval ship sank on Friday night near the disputed maritime border with the North and 46 sailors were reported missing.  REUTERS/Blue House/Handout (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: MILITARY DISASTER POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - South Korea's president ordered the military on alert Tuesday for any moves by rival North Korea after the defense minister said last week's explosion that sank a South Korean ship may have been caused by a North Korean mine.



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Lingering worries

Iraqi voters on the recent election and its outcome
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:42 am

Reports: part of ceiling of Nero palace collapses

Italian news reports say that part of the ceiling of Nero's Golden Palace in Rome has collapsed.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:42 am

Reports: part of ceiling of Nero palace collapses

Italian news reports say that part of the ceiling of Nero's Golden Palace in Rome has collapsed.


Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:42 am

Moscow mourns, Russian bombing toll rises to 39

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow observed an official day of mourning on Tuesday and nervous commuters returned to the metro, while the death toll from twin suicide bombings on the capital's underground railway rose by one to 39 people.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:41 am

Iran Agents Free Diplomat Held in Pakistan

State TV says Envoy Kidnapped by Suspected Islamic Militants Freed in "Complicated Intelligence Operation"

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:41 am

2 New Bedford men plead not guilty to slaying

NEW BEDFORD - Two men charged in connection with the shooting death of a New Bedford teenager have pleaded not...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:40 am

China welcomes Obama comments, signals tensions ease (Reuters)

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama conducts a press conference February 18, 2010 in Washington, DC. Washington angered Beijing on its bubbling issues over separatism with a 6.4-billion-dollar arms sale to Taiwan in January, and US President Barack Obama's talks with the Dalai Lama at the White House the following month.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)Reuters - China on Tuesday sought smoother ties with the United States and welcomed President Barack Obama's call for a positive relationship in a meeting with Beijing's new ambassador to Washington.



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:39 am

China welcomes Obama comments, signals tensions ease

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday sought smoother ties with the United States and welcomed President Barack Obama's call for a positive relationship in a meeting with Beijing's new ambassador to Washington.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:39 am

Coming Soon to Gmail Chat: File Transfer

Google just announced a small but useful update to the chat feature in iGoogle and Orkut, Google's social network. You can now use the chat feature to send ...



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:39 am

Somali pirates holding dhows with Indian crew

Somali pirates may be holding several dhows carrying an estimated 100 Indian sailors they have seized over the past five days, an Indian naval spokesman and a diplomat said Tuesday. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:37 am

Somali pirates holding dhows with Indian crew

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Somali pirates may be holding several dhows carrying an estimated 100 Indian sailors they have seized over the past five days, an Indian naval spokesman and a diplomat said Tuesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:06 a... | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:37 am

Nine students charged in death

SOUTH HADLEY - Nine harassing teens accused of charges ranging from stalking to statutory rape in the suicide death...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:34 am

Pakistani Jets Bomb Militant Hideouts, 30 Killed

Pakistani fighter jets bombed several militant hide-outs near the Afghan border Tuesday, killing at least 30 suspected insurgents, an official said.


Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:34 am

Pakistan: Troops kill 30 alleged militants in NW

Pakistani fighter jets bombed several militant hide-outs near the Afghan border Tuesday, killing at least 30 suspected insurgents, an official said.


Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:31 am

Catholics find ties to the church tested by crisis

An Austrian priest avoids mention of Pope Benedict XVI in his Masses. A Philadelphia woman stops going to confession, saying she now sees priests as more flawed than herself. British protesters call for the pontiff to resign.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:30 am

Catholics find ties to the church tested by crisis

An Austrian priest avoids mention of Pope Benedict XVI in his Masses. A Philadelphia woman stops going to confession, saying she now sees priests as more flawed than herself. British protesters ...


Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:30 am

2ND LD: Hatoyama holds Cabinet meeting, aiming to end Japan Post turmoil+

TOKYO, March 30 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH CABINET MEETING) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama held a Cabinet meeting Tuesday evening in an effort to achieve consensus on the postal...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:30 am

S. Korea irked by Japan's screened textbooks calling islets Japanese+

(Kyodo) _ South Korea on Tuesday lodged a strong protest with Japan after the Japanese education ministry approved history textbooks for elementary schools that describe a pair of South...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:30 am

Moscow Subway Toll Rises as Country Mourns

Woman Dies from Wounds Sustained in Double Suicide Attack, Raising Toll to 39 on National Day of Mourning

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:30 am

Hobbit Delayed Again?

It looks like we'll have to wait a little longer for the film version of The Hobbit, with all the evidence currently pointing to a delay in principal ...



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:30 am

About 100 people are evacuated in RI flooding

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Authorities say about 100 people have been evacuated from their homes in Cranston because of...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:29 am

Russia Mourns Moscow Terror Victims - Voice of America


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Russia Mourns Moscow Terror Victims
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:29 am

Bodies of 21 babies found in China river

Bodies of 21 babies have been discovered in plastic bags in a river in eastern China and authorites suspect they were dumped there by local hospitals, state media reported Tuesday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:29 am

Bodies of 21 babies found in China river

Bodies of 21 babies have been discovered in plastic bags in a river in eastern China and authorites suspect they were dumped there by local hospitals, state media reported Tuesday.

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Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:29 am

Roger Clemens' failure to launch

Roger Clemens is no Rocket in the sack, according to "Celebrity Rehab" star Mindy...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:26 am

Diver dies at S Korea rescue site

A South Korean military diver searching for survivors from a warship that sank after a mysterious explosion dies.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:23 am

Iranian agents free diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan

Iran's intelligence agents mounted a "complicated" cross-border operation and freed an Iranian diplomat kidnapped in 2008 by gunmen in northwestern Pakistan, state television reported...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:22 am

Mixed reaction to Myanmar opposition party boycott

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Many residents of Myanmar's largest city Tuesday backed the decision by democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's party to boycott elections but others called it a blunder leaving little choice in the military-organized balloting....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:06 a... | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:21 am

Iran diplomat 'freed in Pakistan'

An Iranian diplomat taken hostage in Pakistan in 2008 is freed and returned to Iran, Iranian diplomatic sources say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:18 am

Ricky Martin announces he is gay

Puerto Rican pop singer Ricky Martin announces he is gay, ending years of speculation over his sexuality.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:17 am

Divers drill into hull of sunken South Korean combat ship

46 crew members are missing since an explosion sank the vessel, and hopes for their survival are nearly gone.

Plunging into the murky waters of the Yellow Sea, South Korean divers on Tuesday drilled a hole into the hull of a sunken patrol vessel in a desperate search for survivors of their nation's worst naval disaster.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:17 am

Berlusconi scores political victory in local vote

ROME (AP) -- Premier Silvio Berlusconi's coalition made a strong showing in regional elections across Italy, winning crucial races and snatching four areas from the opposition, final returns showed Tuesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:06 a... | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:16 am

Great Exhibition

Steampunks rework technology with Victorian aesthetic
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:15 am

Ask the Chancellors: FactCheck tests the claims - Channel 4 News


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Sandra, how could you have been blindsided by hubby's sexcapades?

Sandra Bullock lost my sympathy. Sure, I felt sorry for America's Sweetheart after she was sucker-punched...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:12 am

EMP: The Next Weapon of Massive Destruction?

Some argue it's time for the US to worry about an electro-magnetic pulse attack by setting aside a day every year to worry about it.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:07 am

G20 must deliver on agreed reforms: leaders (Reuters)

Reuters - The world economic recovery remains fragile and G20 governments need to recommit and deliver on reforms they have already agreed to, G20 steering group leaders said in a letter on Tuesday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:07 am

Cape Cod's Siobhan Magnus shines among second-rate 'Idol' hopefuls

Siobhan Magnus faces the greatest challenge of her fledgling musical career on tonight's "American Idol." ...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:07 am

U.S. Plans Huge Afghan Summer Offensive

Next Major Chapter in President Obama's War: Try to Kick Taliban Out of Their Heartland in Kandahar

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:06 am

World stocks gain as US economic outlook brightens

World stocks rose Tuesday as the outlook for economic recovery brightened after upbeat consumer spending figures in the U.S. The euro also gained after Greece managed to raise money on capital markets, but worries about its debt load lingered.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Mar 2010 | 3:05 am

Nude firefighters threatened to burn houses

They were known as the Rat Pack: five renegade firefighters who threatened to burn houses down instead of save them, ran naked through the streets, drove fire trucks while drunk and trashed a whistleblower's car.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:57 am

G-8 nations press Iran sanctions drive

Top diplomats from the world's leading economies are ramping up pressure on Iran to prove its nuclear ambitions are peaceful, renewing calls for the country to be hit with new international sanctions if it fails to comply.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:56 am

Tainted milk activist goes on trial in China

A man who organized a support group for parents of children sickened in one of China's worst food safety scandals pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of inciting social disorder, his lawyer said.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:53 am

Tainted milk activist goes on trial in China

A man who organized a support group for parents of children sickened in one of China's worst food safety scandals pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of inciting social disorder, his lawyer sa...


Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:53 am

China warns Australia over criticism of Rio trial

CANBERRA/BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned Australia not to make "irresponsible" comments about the trial of four employees of mining firm Rio Tinto after Canberra said the trial had left questions about China's legal system.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:50 am

Opposition flubs attack on McGuinty budget

Fresh-faced NDP leader loathe to decry public-sector wage freezes



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:44 am

Twitter's heady rise has Venezuela's Hugo Chavez in spin

CARACAS (Reuters) - A jailed judge "tweets" to her followers from prison. The director of an opposition TV station uses Twitter to denounce a conspiracy to oust him.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:40 am

Large Hadron Collider to restart hunt for God Particle

Scientists at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (Cern), which operates the £5bn atom-smasher on the Franco-Swiss border, are expected to restart high-energy operations on Tuesday morning. Their aim is to steer speeding atomic particles into head-on collisions in a bid to mimic the conditions seen moments after the Big Bang.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:39 am

The World's Worst Custom Corvette [PICS]

Individuals with weak constitutions, young children and pregnant women may want to leave the room. What you are about to see is the single worst custom Corvette in history. We present: the Dragon Vette.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:39 am

NASA Will Help Probe Toyota Acceleration Problem

NASA and the National Academy of Sciences are joining the government's effort to figure out what caused the sudden acceleration problems that led to Toyota's massive recalls. NASA scientists with expertise in electronics will help the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study potential electronic ties to unintended acceleration in Toyotas.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:38 am

Man Charged With Threatening To Kill Rep. Eric Cantor

Today, a two-count complaint and warrant1 was filed charging Norman Leboon with threatening to kill United States Congressman Eric Cantor and his family, and threatening to kill Congressman Eric Cantor, who is an official of the United States, announced United States Attorney Michael L. Levy and FBI Special Agent in Charge Jan Fedarcyk.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:35 am

AP NewsAlert, AS

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� YTN television says 1 SKorean diver has died in the search for survivors of ship sinking.


Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:34 am

Switzerland Big Bang Machine

Scientists of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, gesture in the Atlas experiment control room at their headquarter outside Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 30, 2010. The world's largest...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:32 am

Geneva atom smasher set for record collisions

The world's largest atom smasher was ready to start a new era of science on Tuesday, but problems delayed scientists seeking to collide the first beams of protons to learn more about the makeup of the universe and its smallest particles.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:27 am

China rescuers seek trapped miners

Nearly 1,000 rescuers are working to reach 153 coal miners trapped in a flooded pit in northern China, state media says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:26 am

Gulf Stream 'is not slowing down'

Scientists confirm that there is no slowing of the Gulf Stream ocean current, as predicted by some models of climate change. Commence Flame War in 5....4....3....



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:24 am

Unravelling of dead financier’s affairs reveals house of cards

Hope fading that investors will recoup much from estate of high-flying Ontario businessman



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:19 am

Iranian agents free diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan

Iran's intelligence agents freed an Iranian diplomat kidnapped by gunmen two years earlier in northwestern Pakistan, state television ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:18 am

Somali pirates holding dhows with Indian crew

A Nairobi-based diplomat says Somali pirates are holding several dhows carrying an estimated 100 Indian sailors that they have seized over the past five days.


Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:16 am

Fast machines, genes and the future of medicine (Reuters)

Reuters - Francis Collins, who helped map the human genome, did not get around to having his own genes analyzed until last summer. And he was surprised by what he learned.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:11 am

Fast machines, genes and the future of medicine

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters ) - Francis Collins, who helped map the human genome, did not get around to having his own genes analyzed until last summer. And he was surprised by what he learned.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:11 am

China economists urge renewed yuan rise

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China should allow the yuan to resume its gradual appreciation, two new advisers to the central bank said on Tuesday, as Beijing faces intense U.S. pressure to let its currency rise.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:09 am

China economists urge renewed yuan rise (Reuters)

An employee hands yuan banknotes to a customer at a branch of Bank of China in Hefei, Anhui province March 17, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - China should allow the yuan to resume its gradual appreciation, two new advisers to the central bank said on Tuesday, as Beijing faces intense U.S. pressure to let its currency rise.



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:09 am

Bay State loses in first round of US grants for education - Boston Globe


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The Obama administration bypassed Massachusetts yesterday in awarding the first grants for school innovation, a loss of $250 million for a state widely viewed as a national leader in education excellence. Delaware and Tennessee won ...
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:07 am

Pakistani policemen inspect the car from which an Iranian diplomat was kidnapped in 2008

Pakistani policemen inspect a bullet-riddled car from which an Iranian diplomat was kidnapped in Peshawar on November 13, 2008. Iranian agents have freed the diplomat, Heshmatollah Atarzadeh, Iran's state...
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Salina, Kansas, Counts On Its Census Tally To Grow

When it comes to the Census, 50,000 appears to be a magic number. That's the number of residents that many restaurant chains and other businesses look for when deciding where to locate. It's also the population level that makes it easier for a community to qualify for federal funding to support infrastructure projects like streets, water systems and parks. That's why Salina, Kansas, is making sure all of its citizens are counted.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am

Toronto Humane Society wants to clear its cages and start anew

Shelter would be closed for six to eight weeks, and many animals likely would be euthanized



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 30 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am

High court mulls speech rights and more

Free-speech has not historically split the court on ideological lines, yet some signs suggest that could change this term.



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:59 am

Moscow mourns, Russian bombing toll rises to 39 (Reuters)

Emergency Ministry workers carry the body of a victim of a bomb explosion at Park Kultury metro station in Moscow March 29, 2010. At least 37 people were killed and 33 wounded on Monday when suicide bombers detonated explosives on two packed Moscow metro trains during the morning rush hour, the worst attack in the Russian capital for six years, officials said. The blasts took place at Lubyanka and Park Kultury metro stations. REUTERS/Tatyana MakeyevaReuters - Moscow observed an official day of mourning on Tuesday and nervous commuters returned to the metro, while the death toll from twin suicide bombings on the capital's underground railway rose by one to 39 people.



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Divers drill into hull of sunken South Korean combat ship - Los Angeles Times


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Militia accused of plotting war on US government (AP)

Two Detroit city police officers on horses wait outside the Federal Courthouse. Nine members of a radical Christian militia were charged with plotting to kill police in Michigan and wage war on the government, an indictment unsealed Monday said.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AP - A ninth alleged member of a Christian militia group that prepared to battle the Antichrist and the U.S. government was arrested after the FBI played recorded messages from family and friends, who urged the man to give himself up, over loudspeakers outside a home in rural Michigan.



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Canada Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon (R) greets US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Canada Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon (R) greets US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the G8 nations meeting at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club in Gatineau, Quebec March 29, 2010. Clinton has said China...
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Canada Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon (C) points at a briefcase as he greets Japan Foreign Minister Katsuya Okadato

Canada Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon (C) points down to take a briefcase as he greets Japan Foreign Minister Katsuya Okadato the official welcome of the G8 nations at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club in Gatineau,...
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Boy faces adult trial in death of Pa. woman, fetus

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the Lawrence County Prison, Jordan Anthony Brown, an 11-year-old charged for the murder of Kenzie Marie Houk in Wampum, Pa., is shown in New Castle, Pa. A judge says the western Pennsylvania boy who was 11 when he allegedly killed his father's pregnant fiancee with a shotgun will be tried as an adult for murder. Jordan Brown is charged with killing 26-year-old Kenzie Marie Houk in their western Pennsylvania farmhouse last February. Houk's fetus also died. Lawrence County Judge Dominick Motto on Monday, March 29, 2010 ordered the now 12-year-old boy to be tried as an adult.  (AP Photo/Lawrence County Prison via Beaver County Times, File)A judge's ruling that a 12-year-old boy will be tried as an adult on charges of fatally shooting his father's pregnant fiancee is an unprecedented move, an advocate for defense attorneys says.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:51 am

Obama's Power Surge

Ever since health care passed, the president is getting comfortable with flexing his muscles. Peter Beinart on the rise of the liberal Reagan.



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G8 ministers to call for 'strong steps' over Iran's nuclear activity

Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight leading industrial nations will call on the international community to take "appropriate and strong steps" to show its resolve over Iran's nuclear activities.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:47 am

More flooding threatens storm-weary East Coast (AP)

National guardsmen, including Norma Fuentes, center, stack sandbags onto pallets at the Massachusetts Highway Department in Lexington, Mass., Monday, March 29, 2010, to be deployed to flood areas as needed around the state. Residents along the East Coast are bracing Monday for days of heavy rain, flooding and the wettest March on record in some areas. The National Weather Service posted flood warnings and advisories from Maine to the Carolinas as forecasts called for as much as 5-to-7 inches of rain over the next three days. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - A second major storm in less than a month continued to drench the East Coast as meteorologists predicted "very dangerous" flooding Tuesday in the Northeast and the wettest March on record in some places.



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As waters rise, state gets federal aid - Boston Globe


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The third heavy storm of this month's massive rains prompted Governor Deval Patrick to declare a state of emergency yesterday for the second time in March and activate National Guard units to stem the damage of more flooding in the ...
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Standing up for Phoebe - Boston Globe


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Tribal elders' support critical in Afghanistan

Getting the elders' support for the Karzai government in the Arghandab District is critical to U.S. plans to push the Taliban ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:41 am

Calif. serial killer to be sentenced for 5 deaths

Serial killer Rodney Alcala will be formally sentenced Tuesday, three weeks after a jury recommended the death penalty for the 1970s strangling and beating deaths of four women and a 12-year-old girl.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:38 am

RNC consultant to return $2K for risque club

The Republican National Committee demanded a refund and launched an investigation Monday into how nearly $2,000 from its campaign ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:37 am

Iranian agents free diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan

Iranian state TV says intelligence agents have freed an Iranian diplomat kidnapped by gunmen in 2008 in northwest Pakistan.


Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:32 am

Design of casino project needs work, Vancouver says

Las Vegas company will not be allowed to build the kind of bulky black box it has displayed so far, city officials say



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:27 am

Warm water partly cause of salmon decline, study finds

DFO research finds Fraser’s 20-degree summer temperature far too high for salmon to spawn



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:26 am

State TV: Iranian intelligence agents have freed an Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan, ML

State TV: Iranian intelligence agents have freed an Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan.


Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:25 am

UVic’s rabbit population facing cull

Campus may cull breeding bunnies after failed bid to sterilize and relocate



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Lawyer walks out of human rights case against comedian

Hearing into comic Guy Earle's comments about lesbian hecklers could chill freedom of expression, lawyer argues



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:19 am

Insurance negotiations keeping UFC show in limbo

Event planned for Vancouver in June may be moved to Cincinnati



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:17 am

NASA to test Toyota electronics in safety probe - Reuters


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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:14 am

NASA to test Toyota electronics in safety probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators are turning to NASA scientists for help in analyzing Toyota Motor Corp electronic throttles to see if they are behind unintended acceleration, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Tuesday.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:13 am

DERA employees in arrears on rent in provincially owned projects

And the outstanding cheques are not expected to be collected any time soon.



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:08 am

Mysterious killing strikes family again

A Hollywood girl finds her mother shot to death 18 months after her father and sister were slain.

On a December afternoon in 2008, a 12-year-old girl arrived home from school and discovered her father and 9-year-old sister shot to death inside the family's Hollywood apartment.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Instead of an economic shot in the arm, a shot in the foot

State leaders' inability to balance the budget has stalled construction of low-income housing units. Wary Wall Street lenders are contributing to delays.

The din of construction is missing from the eastern edge of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where workers had hoped to break ground on a 70-unit affordable-housing complex months ago. No nail guns are firing. No hard hat-wearing workers are milling about.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Mayor backs Alarcon's plan to OK DWP rate increase

Villaraigosa calls the proposal a compromise and says he's open to an extension on further hikes that would boost overall business rates about 22%.

Days after City Council members balked at his proposal for boosting electricity prices, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa threw his weight Monday behind Councilman Richard Alarcon's plan to approve the first of four rate hikes -- while putting the next three under greater scrutiny.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

From bucolic bliss to 'gated ghetto'

Hemet's Willowalk tract was family-friendly. Then the recession hit.

The gated community in Hemet doesn't seem like the best place for Eddie and Maria Lopez to raise their family anymore.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Hard-to-kill snails infest Santa Monica Mountain watersheds

Even Formula 409 has proven ineffective at destroying the New Zealand mudsnail, an asexually reproducing invasive species that poses a threat to steelhead restoration efforts and native creatures.

They're nearly always pregnant, like the mythical tribbles of "Star Trek" fame. They pass through gullets of fish unfazed. And they could bring disaster to native bugs, frogs and steelhead restoration efforts in the Santa Monica Mountains.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

At Large Hadron Collider, scientists await highest-energy proton beam collision

The goal is to reproduce conditions that were present less than a billionth of a second after the Big Bang that created the universe, yielding particles including the elusive Higgs boson.

Some time after midnight Monday Los Angeles time -- more than a year and a half later than originally projected -- researchers in Geneva were expected to begin smashing two proton beams together at the highest energies ever recorded. The effort is the world's largest, most expensive physics project to date.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Republican funds spent at sex-themed nightclub

The party is looking into how $2,000 was cleared for Voyeur, a West Hollywood nightclub that uses bondage 'scenes' to entertain diners and drinkers.

The Republican National Committee is investigating the expenditure of nearly $2,000 in party funds at a racy West Hollywood nightclub, a party spokesman said Monday.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

'Christian warrior' militia accused in plot to kill police - CNN


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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Mar 2010 | 12:39 am

Russia: 39 dead in Moscow Metro bombings

Interactive graphic on bomb attacks in Russia as 39 people are killed when two female suicide bombers blow themselves up on the packed Moscow Metro in the morning rush hour.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Mar 2010 | 12:12 am

Nuns face guns, impunity in trying to save Amazon

The gunmen arrived in the Amazon dusk, circling the house where Sister Leonora was hiding, rifles and pistols poking out the windows of three muddy pickup trucks.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 Mar 2010 | 12:05 am

In Iraq, The Mother of All Moves

From Tanks to Toothpicks, Tons of Equipment Being Moved with U.S. Troops in Biggest Withdrawal Since Vietnam

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Mar 2010 | 11:45 pm

Man charged in threat to kill Cantor - USA Today


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Man charged in threat to kill Cantor

The FBI on Monday charged a Philadelphia man with threatening to kill a House Republican leader, the latest outburst against ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Mar 2010 | 11:34 pm

Moscow blasts a challenge to Kremlin

The deadly suicide attacks killed at least 38 in the heart of downtown Moscow, once again presenting Putin with both a challenge to stability and an opportunity to consolidate power.

The suicide bombs that roared through Moscow subway cars Monday were almost certainly the latest salvo in a slow-moving war of attrition between the Russian government and militants in the restive, mostly Muslim republics of the Caucasus.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Mar 2010 | 11:30 pm

Analysts: Russian terror policy a failure

The return of terror attacks to Moscow shows that Russia's decade-long fight against an Islamic insurgency has not worked, analysts ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Mar 2010 | 11:25 pm

Nine charged with plotting in militia case

Nine alleged members of a Christian militia group were charged Monday with plotting to kill a police officer and slaughter scores ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Mar 2010 | 11:01 pm

No communication from 153 trapped in China mine

XIANGNING, China (AP) -- Anxious relatives of 153 workers trapped in a flooded mine in northern China milled helplessly above ground Tuesday, demanding action and answers as rescue efforts stretched into the third day with no communication from those stuck deep underground....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:06 a... | 29 Mar 2010 | 10:44 pm

Brazil Amazon Defenders

In this Sept. 21, 2009 photo, activist Sister Leonora Brunetto holds up a young tree near Alta Floresta, Brazil. An episode in 2007 that saw gunmen circling her safe house was just one of many of her...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Mar 2010 | 10:23 pm

Health care law too costly, most say

Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the health care overhaul signed into law last week costs too much and expands the government's ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Mar 2010 | 10:20 pm

Black Farmers Must Keep Waiting For Bias Settlement

The president vowed to pay $1.25 billion to thousands of black farmers who complained of discrimination by the Department of Agriculture. But Congress left for its spring recess before approving money for the payments.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2010 | 10:01 pm

North Korean Economic Crisis Complicates Transition

Economic upheaval in North Korea may have cost one of the country's top economic policy officials his job, and maybe even his life. The economic reforms he presided over appear to have failed disastrously, complicating North Korea's leadership transition.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm

On Pakistan's Afghan Border, Progress And Challenges

Pakistan's military has made a point of highlighting what they call a success story: driving Taliban forces out of Bajaur, in the border region that has long been a sanctuary for militants. There are signs of progress there, but Pakistan now faces the challenge of keeping them out.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm

Overeducated And Unemployed? Try The Census

If the count is more accurate and efficient than usual this year, it may be due to the economy. Thanks to the recession, the Census Bureau has more highly qualified people helping to carry out the count than ever before. Now, work is getting done faster than anticipated — and under budget.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm

Afghan Militant Leader's Motives Under Scrutiny

Insurgent leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar recently sent advisers to talk with Afghan President Hamid Karzai about a possible peace deal. But many people in Afghanistan don't trust Hekmatyar. They see him as a ruthless war criminal, and even his allies question his motives.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm

Toyota's acceleration woes part of two new inquiries

A National Academy of Sciences investigation will scrutinize electronic controls in all vehicles.

The National Academy of Sciences will lead a broad investigation into unintended acceleration and electronic vehicle controls under a 15-month study expected to be announced by federal regulators Tuesday.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Mar 2010 | 9:44 pm

Brain tumour woman auctions date

LONDON - A 30-year-old British woman with an inoperable brain tumour has begun auctioning dates with herself to raise money for charity.Lisa Connell set up a website, Rent A Date for Charity, to organise the dates and has so far...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Mar 2010 | 8:43 pm

Europe was Execution-Free in 2009

Amnesty International Critiques China for Refusing to Say How Many Prisoners the Country Puts to Death

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Mar 2010 | 8:30 pm

Russia: 38 dead in Moscow Metro bombings

Interactive graphic on bomb attacks in Russia as 38 people are killed when two female suicide bombers blow themselves up on the packed Moscow Metro in the morning rush hour.
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VIDEO: Female bombers kill dozens on Moscow metro. Duration: 02:08

Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on packed metro trains in Moscow on Monday, killing dozens near the ex-KGB headquarters and Gorky Park, in attacks blamed on Islamists. Authorities point the...
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Vladimir Putin (C) meets with victims of a metro terrorist bomb attack at a Moscow hospital

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (C) meets with victims of a metro terrorist bomb attack at a Moscow hospital. Russian leaders vowed to avenge the twin rush-hour suicide bombings on packed metro trains...
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Russian police stand near a map of the Moscow metro transport system

Russian police stand near a map of the Moscow metro transport system outside the Lubyanka metro station in Moscow on March 29, 2010. Moscow held a day of mourning Tuesday for the 38 victims of twin rush-hour...
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RNC expense report renews criticism about Steele's spending - Washington Post


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Russian Math Genius May Turn Down $1M

Grigory Perelman May Turn Down Prize For Solving Complex Mathematical Problem

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Mar 2010 | 7:30 pm

Russia fears terror wave after 'black widow' bombing

The Russian government vowed revenge last night on the terrorists behind a double 'black widow' suicide bombing on Moscow's metro system that killed 38 people.The bombings, the first such attack on Moscow in six years, were believed...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Mar 2010 | 7:10 pm

1.6M more forms must be sent out

About 120 million Census forms have gone out and a second mailing is underway to prod procrastinators, but the Census Bureau ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Mar 2010 | 7:08 pm

Extreme dieting spreads in Asia

Many women in Asian countries are endangering their health to meet the standard of beauty in their societies.



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Mar 2010 | 6:45 pm

Video: Pope Copes with Sex Scandal

As Catholic sex abuse victims publicly criticize Pope Benedict XVI and his alleged negligence in the scandal, Elaine Quijano reports that the Church remains staunchly defensive of their leader.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Mar 2010 | 5:25 pm

Video: Russian Bombing Causes Frenzy

Female suicide bombers attacked two stations at the height of the morning rush in the world's second busiest subway, killing almost 40 people and wounding 60. Mark Phillips reports.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Mar 2010 | 5:23 pm

Video: Iraq's Mass Equipment Withdrawal

Thousands of U.S. troops and millions of tons of equipment are on the move out of Iraq and, in some cases, to Afghanistan. Elizabeth Palmer continues the series, "Afghanistan: the Road Ahead."

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Mar 2010 | 5:20 pm

Adult trial for boy accused of killing pregnant woman

PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania boy who was 11 when he was accused of killing his father's pregnant fiancee with a shotgun blast to the back of her head as she lay in bed will be tried as an adult in the death of both the woman and the...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Mar 2010 | 4:57 pm

Man admits throwing chihuahua off bridge

FREDERICK, Maryland - A man who tossed a stranger's Chihuahua off a bridge in a fit of anger faces up to more than four years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated animal cruelty and theft.David M. Beers, 35, of Brunswick,...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Mar 2010 | 4:39 pm

Georgia Cases Put Swine Flu Back On Radar

The epidemic has peaked, but swine flu is still putting Americans in the hospital. Georgia is a warm spot for infections, with more flu hospitalizations than any other state.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2010 | 4:38 pm

Art From Princess Diana's Estate On Block

Christie's Auction House Will Sell $30 Million Worth of Artifacts From Ancestral Home of Diana, Princess of Wales

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Mar 2010 | 4:30 pm

Church charges minister over gay weddings

SANTA ROSA - A retired Presbyterian minister in Northern California is again facing charges she violated church law when she officiated at weddings of gay couples.The Rev. Jane Spahr was acquitted two years ago of similar charges...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Mar 2010 | 3:52 pm

Moscow bombing: Russia braced for new wave of terror attacks

Death toll from "black widow" bombers' attack could still rise as eight of the more than sixty wounded remain critical.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 Mar 2010 | 3:36 pm

US tightens transit security

NEW YORK - US transit agencies beefed up security as a precaution following the suicide bombing in Moscow's subway system, sending more police into stations and having officers conduct random inspections of rail yards.In New York,...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Mar 2010 | 3:30 pm

Nine Teens Charged With Bullying In Girl's Suicide

Two of the teens were also charged with statutory rape. The district attorney said the events before Phoebe Prince's death were "the culmination of a nearly three-month campaign of verbally assaultive behavior and threats of physical harm" widely known among the student body at South Hadley High School in Massachusetts.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2010 | 2:59 pm

U.S. Man With Ties To Islamists Led Two Lives

The Chicago man who admitted to a role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks is like a character from a spy novel: straddling two worlds. David Coleman Headley's case raises questions about the ambitions the Pakistan-based Islamist group Lashkar-e-Taiba may have on American soil.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2010 | 2:19 pm

Haiti: Rebuilding country will cost $5.3bn

UNITED NATIONS - The Haitian government will be seeking about $3.8 (NZ$5.3) billion at a donors conference this week to start rebuilding the country after January's devastating earthquake.Edmond Mulet, the top UN official in Haiti,...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Mar 2010 | 1:07 pm

Sarah Palin steps up rhetoric against detractors

JUNEAU - Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin had some harsh words for her detractors in the health care debate with a thinly veiled, March Madness-themed Facebook post in which she declared, "never retreat, instead RELOAD!"The...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Mar 2010 | 12:36 pm

Moscow bombing: a new breed of Islamist rebel

The double suicide bombing that brought terror to Moscow's metro is the deadly echo of a guerrilla war the Kremlin cannot seem to win.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 Mar 2010 | 12:06 pm

UK govt to ban 'legal high' mephedrone

LONDON - The British government says it will criminalise mephedrone, after the drug known by party revellers as "meow meow" or "MCAT" was linked to several deaths.Home Secretary Alan Johnson said he would ban the drug after receiving...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm

Maliki turns on UN in attempt to cling on to power

In an escalating attempt to challenge the outcome of the parliamentary election, the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has attacked the UN for not supporting his call for a recount on the grounds of vote-rigging and fraud.A...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm

Moscow bombings: focus on the 'black widows'

Metro bombings remind the Russian public of a deadly foe it thought it had seen the last of: "black widow" suicide bombers.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 Mar 2010 | 11:52 am

Moscow bombing: who are the Black Widows

Russia's FSB security service has said a pair of "black widow" female suicide bombers blew themselves up on the Moscow metro killing at least thirty five people.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 Mar 2010 | 4:21 am