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Malaysia spares the rod for Muslim woman convicted for drinking beer+(Kyodo) _ A Muslim woman who was sentenced by a Malaysian Islamic court to be caned for drinking beer, has had her punishment commuted, her father said Thursday. Kartika Sari Dewi...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:18 am Iran's top nuclear official heads to China - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:17 am Offshore Atlantic drilling divides (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:16 am India launches biometric censusIndia launches a census in which every person over the age of 15 will be fingerprinted to create a biometric national database.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:10 am Prisoners escape from Yemen jailDozens of prisoners escape from a Yemeni jail after an explosion blasts a hole in the prison wall.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:09 am Rising interest rates and your mortgageTD Bank's chief economist Don Drummond explains where rates go next in our Let's Talk Investing video series
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:09 am Vatican attacks New York Times over abuse coverageVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican attacked The New York Times on Wednesday for its coverage of the sexual abuse of children by priests, rejecting accusations that Pope Benedict had mishandled a series of abuse cases before he was elected.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:05 am Offshore Atlantic drilling dividesEnvironmentalists called President Barack Obama's decision to open portions of the East Coast to oil and gas exploration a "wholesale assault" on the oceans, while some coastal residents and lawmakers applauded the idea of cheap energy and jobs that oil platforms off their beaches could bring.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:04 am Recovery from Rhode Island flooding could take months - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:02 am Family of NH WWII pilot gets medalEXETER, N.H. - The New Hampshire family of one of the women who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots has received...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:59 am Iran takes nuclear case to ChinaIran's top nuclear official visits China, amid signs that Beijing has relaxed opposition to a new round of sanctions against Tehran.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:59 am NZ calls for whaling compromiseAllowing whaling nations to kill a limited number of the animals is the only way to control hunting, New Zealand says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:59 am New hack panel would target...old hacksBeacon Hill lawmakers are targeting waste and abuse in hack-packed state commissions - by creating a brand new...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:56 am Pope sees sex scandal as test; bishops urge reformVATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI sees the priestly sex scandal as a "test for him and the church," his spokesman says, as bishops around Europe used Holy Week's solemn call for penitence to pledge transparency in dealing with the abuse of children....Source: AP Top International News At 6:13 a... | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am Pope sees sex scandal as test; bishops urge reform (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am iPad upsets Apple cart already filled with technological devicesDamn you, Steve Jobs. I have five Calphalon pans full of storm water leaking into my family room and I'm fantasizing...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am Toronto FC executive Tom Anselmi, please take a bowGoal of making this year’s MLS playoff’s is needed and smart
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am South Sudan's main party pulls out of electionsKHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Southern Sudan's main political party has withdrawn its candidate from the country's upcoming presidential elections and announced it will not contest parliamentary polls in Darfur....Source: AP Top International News At 6:13 a... | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am South Sudan's main party pulls out of electionsSouthern Sudan's main political party has withdrawn its candidate from the country's upcoming presidential elections and announced it will not contest parliamentary polls in Darfur. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am JAMA arranging to switch Tokyo Motor Show's venue to Tokyo Big Sight+(Kyodo) _ The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association is arranging to switch the venue for the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show to the Tokyo Big Sight convention hall from Makuhari Messe in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am China to discuss Iran sanctions; Hu to visit U.S.BEIJING (Reuters) - China has agreed to serious negotiations with Western powers about imposing new sanctions on Iran and President Hu Jintao will attend a multi-nation summit on nuclear security in Washington this month, officials said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:52 am China to discuss Iran sanctions; Hu to visit U.S. (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:52 am In Ireland, hearts break for Phoebe PrincePhoebe Prince's hometown in County Clare is heartbroken over the gut-wrenching suicide that claimed her life...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am Iran Envoy in China Amid Sanctions PushSenior Iranian Nuclear Envoy Arrives Just after Beijing Signals Willingness to Discuss New SanctionsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am Officials eye gushing rivers from delugeDuck boats toured Wayland yesterday as residents huddled together to use the venerable World War II-era vessels...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am Pope's Holy Thursday Mass dedicated to priests - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am No charges for hero off-duty officer who shot knife-wielding man at MGHA heroic off-duty special police officer who saved a psychiatrist from her rampaging, knife-wielding patient will...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am 12 Most Exciting Logo Mergers of the Corporate World!!A logo design is a reflection of a company’s corporate identity. That is why when companies merge, on several occasions their logo designs undergo similar treatment. When two or more corporate brands decide to unite, either through a merger or an acquisition, it often gives birth to a new corporate logo.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am US envoy holds Sudan crisis talksThe US envoy to Sudan holds crisis talks in Khartoum after the main opposition candidate pulls out of April's presidential election.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am South Hadley needs a revoltSouth Hadley doesn't need new bullying laws or legislative edicts. It doesn't need to criminalize schoolyard...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am Mom reels after 2nd mistrial in son's slayFirst came the nightmare of the murder. Now it's nightmare piled on nightmare, and it does not end. Cedirick...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:47 am Music group EMI in dire straitsStruggling music group EMI faces being taken over by its bankers after failing to clinch a deal to sell the North American distribution rights for its artists to Universal Music Group or Sony Music.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:46 am Swimming: Kitajima gunning for wins at Japanese c'ships+(Kyodo) _ Two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima is prepared to show a brand new side in mid-April when he makes his first Japanese championships appearance since...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:46 am Hyatt boycott fumbleState Energy Commissioner Phil Giudice yesterday violated Gov. Deval Patrick's unofficial boycott of the Hyatt...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am Mugabe names rights, poll headsPresident Mugabe swears in Zimbabwe's first human rights and electoral commissions intended to oversee free polls.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am 'Clash of the Titans' remake dies by the swordHoly River Styx, here's a bright idea. Let's take a fairly horrible, outside of its subject matter and...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:44 am China ready for Iran UN sanctions talks: US (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:43 am Flooding Causes Multiple Problems In New EnglandThe rains stopped Wednesday and the floodwaters began to recede in hard-hit Rhode Island, though the worst flooding in 200 years could persist for several days and permanently close businesses already struggling in the weak economy. Portions of Interstate 95 are closed in Rhode Island. Amtrak also is affected. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:41 am 'Perfect job' thrills teacher-astronautAbout seven years ago, Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger was teaching a high school astronomy class in Washington state when a student ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am The 15 WORST Opening Weekends In Box Office History.****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am Digital Easter Egg Hunt: Hidden Secrets in Your Fave DVDsRevisit your favorite DVDs to discover secrets you never knew were there with these craftily hidden Easter Eggs.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am Health care's next chapter: A play for hearts and mindsThe election is seven months away, but for Democratic Rep. Steve Driehaus it may as well be tomorrow.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:39 am Japan frets over China's 'discriminatory' trade policy+(Kyodo) _ Japan voiced concern Thursday about China's trade policy, urging an end to what Tokyo perceives as preferential treatment for certain products in public procurement. Japan...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:39 am Iran top nuclear envoy arrives in China for talksBEIJING (AP) -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator arrived Thursday for talks with Chinese officials, just after Beijing appeared to drop its opposition to possible new U.N. sanctions against Tehran over its uranium enrichment program....Source: AP Top International News At 6:13 a... | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:39 am Iran top nuclear envoy arrives in China for talksIran's top nuclear negotiator arrived Thursday for talks with Chinese officials, just after Beijing appeared to drop its opposition to possible new U.N. sanctions against Tehran over its...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:38 am Sanofi-Aventis settles 3 lawsuits over EloxatinSanofi-Aventis has settled three patent infringement lawsuits in the U.S. related to generic versions of colon cancer treatment Eloxatin, the French drug maker said Thursday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:37 am USA fumes over politicsSeven months before the midterm elections, Americans seem disaffected about nearly everything political.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:37 am Outreach aims for trouble-free health care shiftThe private "Enroll America" campaign is aimed at making it easy for Americans who qualify for Medicaid or private insurance ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:33 am Will Hoffa mystery be buried with Giants Stadium?One of New Jersey's longest-lasting myths is about to be buried in the Meadowlands.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am Why Internet Connections are Fastest in South Koreaeople in the United States basically invented the Internet. So U.S. connections must be the fastest and cheapest in the world, right? Not so much.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am The withdrawal of Yassir Arman means Beshir is assured of re-election in the first round of votingSudanese presidential hopeful Yassir Arman, seen here in 2009, has pulled out of April's vote, casting further doubt on the electoral process and clearing the way for a likely first-round win by President...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:28 am Beshir has ruled out deferring the first multi-party polls in 24 yearsSudanese President Omar al-Beshir arrives to a campaign rally in Khartoum, February 2010. Sudanese presidential hopeful Yassir Arman has pulled out of April's vote, casting further doubt on the electoral...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:28 am Sudan is due to hold presidential, legislative and municipal polls April 11-13A handout photo from the European Commission shows two Sudanese men walking past signs encouraging people to cast their votes in forthcoming elections in Rumbek on March 24. Sudanese presidential hopeful...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:28 am Key challenger to Sudan's Beshir quits presidential raceSudanese presidential hopeful Yassir Arman has pulled out of April's vote, casting further doubt on the electoral process and clearing the way for a likely first-round win by President OmarSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:28 am For 1st time in 20 years, exec pay slumps again
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:28 am Megacity breathes easier after smog crackdownMexico City once had the world's worst air, with skies so poisonous birds dropped dead in flight. Today, efforts to clean the smog are showing visible progress.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:27 am New blast in Russia as Moscow victims buried (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:25 am Science writer wins appeal in libel caseA science writer who was sued by the British Chiropractic Association over a newspaper column has won a legal appeal for the right to argue his remarks constituted fair comment.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:24 am Science writer wins appeal in libel caseA science writer who was sued by the British Chiropractic Association over a newspaper column has won a legal appeal for the right to argue his remarks constituted fair comment. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:24 am Pope's Holy Thursday Mass dedicated to priestsVATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI urged priests to oppose violence as he led a ceremony dedicated to the priesthood Thursday, marking a Holy Week with his church buffeted by clergy sex abuse scandals....Source: AP Top International News At 6:13 a... | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am Pope's Holy Thursday Mass dedicated to priestsPope Benedict XVI urged priests to oppose violence as he led a ceremony dedicated to the priesthood Thursday, marking a Holy Week with his church buffeted by clergy sex abuse scandals.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am Pope's Holy Thursday Mass dedicated to priestsPope Benedict XVI urged priests to oppose violence as he led a ceremony dedicated to the priesthood Thursday, marking a Holy Week with his church buffeted by clergy sex abuse scandals. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am Pope's Holy Thursday Mass dedicated to priestsPope Benedict XVI urged priests to oppose violence as he led a ceremony dedicated to the priesthood Thursday, marking a Holy Week with his church buffeted by clergy sex abuse scandals. ...Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am Pakistani troops kill 28 militants in northwestOfficials say Pakistani troops backed by helicopters have killed 28 suspected insurgents near the Afghan border. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:21 am The nation's weatherThursday's main weather producers were forecast to come from a trough of low pressure and an associated cold front moving through the western half of the nation.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am Why Game Developers Drive Ferraris [Graphic]Here’s how much the people who make hit games like Mass Effect 2, God of War 3 and Final Fantasy XIII make—and why those games you buy cost 60 dollars a pop.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am Tribunal Rejects Karadzic Attempt to Delay Trial - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:13 am Rooney injury news due on FridayManchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will reveal the extent of Wayne Rooney's ankle injury on Friday.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am Japan tax revenues down 4.3% in February+(Kyodo) _ Japan's general account tax revenues in February declined 4.3 percent from a year earlier to 3,207.97 billion yen, pulled down by lower corporate tax revenues, the Finance...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:09 am 2ND LD: Police, prosecutors admit to inadequate investigation of Ashikaga case+TOKYO, April 1 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 3RD, 12TH GRAFS) Police and prosecutors investigating a high-profile murder case in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, put too much confidence...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:09 am Oil rises above $84, extending 2-month rallyOil prices rose above $84 a barrel Thursday in Asia, extending a two-month rally amid surging regional stock markets ahead of the Good Friday holiday. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:04 am Millions of H1N1 vaccine doses may be discardedDespite months of dire warnings and millions in taxpayer dollars, less than half of the 229 million doses of H1N1 vaccine have been administered and many may simply be discarded.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:01 am How to avoid eating ***** foods: Ignore all adsUsually the food that is advertised is utter garbage.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am 10 Web sites to watch out for on April Fools' DayThese sites -- from Amazon.com to Wikipedia to Kodak -- all tried to pull fast ones on visitors a year ago. Will they again?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am Japanese start buying affordable electric cars (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:59 am Iraq's Kurds want a voice in exchange for supportSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) -- After years of what they consider unfulfilled promises, Iraq's Kurds are hardening their demands to wring out the best deal from prospective allies following an election that has left the country's future government unclear and the Kurds' support more prized than ever....Source: AP Top International News At 6:13 a... | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:59 am Gay marriage issue affects Calif. GOP Senate raceThe Republican contest to determine who will challenge California Sen. Barbara Boxer in the fall has focused so far on the bread-and-butter issues of the day — jobs, the economy and federal spending.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:59 am British media continues April Fool's traditionIn today's headlines: flavored newsprint, high-tech ferrets and the revelation that Britain's greatest writer was — quelle horreur! — French.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:59 am British media continues April Fool's traditionIn today's headlines: flavored newsprint, high-tech ferrets and the revelation that Britain's greatest writer was — quelle horreur! — French. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:59 am Two killed in Dagestan car blast - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:59 am Mexico gang 'targeted US guard'A suspect in the murder of three people linked to the US consulate in Juarez says the target was a US guard, Mexican officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:58 am LA film producers to be sentenced in bribe caseA Los Angeles filmmaking couple is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday after being convicted of bribing Thai officials so they could run the Bangkok International Film Festival.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:57 am Moscow hunts for more 'Black Widows'Russian police were hunting Wednesday for more "Black Widows," the Chechen female suicide bombers who blasted the Moscow subway ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:56 am In fiscal pinch, transit agencies offer less for moreEight in 10 bus and subway agencies are raising fares and cutting service or considering such measures as a budget crisis racks ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:55 am China Leader to Attend U.S. Nuke SummitHu Jintao's Willingness to Join Nuclear Security Meeting Shows Crucial Easing in Bi-Lateral TensionsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:55 am Students dig in to secure future of communal gardenGuerrilla green thumbs also aim to raise awareness of global food security issues
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:55 am VA uncertain of long-range health costsThe Department of Veterans Affairs has no way of determining long-range health care costs for the veterans of the wars in Iraq ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:54 am Pope's Holy Thursday Mass Dedicated to PriestsThe ceremony is described by the Vatican as a sign of strict union between the pontiff in his role of pastor of the world's 1 billion Catholics and his fellow priests. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:52 am Census 2010: Are you counted?So far, 62 million households have returned their 2010 Census forms. Have you been counted?
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:51 am Malaysian ruler commutes caning sentence for womanKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A Muslim woman sentenced to be caned for drinking beer has had her punishment commuted, in a surprising turnaround for a high-profile case that raised questions about Islamic laws intruding into personal matters in Malaysia....Source: AP Top International News At 6:13 a... | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:50 am Haiti promised $10bn in aid – double what it asked for - The Guardian
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:49 am R.I. flooding: 'It makes you want to cry'Flood levels not seen in Rhode Island since record-keeping began in the 1870s have damaged sewage treatment plants, flooded industrial ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:47 am Surrey aims to create 'clean energy hub’Mayor’s speech highlights incentives to green businesses, new construction projects
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:44 am Private prom scheduled for Friday for Miss. studentsAfter stops and starts, a private prom is scheduled for high school students in Fulton, Miss., and Constance McMillen can attend ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:38 am Chinese President Hu to attend Washington nuclear meetBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend a multi-nation summit on nuclear security in Washington this month, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, ending weeks of uncertainty about whether he was going.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:36 am B.C. database would lead to Big Brother scenario, privacy group warnsStudy recommends changes to Integrated Case Management system to protect perssonal information
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:33 am Abortion doctor killer faces sentencing amid debateKANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The sentencing on Thursday of an anti-abortion activist who gunned down a Kansas doctor comes amid a bitter U.S. debate over abortion that nearly derailed landmark healthcare reform legislation last month and is expected to remain a factor in U.S. midterm elections.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:31 am Coke, telecom lead investors to post-quake HaitiUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- As governments pledged billions in reconstruction aid for Haiti at a U.N. donor conference, leaders and businessmen said the key to improving lives in the hemisphere's poorest country was money of another kind: private investment....Source: AP Top International News At 6:13 a... | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:31 am Vatican Slams N.Y. Times for 'Attack' on PopeA senior cleric mounts a sharp counterattack to the abuse allegations now swirling around the papacy. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:31 am Heidi & Spencer -- We've Given Ourselves Indian NamesHeidi Montag has altered her identity yet again -- sans plastic surgery this time -- after she and Spencer Pratt decided to give themselves "true native-American names" in an effort to become more spiritual.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:30 am Leaked Video Tours Sonic 4's Splash Hill ZoneWondering what you'll see the first time you boot up Sega's upcoming, returning-to-roots platformer, Sonic 4? Well, it'll probably be that blue-on-white logo where the robot choir sings the company name. Then, some kind of circular logo for the game, which Sonic will burst through, making an edgy hand gesture. Then this video...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:30 am Risk worth takingThe Thai labourers tilling Israeli land in range of rocketsSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:26 am Mexico Drug Gangs Attack Army GarrisonsOfficials say 18 Gunmen Killed, Dozens of Weapons Seized after Brazen, Coordinated Frontal Assault on MilitarySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:24 am Nepalese Sherpa to climb Everest for 20th timeA 49-year-old Nepalese Sherpa guide who holds the record for the most conquests of Mount Everest will make his 20th climb this spring and scatter the ashes of Edmund Hillary, one of the first me... Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:21 am First Look: Apple iPad - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:20 am Extremists to be ousted from Pakistan’s tribal belt within two months, general saysCommander warns that $1-billion in development funds needed to keep area from reverting to al-Qaeda, Taliban
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:19 am Militia suspect denies he was involved in any plot (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:17 am First Nations University still in crisis despite new government fundsRegina school will need more than $3-million to avoid massive layoffs and campus closings, documents show
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:13 am DEA says Afghan opium seizures soar in 2009Opium seizures in Afghanistan soared 924 percent last year because of better cooperation between Afghan and international forces, the top U.S. drug enforcement official said Thursday. ...Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:10 am City census returns at 45 percent - Baltimore Sun
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:05 am He may be the world's youngest iPhone app developer?There are probably tens of thousands of iPhone application developers out there, but a rare few are as young as 14-year-old Pierce Freeman, a Bay Area eighth grader. Freeman recently saw Apple approve his first app, dubbed CardShare, and talked to Forbes's Taylor Buley about the process.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am Legislation to rebalance House of Commons set to be introduced todayParliament could grow by 30 seats or more in bid to give fast-growing provinces more MPs
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am AP Exclusive: US aid going to Afghanistan partners (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:41 am Ambassador Namik Tan is expected to return to Washington before April 12Protesters, holding Turkish flags, shout slogans during a demonstration in front of the US Embassy in Ankara March 5. Turkey's ambassador to the United States is expected to return soon to his post after...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:41 am The Maldives began work on an artificial island known as the Hulhumale near the crowded capital island of Male in 1997This aerial picture taken on September 7, 2009 shows the artificial island known as Hulhumale, built near Male, capital of the Indian Ocean atoll nation of the Maldives. The Maldives faces the threat of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:41 am ‘Is Canada a take-it-or-leave-it deal for Quebeckers?': DuceppeBloc Québécois leader to assess future of separatist movement during cross-Canada tour
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:41 am Fuel efficiency rules aimed at advanced vehicles (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:33 am India kicks off world's biggest head countIndia kicked off the national census of its billion-plus population Thursday with a 2.5 million strong army of census-takers fanning out across the country to conduct what has been billed the wo... Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:32 am Seoul urges restraint over shipSouth Korea's president says there must be "no suspicion" as officials investigate what sank a navy warship.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:30 am Community rallies to support widow, daughter after refuge claim deniedGrieving dependents came to Canada after 2006 death of new arrival Dao-chang Zhong
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:28 am Muslim model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno (R) is greeted by her five-year-old daughter Kaitlynn Sari DewiMuslim model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno (R) is greeted by her five-year-old daughter Kaitlynn Sari Dewi (L) as she arrives back at her father's home in Karai, north of Kuala Lumpur in August last year...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:25 am Muslim model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno who was sentenced to caning for drinking beer waves to supporters last yearMuslim model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno who was sentenced to caning for drinking beer waves to supporters last year. The sentence has been reduced to three weeks of community service, her father said Thursday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:25 am A man arrested for gambling is struck with a cane six times by an executioner during a public caningA man arrested for gambling is struck with a cane six times by an executioner during a public caning at the compound of a mosque in Aceh Besar in January. A Malaysian Muslim model who faced a caning for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:25 am L.A. Council, DWP fight over electricity rate hikeIn a rebuff to lawmakers, the utilities board OKs a higher increase, which is then vetoed 13 to 0 by council members. The standoff effectively kills the possibility of higher rates for the next three months.The Los Angeles City Council and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power dueled over rate increases late Wednesday, with each side rejecting the other's proposal to boost the price of electricity.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:25 am VIDEO Poverty, despair fuel Islamist revolt in Caucasus republics Duration:02:08VIDEO Plagued by violence, stripped of hope and struggling without a functioning legal economy, the republics of the northern Caucasus are rife with despair, and that despair is turned into an Islamist...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:17 am Funerals were to be held at nine cemeteries in Moscow and also in the southern city of KrasnodarRussians light candles at a rally in memory of the victims of terrorist metro bombings in Moscow . A new explosion shook Russia Thursday as the country held funerals for dozens killed in the Moscow metro...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:17 am Hutaree: Real threat or good ol' boys? - Detroit Free Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:11 am 2 historic Westwood theaters saved from possible closureRegency agrees to run the Village and Bruin, whose fate had been in jeopardy since last year, when Mann announced that it would let its leases on both theaters expire in March.Don't pull that curtain down just yet. Two landmark theaters in Westwood that had been facing closure will remain in operation after a theater chain agreed to take them over this week.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Native-born Californians regain majority statusA USC study finds that immigration has peaked in the state, a longtime melting pot. Border restrictions and the recession are seen as factors.California has long been the ultimate melting pot, with the majority of its population coming from outside the state.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Prostate drug may work as a preventiveDutasteride, already on the market, cuts cancer risk by about 25%, researchers say.Men at an above-normal risk of prostate cancer may be able to reduce their risk of developing the disease by taking a drug already on the market.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Couples says he'll play practice round with Woods (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 12:31 am Chechen militant claims Moscow subway blastsMAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) -- A Chechen militant claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks on the Moscow subway in an Internet message posted Wednesday, hours after two more suicide bombers struck southern Russia in brazen defiance of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin....Source: AP Top International News At 6:13 a... | 1 Apr 2010 | 12:30 am 18 gunmen die in attack on two army bases in MexicoSeven assaults in two northern states take place almost simultaneously, apparently marking a major escalation in Mexico's drug war.Dozens of gunmen mounted rare and apparently coordinated attacks targeting two army garrisons in northern Mexico, touching off firefights that killed 18 attackers.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:58 pm Car blast kills two in Russia's Dagestan: agencyMOSCOW (Reuters) - Two people were killed in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan overnight when a blast ripped through their car, which was believed to have been carrying explosives, Interfax news agency reported Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:45 pm Democrats lie low after healthcare victoryLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The week after passing landmark healthcare reform and handing President Barack Obama an important victory, members of the U.S. Congress returned to their home districts for a recess to face constituents and justify their votes after the bruising legislative battle.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:35 pm D.C. shooter attacked funeral crowd
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:09 pm 18 gunmen killed in attacks on Mexican army basesVILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) -- Dozens of gunmen mounted rare and apparently coordinated attacks targeting two army garrisons in northern Mexico, touching off firefights that killed 18 attackers....Source: AP Top International News At 6:13 a... | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:01 pm Pakistan moves closer to renaming volatile regionPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- The rugged Pakistani province that was once a stomping ground for the British, and more recently gained a reputation as a Taliban and al-Qaida haven, may soon get a mouthful of a new name....Source: AP Top International News At 6:13 a... | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:51 pm Car Crashes into Boeing 737 in NigeriaNo One Injured, but Incident Draws more Questions about Security of Nation's AirportsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:30 pm Foreign-born Latinos trust census more
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:06 pm Arab Idol: Veiled Woman Rises In TV Poetry ContestA Saudi woman is in the finals of an American Idol-style competition on Abu Dhabi TV. Hissa Hilal, who wears a full headscarf as she recites lines that criticize hard-line Muslim clerics, says her decision to enter the contest was a now-or-never situation. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm In Yemen, Anger Toward U.S. Grows Over DetaineesWashington had approved the release of many of the Yemeni detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison. But after a Yemen-based al-Qaida affiliate allegedly tried to bomb a U.S. plane, those releases were put on hold. Now, the delays are stoking anti-American sentiment. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Killer of Abortion Provider To Be SentencedScott Roeder, guilty of murdering Kansas doctor George Tiller, will be sentenced Thursday in Wichita. Prosecutors are pushing for life without parole for 50 years; anti-abortion activists say that's too much. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Songbird DNA May Offer Clues To Human SpeechThe zebra finch is a songbird known for its elaborate serenades. Now scientists have decoded its genome and hope that the research will give them insight into the origins of speech-related disorders caused by autism, stroke and Parkinson's disease. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Journalist Chronicles 'Killing Fields' Of JuarezJournalist Charles Bowden says that at first glimpse the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez looks like a flat tapestry of one-story buildings. His new book, Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields, focuses on the killings in Mexico's drug capital. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm NUMMI Plant Closure Ends Toyota-GM VentureNew United Motor Manufacturing Inc. was a unique partnership that ended when GM pulled out last year and Toyota decided to shut the plant down. Toyota officials say the plant simply wasn't economically viable, but many workers suspect that it may have had something to do with their union. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 9:53 pm LeBron, Cavaliers edge hard-charging Bucks
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 9:53 pm Battle Over Climate ChangeThe British government deals climate-change skeptics a blow, meteorologists weigh in-and even novelist Ian McEwan joins the fray. The Daily Beast examines the latest in the climate war.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 31 Mar 2010 | 9:50 pm Record rainfall, flooding force evacuations in NortheastRhode Island bears the brunt, but Connecticut and Massachusetts also struggle to protect homes, roads and bridges from surging floodwaters.Flooding caused by record rainfall over the Northeast on Wednesday washed out bridges in Connecticut and Massachusetts, disrupted travel across the region as some rivers reached their highest levels ever and prompted Rhode Island officials to temporarily close state offices.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2010 | 9:08 pm Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 9:03 pm ‘Idol’ elimination leaves a singer brokenhearted
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 9:03 pm Woman, 72, dared cop to taser herAUSTIN, Texas - A deputy constable who shocked a 72-year-old woman with a Taser after she dared him to use the stun gun during a traffic stop was cleared by a grand jury.The grand jury declined to indict Deputy Constable Christopher...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:54 pm Lakers’ loss to Hawks ‘hard to digest’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:52 pm 1963 Letter Suggests Pope Knew of AbuseHead of Order that Oversaw Treatment of Pedophile Priests Recommended Removing them from Active MinistrySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:30 pm Haiti Donor Meeting Far Exceeds $4B GoalNations Pledge Nearly $10 Billion over Three Years for Rebuilding as Haiti Releases Detailed Plan; Transparency Issues KeySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:30 pm Rwandan Orphans Get a Chance At LifeChildren in Rwanda Start New Lives thanks to Agahozo Shalom and Anne Heyman's "American Spirit"Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:30 pm Metrolink train crews threaten boycott over personality test requirementEngineers and conductors on Southern California's commuter rail service are threatening a boycott of new personality profiling tests required as a result of the 2008 Chatsworth disaster.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:17 pm Risk Is Clear in Drilling; Payoff Isn't - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:44 pm RNC outlays may be problem for 2010 races: analystsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican National Committee has been spending big to win key elections and regain momentum under chairman Michael Steele -- maybe too big, according to political analysts and federal records.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:43 pm Apple's new iPad: Must-have, or meh?Six prominent technophiles tell how they think the tablet computer will fare.Apple Inc. stormed back into consumer electronics in 2001 with its iPod music player, then solidified its reputation as the coolest, most forward-thinking tech company with the iPhone in 2007. The landmark devices have generated an estimated $60 billion in sales, and the halo effect helped revive Apple's personal computer business.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:39 pm Oil company worker kidnappedLAGOS, Nigeria - Gunmen kidnapped a Nigerian working for French oil giant Total after he left his home early yesterday morning in the country's oil-rich delta long beset by violence, a police spokeswoman said.The man's kidnapping...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:23 pm Donors pledge billions for Haiti aidUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - International donors on Wednesday pledged $5.3 billion to Haiti, exceeding expectations in a worldwide drive to rebuild the country after January's shattering earthquake.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:06 pm Video: Cheerleader Peps Commuters"CBS News RAW": A Tokyo woman dances cheer routines outside a bustling train station to enliven urban dwellers amid a gloomy economy.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:03 pm Spending questions dog Republican National CommitteeMany in the party were troubled long before the $2,000 nightclub scandal hit the RNC this week.Donors were restless, candidates were wary and critics were piling on Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele -- and that was before this week's revelation that the committee treated a group of young donors to a nearly $2,000 night out at a risque West Hollywood nightclub.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:37 pm China Likely to Agree to Iran SanctionsU.S. Officials Confirm China in Talks to Join U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and GermanySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:30 pm Donors pledge $14 billion for HaitiUNITED NATIONS - Countries and international organisations pledged nearly US$10 billion to rebuild Haiti after January's earthquake, going far beyond the government's expectations and providing new hope to the impoverished nation.UN...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:27 pm Video: Shalom in RwandaCBS News' Dave Price reports from Rwanda, where a Jewish New Yorker shows her "American Spirit" by creating an orphanage to help young victims of a holocaust in this African country.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:16 pm Man crashes car into 737LAGOS, Nigeria - A man crashed his car through security gates and into a parked commercial aircraft at a Nigerian airport yesterday, marking the latest airport security breach in a country where the attempted Christmas Day airline...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:40 pm Eight U.S. militia members enter not guilty pleasDETROIT (Reuters) - Eight members of an extremist militia group accused of conspiring to kill law enforcement officers as part of a wider war on the U.S. government pleaded not guilty in federal court on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:29 pm Obama opens new oil drilling offshore in climate driveWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama unveiled plans on Wednesday for a limited expansion of U.S. offshore oil and gas drilling in an effort to win Republican support for new proposals to fight climate change.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2010 | 4:56 pm 21 dead babies found in rural ChinaBEIJING - Rural traditions of abandoning dead infants because they're considered bad luck may have played a role in the case of 21 babies' bodies found along a river in eastern China, apparently dumped by hospital mortuary workers.The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:47 pm Teen sold stepsister, 7, for sexTRENTON - A 15-year-old New Jersey girl set up her 7-year-old stepsister to have sex with as many as seven men and boys at a weekend party near their home and also accepted money for herself, police said.Trenton police Capt. Joseph...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:35 pm U.S. illegally wiretapped Islamic charity group, judge rulesA federal judge ruled Wednesday that two lawyers' constitutional rights were violated when the Bush administration subjected them to illegal surveillance while they worked for an Islamic charity in Oregon.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:17 pm Chechen militant claims subway bombings, warns of more attacksMAKHACHKALA, Russia - A Chechen militant has claimed responsibility for this week's deadly subway bombings in Moscow, as two new suicide bomb attacks targeting police officers in southern Russia left 12 people dead.Doku Umarov,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:05 pm Christian militia suspects plead not guiltyDETROIT - Not guilty pleas have been entered in Michigan on behalf of seven of nine members of a Christian militia that prosecutors claim plotted to kill police officers.The seven were arraigned yesterday in US District Court...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:56 pm Chechen Militant Says He's Behind Moscow BombingsIn a video posted online, Doku Umarov said Monday's twin suicide attacks, which killed 39 people, were an act of revenge for the killing of civilians by Russian security forces. He warned that attacks on Russian cities will continue. His statement came as two new suicide bombings, targeting police officers in southern Russia, killed 12. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:27 pm Cities feel squeeze from new arrivalsCANBERRA - Australian cities are bursting at the seams, adding more than 310,000 people to the state capitals last year, blowing out their boundaries with new housing developments and cramming high-density units into any inner-city...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:00 pm Aussies send Bingle jingle into outbackSYDNEY - There is nothing like Australia.That's the new tagline Tourism Australia will be using to lure to international tourists as part of a fresh campaign to harness the power of online and social media.The body is sure...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:00 pm Strains Of Love Across Pakistan-India BorderAn Indian tennis ace and a Pakistani cricket star confirmed plans to marry, sparking protests and a media frenzy. Such "cross-border" couples are not common, and it is not easy for them. History has left a bitter residue between India and Pakistan. There is still much suspicion and rivalry. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2010 | 1:32 pm Jaime Escalante's Legacy: Teaching HopeThe math teacher who inspired the movie Stand and Deliver died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. Jaime Escalante may not have become a household name after the film, but he possessed an enduring gift: He could inspire, cajole, even taunt troubled kids to see themselves not as they were, but as they could be. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2010 | 1:05 pm
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