North Europe hit by volcanic ash

Flights are disrupted across northern Europe by volcanic ash drifting south and east from Iceland.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:18 am

European stocks gain on China economic growth

World stocks rose slightly Thursday after on strong economic growth in China and a U.S. Federal Reserve report showing the unfolding of a modest recovery in the world's biggest economy....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:14 a... | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:17 am

Bodies pile up after quake kills 600-plus in China

MADOI, China (AP) -- Rescue teams fought gusty winds and altitude sickness Thursday as supplies of food, water and almost everything ran thin after strong earthquakes left more than 600 dead in a mountainous Tibetan area of western China....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:14 a... | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:14 am

Bodies pile up after quake kills 600-plus in China (AP)

AP - Rescue teams fought gusty winds and altitude sickness Thursday as supplies of food, water and almost everything ran thin after strong earthquakes left more than 600 dead in a mountainous Tibetan area of western China.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:14 am

AP-GfK Poll: Jump in opposition to health care law (AP)

AP - Opposition to President Barack Obama's health care law jumped after he signed it — a clear indication his victory could become a liability for Democrats in this fall's elections.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:14 am

20 bodies found as stern of sunken South Korean warship is raised

A huge crane raises the craft on live television. Despite suspicions, the North denies being involved in the explosion that scuttled the ship.

As tearful families looked on, the South Korean military recovered the bodies of 20 crewmen from the stern of a sunken warship that salvagers raised Thursday from the floor of the Yellow Sea.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:14 am

Gunfire at deposed president's rally in Kyrgyzstan (AP)

AP - Gunfire broke out at a rally where the deposed president of Kyrgyzstan was speaking to supporters Thursday. Kurmanbek Bakiyev was hustled into a car and driven from the scene, and there were no apparent injuries in the crowd.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

Gunfire at deposed president's rally in Kyrgyzstan

OSH, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- Gunfire broke out at a rally where the deposed president of Kyrgyzstan was speaking to supporters Thursday. Kurmanbek Bakiyev was hustled into a car and driven from the scene, and there were no apparent injuries in the crowd....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:14 a... | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

Foreclosure rates surge, biggest jump in 5 years (AP)

AP - A record number of U.S. homes were lost to foreclosure in the first three months of this year, a sign banks are starting to wade through the backlog of troubled home loans at a faster pace, according to a new report.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights across Europe

LONDON (AP) -- Ash clouds from Iceland's spewing volcano disrupted air traffic across Northern Europe on Thursday as authorities closed British and Nordic air space, shut down Europe's busiest airport at Heathrow and canceled hundreds of flights....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:14 a... | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

Obama: America's still got adventures in space (AP)

AP - Near the launch pads where U.S. space voyages begin, President Barack Obama will try to reassure workers that America's space adventures sail on despite the coming end of space shuttle flights.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights across Europe (AP)

AP - Ash clouds from Iceland's spewing volcano disrupted air traffic across Northern Europe on Thursday as authorities closed British and Nordic air space, shut down Europe's busiest airport at Heathrow and canceled hundreds of flights.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

Admiral: Smaller-scale terror plots a big concern (AP)

AP - Small, hard-to-detect terror plots are an increasing concern for the military command responsible for protecting the homeland, according to the top Navy officer tapped to take over U.S. Northern Command.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

2 more 'Idol' contestants sent home; 7 remain (AP)

AP - "American Idol" viewers were cruel to Andrew Garcia and Katie Stevens.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

Senators surprise Penguins 5-4 in series opener (AP)

AP - One game, and the Pittsburgh Penguins already know this. Nothing comes easy for a defending champion, not even the playoff series opener against a seemingly overmatched opponent.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

Stewart's late goal lifts Avalanche past Sharks (AP)

AP - Rob Blake scored another big goal for the Colorado Avalanche — only this time he was wearing the opposing team's uniform.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

Explosions reported in Burma city

A series of explosions is reported to have taken place in a park in Burma's former capital city, Rangoon.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

Beat your wife? Cops will track you down with GPS

Domestic violence victims terrified that their tormentors will ignore protective orders and attack them again will get some security through a new program using GPS monitors to track the movement of high-risk offenders. It comes in the wake of some high-profile cases where women were murdered, allegedly by estranged husbands and former boyfriends.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:10 am

Hamas executes two Palestinians in Gaza

GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas said on Thursday it executed by firing squad two Palestinians convicted by a Gaza military court of collaborating with Israel.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:08 am

Curt Schilling brushes off tribes' complaints over board game

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - One player racks up points by defeating Native American tribal leaders, the other by snuffing...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:07 am

Volcanic ash prevents air traffic across Northern Europe

Heathrow, the continent's busiest airport, is among those affected. Hundreds of flights are canceled.

Ash clouds from Iceland's spewing volcano disrupted air traffic across Northern Europe on Thursday as authorities closed British and Nordic air space, shut down Europe's busiest airport at Heathrow and canceled hundreds of flights.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:01 am

How to think like a designer

Prototype-and-test-it method can help guide an organization to success

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am

Bruce Mau uses design to create positive change

Internationally recognized innovator, with offices in Toronto and Chicago, applies design process to business, institutions, events

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am

Russia promises a safe luge track for Sochi games

The Russian Cabinet member responsible for preparations for the 2014 Sochi Games has reassured visiting International Olympic Committee officials that the luge and bobsled track will be safe.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:58 am

Fidesz plans new IMF deal, eyes dual citizenship

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's new center-right government will seek a new deal with international lenders and plans to make it easier for ethnic Hungarians in neighboring countries to obtain dual citizenship, foreign minister-designate Janos Martonyi told Reuters.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:57 am

Iran says it wants inclusive Iraqi government

Iranian officials say all Iraqi parties should be included in the government, based on their results in the March election.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am

Lucky seven for Siobhan Magnus

Then there were two. Siobhan Magnus and Crystal Bowersox are all that remain of season nine's once promising...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am

Head found floating in Fukuoka bay, torso found earlier identified+

(Kyodo) _ A human head was found floating in the sea near a pier in Hakata Bay in the city of Fukuoka by a laborer on Thursday afternoon, police said. Meanwhile, a human torso found in
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am

Gunfire at deposed president's rally in Kyrgyzstan

Gunfire broke out at a rally where the deposed president of Kyrgyzstan was speaking to supporters Thursday. Kurmanbek Bakiyev was hustled into a car and driven from the scene, and there were no apparent injuries in the crowd.

Kyrgyzstan - Kurmanbek Bakiyev - President of Kyrgyzstan - Asia - Sports
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am

'Fur' flies with Brooke Shields and Brendan Fraser

Brooke Shields and Brendan Fraser, stars of "Furry Vengeance,"...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am

Dream team: Aerosmith and J. Geils Band primed to rock Fenway

Aerosmith and J. Geils Band together at Fenway. It feels so right. Saturday morning at 10, tickets - priced...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am

Don't Pick On These Geeks... (pic)

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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am

Mansfield votes to drop kick sports programs

The Mansfield School Committee voted to cut school sports entirely to make up a $3.6 million budget gap, in a drastic...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am

Aid arrives after cyclone kills 119 in India

CALCUTTA, India (AP) -- Aid workers distributed rice, dried fruits, water and tarpaulins Thursday to the victims of a ferocious cyclone that killed at least 119 people in northeastern India and demolished ten of thousands of mud huts....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:14 a... | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am

Aid arrives after cyclone kills 119 in India

Aid workers distributed rice, dried fruits, water and tarpaulins Thursday to the victims of a ferocious cyclone that killed at least 119 people in northeastern India and demolished ten of...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am

Russia shuts last weapons-grade plutonium reactor

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia shut its last weapons- grade plutonium reactor on Thursday, local news agencies reported, under a deal with the United States to cut the risk of nuclear proliferation from Soviet era bomb-making plants.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:47 am

Civilian bomb injuries soar in south Afghanistan

KABUL (AP) -- Civilian injuries due to roadside bombs and other explosives in southern Afghanistan have soared, the International Committee for the Red Cross said in a report, amid rising Taliban violence across much of the country....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:14 a... | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am

Russia suspends adoptions to US

US adoptions of Russian children are suspended, days after a Russian boy was sent home alone by his adoptive American mother.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:44 am

SKorea hoists sunken warship, finds dead bodies

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea lifted part of a warship from the sea Thursday, nearly three weeks after it mysteriously exploded and sank with dozens of sailors trapped inside. Salvage workers found dead bodies of 12 crew members in the retrieved vessel....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:14 a... | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:42 am

Lawyer: bishop silenced ahead of court appearance

A lawyer says an ultraconservative British bishop has been silenced by his order before a court hearing regarding a denial of the Holocaust.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:37 am

Russia suspends all adoptions to US families

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia suspended all adoptions to U.S. families on Thursday until the two countries can agree on procedures, the Foreign Ministry said, a week after an American woman sent her 7-year-old adopted son back to Russia on a plane by himself....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:14 a... | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:36 am

Volcanic ash stops flights across northern Europe

LONDON (Reuters) - Air travelers in Europe faced widespread disruption on Thursday after a huge cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland halted flights across the north of the continent.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:34 am

Tea party ending tour in capital it loves to hate

Tea party activists are ending a cross-country tour in a place and on a day that inspires much of their discontent.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:33 am

A 2nd garbage patch: Plastic soup seen in Atlantic

Researchers are warning of a new blight on the ocean: a swirl of confetti-like plastic debris stretching over thousands of square miles (kilometers) in a remote expanse of the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am

Financial Reform: Five Fights to Watch

How to tell whether the Senate is really fixing the economy or just going through the motions.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:27 am

Iceland volcano ash to close British airspace

Ash clouds drifting from Iceland's spewing volcano disrupted air traffic across Northern Europe with Heathrow, world’s second busiest airport, set to close.

Iceland - London Heathrow Airport - Northern Europe - Technology - Volcanoes
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:26 am

Giant hammerhead caught!

A monster hammerhead shark caught off NSW's northern coast could soon become a Queensland tourism attraction.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:23 am

Russia Suspends All U.S. Adoptions

Tenn. Woman's Return of Child Puts Other American Families' Hopes on Hold Pending New Policy Agreement
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:23 am

Dollar in lower 93 yen as yen buying on Greek concerns erases gains+

(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar edged down in the lower 93 yen zone Thursday in Tokyo, giving up early gains as some market players bought the yen for the euro and the dollar amid rekindling...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am

Protests follow Indonesia clashes

Protesters in Jakarta call for the city's public security force to be disbanded, after clashes over a Muslim tomb left three dead.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:21 am

Mitt Romney-Sarah Palin in 2012? You betcha!

Conservative superstar Sarah Palin opened the door yesterday to joining forces with Mitt Romney for a 2012 White...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:19 am

Thai PM feels the heat as red shirts dig in

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai "red shirt" protesters brought in supplies on Thursday to their base at an upmarket shopping district that they have vowed to make the final battleground in a quest to topple the government.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:19 am

Mugabe denies company rule U-turn

Zimbabwe President Mugabe denies a law forcing large firms to be majority-owned by "indigenous people", is being shelved.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:17 am

South Korea raises war ship that sank near North

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Thursday lifted the stern of a naval ship that sank after an unexplained explosion near a contested sea border with North Korea to see if Pyongyang may have had a hand in the incident that killed dozens.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:17 am

2ND LD: S. Korea raises rear portion of sunken warship+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH RECOVERY OF FIVE BODIES) The South Korean military on Thursday hoisted up and recovered five bodies from the wreckage of South Korean warship that sank...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:17 am

Death Toll Rises from Chinese Earthquake Rises Above 600 - Voice of America

The Hindu

Death Toll Rises from Chinese Earthquake Rises Above 600 Voice of America Photo: AP Chinese state media say the death toll from a powerful earthquake in the country's west has risen to 617. More than 10000 people are injured and more than 300 others are missing in the wake of Wednesday's 6.9-magnitude quake, which toppled ... Chinese rescuers step up search for quake survivorsBBC News China prepares to airlift hundreds from quake zoneCNN International China earthquake death toll risesThe Guardian Telegraph.co.uk -Times Online -The Hindu all 3,541 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:16 am

Russia Suspends All Adoptions to U.S. Families

The announcement comes after an American woman sent back her 7-year-old adopted Russian son to Moscow on a plane by himself.

Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:16 am

Fury at Arizona immigration bill

Tough new laws on immigration planned by Arizona lawmakers are condemned by immigrant rights groups.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:11 am

Tea Party Backers Conservative, Angry at Washington, Poll Shows - BusinessWeek

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Tea Party Backers Conservative, Angry at Washington, Poll Shows BusinessWeek April 15 (Bloomberg) -- Americans who describe themselves as Tea Party supporters are largely Republican, conservative and angry at the government, a New York Times/CBS News poll shows. Just 7 percent of Tea Party supporters ... Tea Party Rally Planned In Court SquareWHSV Local Tea Partiers defy labelsRochester Democrat and Chronicle Capitol tea rally's focus is government spendingDesMoinesRegister.com The Daily Collegian Online -NEWS JUNKIE POST -Daily Caller all 1,597 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:11 am

Marines pay Afghan farmers to destroy opium

MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - With heavy fighting in the former Taliban stronghold of Marjah now largely reduced to sporadic gunfights, U.S. Marines in the area have turned their focus toward eliminating the insurgents' cash source: opium.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am

Now You'reThinking With Portals!

If you had a portal gun would you? It's in the interests of science, right?

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am

Iron Man 2: Inspired By Rocky III?

When you're making a sequel to a killer action movie, you can't help but borrow from some of the great franchises that came before -- and we think we know where 'Iron Man' got some of its inspiration: One Rocky Balboa.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am

U.S. adoptions of Russian children suspended

The Foreign Ministry announcement comes amid outrage over the case of a boy sent back to Russia alone.

A spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry says all adoptions by Americans of Russian children have been suspended.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:09 am

Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights in northern Europe - BBC News

CBC.ca

Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights in northern Europe BBC News Flights have been disrupted across northern Europe by volcanic ash drifting south and east from Iceland. Authorities were closing down UK airspace. Flights were also disrupted in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. The ash, which can damage aeroplane ... London Airports Closed Due to Volcanic AshFOXNews Live: latest updates on volcanic ash travel chaosTimes Online Iceland volcano causes flight chaosAljazeera.net The Guardian -BBC News -BBC News all 1,951 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:08 am

Shooting disrupts pro-Bakiyev rally in Kyrgyzstan

OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Bodyguards of Kyrgyzstan's embattled president fired shots into the air to help Kurmanbek Bakiyev escape a crowd of 1,000 opponents that disrupted his rally in the country's south on Thursday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:08 am

Fans queue for World Cup tickets

Thousands of South African fans queue overnight to buy 500,000 unsold World Cup tickets over the counter in shopping malls and supermarkets.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:08 am

South Korea lifts sunken warship

The South Korean navy raises the stern section of a warship which broke in half and sank three weeks ago.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:07 am

Official: Russia suspends all adoptions to U.S. families

A spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry says all adoptions by Americans of Russian children have been suspended.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:05 am

Russia suspends adoptions by Americans

All adoptions of Russian children by Americans have been suspended, a spokesman for Russia's Foreign Ministry said.



Russia - Foreign minister - Russian language - Family - United States
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:04 am

Concern for shelter after China quake kills 617

YUSHU, China (Reuters) - The death toll from Wednesday's earthquake in China's remote and mountainous Yushu county has climbed to 617, even as convoys of trucks carried in supplies and tents on Thursday for survivors braving the cold.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:02 am

Settlers vs. Indians board game rankles tribes

One player racks up points by defeating Native American tribal leaders, the other by snuffing out settlements of English colonists. Capture Boston or Plymouth Colony? Victory is yours.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am

Baby Animal Photos With Double (Triple) the Cuteness [PICS]

For animals bred in captivity, even one successful birth isn't always easy--and having twins or triplets is, for some species, almost impossibly rare. But when a species' numbers are dropping, these adorable babies are their best hope for the future.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am

B.C.’s new twist in delivering health care

Patient-focused funding will be watched closely by politicians in other provinces

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am

Poland survives a past full of loss

The country is united in the same way the U.S. was after 9/11

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am

It's no time to be complacent about doing time

Rates may be declining, but they're still high compared with 50 years ago – we need more prisons

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am

In Ottawa, secrecy is the issue that keeps on giving

Telling moments from a ‘red alert’ week for the flow of information

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am

Grateful campers give praise for donated tents, borrowed churchyard

Hundreds left homeless by earthquake band together to turn unofficial site into a place of refuge and recipient of kindness

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:59 am

Sudan president offers coalition

As Sudan's landmark elections enter their final day, the president asks opposition groups to join his future government.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:58 am

Amy Bishop's mother testifies in inquest

The mother of Amy Bishop - the professor accused of gunning down three colleagues at the University of Alabama...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:56 am

LEAD: BOJ raises assessments for 7 out of 9 regional economies+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH RELEASE OF SAKURA REPORT) The Bank of Japan on Thursday raised its assessments for seven of the nation's nine regional economies as Japan's export-led...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:56 am

Phillip Morris cancels planned cigarette price hikes in Japan+

(Kyodo) _ Philip Morris Japan KK has decided to cancel its planned cigarette retail price hikes in Japan, a Finance Ministry official said Thursday. The retail price of a pack of...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:54 am

Japan displeased by U.S. newspaper column calling Hatoyama 'loopy'+

(Kyodo) _ Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano expressed displeasure Thursday with a Washington Post column that called Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama "increasingly loopy," saying it...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:54 am

LEAD: Baseball: Hawks agree to terms with slugger Petagine+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) The Softbank Hawks said Thursday they have agreed to terms with two- time Central League home run champion Roberto Petagine. The 38-year-old Venezuelan's...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:54 am

Sarah Palin's fundraising trails other 2012 presidential prospects

WASHINGTON - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin continues to lag behind some other potential 2012 presidential contenders...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:47 am

Fan of Serbian soccer club shot during brawl

Serbian police say a fan of soccer club Red Star Belgrade has been shot and seriously wounded in a brawl during a match against a rival club.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:46 am

Ignatieff forced to clarify medicare stance to concerned caucus

Liberals uneasy over Leader’s lack of condemnation of Quebec plan to charge for doctor visits

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:44 am

China earthquake rescue steps up

China pours rescue crews into Qinghai province, a day after a quake hit the mountainous region, killing more than 600 people.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:43 am

Japan's revised February industrial output down 0.6%+

(Kyodo) _ Japan's industrial output in February fell a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent from the previous month because of weakness in the chemical sector, the government said Thursday as...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:39 am

Canada risks being shut out of Pacific trade pact, New Zealand PM warns

Ottawa’s insistence on protecting dairy industry with tariffs at issue

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:37 am

Volcanic Ash Cloud Halts Flights Across Europe

Britain's Civil Aviation Authority said non-emergency flights would be banned until at least 6 p.m. (1 p.m. ET). Irish authorities also closed their air space for eight hours.

Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:34 am

Space agency chief suggests Japan send people into outer space+

(Kyodo) _ The head of Japan's space development agency suggested Thursday that Japan engage in a program to develop a manned spaceship. "I wonder whether it is good for humanity to have
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:34 am

Crime Prediction Software Is Here: It's a Very Bad Idea

There are no naked pre-cogs inside glowing jacuzzis yet, but the Florida State Department of Juvenile Justice will use analysis software to predict crime by young delinquents, putting potential offenders under specific prevention and education programs. Goodbye, human rights!

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:33 am

The Very Real Plans to Put Marines in Space

When then Marine Lieutenant Colone Roosevelt Lafontant first started pushing the idea of a space plane for the U.S. Marine Corps in 2002, skeptics didn't even bother to suppress their laughter. However, people are beginning to take note of the Small Unit Space Transport and Insertion, or SUSTAIN, the notional concept of a Marine space plane.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:33 am

Africans among world's most religious people, study finds - CNN International

BBC News

Africans among world's most religious people, study finds CNN International A man performs the Stations of the Cross during the Good Friday procession earlier this month in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. (CNN) -- At least half of all Christians in sub-Saharan Africa believe Jesus will return to Earth in ... Ten things we have learnt about AfricaBBC News Arabs and Muslims Are Not Necessarily the Same ThingMinaret Survey: Sub-Saharan Africa one of the world's most religious placesWashington Times RU Daily Targum -Eurasia Review -The University of Alabama Crimson White all 152 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:31 am

Shooting disrupts pro-Bakiyev rally in Kyrgyzstan - Reuters

The Guardian

Shooting disrupts pro-Bakiyev rally in Kyrgyzstan Reuters OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Bodyguards of Kyrgyzstan's embattled president fired shots into the air to help Kurmanbek Bakiyev escape a crowd of 1000 opponents that disrupted his rally in the country's south on Thursday. A Reuters photographer and ... Tensions Persist Over Fugitive Kyrgyz PresidentNew York Times Gunfire at Rally for Deposed Kyrgyzstan PresidentVoice of America Gunfire at deposed president's rally in KyrgyzstanThe Associated Press The Guardian -BusinessWeek -Aljazeera.net all 304 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:30 am

Twitter CEO at conference: Growing pains over

SAN FRANCISCO - Type "I don't get ... " into Google and among the first suggestions the search engine...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:26 am

Armstrong: Obama NASA plan 'devastating' - Nightly News- msn

In an open letter obtained by NBC's Jay Barbree, former astronauts Neil Armstrong, James Lovell and Eugene Cernan urge President Obama to reconsider what they warn would be "devastating" new policies for the future of NASA.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:25 am

China's strong start to 2010 backs tightening case

BEIJING (Reuters) - China chalked up unexpectedly strong annual growth of 11.9 percent in the first quarter, prompting renewed calls for tighter policies to prevent the economy from overheating and stoking speculation on when it will loosen its tight grip on the yuan.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:24 am

German theologian urges bishops to disobey pope

German theologian Hans Kueng is urging bishops to disobey the pope and push for reforms in the Roman Catholic Church.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:24 am

15-year-old girl out of coma after Florida school beating

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - As news spread Wednesday of the awakening of Josie Lou Ratley, the lawyer representing...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:21 am

Ash from Iceland volcano disrupts European flights

Ash clouds drifting from Iceland's spewing volcano disrupted air traffic across Northern Europe on Thursday as airports shut ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:18 am

Trashed document outlines alleged perks for Palin - CNN International

Washington Post

Trashed document outlines alleged perks for Palin CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- First-class commercial air travel for two or a private jet -- "must be a Lear 60 or larger" -- from Alaska to California and back. A deluxe hotel suite "registered under an alias." And two unopened bottles of still water ... Trashed document not Palin pact, college saysSan Francisco Chronicle University president says documents relating to Palin speech were stolenLos Angeles Times Sarah Palin coming out big winner in Turlock? You betchaManteca Bulletin ABC News -The Associated Press -Modesto Bee all 1,198 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:15 am

Cyclone kills at least 112 in eastern India

Aid workers distributed rice, dried fruits, water and tarpaulins Thursday to the victims of a ferocious cyclone that killed 112 ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:11 am

Tea party leaders anxious about extremists

Organizers of tax-day tea parties are preparing for their biggest day of the year Thursday, as thousands of demonstrators participate in local rallies against high taxes and big government spending. But the leaders are striving to keep the rallies from presenting another image: one of fringe groups, extremists or infiltrators obsessed with hateful messages.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am

Budget problems forcing prisons to cut counseling

When John Patrick Barton was in prison on his third drunken driving conviction, he was not among the thousands of inmates nationwide who undergo alcohol and drug treatment behind bars each year.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am

Gunfire disrupts deposed president's rally in Kyrgyzstan

Kurmanbek Bakiyev hustled into a car and driven from the scene

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:52 am

Thai troops clear protest area vacated after clash - The Associated Press

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Thai troops clear protest area vacated after clash The Associated Press BANGKOK — Thai troops cleared the gutted remains of armored carriers Thursday after anti-government protesters vacated the site of last week's bloody clashes and shifted to an upscale shopping district to intensify their campaign to oust the prime ... Thai protesters to consolidate forces in BangkokBusinessWeek Thailand ETF (THD) Plummets As Crisis IntensifiesDaily Markets Thai protesters hit tourist hub with guns -- of waterAFP CNN -Xinhua -Edmonton Journal all 372 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:30 am

Ash From Iceland Volcano Disrupts European Flights

Ash clouds from Iceland's spewing volcano disrupted air traffic across Northern Europe on Thursday as authorities closed British and Nordic air space, shut down Europe's busiest airport at Heathrow and canceled hundreds of flights.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:27 am

Va. Tech 3 years after massacre: 'People are still affected'

In the months after student gunman Seung Hui Cho killed 32 students, faculty and staff at Virginia Tech, thousands of heartfelt ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:24 am

Shots Fired at Ousted Kyrgyz President's Rally

One of Kurmanbek Bakiyev's brothers told The Associated Press that the president was uninjured and was returning to his home in the village of Teyit, about a two-hour drive from the rally site.

Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:21 am

Iceland Volcano's Ash Shuts Down U.K. Air Travel

All Air Traffic In and Out of Britain to Be Halted for Most of Day Due to Serious Aircraft Engine Risk
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:09 am

Thai troops clear protest area vacated after clash

BANGKOK (AP) -- Thai troops cleared the gutted remains of armored carriers Thursday after anti-government protesters vacated the site of last week's bloody clashes and shifted to an upscale shopping district to intensify their campaign to oust the prime minister....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:14 a... | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:05 am

Adoptive parents speak up over mother who sent back Russian boy

They blame adoption agencies rather than her, saying parents are often misled and left to deal with extreme problems without training or options.

To many, the act seemed callous, even abusive: A Tennessee woman sent her 7-year-old adoptive son home to Russia alone last week, with a note that she no longer wanted him.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

University president says documents relating to Palin speech were stolen

Cal State Stanislaus is investigating how part of a draft contract with the former Alaska governor, who is slated to speak there June 25, came to be in students' hands.

The president of Cal State Stanislaus said Wednesday that he believes that documents relating to a fundraising appearance by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin were stolen and given to students to stoke controversy over the upcoming event.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

For many, being jobless can seem never-ending

A record 44% of the nation's unemployed have been out of work at least six months. Many of those 6.5 million people may never completely rebuild their working lives.

Despite optimism over recent job gains, one grim statistic casts a long shadow over the recovering economy -- a record 44% of the nation's 15 million unemployed have been out of work for more than six months.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

L.A. council approves 4.5% electricity rate increase

The deal, if approved by the board of the Department of Water and Power, would end a bitter dispute over city finances. In other action, the council refuses to freeze police hiring.

The Los Angeles City Council and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa reached a breakthrough Wednesday in their standoff over electrical rates, with the council narrowly sending another proposed increase back to the Department of Water and Power for a vote.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

Harriet Benjamin dies at 85; cancer patient inspired innovative support network

Her husband Harold founded the Wellness Community in 1982, which focused on the social and emotional health of cancer patients. She was cancer-free for 35 years after her diagnosis in 1972.

Harriet Benjamin, whose breast cancer battle inspired the Wellness Community, an innovative support network for cancer patients and their families, died April 7 at her Marina del Rey home. She was 85.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

U.S. doubles anti-Taliban special forces

Secretive buildup of elite teams reflects view that time is short to degrade Afghanistan opposition

The Pentagon has increased its use of the military's most elite special operations teams in Afghanistan, more than doubling the number of the highly trained teams assigned to hunt down Taliban leaders, according to senior officials.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

Checking up on Whitewater Canyon's wild things

Researchers and university students conduct a two-day 'bio-blitz' to survey the wildlife inhabiting an oasis near Palm Springs. The weather wasn't great, but the results were.

With rain soaking their clothing and fogging up their binoculars, 50 researchers and university students armed with butterfly nets and specimen bottles fanned out across Whitewater Canyon at daybreak Monday to take the first full accounting of wildlife in the oasis a few miles northwest of Palm Springs.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

Trainers attacked: Deaths, close calls at animal parks

Wild animals at the nation's sea mammal and animal parks, such as SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Six Flags, have killed three people ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:47 am

Orcas and trainers under OSHA scrutiny

Killer whale trainer Ken Peters dived toward the bottom of the pool to prepare for the climax of SeaWorld's Believe show. Kasatka, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:45 am

Workers Pour into Tibetan Region after Quake

Search for Survivors Continues Day after Strong Earthquakes Kill more than 600, Injure Thousands
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:30 am

Shots were fired when Bakiyev took to the podium to address supporters

Automatic gunfire rang out on Thursday in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh as supporters of the interim government and ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev held competing rallies.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:13 am

AP IMPACT: Predator priests shuffled around globe

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- There he was, five decades later, the priest who had raped Joe Callander in Massachusetts. The photo in the Roman Catholic newsletter showed him with a smile across his wrinkled face, near-naked Amazon Indian children in his arms and at his feet....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:14 a... | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:55 pm

The Chinese coal carrier Shen Neng 1 which ran aground on the famous Great Barrier Reef

The Chinese coal carrier Shen Neng 1 ran aground near Australia's Great Barrier Reef off the coast of the state of Queensland. Australian police charged two crewmen from the Chinese coal carrier that ran...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:45 pm

Oil spill on Great Barrier Reef

Closeup map of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, locating the breeding site for hundreds of thousands of seabirds and turtles hit by oil spill from a Chinese ship that ran aground near the area.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:45 pm

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park photo shows a diver inspecting damage caused by the grounded Chinese bulk coal-carrier

Handout photo from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority shows a scuba diver inspecting the damage caused by the grounding of the Chinese bulk coal-carrier 'Sheng Neng 1' on Australia's Great Barrier...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:45 pm

Chinese earthquake: thousands remain trapped as rescue operation is ramped up

Thousands are trapped on the remote high Tibetan Plateau.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:28 pm

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:55 pm

Toyota conducts safety tests on all SUV models

Toyota says it's testing the safety of all its sport-utility models after Consumer Reports warned that the 2010 Lexus GX 460 has possible roll-over problems.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:55 pm

Controversy shrouds Muslim women's head coverings

In 2009, 425 Muslim women filed workplace discrimination complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Spokesman ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:49 pm

Strong earthquakes in China kill at least 617

China poured workers and equipment into a mountainous Tibetan region Thursday in a bid to find survivors more than a day after ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:35 pm

Mexican cargo plane crashes, killing six

MONTERREY, Mexico - A cargo plane crashed onto a road while trying to land in a northern Mexico city, killing all five crew members on board and one person on the ground, authorities say.Local civil defence director Jorge Camacho...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:31 pm

Rescuers race to find China quake survivors

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake, followed by strong aftershocks, struck China's Qinghai province, toppling houses and killing hundreds of people, officials and state media say.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:17 pm

No hurry in Senate to ban private-firm 'earmarks'

A House ban on a practice that lets individual members steer federal funds to private companies is gaining scant traction in ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:12 pm

GOP Fights to Unify Opposition to Bill - Wall Street Journal

Globe and Mail

GOP Fights to Unify Opposition to Bill Wall Street Journal AP House Minority Leader John Boehner, left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi listen as President Barack Obama speaks Wednesday in the Cabinet Room of the White House during the president's meeting with ... Obama rejects GOP claim that financial reform bill would encourage bailoutsWashington Post Obama, GOP wrangle over Wall Street regulationsThe Associated Press Battle lines being drawn over financial regulation overhaulChicago Tribune Ohio Farmer -Los Angeles Times -New York Times (blog) all 1,177 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:07 pm

Killer of Iowa coach gets life sentence

The people who knew Ed Thomas best who loved him, strolled with him for ice cream, shared his deep faith and called him dad ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:06 pm

Mobile TV: Taking Digital Screens For A Stroll

Hundreds of people in Washington, D.C., are testing gadgets that allow them to watch local TV on mobile phones and laptops. Broadcasters hope these devices might bring younger viewers back to live TV. But some analysts think the future of video distribution is online, not over the air.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:01 pm

Jerusalem 'No Man's Land' Traps Palestinian Couples

The neighborhood of Kufr Aqab is technically part of Jerusalem, but it lies on the Palestinian side of the West Bank barrier. Residents say it has become a "ghetto" for Palestinian couples who are limited in where they can live because one partner is from Jerusalem and the other from the West Bank.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:01 pm

Police Pager Case May Set Digital Privacy Precedent

How much privacy an employee can expect when using a work-issued pager is at the core of a case the Supreme Court will hear Monday. A police officer's sexually explicit text messages brought a reprimand, despite assurances that personal messages would remain private.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:01 pm

Bulls get last playoff spot, now comes hard part

The Chicago Bulls clinched the NBA’s last unclaimed playoff spot in a 98-89 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. Overcoming numerous injuries, internal strife, key trades and a horrible stretch early in the season, the Bulls beat out Toronto for the right to face top seed Cleveland.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm

Obama To Order Inspections Of 'Troubling' Mines

President Obama will issue an order Thursday sending federal mine safety inspectors and enforcement officials into mines with "troubling safety records," according to the White House. The decision follows last week's explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, in which 29 miners died.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm

Iraqi Women Gear Up To Play Greater Role In Politics

When Iraq finally forms a new government, there will be many new female faces. By law, 25 percent of parliament must be female. In some cases, that means replacing men who would have won seats, which is isn't always welcome news.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm

Vets' Stories Preserve Memory Of Holocaust Victims

Veterans who helped liberate the Nazi concentration camps gathered at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II. The museum's curators say this week's gathering is the one of the last chances they'll have to hear these veterans' stories — and to thank them.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm

U.S. Pulls Out of Afghanistan's 'Valley of Death'

Troops pull out of an isolated mountainous region of caves and canyons in Afghanistan, ending a mission that saw some of the most intense fighting of the nearly nine-year American presence in the country.

Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:56 pm

US child, 8, gave heroin to classmates

WILKINSBURG, Pennsylvania - Police say a third-grader in Pennsylvania handed out more than 60 small bags of heroin to his classmates before his teacher discovered them.Wilkinsburg police say the 8-year-old brought the bags to...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:50 pm

End of the road for 2 ‘Idol’ contestants

It’s a tradition for the opening act not to take the spotlight away from the main event. Perhaps that’s why this week’s  results show seemed designed to have as little drama as possible.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:14 pm

Predator Priests Shuffled Around Globe

AP Investigation Found 30 Cases of Priests Accused of Abuse Who Were Transferred or Moved Abroad
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:00 pm

Senators surprise Penguins in Game 1

Erik Karlsson and Chris Kelly scored on power plays in the second period and the Ottawa Senators ignored their underdog tag and the Pittsburgh Penguins’ recent playoff success, surprising the Stanley Cup champs with a 5-4 win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series Wednesday.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 8:57 pm

Prosecutors Offer Blagojevich Evidence - New York Times

New Zealand Herald

Prosecutors Offer Blagojevich Evidence New York Times CHICAGO — Just as Barack Obama was elected president, Rod R. Blagojevich, whose job it was as governor of Illinois to appoint Mr. Obama's replacement to the United States Senate, began a frenetic, dizzying campaign to get something — an ... A gang of thieves and Gov. BlagojevichSouthtown Star Details of prosecution case against Blagojevich revealedCNN Rezko's cash used to renovate Blagojevich home, feds sayChicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune -The Associated Press -WGNtv.com all 588 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Apr 2010 | 8:53 pm

Scoop: Abdul may be heading back to ‘Idol’

The show is certainly having a rough go at it this year, and there’s no easy answer about what can be done to keep ratings from sinking next season. But one rumor has the former judge returning.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 8:38 pm

Quakes kill hundreds in China

China has poured workers and equipment into a mountainous Tibetan region in a bid to find survivors more than a day after strong earthquakes killed more than 600 people and injured thousands.The series of quakes flattened buildings...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Apr 2010 | 8:00 pm

Anger at burial plans for Polish President

WARSAW - Angry crowds in Poland have protested over plans to bury President Lech Kaczynski and his wife in Wawel Cathedral in Krakow, which is normally reserved for poets and kings. The couple were among scores of senior national...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Apr 2010 | 7:49 pm

Video: Michelle Obama en Mexico!

First Lady Michelle Obama visited Mexico City, speaking to students and discussing some serious issues. As Bill Whitaker reports, Mexico continues its war against drug cartels.
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Apr 2010 | 7:05 pm

Five people were killed in a daylight shootout in the hotel zone of Acapulco on Mexico's Pacific coast

A member of the Mexican Federal Police stands next to a car with the corpse of an alleged drug traffiker who died in a shoot-out in the Acapulco, Mexico, on April 14. The coastal region is a flashpoint...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Apr 2010 | 7:04 pm

Syria Giving Missiles to Hezbollah, Israel Says

Scuds Could Reach Jerusalem, Tel Aviv; Israel Calls Syria Duplicitous for Talking Peace; Syria Cites Israeli Nuke Program
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Apr 2010 | 7:00 pm

China Earthquake: Desperate Search for Survivors

Soldiers, Civilians Dig through Rubble With Bare Hands; At Least 589 Dead, 10,000 Injured
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Apr 2010 | 7:00 pm

Video: 6.9 Earthquake Rocks China

Nearly 600 people are dead and that number is expected to rise in the wake of a 6.9 earthquake which struck the mountainous Yushu region of China's Qinghai Province. Lucy Craft reports from Tokyo.
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Apr 2010 | 5:12 pm

Gunman disarmed at US school

PITTSBURGH - A man with a gun who entered a public school for performing arts students was arrested after he fought with a security guard who confronted him and both men crashed through a large window near the school's entrance.A...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:26 pm

Auckland ceremony for Polish crash victims

A remembrance ceremony was held in Auckland this morning for Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people killed in a plane crash in Russia last week.Auckland City Council hosted members of the region's Polish community...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:11 pm

People Steven Seagal

FILE - In this May 18, 2006 file photo actor Steven Seagal smiles on his arrival at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. (AP Photo/Yuri Samoligo, file)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:38 pm

Iceland Volcano Erupts Again, 800 Evacuated

Eruption - 10 Times More Powerful than a Month Ago - Melts Glacier; Rivers Rise by 10 Feet, but Flooding Has Peaked
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:30 pm

West Virginia Governor Orders All Mines Inspected

Gov. Joe Manchin told state regulators to start checking mines that have repeatedly had combustion risks over the last year. He also asked for the state's more than 200 underground coal mines to cease production Friday to mourn the 29 miners killed in an explosion last week.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:05 pm

Study proves Asian whale meat trade

GRANTS PASS, Oregon - DNA testing of whale meat from a restaurant in Seoul, South Korea, indicates that some of it came from Japan, scientists said Wednesday, offering evidence of an illegal international trade in whale meat from...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:55 pm

Israel: 'Syria gives Hezbollah scuds'

JERUSALEM - Israeli defence officials believe Hezbollah has Scud missiles that could hit all of Israel, a day after Israel's president accused Syria of supplying the Lebanese guerrillas with the weapons for the first time.Israeli...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:36 pm

Chicago killer 'heard voices'

CHICAGO - A gunman opened fire on a house in Chicago early Wednesday, killing a woman and three children - including a 7-month-old boy - police said.The gunman, who was later arrested several miles away, told police he went on...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:30 pm

World Bank to Retire 'Third World' Label

Head of World Bank: In Midst of Global Economic Hard Times: "We Cannot Afford Geopolitics as Usual'
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:30 pm

US coach killer jailed

IOWA - A judge sentenced a 24-year-old man to life in prison yesterday for killing his former football coach in a high school weight room in front of students.Mark D. Becker will spend the rest of his life in prison without the...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:25 pm

Predator Priests

In this undated photo from Kiremba, the 2008 newsletter released by the Bresciani missionaries, Father Mario Pezzotti stands with Kayapo Indian children in Brazil. (AP Photo/Bresciani Missionaries) NO...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:16 pm

William Burns

US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns, pictured in February 2010, spoke of "a sense of urgency" in crafting a fourth UN sanctions resolution in the face of Iran's continued refusal...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:11 pm

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards march during an annual military parade in Tehran in 2009

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards march during an annual military parade in Tehran in 2009. A US draft on Iran would expand sanctions against Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, a pillar of the regime and...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:11 pm

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the National Nuclear Day day in Tehran on April 9

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the National Nuclear Day day in Tehran on April 9. Six major powers resumed closed-door bargaining here Wednesday on new...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:11 pm

General Election 2010: Conservatives lead in 100 key seats, Telegraph poll shows

New poll for The Daily Telegraph showed the party is leading Labour by 12 points in crucial marginal constituencies.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:07 pm

Safer Than A Gamble: Finding Truly Random Numbers

Numbers that are truly random are hard to come by — even a roulette wheel's results can be predicted if you have the right information. But researchers have been able to find pure randomness using atoms, electrons and the laws of quantum mechanics.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:06 pm

The Viral Adventures of Bob The Baby Screech Owl

Reared in a Miami mango tree, the little Eastern screech owl gained big-time Internet numbers with a live-stream saga. Bob's Facebook fan base ranges from New Hampshire to China — and now he's moved on.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:00 pm

World Bank Head: Time to Retire Term 'Third World'

Robert Zoellick says the global economic crisis of 2009 showed that the categorizations of First and Third Worlds, donor and supplicant, leader and led, no longer fit.

Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Apr 2010 | 1:08 pm

DNA breakthrough could eliminate devastating inherited conditions

Devastating inherited diseases could be prevented using a fertility technique to swap DNA between eggs, scientists believe.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:05 am

Poll: GOP maintains an edge for November - USA Today

Poll: GOP maintains an edge for November USA Today Republican congressional candidates would generally do better than Democrats if the November election were held today, according to an independent poll that analysts say demonstrates the precarious position President Obama's party is in. ... AP Top News at 3:13 am EDTThe Associated Press Obama's approval rating hits an all-time low, polling data suggestsNew York Daily News Obama loses ground in poll...Mine inspections ordered...Stocks gain9&10 News WBKO -Los Angeles Times -Kansas City Star all 571 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:23 am

Officials Say 9/11-Style Plot in Iraq Foiled

Iraqi and U.S. security officials say Iraqi forces have foiled an Al Qaeda in Iraq plot for a 9/11-style attack to hijack airlines and fly them into Shiite holy shrines.

Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Apr 2010 | 8:08 am

As Poland Mourns, Leaders Ponder New Election

Polish leaders have decided to wait until after Sunday's state funeral for President Lech Kaczynski to decide when to hold an early election to replace him. 

Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Apr 2010 | 7:52 am

China Quake Kills 400

A series of strong earthquakes strikes a far western Tibetan area of China, forcing paramilitary police to use shovels to dig through the rubble in a township where most of the homes had been flattened.

Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Apr 2010 | 7:04 am

'Climategate' scientists criticised for not using best statistical tools

Climate change scientists at the centre of an ongoing row over global warming are criticised for being "naive".
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Apr 2010 | 6:34 am

China earthquake kills hundreds in Qinghai

More than 400 killed and 10,000 injured as series of strong earthquakes strike the mountainous Tibetan Plateau.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Apr 2010 | 6:16 am

Husband of murdered postmistress arrested

The husband of a postmistress who was found dead at her store has been arrested in connection with her murder.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:02 am

Liberal Democrats pledge £10bn a year of spending cuts

Nick Clegg sets out manifesto with plans to reduce tax credits and cut winter fuel payments in a bid to tackle the Government deficit.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:31 am

Liberal Democrats pledge fairer Britain in election manifesto

Leader Nick Clegg launches the Liberal Democrat general election manifesto with the claim that only his party has the ''big ideas'' for a fairer society.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:48 am