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LEAD: China mourns victims of quake that killed more than 2,000+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAIL, EU DELEGATION AND US EMBASSY FLYING FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF) Flags flew at half-staff, public entertainment was cancelled and national newspapers printed theSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:17 am Europe's skies open for businessEuropean skies are re-opening to flights, after almost a week of paralysis caused by ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:16 am European skies open but airline schedules scrambled - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:15 am Red shirt seize Thai troops - Aljazeera.net
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:14 am Poland president vote on June 20, Komorowski leads (Reuters)Reuters - Poland will hold a presidential election on June 20 following the death of Lech Kaczynski and opinion polls show acting President Bronislaw Komorowski will win it comfortably.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am Poland president vote on June 20, Komorowski leadsWARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will hold a presidential election on June 20 following the death of Lech Kaczynski and opinion polls show acting President Bronislaw Komorowski will win it comfortably.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am European skies open but airline schedules scrambled (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:12 am European skies open but airline schedules scrambledLONDON (Reuters) - Europe's skies were open for business on Wednesday but with so many planes having been grounded by the pall of volcanic ash spreading from Iceland it could take days or weeks to clear the backlog.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:12 am Deposed Kyrgyz leader says he is still presidentMINSK, Belarus (AP) -- The ousted leader of Kyrgyzstan said Wednesday from exile in Belarus that he is still president of his Central Asian country....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:09 am Ousted Kyrgyz leader says still in charge - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:09 am A glimpse into our futureSeverely restricted air travel and exports? Looks a lot like the era of triple-digit oil prices, writes Jeff Rubin
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:08 am Bakiyev 'still Kyrgyz president'Kurmanbek Bakiyev, in exile in Belarus, says "only death" can stop him from being the elected leader of Kyrgyzstan.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:06 am Thai protests change political landscapeBANGKOK (AP) -- An ex-Communist guerrilla, a one-time teen idol and a militant known as "Rambo" spearhead a surging peasant movement that claims to espouse democracy but pledges allegiance to a billionaire accused of gutting Thailand's democratic institutions....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:05 am How the scored: Red Sox 7. Rangers 6Rangers first. Andrus lined out to right fielder J.Drew. M.Young struck out. Hamilton walked...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:01 am A new way to support charityBetter the World allows ordinary people to raise money for non-profits simply by becoming willing targets for ads
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Pope promises ‘church action’ against clerical sex abuseBenedict's words at weekly audience are his first public comments on the scandal
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am China marks day of national mourning for earthquake victims - Telegraph.co.uk
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:59 am Workers sought after US oil rig explosion - msnbc.com
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:57 am GM CEO schedules visit to Kansas Fairfax plant (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:56 am Court-martial of Navy SEAL opens in IraqBAGHDAD (AP) -- A U.S. sailor testified Wednesday he saw a Navy SEAL punch an Iraqi prisoner suspected of masterminding the killings in 2004 of four U.S. private security contractors, as the court-martial of another member of the elite unit allegedly involved in the incident opened at a military base outside Baghdad....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am Workers sought after U.S. oil rig explosionThe U.S. Coast Guard says it’s searching for some missing workers after an explosion at an oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana’s coast.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am Kal Penn Robbed at Gunpoint in D.C.TMZ has learned Kal Penn -- aka Kumar from that "White Castle" movie -- was robbed at gunpoint early this morning while walking in a neighborhood in Washington D.C.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:53 am China mourns 2,064 victims in devastating quakeBEIJING (AP) -- Bowing their heads in silent tribute, thousands of officials, soldiers and civilians gathered Wednesday in ceremonies across China to mourn the 2,064 victims killed in a devastating quake that hit one week ago in a remote Tibetan region....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:53 am China mourns 2,064 victims in devastating quake (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:53 am America in Iran's Crosshairs? - FOXNews
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:52 am Ousted Kyrgyz leader says still presidentMINSK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's ousted leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev said on Wednesday he was still president and he asked world leaders not to recognize the interim rulers who took over after an April 7 uprising.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am Ousted Kyrgyz leader says still president (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am Coast Guard searches for evacuated workers after La. oil rig explodesThe U.S. Coast Guard says it's searching for some missing workers after an explosion at an oil drilling platform in the Gulf ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am Man operates strip club in his basementJau Thunderbolt owns a Detroit strip club. In his basement. He runs the whole thing himself, and makes sure that Club Thunderbolt is open 24/7, by appointment. [SFW]
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am Analysts say NKorea hinting of 3rd nuke testAnalysts and defectors say recent statements in North Korean state media hint that the regime may be preparing to carry out a third nuclear test.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am Analysts say NKorea hinting of 3rd nuke testSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Analysts and defectors say recent statements in North Korean state media hint that the regime may be preparing to carry out a third nuclear test.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am The Queen turns 84Her office says she’ll spend quiet day at Windsor Castle dealing with official paperwork
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am Pope Promises Action Against Clerical Sexual AbusePope Benedict XVI has promised "church action" to confront the clerical abuse scandal. Benedict told his weekly public audience Wednesday in St. Peter's Square that he had told victims of abuse during his recent trip to Malta that he "shared their suffering ... assuring them of church action." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am Pope promises action against clerical sex abuseVATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has promised "church action" to confront the clerical abuse scandal. Benedict...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am All restrictions for German airspace liftedBERLIN (AP) -- Air controllers in Germany say that all restrictions for the country's airspace have been lifted....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:46 am All restrictions for German airspace lifted (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:46 am Feds: Firefighters should buckle up on truckBOSTON - The last in a series of investigative reports into a fatal Boston fire truck accident has recommended...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:46 am LEAD: Japan revises downward key index of economy for February+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 3RD-5TH GRAFS) The Cabinet Office on Wednesday revised downward the key gauge of the current state of the Japanese economy for February from a preliminarySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:42 am NH woman to be sentenced in Winnipesaukee crashLACONIA, N.H. - The woman convicted in a boat crash that killed her best friend on Lake Winnipesaukee finds out...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:41 am Deposed Kyrgyz leader says he is still presidentThe ousted leader of Kyrgyzstan said Wednesday from exile in Belarus that he is still president of his Central Asian country. Kurmanbek Bakiyev was deposed in an April 7 uprising that...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am 2 NKoreans arrested in alleged assassination plotPosing as refugees, a pair of North Korean spies made their way to South Korea with a mission to assassinate the regime's most high-profile defector: a man who once mentored leader Kim Jong Il, authorities said Wednesday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:39 am Steve Jobs: “Folks who want porn can buy an Android phone”Apple CEO Steve Jobs is on a roll. While he's probably had better days than today, he's lately been shooting off emails left and right in response to customers' concerns. We just were sent what appears to be one such Jobs response, sent last week surrounding the whole Mark Fiore situation. And it's a good one.When questioned about Apple's role
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:39 am Deposed Kyrgyz leader says he is still presidentMINSK, Belarus - The ousted leader of Kyrgyzstan said Wednesday from exile in Belarus that he is still president...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:39 am 2 NKoreans arrested in alleged assassination plotSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Posing as refugees, a pair of North Korean spies made their way to South Korea with a mission to assassinate the regime's most high-profile defector: a man who once mentored leader Kim Jong Il, authorities said Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:36 am 2 NKoreans arrested in alleged assassination plotPosing as refugees, a pair of North Korean spies made their way to South Korea with a mission to assassinate the regime's most high-profile defector: a man who once mentored leader Kim...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:36 am NATO backs down on 'insurgent' claim in shootingKABUL (AP) — NATO is backing away from its claim that two unarmed Afghans who were fatally shot by alliance troops were insurgents.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:36 am Alleged Phoebe Prince 'bully' arraigned on OUI chargeHOLYOKE - A Springfield teen accused of raping 15-year-old Phoebe Prince was sprung again yesterday - this time,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:36 am Warner Bros. buys Westwood gaming company TurbineWestwood gaming company Turbine Inc. has been scooped up by a California media giant. The privately held maker...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:35 am 'Idol' judges finding it harder to 'Believe' in Siobhan MagnusSiobhan Mangus is turning into the resident whipping girl on Fox's "American Idol." The petite...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:33 am Evacuated workers sought after oil rig explosionThe Coast Guard says it's searching for some missing workers after an explosion at an oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana's coast.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:33 am Iceland volcano: ten of the best (and worst) jokes on the internetThe eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano has not only caused havoc with European air travel, it has also unleashed a flurry of ash-related jokes onto the internet.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:32 am Celtics have rout answerIt only took two quarters for the Celtics to answer two days worth of questions about how they'd play without...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:32 am Maternity leave over, Jennifer Lopez unveils her 'Back-up Plan'Comeback? What comeback? With Friday's romantic comedy "The Back-up Plan," Jennifer Lopez returns...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:31 am Pssst: Southern snake hunts pressured to changeSeventy-five Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are menacing even locked inside a wooden cage, but the cringe factor is just part of the attraction at the Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:31 am Thai "red shirts" open to talks to avert crackdownBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai anti-government protesters occupying an upmarket shopping area of Bangkok said on Wednesday they were open to talks through a third party to prevent bloody clashes with armed troops threatening to forcibly evict them.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:31 am Scars repaired, 13-year-old to head back to IraqA badly scarred Iraqi boy who arrived in Michigan with a National Guardsman last spring is getting a big send-off as he heads home.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:31 am B.C. to destroy expired vaccine2.5 million doses of H1N1 stockpile will be discarded
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:31 am Retail gasoline prices hit 17-month high of 135.20 yen+(Kyodo) _ Retail prices of regular gasoline in Japan rose 2 yen from a week earlier to an average of 135.20 yen per liter as of Monday, an increase for the seventh straight week and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am Pope promises action against clerical sex abuseVATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI has promised "church action" to confront the clerical abuse scandal....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am Pope promises action against clerical sex abuse (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am Iran could develop missile capable of US strike by 2015Iran could develop a ballistic missile capable of striking the United States by 2015, a senior US official has warned.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:27 am LEAD: Ex-health minister Masuzoe to leave LDP, set up new party: sources+TOKYO, April 21 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH NEW INFO) Former Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe is preparing to leave the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:24 am Thai "red shirts" open to talks to avert crackdown (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am Pope promises action against clerical sex abusePope Benedict XVI has promised "church action" to confront the clerical abuse scandal.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am Pope promises action against clerical sex abuseVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has promised "church action" to confront the clerical abuse scandal.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am Thai protests change political landscapeAn ex-Communist guerrilla, a one-time teen idol and a militant known as "Rambo" spearhead a surging peasant movement that claims to espouse democracy but pledges allegiance to a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:21 am Thai protests change political landscapeAn ex-Communist guerrilla, a one-time teen idol and a militant known as "Rambo" spearhead a surging peasant movement that claims to espouse democracy but pledges allegiance to a billionaire accused of gutting Thailand's democratic institutions.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:21 am Thai protests change political landscapeBANGKOK (AP) — An ex-Communist guerrilla, a one-time teen idol and a militant known as "Rambo" spearhead a surging peasant movement that claims to espouse democracy but pledges allegiance to a b...
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am Obama now talking with possible high court picks (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am Japan PM says end-May remains deadline on base feud (Reuters)Reuters - Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Wednesday he would stick to an end of May deadline to resolve a row over a U.S. airbase ahead of an election, and vowed to stake his job on achieving his policies.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:18 am Germany Lifts Restrictions, Airlines Lose RevenueAirlines have lost at least $1.7 billion due to travel disruptions caused by the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland, an industry group said Wednesday as hundreds of planes finally landed or took off from airports around Europe. Germany's air traffic controllers gradually reopened the country's airspace. Severe delays were still expected across Europe. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:18 am Japan PM says end-May remains deadline on base feudTOKYO (Reuters) - Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Wednesday he would stick to an end of May deadline to resolve a row over a U.S. airbase ahead of an election, and vowed to stake his job on achieving his policies.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:18 am Somali pirates seize ship with 21 Filipinos aboardNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Four suspected Somali pirates carrying AK-47s and a rocket-propelled grenade seized a bulk carrier with 21 crew on board Wednesday, the fourth ship pirates have seized in less than a week, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:16 am Skies open up after $1.7 billion flight chaos
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:15 am NASA's Earth Day Gift Runs On a 56,832-Core SupercomputerEarth Week is upon us, and NASA has prepared a very special gift for the blue planet. Dwarfing the iPods that we customarily give each other to celebrate another year of existence, NASA put together NEX, a planetary data-crunching tool that uses a 56,832-core, 128-screen supercomputer to blend global satellite data and sophisticated modeling...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:14 am Pope promises "church action" against clerical sex abuse, EUVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope promises "church action" against clerical sex abuse.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:12 am Day of mourning for China's earthquake victimsBEIJING (Reuters) - Horns and sirens sounded and crowds bowed their heads in mourning on Wednesday in the western Chinese province where an earthquake a week ago devastated the heavily Tibetan county of Yushu.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:12 am Deposed Kyrgyz leader says he is still presidentThe ousted leader of Kyrgyzstan says from exile in Belarus that he is still president of his Central Asian country. Kurmanbek Bakiyev was deposed in an April 7 uprising that left 85...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:12 am Dollar firm in lower 93 yen in Tokyo on optimism for global economy+(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar stayed firm in the lower 93 yen range Wednesday in Tokyo as investors were buoyed by signs of improvement in the global economy after U.S. corporations reported...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am Marathon: Akaba hopes to set personal best at London Marathon+(Kyodo) _ Japanese runner Yukiko Akaba said Wednesday she is confident of recording her personal best time as she departed for Sunday's London Marathon. "If I manage to stay with the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am Fiat posts euro25 million Q1 lossItalian automaker Fiat SpA, which controls U.S.-based Chrysler LCC, reported a first-quarter loss of euro25 million ($34 million) and forecast its auto business will be hurt this year by the elimination of cash-for-clunker programs in Europe.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:06 am Wynn opens latest Macau hotel, plans new resortBillionaire Steve Wynn opened his latest hotel and casino in Macau Wednesday and said he aims to start building a massive new resort in the Chinese gambling mecca next year.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:03 am Shanghai's Expo trials get crowded, rocky startVisitors to Shanghai's World Expo say organizers have plenty of kinks to iron out before the event — the biggest-ever World's Fair — formally opens on May Day.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:01 am Shanghai's Expo trials get crowded, rocky startSHANGHAI (AP) — Visitors to Shanghai's World Expo say organizers have plenty of kinks to iron out before the event — the biggest-ever World's Fair — formally opens on May Day.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:01 am The never-ending ordeal of Abousfian AbdelrazikHow many others have been tossed into foreign prisons after Canadian agents fingered them abroad?
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am April 21: Letters to the editorToday’s topics: pardon our outrage; marketing in hospitals; treaty rights; Uncle Sam’s offshore reluctance ... and more
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am Speaking of fatwas: What about female circumcision?Theological pronouncements against terrorism must go hand in hand with a resolve to better the condition of women in Muslim societies
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am Beck's Chalkboard: Neo-Nazis are Progressive RightGlenn Beck sure inhabits a weird quadrant of the universe. It's one in which you can switch, as he did on his show yesterday, from pleading with his viewers to stop lumping each other into political frames that are unfair -- especially lumping Tea Partiers in with neo-Nazis -- and then leaping to lump one of the most mainstream Latino advoc......
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:58 am Greek debt woes erase jobs, stoke social discontentATHENS (Reuters) - As international lenders hammer out the tough austerity measures Greece must take to escape a debt crisis shaking the euro zone, more and more Greeks are losing jobs with no visible recovery in sight.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:57 am Greece starts talks on aid dealGreece begins talks with the European Commission and International Monetary Fund over emergency bail-out aid.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:56 am U.N.'s Massive $732M Haiti Budget Goes Mostly to Its StaffThe United Nations has quietly upped this year's peacekeeping budget for earthquake-shattered Haiti to $732.4 million, with two-thirds of that amount going for the salary, perks and upkeep of its own personnel, not residents of the devastated island.The world organization plans to spend the money on an expanded force of some 12,675 soldiers and...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:55 am Young adults 'too fat to fight'More than a quarter of young adults are unable to meet physical requirements to join the military, creating a potential threat to national security.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:52 am Britain's Queen Elizabeth II turns 84Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 84th birthday with a quiet day at Windsor Castle with her husband, Prince Philip.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:52 am Britain's Queen Elizabeth II turns 84LONDON (AP) — Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 84th birthday with a quiet day at Windsor Castle with her husband, Prince Philip.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:52 am xkcd: Circuit DiagramI just caught myself idly trying to work out what that resistor mass would actually be, and realized I had self-nerd-sniped
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:51 am Getaways, gifts suck up most of parties’ fundsMonthly reports illustrate cultures in which vast sums are consumed with limited accountability on comfort of staffs, efforts to raise more funds.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:50 am Drunk Guy Falls Through A Car Window During A Victory ParadeThe commentary is hilarious, it sounds like Seth Rogen.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:50 am Nick Clegg's TV debate notes found in back of cab - The Guardian
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:44 am Patients like Soundview HealthCare Network clinics, but Pedro Espada Jr. is ... - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:39 am China remembers earthquake deadChina is holding a national day of mourning for victims of the Qinghai quake, with the death toll now above 2,000.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:38 am New York City’s doormen strike averted
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:34 am GOP Senators Stall Obama's Nominations - NPR
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:30 am Deposed Kyrgyz leader says he is still presidentMINSK, Belarus (AP) — The ousted leader of Kyrgyzstan said Wednesday from exile in Belarus that he is still president of his Central Asian country.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:26 am Economy forces states to get creative with tourism campaignsStates are turning to a range of new approaches to boost tourism, as they try to bounce back from the huge hit the industry took ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:23 am Jenice Armstrong: Dorothy Height, rights pioneer, dies at age 98 - Philadelphia Inquirer
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:22 am 2010 Census response rate surprisingly close to 2000 rateThe percentage of households that have mailed back their Census forms could top the 2000 response rate a major accomplishment ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:14 am Delhi protest over high food costThousands of people gather in the Indian capital to take part in an opposition rally to protest against rising food prices.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:14 am In Pekin, Ill., washing money down the drain?Pekin, Ill., a city of 34,000, doesn't own its water system. If it did, city manager Denny Kief believes, rates would be lower ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:13 am Iran to hold war games in Strait of HormuzTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's state TV says the country's elite Revolutionary Guard will begin large scale military maneuvers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a move likely to heighten tension at a time when the West is at a deepening standoff with Iran over its nuclear program....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:11 am Iran to hold war games in Strait of HormuzTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state TV says the country's elite Revolutionary Guard will begin large scale military maneuvers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a move likely to heighten tension at...
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:11 am Project Natal In The Wild (PICS)Look! Real dimly lit pictures of the Microsoft Natal unit...or a prototype of the final unit.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:10 am Hockey outreach aims to make new Canadians into new playersYouth leagues seek to replenish their ranks by marketing the game to a diverse population
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:10 am Somali pirates seize ship with 21 Filipinos aboardNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four suspected Somali pirates carrying AK-47s and a rocket-propelled grenade seized a bulk carrier with 21 crew on board Wednesday, the fourth ship pirates have seized in l...
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:07 am GOP Senators Stall Obama's NominationsPresident Obama plans to meet with congressional leaders Wednesday to discuss his upcoming nomination to the Supreme Court. At the same time, nearly 100 executive and judicial branch nominations are on hold in the Senate. Democrats say this is without precedent and that it's meant to undermine the Obama administration. They have moved to force some votes this week. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:04 am Uruguay, Argentina agree to cooperate on riverBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina and Uruguay both professed neighborly affection, if not brotherly love, after a U.N. court delivered a long-awaited ruling that rejects Argentina's claim that an Uruguayan pulp mill pollutes their shared river....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:02 am N Korea 'plotted defector death'Seoul says it has uncovered a North Korean plot to kill the most senior official ever to defect to the South.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Apr 2010 | 1:44 am Volcano Releases Chokehold On Europe Air TravelBritain, Germany Reopen Airspace after 6 Days Grounded; Getting All the Stranded Back Home Could Take WeeksSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Apr 2010 | 1:29 am Rapper known as Guru loses battle with cancer43-year-old was known for his intellectual themes, his monotone delivery and his combination of jazz sounds with hip-hop beats
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Apr 2010 | 1:28 am Polish elections set for 20 JunePresidential polls to find a successor to Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash, are to be held in Poland on 20 June.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Apr 2010 | 1:23 am Poland sets new presidential election for June 20Poland's parliament speaker has set the date for an early presidential election after the death of President Lech Kaczynski ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 1:20 am Lakers hold off feisty Thunder, take 2-0 lead
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Apr 2010 | 1:17 am Tight security for IPL semi-finalSecurity is tight at the Mumbai stadium hosting the semi-finals of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Apr 2010 | 1:08 am Dropped charge brings P&O death saga near to endMark Wilhelm may have been technically and morally responsible for Dianne Brimble's cruise ship death.His behaviour may have been "bad, loutish or even insensitive".But Justice Roderick Howie said Wilhelm was not legally responsible...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:31 am New trial for Dutch arms traderA Dutch court overturns the acquittal of a trader accused of supplying arms to ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:18 am Lawmaker presses for 5% cut in congressional salariesAt a time when polls show Congress' standing at near-record lows, a group of retirees today is endorsing a move to cut lawmakers' ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:16 am Colin Powell and Bill Gates join malaria campaignLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, billionaire Bill Gates and Queen Rania of Jordan will put their fame to work this week as they join a Twitter campaign to end malaria deaths.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:12 am Brain games may not boost mind powerA new study raises questions about the cognitive usefulness of brain-training computer games.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:11 am Thai reds fortify city barricadesThai anti-government protesters in Bangkok build barricades in the city, saying they expect the army to act against them soon.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:09 am In State of the City speech, Villaraigosa admits errors, vows swift action on financial crisisL.A. mayor laments missteps in debate over DWP rates and pledges to win back public trust by putting a halt to overspending. Some council members question his budget projections.Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, delivering the most solemn State of the City speech in his five years in office, sought to strike a serious yet upbeat tone Tuesday to counter weeks of City Hall hysteria over a budget crisis that briefly raised the prospect of insolvency.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:01 am Stranded passengers try to make the best of airport tediumWaiting for the air to clear over Europe, grounded vacationers try to stay upbeat.The 45 French tourists had just finished a wonderful vacation. "A marvelous time," Max Boucke said. Their 13-day tour had taken them through San Francisco, Las Vegas, Death Valley, the Grand Canyon and Carmel.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:52 pm New Yorkers Relieved: Doormen Strike AvertedAn agreement has been reached between New York City doormen and building owners, averting a threatened midnight strike. Union spokesman Kwame Patterson says they reached a deal Wednesday that includes a nearly 10 percent wage increase over four years and no cuts in benefits for workers. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:42 pm Iceland: Second, more powerful volcano due to eruptDespite grounding 100,000 flights across Europe, battering a beleaguered airline industry, stranding hundreds of thousands of travellers, disrupting schools and businesses, and giving homes under flight paths their first peace and...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:37 pm Iceland volcano ash: Twitter 'helps' stranded bone marrow courier return to UKThe courier for the Anthony Nolan Trust, which helps recruit bone marrow donors, had been stranded in Brussels.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:34 pm 23 arrested in Hemet crime probeDozens of searches are made as officers investigate attacks on police, city property.A Riverside County task force arrested 23 people Tuesday after serving search warrants at dozens of locations as part of an investigation into attacks by a suspected white supremacist group against Hemet police, according to law enforcement authorities.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:25 pm Goldman political contributions under attackHundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions made by Goldman Sachs, the New York investment firm facing civil fraud ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:22 pm Could Obama pick a politician for Supreme Court?WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has a chance to break with recent tradition if he heeds the advice of some fellow Democrats urging him to look beyond judges in his pick of a candidate for the Supreme Court.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:22 pm Winter storm brings scattered showers, chilly temperaturesSnowfall could affect morning commute on Grapevine.Southern California residents can expect scattered showers and chilly weather Wednesday as the remnants of a winter storm linger across the region before giving way to a warmer weekend, forecasters said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:20 pm Paulson reassures on Goldman roleNEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Paulson & Co, the hedge fund linked to civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc, moved to head off investor concerns about its role in a deal that has scarred the reputation of the Wall Street bank and overshadowed blow-out quarterly earnings.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:42 pm Nepal plans to remove bodies from EverestThe widow of Christchurch climber Rob Hall says he would have wanted his body to remain where he died on Mt Everest, although it was "virtually impossible" his body would be recovered.Her comments come after the Nepalese government...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:33 pm K.G.-less Celtics barely break a sweat vs. Heat
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:30 pm Judge allows parents of disabled woman to seek visitation rights on her behalfAbbie Dorn, who can’t move or speak, hasn’t seen her 3-year-old triplets for 2½ years. They live in Los Angeles with their father.A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that the parents of a woman who communicates largely by blinking have the legal right to fight on her behalf so that she can see her 3-year-old triplets.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:24 pm Experts: Goldman Case Won't Be Easy For SECThe Securities and Exchange Commission's fight against Goldman Sachs is about more than just money. It's a test of whether the SEC's revamped enforcement team can keep up with the complexities of modern finance. Many people are watching to see whether the SEC can really get tough on Wall Street. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:01 pm Civil rights activist Dorothy Height dies at 98Civil rights pioneer Dorothy Height, the president of the National Council of Negro Women for more than 40 years and a pivotal ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Thai protesters fortify camps in heart of BangkokBANGKOK - Tensions escalated in the standoff between anti-government demonstrators and Thai security forces as the army said deadly force could be used against protesters besieging the heart of the capital.The so-called "Red Shirt"...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Ties With Syria Warm Under Wary Lebanese EyesLebanon and Syria have had tense relations since the 2005 assassination of the Lebanese prime minister. Today, the two countries are experiencing a rapprochement that could yield significant economic benefits. Some Lebanese, however, wonder how long the positive trend will last. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Mixed Picture One Year After Serve America ActA year ago, President Obama signed the Serve America Act, which creates volunteer opportunities and triples the size of the AmeriCorps national service program. But a year after the legislation was signed the money is starting to trickle out. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Early Animal Rights Poem Discovered: A Mouse's PleaBack in the 1770s, a scientist named Dr. Joseph Priestley was studying mice to try to understand how animals breathe and how oxygen moved into the bloodstream. One morning he came into the lab to discover a strange note, apparently penned by a mouse, wedged in the bars of the mouse cage. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Nearly 7 million passengers have been affected by the blanket shutdownPeople board a ferry bound for England at Le Havre, northwestern France as travellers looked for alternative ways to get home. Planes took to Europe's skies in greater numbers Wednesday after the chaos...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:57 pm Airlines now face a huge challenge to shift the backlog of passengersStranded passengers from France hug inside New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport where they have been stranded since April 17. Planes took to Europe's skies in greater numbers Wednesday after...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:57 pm VIDEO: Flight pathways will be 'hard to manage': vulcanologist. Duration: 02:09VIDEO The ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland that has wreaked havoc on European air traffic has significantly diminished, but eruptions continue, experts said Tuesday. Duration: 02:09Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:57 pm Iceland: Flights resume but new delays threatenedInteractive graphic on the European air traffic crisis as limited flights resume although ash from an Iceland volcano threatens further delays.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:57 pm L.A. bus, rail fares may increaseThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing fare hikes for the first time in two years to offset a $204-million budget gap. The Bus Riders Union says the agency has other options.Amid the worst economic downturn since World War II, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is planning to increase fares for the first time in two years to help offset a $204-million gap in its operating budget for buses and rail systems.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:52 pm Vanuatu volcano taints crops, waterAn erupting volcano in Vanuatu is affecting food and water supplies in the South Pacific nation.The Gaua volcano, in the Torbo Province of the South Pacific nation, began erupting in September last year.But mud flow, ash fall...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:47 pm Cambodia: Lightning strikes kill sixPHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Police say six farmers in northwestern Cambodia have been killed by lightning during torrential rains.Sarun Chanty, the police chief in the northwestern province of Pursat, said the six died in the province...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:28 pm Budget swings leave Los Angeles dizzyCredibility is strained as city job cut numbers go from 4,000 to 750.Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday laid out his rescue plan for a city mired in its worst fiscal crisis in a generation — an austerity budget that would cut library hours, scale back pothole repairs, freeze the hiring of firefighters and shut the agency that oversees neighborhood councils.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:28 pm Five people died in ethnic clashes over local land rights Monday.Riot police block a road at Nizhnaya Alaarcha outside Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan's interim government, struggling to reimpose order following the uprising that brought it power, has warned looters and armed assailants...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:27 pm The new government wants to put Bakiyev on trial for the shooting of demonstrators during the uprisingA woman looks at pictures of people killed in an April 7 uprising at a makeshift shrine in Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan's interim government, struggling to reimpose order following the uprising that brought it...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:27 pm South Korea Koreas Assassination PlotIn this picture taken on Oct. 17, 2006, top North Korean defector Hwang Jang Yop, the highest-ranking North Korean government official to ever defect to South Korea, speaks to a reporter during an interview...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:48 pm GM CEO Says Government Loans Have Been RepaidGeneral Motors Co.'s CEO says the automaker has repaid the $8.1 billion in loans it received from the U.S. and Canadian governments. The U.S. government payments came five years ahead of schedule. GM still owes $45.3 billion to the U.S. and $8.1 billion to Canada. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:44 pm Woman banned from UK pubsA woman has become the first person to be barred from all licensed premises in England and Wales under a drinking banning order.West Mercia Police said the order against Laura Hall, 20, formerly from the Stoke Heath area of Bromsgrove,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:43 pm Bowersox closes ‘Idol’ on emotional high
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:38 pm An NGO activist takes part in a protest against Cardinal Norberto Rivera in Mexico CityAn NGO activist takes part in a protest against Cardinal Norberto Rivera in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City. A legal suit, being filed in a Los Angeles federal court on behalf of an...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:27 pm Norberto Rivera, pictured, is being sued over accusations he that hid the background of an alleged paedophile priestMexican Cardinal Norberto Rivera blesses people at a religious event in Mexico City. A Mexican citizen is suing Catholic cardinals, including Rivera, accusing them of purposely hiding the background of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:27 pm Joaquin Aguilar, who reported that he had been raped at the age of 13 by the Catholic priest Nicolas AguilarJoaquin Aguilar, who reported that he had been raped at the age of 13 by the Catholic priest Nicolas Aguilar, attends a press conference in Mexico City. A legal case being filed in the US and Mexico claims...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:27 pm Taleban leader capturedA Taleban insurgent commander, the suspected mastermind of bomb attacks which wounded four Australian soldiers in March, has been captured.Mullah Faqir's capture represented a significant blow to the Taleban's ability to plan...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:11 pm Johnson, Smith lead Hawks past Bucks
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Apr 2010 | 7:50 pm Croc crashes swimming classDARWIN - A crocodile enjoying a dip in a caravan park swimming pool made such a splash that tourists had to abandon their morning water aerobics class.Tourists at the Northern Territory caravan park woke to find a 1.5-metre croc...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 20 Apr 2010 | 7:41 pm Scoop: Kate’s crying tears of loneliness
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Apr 2010 | 7:40 pm Help to Haiti "Not Good Enough"The Long Road Back: Two Million Still Homeless Seen as Sorely Lacking in Basics such as Sanitation, Schools and SecuritySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 20 Apr 2010 | 7:00 pm U.K. Airports See Trans-Atlantic Flights ReturnTravelers Elated as European Airports Work Through Backlog; U.K. Reopens Airports; Volcanic Eruptions StrengthenSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 20 Apr 2010 | 7:00 pm Thoreau descendant reflects on Walden Pond, Earth DayHenry David Thoreau was green before green was cool. What would the nature lover think of Walden Pond today and environmentalists' ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:59 pm Apple 2Q Income Up 90 Pct; Yahoo Shares DropBlockbuster iPhone sales helped Apple Inc. blow past Wall Street's expectations with a 90 percent leap in net income for the most recent quarter. Shares of the company skyrocketed to an all-time high in extended trading Tuesday. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:58 pm Balloon boy parents to pay $36,000FORT COLLINS, Colorado - The parents who pleaded guilty in the balloon boy hoax have agreed to pay about $36,000 in restitution to authorities who responded to the incident.Larimer County Chief Judge Stephen Schapanski accepted...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:53 pm Video: Historic Air Ban Plagues EuropeAs plumes of ash from an Icelandic volcano slowly begin to dissipate, Mark Phillips reports that airlines are attempting to resume business after nearly a week of unprecedented flight bans in Europe.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:17 pm Video: The Fight for A Flight HomeIt has been estimated that over 8 million travelers have been stranded around the world as a result of volcanic ash and the subsequent halting of flights in Europe. Richard Roth reports from London.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:17 pm Video: Law and Order in Haitian CampsKatie Couric returns to Haiti and reports from the site of troubled tent camps where residents are seen as lacking in basics such as sanitation and security.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:06 pm Republicans soften on Wall Street reform billSenate Republicans back off their hard line against Democratic efforts to rein in Wall Street, making it clear that they want to change the financial overhaul bill, not kill it.Less than a week after Senate Republicans unleashed a blistering attack on pending legislation to rein in Wall Street, they began striking a more conciliatory tone Tuesday that improves prospects for the bill that is the next major item on President Obama's domestic agenda.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:04 pm Drug war ensnares Morelos stateViolence has increased recently in Morelos due to a battle for control of a drug cartel. Nearly 50 people have been killed in the state this year, newspapers say.Bodies are turning up in piles, hanging from overpasses, chopped up and thrown together in trash bags dumped by the roadside.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:24 pm China has many ‘dirty words’George Carlin might have been overwhelmed trying to figure out China’s ‘guidance of public opinion.’"There are 400,000 words in the English language, and there are seven of them that you can't say on television…. They must be really bad."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:00 pm Day in PicturesA Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera LensSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 20 Apr 2010 | 1:19 pm German Priest Suspended Over Abuse ChargesCleric Ordered Home From Catholic Mission in U.S., to Answer Allegations of Past Sexual Relations With Young WomenSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:30 pm Volcano Ash Cloud Sets Off Global Domino EffectLack of Flights Entering, Departing Europe Stalls Africa War Crimes Investigation, Halts Japanese Auto ProductionSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:30 pm Somalia Backs Off Order to Close Radio StationsGovernment Issues Edict that Stations Must Play Music in Response to Islamist Group's Music Ban - but Quickly RescindsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:30 pm Volcanic ash cloud: Ministers should have acted more decisivelyTelegraph View: While the flight ban was imposed, there was no scientific consensus, no daily press conferences to keep the country informed - and no obvious contingency planning in case the situation stretched on.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:14 pm Airport parking charges to be waivedStranded travellers will not be charged extra for overstaying in airport car parks, it has been announced.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:18 am Iceland volcano: Boris Johnson voices fears of 'indefinite' flight banBoris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has voiced fears that the closure of much of the UK's airspace could carry on for an "indefinite" period of time, as a flight ban caused by a cloud of volcanic ash is extended.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:18 am European airspace round upHere is a round up of what is happening elsewhere in Europe as of 1200 TuesdaySource: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:06 am Iceland volcano: How Twitter and Facebook are helping stranded travellersSocial-networking sites are providing a lifeline for travellers stranded abroad by the volcanic ash cloudSource: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:52 am Iceland volcano: flight ban to remain in place across most of BritainWhilst a number of domestic flights have left Scottish airports, the volcanic ash ban covering most of Britain's airspace will remain in place until tonight at the earliest, air traffic controllers say.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:12 am
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