S Korean claims climbing record

A South Korean scales Annapurna to claim the record for being the first woman to climb the world's 14 highest peaks.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Apr 2010 | 4:09 am

Expert: Invalid Warrant Used in Raid on iPhone Reporter̵

Police raided the house of an editor for Gizmodo on Friday and seized computers and other equipment. The raid was part of an investigation into the leak of



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Indian strike over food prices

Nationwide protests over the rising price of food and fuel hits various Indian states, disrupting some transport services.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Apr 2010 | 4:04 am

Chaos reigns as Ukraine approves Russian naval base extension

Eggs and smoke bombs thrown in parliament as supporters and opponents of deal scuffle outside



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Eco-terrorists plot to blow up IBM headquarters thwarted

A routine traffic-stop in Switzerland has thwarted eco-terrorists from blowing up the site of the £55million nano-technology HQ of IBM in Europe.



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James Carville, Jeb Bush believe Sarah Palin likely to hit presidential ticket in 2012

SEASIDE, Calif. - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stands good odds of being the Republican nominee for president...

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Sunny skies for Weather Network boss

Pierre Morrissette fosters a climate of innovation as team brings forecasts to TV, Web, mobile platforms



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Spelbound - Britain's Got Talent 2010

"Britain's Got Talent: Gymnastics group Spelbound all come from different backgrounds and are just trying to get as far as the Royal Variety Show..."



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"I need a copy of the Internet..." [COMIC]

Ever had a day like this?



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The basics of ETF portfolio building

Analyst Esko Mickels talks about how many ETFs you'll need in our Let's Talk Investing video series



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Pierre Morrissette

Head of the Weather Network on looking for new niches and working with his team



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Burned Iraqi boy returns home after surgery in US

BAGHDAD (AP) — A young Iraqi boy treated for severe burns in the U.S. for a year has returned to Iraq where he was tearfully greeted by his mother.



Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:59 am

Burned Iraqi boy returns home after surgery in US

A young Iraqi boy treated for severe burns in the U.S. for a year has returned to Iraq where he was tearfully greeted by his mother.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:59 am

China trade deal is regional peacemaker: Taiwan's president+

(Kyodo) _ Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said Tuesday a controversial trade deal being negotiated with China will act as a stabilizing force in the region, while meeting the Taiwanese...
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Church scandal's next wave: Abused girls

The church sex scandals have largely focused on abused boys. One female victim explains why there are more like her.



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Goldman Sachs boss Blankfein to defend bank's record - BBC News


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Goldman Sachs boss Blankfein to defend bank's record
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Goldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein will deny his investment bank bet against its own clients in the US property market at a Senate hearing later. The under-fire banker will argue that Goldman was simply "managing [its] risk" in betting on market falls. ...
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eBay pulls Kevorkian Death Van, citing "murderabilia" policy

The VW camper used by Dr. Jack Kevorkian during his assisted suicide campaign is no longer listed for sale on eBay after the online auctioneer cited a policy against "murderabilia".



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Celtics try to pull plug on Dwyane Wade

WALTHAM - It has been said by many people - including Dwyane Wade himself - that the Heat superstar can't...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am

Daimler posts net profit of $817 million in Q1

German carmaker Daimler AG says it made a net profit of euro612 million ($817 million) in the first quarter, up from a loss of euro1.3 billion a year earlier.
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Sierra Leone launches free care

Sierra Leone launches a free healthcare programme for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under five.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:53 am

Panama's ex-dictator Noriega extradited to France

PARIS (AP) -- Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was extradited to France from the United States on Tuesday to face money laundering charges, opening up a whole new legal battle for the former strongman who spent two decades behind bars near Miami for drug trafficking....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:53 am

Panama's ex-dictator Noriega extradited to France (AP)

A 1990 photo, supplied by the US District Attorney's office, shows former Panamian dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega in Miami, Florida. The United States has extradited the former Panamanian strongman to France to face money-laundering charges after years of legal wrangling, US and French officials have said.(AFP/HO/File)AP - Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was extradited to France from the United States on Tuesday to face money laundering charges, opening up a whole new legal battle for the former strongman who spent two decades behind bars near Miami for drug trafficking.



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Daisuke Matsuzaka wants redemption

TORONTO - On some level, right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka realizes he has disappointed the Red Sox by missing most...

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Sox recap: Sox win slugfest over Jay


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SKorean is 1st woman to reach 14 Himalayan peaks

A South Korean mountaineer made history in the Himalayas on Tuesday by becoming the first woman to scale the world's 14 highest mountains, beating a Spanish rival for the record.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:52 am

SKorean is 1st woman to reach 14 Himalayan peaks

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- A South Korean mountaineer made history in the Himalayas on Tuesday by becoming the first woman to scale the world's 14 highest mountains, beating a Spanish rival for the record....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am

Never a dull moment for Bruins

After five unsuccessful attempts at taking the early lead, the Bruins scored the first goal in a game last night....

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am

Tuukka Rask gives Bruins a chance

The Bruins are not a great hockey team, but they played a great playoff series. In dispatching the Buffalo...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am

Bruins digging in for seconds

File this one under "Hard to Believe." When the Bruins skated onto the Garden ice last night for...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am

Marc Savard awaits pass

As expected, Marc Savard was not in the Bruins lineup last night for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:47 am

Does RIM want Palm?

Blackberry maker seen kicking tires



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Lawyers prepare legal challenge after Noriega extradited to France

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to face money laundering charges



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US President Obama hosts Muslim business summit - BBC News


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US President Obama hosts Muslim business summit
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US President Barack Obama has announced a series of educational and business exchanges in an effort to improve ties between the US and the Muslim world. Mr Obama unveiled his plans to Muslim entrepreneurs from 50 countries at a summit hosted in ...
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Chaos as Ukraine votes on fleet

A smoke bomb is thrown in the Ukrainian parliament amid protests over the deal extending Russia's Black Sea fleet lease.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:46 am

Huffington Post ascends toward top news sites as it turns 5

NEW YORK - The Huffington Post will soon turn five-years-old - veritable old-age in Internet years. As the site,...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:42 am

Spotify promises 'massive' revamp

Spotify announces changes to its service which will allow users to share music with one another in what it claims is the biggest shake up to the music streaming service since it launched in late 2008.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:42 am

British Open waiting for Woods to confirm entry

Organizers of the British Open are still waiting for an entry from Tiger Woods but expect him to try and become the first player to win the title three times at St. Andrews on the tournament's 150th anniversary.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am

Policeman faces trial for attack on black American

Austrian prosecutors have launched legal proceedings against one of two undercover policemen who allegedly mistook a black American teacher for a drug dealer and pounced on him.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:37 am

Policeman faces trial for attack on black American

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian prosecutors have launched legal proceedings against one of two undercover policemen who allegedly mistook a black American teacher for a drug dealer and pounced on him.



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Peters & Co. adds oil patch expertise

Investment bank builds A&D team



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Arizona immigration law encourages police abuse, says Mexican president - The Guardian


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Arizona immigration law encourages police abuse, says Mexican president
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A Mexican worker in the United States. Arizona's bill has been criticised for being 'clearly discriminatory'. Photograph: David Levene The Mexican president, Felipe Calderón, has condemned Arizona's new immigration law and warned that relations with ...
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Detroit bomb suspect 'in video'

A video emerges apparently showing Detroit jet bomb suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab at a desert training camp for militants.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:33 am

Senators see privacy problem in Facebook expansion

SAN FRANCISCO - Four U.S. senators want Facebook to make it easier for its more than 400 million users to protect...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:33 am

SKorean is 1st woman to scale 14 Himalayan peaks

A South Korean climber has become the first woman to scale 14 of the world's highest mountains. Seoul broadcaster KBS television showed live coverage Tuesday of Oh Eun-sun reaching the...
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Tensions rise as Ukrainian parliament ratifies controversial deal - RIA Novosti


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Tensions rise as Ukrainian parliament ratifies controversial deal
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The Ukrainian parliament has ratified the naval base deal with Russia amid brawls in the chamber and clashes outside parliament, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Tuesday. The hearings started with a brawl and eggs were thrown at the ...
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Ex-Panama leader Noriega extradited to France (AFP)

A 1990 photo, supplied by the US District Attorney's office, shows former Panamian dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega in Miami, Florida. The United States has extradited the former Panamanian strongman to France to face money-laundering charges after years of legal wrangling, US and French officials have said.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega arrived in Paris on Tuesday after the United States extradited him to face trial in France on charges of laundering drug money.



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Ousted Kyrgyz President Charged With Murder - New York Times


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Ousted Kyrgyz President Charged With Murder
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MOSCOW — Kyrgyzstan's new authorities have charged the country's former president with mass murder for his role in the deaths of scores of anti-government protesters earlier this month, an official in the provisional government said ...
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US extradites Noriega to France

Panama's ex-leader Manuel Noriega is extradited from the US to France, where he is wanted for money laundering.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:29 am

Smoke bombs, eggs fly in Ukraine parliament

Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn (C) takes shelter under the umbrella as eggs rain down on him during a session in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev April 27, 2010.Opposition lawmakers hurled eggs and smoke bombs inside Ukraine’s parliament as the chamber approved an agreement allowing the Russian Navy to extend its stay until 2042.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:28 am

Dollar in upper 93 yen in Tokyo amid lingering Greece woes+

(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar traded narrowly in the upper 93 yen level Tuesday in Tokyo as its upside was capped on yen buying amid persisting concerns over Greece's debt problems and ahead...
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US banking bill: how Senate blocked Barack Obama's plans - The Guardian


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US banking bill: how Senate blocked Barack Obama's plans
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Democrat Senate majority leader Harry Reid voted against the bill once it became clear it would not succeed yesterday. The political manoeuvre will allow him to call for a new vote as early as today. Photograph: Harry Hamburg/AP Senate Republicans ...
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Trial set to begin in NJ schoolyard triple slaying

The first trial stemming from the shooting deaths of three friends in a Newark schoolyard is set to begin Tuesday afternoon with opening statements.
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Obama aims to boost Muslim ties

US President Barack Obama unveils a series of educational and business exchanges, as he seeks to improve ties between the US and the Muslim world.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:24 am

South Korean becomes first woman to reach all 14 of highest Himalayan peaks, AS

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — South Korean becomes first woman to reach all 14 of highest Himalayan peaks.



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Obama's Governing Discipline

Why so many are disappointed in the president.



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Panama's ex-leader Noriega arrives in France

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega arrived in France on Tuesday to face money laundering charges after being extradited from the United States. His lawyers are seeking his immediate...
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Dilbert and the lost iPhone

Our old friend Dilbert and the lost iPhone



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Ukraine, Russia ratify Black Sea naval lease

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- As protesters threw eggs and set off smoke bombs, Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday extended the Russian Black Sea Fleet's lease at a Crimean port for another 25 years. Russia's parliament ratified the deal in a more sedate session....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:19 am

Ukraine, Russia ratify Black Sea naval lease

As protesters threw eggs and set off smoke bombs, Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday extended the Russian Black Sea Fleet's lease at a Crimean port for another 25 years. Russia's parliament...
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Preaching for a Palestinian state

Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, is firm that if negotiations with Israel fail, the PA will declare a state on whatever territory it controls in the West Bank. And his non-violent path to independence is being embraced



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Myanmar premier, ministers to resign military posts+

(Kyodo) _ Myanmar's junta has ordered Prime Minister Thein Sein and government ministers to resign from their military posts while they retain their ministerial posts, an official source...
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Security hearing expected to turn to immigration

Senators are expected to question Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano about the ramifications of Arizona's tough new immigration law when she appears for an oversight hearing.
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Veteran Mafia boss arrested in Italy

Italian police have arrested a veteran mobster who was on the run for 17 years and was among the most wanted men of the 'ndrangheta organized crime group.
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Veteran Mafia boss arrested in Italy

ROME (AP) — Italian police have arrested a veteran mobster who was on the run for 17 years and was among the most wanted men of the 'ndrangheta organized crime group.



Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:14 am

Iran calls West's nuke claims deceitful - Press TV


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Iran calls West's nuke claims deceitful
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Japan abolishes statute of limitations for murder+

(Kyodo) _ Japan's parliament on Tuesday enacted legislation to abolish the statute of limitations for murder and murder-robbery in response to growing calls for tougher measures to combat
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Mazda's full-year net loss shrinks on cost-cutting

Mazda Motor Corp. said Tuesday its annual loss shrank to 6.5 billion yen ($69 million) from 71.5 billion yen the year before thanks to cost-cutting efforts.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am

Chaos in Ukraine parliament as Russia deal approved (AFP)

Ukraine deputies clash as smoke bombs were thrown into the parliament in Kiev. Fighting broke out and smoke bombs were thrown as Ukraine's parliament erupted into chaos as it ratified a bitterly controversial deal with Russia extending the lease of a key naval base.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)AFP - Fighting broke out and smoke bombs were thrown on Tuesday as Ukraine's parliament erupted into chaos as it ratified a bitterly controversial deal with Russia extending the lease of a key naval base.



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Fowler moves to Aussie side Perth

Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler is to play for Perth Glory in Australia next season after being released from his deal with cash-strapped North Queensland.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:06 am

Panama's Ex-Leader Noriega Arrives In France

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega arrived in France on Tuesday to face money laundering charges after being extradited from the United States. A new legal battle will now begin for the former strongman, who was ousted in a U.S. invasion in 1989 and went on to spend years in a prison outside Miami for drug racketeering.

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Australia shelves climate scheme

Australia says a key emissions trading scheme will not start until 2013 at the earliest, after it was repeatedly blocked in the Senate.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:05 am

Goldman CEO, ‘Fabulous Fab’ facing Congress

Days after being charged of fraud, Goldman Sachs executives are set to answer Congressional allegations that it made billions from the mortgage crisis at clients’ expense.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:05 am

APNewsBreak: NYC to charge $300 for film permits

For the first time ever, television and film productions that come from all over the world to shoot in the city will have to pay for the City Hall permits that have always been free, a major change in policy that Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration blames on budget woes.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Apr 2010 | 3:02 am

SKorea's economy grows 1.8 percent in 1st quarter

South Korea's economic growth accelerated sharply in the first quarter of 2010 amid a rebound in manufacturing, exports and spending.
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Halo Reach: Awesome Multiplayer Gameplay Video

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What’s in a name? Scrabblers want to know

The new version of Scrabble is only meant for people who play for fun



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You can legislate ethics, but there’s no substitute for integrity

To maintain Canadians’ confidence, those who make the laws must keep them, too



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Lawsuits expected over Ariz. illegal immigrant law (AP)

Thousands of protesters listen to activists speak as they attend a rally at the Arizona Capitol voicing their displeasure on Sunday, April, 25, 2010, over the Friday bill signing of SB1070 by the Arizona governor, in Phoenix. The sweeping measure makes it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally, and would require local law enforcement to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they are in the country illegally. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - The debate over Arizona's new illegal immigrant law will likely move from protest lines and talk shows to the courtroom, where a judge could be asked to decide whether the state can enforce laws that until now had been the federal government's exclusive domain.



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LEAD: Soccer: Omiya manager Chang steps down, Suzuki to take over+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH NEW MANAGER'S NAME) Omiya Ardija said Tuesday that manager Chang Woe Ryong has resigned due to health reasons and the team's poor performance in the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:57 am

Japan PM woes mount over party kingpin, U.S. base row

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his party suffered a harsh blow ahead of a mid-year election when a judicial panel said on Tuesday that ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa should be charged over a funding scandal.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:53 am

Democrats, undaunted, keep focus on Wall Street (AP)

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou leaves his office after talks with the head of the Finance Ministry in Athens. Papandreou appealed for patience to beat the country's debt crisis and warned of a sea change in policy to restore economic viability as he faced a backlash for seeking outside help.(AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)AP - Democrats planned to keep up the pressure on Republicans after an expected setback put the brakes on Senate consideration of financial regulations.



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Kyrgyz interim government charges Bakiyev over massacre

BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's interim government said on Tuesday it had charged the country's ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev with "mass killing" and has formally prepared an extradition request.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:40 am

Kyrgyz interim government charges Bakiyev over massacre (Reuters)

Reuters - Kyrgyzstan's interim government said on Tuesday it had charged the country's ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev with "mass killing" and has formally prepared an extradition request.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:40 am

Share The Road (GIF)

Ever been behind a bicyclist who thinks they can go 15 mph on main roads and get away with it? I know I have, and not that I have a thing against people on bikes, but maybe you should stick to roads that actually have a bike lane.



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U.N. shuts mission in Afghanistan's Kandahar (Reuters)

A soldier from the U.S. Army's 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 4-23 Infantry Battalion, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team looks through his scope at a Taliban compound during a recon patrol near the Helmand/Kandahar border April 25, 2010. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - The United Nations said on Tuesday it had temporarily withdrawn foreign staff and shut its mission in Kandahar, the Afghan city where security has deteriorated ahead of a major military offensive.



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:36 am

U.N. shuts mission in Afghanistan's Kandahar

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it had temporarily withdrawn foreign staff and shut its mission in Kandahar, the Afghan city where security has deteriorated ahead of a major military offensive.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:36 am

Ousted Kyrgyz Leader Charged in Mass Killings

Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Living in Exile, Faces Charges Over Security Response to Uprising that Ousted Him

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:34 am

Protesters disrupt Bangkok elevated trains

BANGKOK (AP) -- Anti-government protesters forced a rush hour shutdown of Bangkok's busy elevated train system Tuesday and promised to expand the protests that have plunged the Thai capital into chaos by sending teams of demonstrators throughout the city....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:34 am

Protesters disrupt Bangkok elevated trains (AP)

A street vendor cycles past Thai soldiers resting in a truck, in Bangkok on Tuesday ,April 27, 2010. Thailand's ailing king spoke publicly Monday for the first time since his country descended into political chaos, but the man seen by many as the best hope for securing a peaceful resolution failed to address the deadly crisis that has shut down parts of the capital. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)AP - Anti-government protesters forced a rush hour shutdown of Bangkok's busy elevated train system Tuesday and promised to expand the protests that have plunged the Thai capital into chaos by sending teams of demonstrators throughout the city.



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Cook on La. oil rig that exploded recalls escape (AP)

In this aerial photo taken over the Gulf of Mexico, a boat and crew work in oil which leaked from a pipeline at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig off the coast of Louisiana, Monday, April 26, 2010. Officials say there will be no shoreline impact from an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico for at least another three days. Crews were ramping up Monday to protect the coastline after the oil rig exploded off the Louisiana coast nearly a week ago.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Oleander Benton, a cook on an oil rig that exploded off the Louisiana coast, was sitting at a laundry room table with a friend when the lights went out. Then, there was the blast.



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Karzai's brother says UN should not leave south

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- The powerful half brother of President Hamid Karzai urged the international aid community Tuesday not to pull out of the troubled southern city of Kandahar, where the security situation is deteriorating....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:30 am

Karzai's brother says UN should not leave south

The powerful half brother of President Hamid Karzai urged the international aid community Tuesday not to pull out of the troubled southern city of Kandahar, where the security situation is...
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A new style of politics in the West Bank

ARURA, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is quietly changing the rules of the Arab-Israeli conflict with a simple credo: Palestinians have to build their state now and cannot wait for an elusive peace deal with Israel....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:27 am

Ousted Kyrgyzstan president charged with organizing mass killings

Scores were killed when security officers fired on protesters this month. Provisional leaders want him extradited from Belarus to stand trial.

The ousted president of Kyrgyzstan has been charged with organizing mass killings in the deadly uprising that forced him from office in this Central Asian country earlier this month, the leader of the interim authorities said Tuesday.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:24 am

Weather forecast for Wednesday+

(Kyodo) _ Weather forecast for Wednesday, April 28: Tokyorain>cloudy Osakafair Nagoyafair/rain Sapporocloudy/rain Sendairain Niigatacloudy/rain Hiroshimafair>rain Takamatsufair...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:23 am

Thai government vows action as red shirts block train

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Protesters briefly forced Bangkok's elevated railway system to shut on Tuesday, paralyzing traffic, and the government warned of tougher operations to quell growing unrest in a seven-week crisis that has killed 26 people.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:13 am

Battle for Kandahar may be tougher than expected (AP)

In this April 26, 2010, photo, U.S. Army Lt. David Cummings, of Raleigh, N.C., talks on the radio with soldiers from his platoon while out patrolling areas off of Highway 1 with A Troop, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The American-led effort to wrest control of southern Afghanistan is off to a slow start and the political clock is ticking as U.S. troops head into what could be the bloodiest fight yet in the eight-year war. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - The American-led effort to gain control of southern Afghanistan is off to a slow start and the political clock is ticking as U.S. troops head into what could be the bloodiest fight yet in the eight-year war.



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:12 am

General Manuel Noriega: a profile

Manuel Noriega's extradition to France caps an amazing fall from grace for the former CIA informant who spent 20 years languishing in US prisons after being ousted as Panama's strong man ruler.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:11 am

Ukraine, Russia ratify Black Sea naval lease

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — As protesters threw eggs and set off smoke bombs, Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday extended the Russian Black Sea Fleet's lease at a Crimean port for another 25 years. Russia...



Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:03 am

President picks up his pinstripes - Washington Post


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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 27 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am

NKorea launches telemedicine network with WHO help

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea formally launched a medical videoconference network Tuesday aimed at giving smaller, rural hospitals access to specialists in the capital Pyongyang with the...



Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 1:58 am

Kandahar Fight Could be Harder than Expected

Based on Aftermath in Smaller Marjah, Wresting Southern Afghanistan from Taliban Will Be Huge, Deadly Chore

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 27 Apr 2010 | 1:58 am

Australia postpones carbon pollution curbs

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced Tuesday a two-year delay in government plans to tax Australia's worst industrial polluters — a move that puts legislative efforts t...



Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 1:56 am

Ousted Kyrgyz president charged with mass killing

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- The ousted president of Kyrgyzstan has been charged with organizing mass killings in the deadly uprising that forced him from office in this Central Asian country earlier this month, the leader of the interim authorities said Tuesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 27 Apr 2010 | 1:53 am

Battle for Kandahar Could Be the Bloodiest Yet

U.S. and NATO troops face a much more formidable task in securing Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban and the area from which Al Qaeda planned the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.



Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 1:51 am

Video Shows Christmas Day Bomber Abdulmutallab

Short Clips Produced by Al Qaeda's Yemen Branch Show Young Nigerian in Camp, U.S.-Born Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 27 Apr 2010 | 1:16 am

China wants telecom companies to inform on clients

BEIJING (AP) — China is poised to pass a law requiring telecommunications and Internet companies to report any revelation of state secrets, potentially forcing businesses to collaborate with the...



Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 1:12 am

A new style of politics in the West Bank

ARURA, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is quietly changing the rules of the Arab-Israeli conflict with a simple credo: Palestinians have to build their state now and can...



Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Apr 2010 | 1:12 am

New arrests shake Long Beach campus

Wilson High students and faculty grieving over the honor student’s shooting death last fall are shocked when two of their own are arrested on suspicion of witness tampering.

Students and teachers at Wilson High School in Long Beach were shaken by a new development in the case of Melody Ross , an honors student who was gunned down in a gang attack outside a homecoming football game last fall.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

Capistrano schools announce tentative contract deal with teachers

The Capistrano Unified School District announced late Monday night that it had reached a tentative contract agreement with teachers, which would end a strike that began last Thursday over the duration of pay and benefit cuts imposed in response to a $34-million budget shortfall.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

Pac-10 coach broke rules, NCAA says

A USC spokesman would not confirm or deny that the report referred to the hiring of special teams advisor Pete Rodriguez by then-football Coach Pete Carroll.

A Pac 10 head coach has been found in violation of NCAA rules for retaining a paid consultant to attend practices and watch games — circumstances identical to those surrounding former USC football coach Pete Carroll's hiring of an NFL veteran to help with the Trojans' punting and kicking teams — according to an internal Pac 10 report.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

Toxic soil lurks beneath Carson neighborhood

The discovery of methane gas and benzene has transformed a 50-acre neighborhood into an environmental case study — a reminder of Southern California’s history as a center of the oil industry.

When Ron and Belinda Oglesby moved into Carson's Carousel neighborhood in 2003, they saw a solid, middle-class area where homeowners set down roots and lived for decades, where Santa Claus paraded through the streets on a firetruck and children returned to buy their own homes.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

Shanghai sets stage for World Expo spectacular

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai unveils to the world on Friday its multi-billion dollar World Expo, which China hopes will be an opportunity to assert its growing global clout and show off the fruits of its economic transformation.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Apr 2010 | 12:58 am

Crews off La. mop up oil, try to plug leak

Cleanup crews Monday continued battling a spreading 600-mile-wide oil spill that continues to gush from the Deepwater Horizon, ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Apr 2010 | 12:51 am

Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner Saves Hollywood Sign

The Hollywood sign has been saved from urban sprawl. A conservation group has raised the $12.5 million needed to purchase 138 acres adjacent to the sign. A $900,000 donation from Playboy founder Hugh Hefner put them over the top. The privately owned land had been touted as a potential site for luxury homes or a posh new hotel.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Apr 2010 | 12:49 am

Venezuela's Chavez Denies Iran Troop Presence

Firebrand Leader Calls U.S. Intel Report "A Disgrace" and an Attempt to "Justify" Future Military Action

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 27 Apr 2010 | 12:44 am

A worker passes through the Orlovka gas-compressor station in Ukraine

A worker passes through the Orlovka gas-compressor station in Ukraine. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has moved to intensify the country's revival in ties with ex-Soviet Ukraine, offering an unprecedented...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Apr 2010 | 12:41 am

Ex-Panama dictator Noriega arrives in France

PARIS (Reuters) - Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega arrived in Paris from the United States on Tuesday after being extradited to France, where he has been convicted on money laundering charges.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Apr 2010 | 12:33 am

U.S. losing trees faster than other heavily forested nations

The USA lost 46,000 square miles of forest, a size roughly equivalent to the state of Pennsylvania, from 2000 to 2005.



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Apr 2010 | 12:16 am

Possible Supreme Court pick had ties with Goldman Sachs

A top prospect for the Supreme Court was a paid member of an advisory panel for the embattled investment firm Goldman Sachs, ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Apr 2010 | 12:14 am

Next in health care war: Applying the law

The debate in Congress over President Obama's health care law is done. The battle over how to carry out the law is just getting ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Apr 2010 | 12:11 am

Giants hand Halladay first loss of season

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Roy Halladay reacts in the dugout after coming out of Monday's game against the San Francisco Giants, his first loss of the season.Eli Whiteside homered and doubled in a run, Jonathan Sanchez struck out six and the San Francisco Giants beat Philadelphia 5-1 on Monday night to hand ace Roy Halladay his first loss since joining the Phillies in a four-team trade this winter.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Apr 2010 | 12:07 am

Chavez accuses US plane of `electronic warfare'

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A day after saying he hopes to eventually cool tensions with Colombia, President Hugo Chavez charged that his neighbor recently allowed a U.S. military plane to carry out "electronic warfare" operations against Venezuela....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 26 Apr 2010 | 11:56 pm

Survey: 72% of Millennials 'more spiritual than religious'

Most young adults today don't pray, don't worship and don't read the Bible, says a new survey by a Christian research firm.



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Apr 2010 | 11:55 pm

Haiti Nixes Kidnapping Charge Against Americans

Judge Says He's Dismissed Kidnapping, Criminal Association Counts Against All 10 Baptist Missionaries

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 Apr 2010 | 11:47 pm

Police poised to expand iPhone prototype probe - CNET


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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Apr 2010 | 11:10 pm

Rome priest on trial for abuse in Vatican backyard

ROME (AP) -- The bishop responsible for a politically connected priest accused of molesting seven boys has admitted in court papers obtained by The Associated Press that he knew of the allegations for two years but didn't remove the priest from working with children....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 26 Apr 2010 | 11:10 pm

Panel to seek solutions to U.S. budget woes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seeking to show he is serious about reining in soaring budget deficits, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will kick off the work of a panel he created to try to solve the nation's fiscal woes.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Apr 2010 | 11:03 pm

Sacked Herald Sun editor was warned of boss, court told

MELBOURNE - A former Melbourne newspaper editor sacked from his role says he was warned about his boss from early days in the job.Bruce Robert Guthrie, of Hawthorn, claims he was wrongfully dismissed from his position as editor-in-chief...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 Apr 2010 | 10:56 pm

Police seize blogger's computers over iPhone prototype

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Police broke into a blogger's home in search of photographs of a prototype Apple iPhone and other material, launching a felony investigation, gadget site Gizmodo and prosecutors said on Monday.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Apr 2010 | 10:40 pm

Carter, Magic finish off sweep of Bobcats

Charlotte's Gerald Wallace  reacts after being fouled by Orlando's Dwight Howard  during the second half Monday.Dwight Howard kept collecting fouls, and all the Orlando Magic did was become the first team to advance in the NBA playoffs.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Apr 2010 | 10:38 pm

Manuel Noriega Extradited by U.S. to France

Former Panamanian Dictator Arrives in Paris to Face Money Laundering Charges

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 Apr 2010 | 10:28 pm

Mexican president condemns Arizona immigrant law

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Monday condemned Arizona's tough new immigration law as discriminatory and warned that relations with the U.S. border state will suffer....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 26 Apr 2010 | 10:10 pm

Obama touts plans to boost rural economies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will make a speech on financial regulatory reform on Wednesday in Illinois, the White House said, the last stop on a two-day trip to discuss efforts to boost the economy in rural America.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Apr 2010 | 10:08 pm

Mine Deaths Stir New Debate On Federal Oversight

A Senate panel on Tuesday holds the first hearing into the April 5 explosion that killed 29 miners in a West Virginia coal mine. Questions have surfaced over whether the Mine Safety and Health Administration needs to make better use of its regulatory powers.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Apr 2010 | 10:01 pm

Ahmadinejad Calls U.N. Veto Power "Satanic Tool"

As U.S. Pushes for Penalties over Nuclear Program, Iran's Leader Criticizes Security Council for "Suppression"

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm

As College Wait Lists Grow, So Does The Anxiety

An unusually large number of high school seniors this year are still waiting to find out where they're going this fall, because colleges have put more of them on wait lists. The University of California system, for example, is using a wait list for the first time ever this year.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm

Afghan Peace Talks Await A Karzai-Obama Confab

Afghanistan has postponed a massive national peace meeting until after Afghan President Hamid Karzai visits Washington next month for talks with President Obama. On the agenda will be Karzai's plans for reconciliation talks with the Taliban and other militants.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm

Halak, Habs top Capitals to force Game 7

Montreal's Mike Cammalleri, right, celebrates his first goal against the Capitals with teammates Andrei Markov, center, and Marc-Andre Bergeron on Monday.Jaroslav Halak made 53 saves, and Michael Cammalleri scored twice in the first period for the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens, who stayed alive with a 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday night and forced a Game 7 in the first-round series.




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Financial reform bill stumbles in Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The most sweeping overhaul of U.S. banking rules since the Great Depression stumbled in the Senate on Monday as Republicans united to prevent action on the bill.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Apr 2010 | 9:09 pm

Federal inaction blamed in immigration debate

Both sides of the angry immigration debate raging in Arizona are united on one thing: They blame Washington

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Apr 2010 | 9:02 pm

NYT: Calls for boycott follow Ariz. immigration law

NYT: A spreading call for an economic boycott of Arizona after its adoption of a tough immigration law that opponents consider discriminatory worried business leaders and angered the governor.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Apr 2010 | 9:02 pm

‘Dancing’ judges fall into routines, dock points

Judges, from left, Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli fell into their patterns Monday, with Len nitpicking and Bruno jumping out of his seat.The people who do the dancing have their little patterns: Maks is a hothead, Derek is a show-off, that kind of thing. But the judges have their patterns, too, as was clearly in evidence on Monday.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 Apr 2010 | 8:54 pm

We believed in Loch Ness Monster - police

The existence of the Loch Ness Monster was "beyond doubt" according to a top police officer, a historic file has shown.A government file about "Nessie" which dates back to the 1930s was released today by the National Archives...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 Apr 2010 | 8:00 pm

Bangkok transit grinds to halt after protests

Army troops locked down elevated train stations in the Thai capital and authorities suspended service today after anti-government protesters broke into a downtown station and threw tires on the platform in their campaign to force...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 Apr 2010 | 8:00 pm

Troops' care facility listed critical

The Pentagon effort to consolidate two premier hospitals for treating wounded troops has more than doubled in price and is so ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Apr 2010 | 7:56 pm

Students hurt in school walkway collapse

A number of students have suffered injuries after a walkway between two buildings at their Sydney high school collapsed this morning. The students fell 1.5 metres just after 8.30am after a timber walkway between two buildings...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 Apr 2010 | 7:45 pm

Sailor bashed, war medals stolen

MELBOURNE - An Australian sailor has been robbed of his service medals during a night on the town with navy mates over Anzac weekend.The 36-year-old suffered a bruised head during a night out in Geelong where he awoke in the streets...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 Apr 2010 | 7:40 pm

Video: 20,000 Dominoes for Haiti

Students and faculty at St. George's Episcopal School in El Paso, Texas gathered for "Chain of Love," a massive domino-topping event to help generate donations for relief efforts in Haiti.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 Apr 2010 | 7:35 pm

Mine officials tout families' benefits

The company that owns West Virginia's Upper Big Branch coal mine will provide a full income, healthcare, education and childcare ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Apr 2010 | 7:22 pm

Police Seize Blogger's Gear After IPhone Leak

Last week the tech blog Gizmodo had one of the Web's hottest scoops when it posted photos of an Apple device that appeared to be a next-generation iPhone. A warrant said Gizmodo editor and blogger Jason Chen's computers and other devices may have been used to commit a felony.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Apr 2010 | 7:20 pm

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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 Apr 2010 | 7:17 pm

Haiti drops kidnapping charge for missionaries

A Haitian judge has dropped kidnapping charges against all 10 U.S. missionaries detained for trying to take children out of the ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Apr 2010 | 7:11 pm

File photo shows a volcano in Guatemala spewing smoke and ash, south of the country's capital

A volcano in Guatemala is seen spewing smoke and ash south of the capital. The Santiaguito volcano has showered sand and ash over a large area of the west of the country in an "unusual" and "violent" display,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Apr 2010 | 7:10 pm

Workers struggle to contain oil spill

Where a BP-leased rig sank last week, killing 11, oil is continuing to gush beneath the water’s surface. Shoreline communities brace for possible fallout.

Work crews continued their attempts Monday to stanch the 1,000-barrel-a-day oil spill that is gushing beneath the deep waters off Louisiana, as communities along the Gulf of Mexico braced for the possibility of polluted beaches and fisheries that are crucial to the region's economy.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Apr 2010 | 7:05 pm

Bad habits 'will take 12 years off life'

Who'd have thought it?Four common bad habits combined - smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet - can age you by 12 years, sobering new research suggests.The findings are from a study that tracked nearly 5,000...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 Apr 2010 | 7:00 pm

Bad habits: Poor diet, smoking, drinking, sloth can age you 12 years

Four common bad habits combined smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet can age you by 12 years, sobering new research ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Apr 2010 | 6:20 pm

Afghanistan's insurgent chief yielding

Insurgent leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has offered rewards for the killing of U.S. troops in jihad. He says he helped Osama bin ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Apr 2010 | 6:19 pm

Video: Man-Made Disaster in the Gulf

A man-made disaster is developing in the Gulf of Mexico as a huge amount of oil leaks from the drilling rig that recently exploded and sank. As Kelly Cobiella tells us, it's headed toward land.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 Apr 2010 | 5:19 pm

Clinton Signs Off on Noriega Extradition

Former Panamanian Dictator Headed to Paris to Face Money Laundering Charges

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 Apr 2010 | 5:00 pm

The heart disease trifecta

Nearly half of all adult Americans have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, all of which boost the risk of cardiovascular disease, the CDC says. One in eight has two or more.

Nearly half of all adult Americans have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, all conditions that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Apr 2010 | 4:51 pm

Ex-British Army officer guilty of Afghanistan corruption

Former British Army officer sentenced to two years in Afghanistan's most notorious prison.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 26 Apr 2010 | 4:23 pm

Haiti Americans Detained

FILE - In this March 8, 2010 file photo, US missionary Laura Silsby, 40, of Meridian, Idaho, is escorted by police officers upon her arrival to the courthouse in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. A Haitian judge...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Apr 2010 | 4:12 pm

Clinton Signs Off On Noriega Extradition

France says former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega laundered some $3 million in drug proceeds by purchasing luxury apartments in Paris. The secretary of state's signature clears the way for Noriega to stand trial there on money laundering charges.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Apr 2010 | 3:59 pm

Drunk driving charges filed against top L.A. budget official

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley filed drunk driving charges Monday against L.A. City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana, the top budget advisor at City Hall.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Apr 2010 | 3:49 pm

Mourners file past Gates' casket

A few hundred people quietly and somberly paid respect to former Los Angeles Police Department Chief Daryl Gates, whose flag-draped wooden casket was on display in an auditorium at the downtown headquarters. As people funneled past the casket, two white-gloved LAPD officers stood at attention.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Apr 2010 | 3:03 pm

Ex-Panama Leader Noriega Sent To France

Former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega who had been in a U.S. prison, was packed onto an Air France flight Monday afternoon and for a flight to France where he was convicted for money laundering.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Apr 2010 | 3:03 pm

Sydney may play second fiddle to Melbourne

The rivalry between Australian cities Sydney and Melbourne is set to intensify, with a new report suggesting the Victorian city will overtake its brash NSW counterpart as Australia's largest city within three decades.The main...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 Apr 2010 | 3:00 pm

Senate Probe: Goldman Planned To Profit From Bust

CEO Lloyd Blankfein and several other executives will testify Tuesday to a Senate panel. Earlier this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil fraud case against Goldman, saying it misled investors about securities tied to home loans.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Apr 2010 | 2:48 pm

GOP Blocks Action On Financial Overhaul Bill

Senate Republicans have blocked Democrats' efforts to begin debate on overhauling the nation's financial regulatory system. The measure is aimed at avoiding a recurrence of the near collapse of the financial system in 2008.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Apr 2010 | 2:38 pm

People arrive at the main bus station in Maradi as they flee water shortages which have laid waste to crops

People arrive at the main bus station in Maradi on April 22, as they flee water shortages which have laid waste to crops. The UN's food agency doubled its aid Monday to Niger as thousands join a desperate...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Apr 2010 | 1:50 pm

John Holmes (L) shakes hands with Major Salou Djibo

UN's humanitarian chief John Holmes (L) shakes hands with Major Salou Djibo, who heads a junta that has ruled Niger since February 18, in Niamey. The UN's food agency doubled its aid Monday to Niger as...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Apr 2010 | 1:50 pm

People arrive at the main bus station in Maradi

People arrive at the main bus station in Maradi on April 22, as they flee water shortages which have laid waste to crops. The UN's food agency doubled its aid Monday to Niger as thousands join a desperate...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Apr 2010 | 1:50 pm

Volcano cost French tourism $485m

PARIS - France's top tourism official says the ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano cost French airlines, tour operators and travel agencies about 260 million euros ($485m).France's secretary of state for tourism, Herve Novelli,...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 Apr 2010 | 1:34 pm

Hollywood sign to stand unobscured

LOS ANGELES - The 'Hollywood' sign has been spared from urban sprawl and will stand unobscured to welcome future actors, writers and Austrian bodybuilders, Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger said today.The actor-turned politician said...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 Apr 2010 | 1:28 pm

Foreigners kidnapped in Niger 'red zone'

PARIS - The French Foreign Ministry said overnight it was trying to secure the release of a Frenchman kidnapped last week in northern Niger. Algeria confirmed that one of its citizens was taken as well.The kidnapping "occurred...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 Apr 2010 | 1:25 pm

JERUSALEM CONSTRUCTION

Map shows Israeli and Palestinian settlements in east Jerusalem
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Apr 2010 | 1:17 pm

Didier Reynders

Belgium's Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and of Institutional Reforms Didier Reynders leaves the Chairmen conference at the Belgian chamber, in Brussels. Belgium's King Albert II on Monday...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Apr 2010 | 10:54 am

Austria Slain Chechen

FILE - This is a Monday, March 2, 2009 file photo of President of Russian region of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov as he speaks at his residence in capital Grozny. An Austrian official said Monday April...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Apr 2010 | 9:41 am

VIDEO: Yemen authorities clean up after a suicide bomber threw himself at the ambassador's convoy. Duration: 00:26

VIDEO: Yemen authorities clean up after a suicide bomber threw himself at the ambassador's convoy in the capital Sanaa. Duration: 00:26
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Apr 2010 | 8:56 am

Al-Qaeda blamed for suicide attack on British ambassador

Yemen's interior ministry has blamed al-Qaeda for a failed assassination attempt on the country's British ambassador.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 26 Apr 2010 | 8:08 am

Heroin 'should be prescribed on NHS'

Addicts should also be given rooms in which they can inject themselves, the leader of Britain's largest nursing union has said.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 26 Apr 2010 | 8:04 am

General Election 2010: Cameron accuses Clegg of 'holding country to ransom'

David Cameron has accused Nick Clegg of taking the electorate for granted and making demands for a power-sharing deal "just to get what benefits the Liberal Democrats".
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 26 Apr 2010 | 7:33 am

Indian intelligence agencies bugged senior politicians

India's opposition has warned that democracy is in danger following allegations that senior politicians' telephones had been tapped by the government's intelligence agencies.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 26 Apr 2010 | 2:52 am