Japan's prime minister says some of Marine base will stay on Okinawa

Island residents oppose the airfield, and Hatoyama had promised that it would be removed.

Japan's prime minister said Tuesday that it will be impossible to move all parts of a key U.S. Marine base out of Okinawa, breaking with past promises to relocate the facility outside the southern island.



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Flights to resume after ash risk

All flights in and out of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic will resume at 1300 BST after being grounded owing to volcanic ash.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 May 2010 | 4:17 am

EU to discuss ash crisis lessons

EU transport ministers meet in Brussels later to discuss ways to improve its response to last month's volcanic ash disruption.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 May 2010 | 4:15 am

Man held in NYC car bomb attack to appear in court (AP)

Police vehicles fill a street  early Tuesday morning May 4, 2010 as they  search  a home the center of the block in Bridgeport Conn.  An arrest in the Times Square bombing was made at Kennedy Airport in New York and local, federal and state officials are searching a residence in Bridgeport. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey).AP - A Pakistan-born U.S. citizen accused of driving a bomb-laden SUV into Times Square and parking it on a street lined with restaurants and Broadway theaters was to appear in court Tuesday to face charges that he tried to set off a massive fireball and kill Americans, federal authorities said.



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Mumbai gunman 'should be hanged'

The sole surviving gunman who attacked the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) in 2008 should be executed, prosecutors say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 May 2010 | 4:11 am

Prosecution Seeks Death Sentence for Mumbai Attacker - New York Times


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MUMBAI, India — A day after a court convicted the lone surviving gunman in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack of waging war against India and other crimes, the prosecution on Tuesday demanded that he be executed. ...
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Hacked US Treasury Websites Serve Visitors Malware

Websites operated by the US Treasury Department are redirecting visitors to websites that attempt to install malware on their PCs. The infection buries an invisible iframe in bep.treas.gov, moneyfactory.gov, and bep.gov that invokes malicious scripts from grepad.com. To cover their tracks, the miscreants tailored it so it attacks only IP...



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Times Square bomb suspect caught at airport

May 4: Authorities arrest Connecticut man in connection with attempted bombing in New York City. NBC's Pete Williams reports.  (Other)Authorities arrest a U.S. citizen in connection with the failed bombing attempt in Times Square as he tries to leave the country, Attorney General Eric Holder says.




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BP weighs on FTSE as Greek worries linger

LONDON (AP) -- BP PLC, Europe's biggest oil company, weighed on Britain's main stock index as investors returned from a long weekend increasingly worried about its exposure to the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:07 a... | 4 May 2010 | 4:04 am

BP weighs on FTSE as Greek worries linger

BP PLC, Europe's biggest oil company, weighed on Britain's main stock index as investors returned from a long weekend increasingly worried about its exposure to the disastrous oil spill in...
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Mass. lifts boil water order for 2 million

Enelcy Scott, left, and Diana Cardona, both of Boston, load bottled water into their car outside a supermarket in Chelsea, Mass., on Sunday.Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick lifts a boil water order  for 2 million people in Boston area who were told their tap water could be unsafe after a water main failed over the weekend.




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BP fights oil spill with welding torches, cash

GOLDEN MEADOW, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc pressed ahead on Tuesday with efforts to stop oil from continuing to spew from an offshore oil well off the U.S. coast deep in the Gulf of Mexico that ruptured almost two weeks ago.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 May 2010 | 4:02 am

BP fights oil spill with welding torches, cash (Reuters)

In a photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, the crew aboard the motor vessel Poppa John train to deploy fire-resistant oil-containment boom off the coast of Venice, La.,Monday  May 3, 2010.  The crew is being trained to deploy the boom and pass it along to shrimp boats whose captains have been trained to tow it during an in situ burn.    (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley)Reuters - BP Plc pressed ahead on Tuesday with efforts to stop oil from continuing to spew from an offshore oil well off the U.S. coast deep in the Gulf of Mexico that ruptured almost two weeks ago.



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Malaysia's Anwar loses last bid to have sodomy charge dropped+

(Kyodo) _ Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy hearing will resume next Monday after the country's highest court on Tuesday threw out his final appeal to have his second...
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Virginia lacrosse player charged in death of fellow student

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Students at the University of Virginia and across the region were stunned Monday after a...

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The Daily Show's Best Apple Moments (Videos)

From the 2002 iMac unveiling to the Gizmodo debacle.



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India split over death penalty for convicted gunman

In nation where capital punishment is rare, Pakistani man faces sentencing hearing amid growing calls for him to be hanged



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Iran says plans new war games, photographed U.S. ship

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran announced new naval war games on Tuesday and revealed that one of its military aircraft had photographed a U.S. aircraft carrier, a day after Washington said Tehran was challenging its sea power in the Middle East.



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Iran says plans new war games, photographed U.S. ship (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran announced new naval war games on Tuesday and revealed that one of its military aircraft had photographed a U.S. aircraft carrier, a day after Washington said Tehran was challenging its sea power in the Middle East.
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Passengers Pulled Off Dubai-Bound Flight - Wall Street Journal


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Passengers Pulled Off Dubai-Bound Flight
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DUBAI—Dubai-based Emirates Airline said Tuesday that flight EK202 bound for Dubai was called back before taking off from New York and that three passengers were removed from the aircraft as part of an investigation into a failed ...
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Man held over New York bomb plot

A US citizen of Pakistani origin is arrested in New York over an attempt to detonate a car bomb in Times Square.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 May 2010 | 3:56 am

Lowell man pleads not guilty to indecent assault on girl

LOWELL -- A 52-year-old Lowell man accused of molesting a child from the age of 6 told police it was an innocent...

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Mountaintop mining mobilizes coalfields musicians

When Elaine Purkey sings — in a lonesome voice that is twangy, angry and thoroughly haunting — she sings for her people. She channels their rage as mountaintop removal coal mines flatten their beloved West Virginia hills to supply the nation with cheap electricity.
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U.S. arrests Pakistani-American over failed car bomb (Reuters)

A surveillance photo shows a man with a bag removing a shirt near Times Square where he is suspected of leaving a car bomb set up in a Nissan Pathfinder sports utility vehicle in Times Square in this New York Police Department surveillance footage released to Reuters on May 3, 2010. REUTERS/New York Police Department/HandoutReuters - A Pakistani-American man has been arrested for driving a failed car bomb into New York's Times Square last Saturday as investigators continue to pursue leads, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.



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U.S. arrests Pakistani-American over failed car bomb

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pakistani-American man has been arrested for driving a failed car bomb into New York's Times Square last Saturday as investigators continue to pursue leads, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.



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Shanghai’s Expo: The world through a funhouse mirror

Pavilions of North Korea, Iran and other pariah states welcomed by China offer distorted view of life in those countries



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LEAD: Nepal Maoists heading back home after 3 days of protest+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH MAOIST ACTIVISTS LEAVING KATHMANDU IN 1ST 5 GRAFS) Maoist activists who were bused to Kathmandu from neighboring districts on Tuesday started heading back
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Acton's 9/11 memorial to get beams from Ground Zero

ACTON -- As the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, approached nearly eight years ago,...

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Ahmadinejad's address called 'unique' - Press TV


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Ahmadinejad's address called 'unique'
Press TV
The following is a rush transcript of Press TV's interview with Abolfazl Zohrevand, deputy Head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech at the 2010 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ...
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Ricardo Teixeira Takes Flight In Formula Two Car

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'Summer of uncertainty' looms for Irish aviation

DUBLIN (AP) -- Ireland will reopen its airspace Tuesday afternoon because the threat from volcanic ash has faded, but authorities said air travelers to Ireland face a "summer of uncertainty" because of the long-running Icelandic eruption....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:07 a... | 4 May 2010 | 3:50 am

Proposed New Look for United/Continental Planes

What you see here is the proposed final product of the United Airlines - Continental merger. As you can see, the new airline will fly with the United name, but keeps the globe logo from Continental.



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'Summer of uncertainty' looms for Irish aviation

Ireland will reopen its airspace Tuesday afternoon because the threat from volcanic ash has faded, but authorities said air travelers to Ireland face a "summer of uncertainty" because of...
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Ash closes Irish, UK airports; summer chaos feared

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Airports in Ireland and parts of Britain were closed again for some hours on Tuesday because of the cloud of volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland that wreaked havoc on European air travel last month.



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Louis-Dreyfus to receive Walk of Fame star

Julia Louis-Dreyfus will receive a star Tuesday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Times Square attack suspect nabbed at airport

NEW YORK - A U.S. citizen from Pakistan accused of driving a bomb-laden SUV into Times Square and parking it on...

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Boil water order is lifted for 2M in Boston area

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick lifted a boil water order Tuesday morning for 2 million people in Boston area who were told ...



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Ash closes Irish, UK airports; summer chaos feared - Reuters


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Ash closes Irish, UK airports; summer chaos feared
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DUBLIN, May 4 (Reuters) - Airports in Ireland and parts of Britain were closed again for some hours on Tuesday because of the cloud of volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland that wreaked havoc on European air travel last month. ...
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More victims feared as Tenn. floodwaters recede

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Cumberland River having reached its crest was little comfort amid fears that receding floodwaters...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 May 2010 | 3:42 am

Ash closes Irish, UK airports; summer chaos feared (Reuters)

Volcanic steam rises from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano April 21, 2010. The Icelandic volcano which grounded air traffic over Europe is still erupting, but it is spewing less ash, the meteorological office and experts said on Wednesday. Close monitoring of the neighbouring and potentially more dangerous Katla volcano was also taking place, but there have been no signs it has re-awakened, they added. REUTERS/Ingolfur Juliusson  (ICELAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)Reuters - Airports in Ireland and parts of Britain were closed again for some hours on Tuesday because of the cloud of volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland that wreaked havoc on European air travel last month.



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Ash closes Irish, UK airports; summer chaos feared

Airports in Ireland and parts of Britain were closed again for some hours on Tuesday because of the cloud of volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland that wreaked havoc on European air travel last month.

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10 Unique and Frugal Mothers Day Gift Ideas

This list includes some very unique Mothers Day gifts - the kind most mothers would love to have, but most folks just don't think of them. It also includes a few less-creative ideas, but all very affordable for kids who haven't yet struck gold.



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Gunman kills SA strip clubs owner

"Lolly" Jackson, the owner of South Africa's Teazers strip clubs, is found shot dead, police say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 May 2010 | 3:39 am

Man held in NYC car bomb attack to appear in court today

A U.S. citizen from Pakistan accused of driving a bomb-laden SUV into Times Square and parking it on a street lined with restaurants ...



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BP shares hit seven-month low after oil spill - BBC News


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BP shares hit seven-month low after oil spill
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BP shares have hit aa seven-month low as concerns grow about the cost of cleaning up a massive oil spill off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico. Shares fell 25 pence, or 4.3%, to 550.6p in early trading. They have now plunged more than 15% since ...
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NH gov to sign strangulation assault bill

CONCORD, N.H. - Gov. John Lynch will sign a bill making assault by attempted strangulation a felony in New Hampshire. The...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 May 2010 | 3:37 am

LEAD: Baseball: Omatsu homers twice in Lotte's rout of F's+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING 3 GAMES, COMMENTS) Shoitsu Omatsu hit two of the Lotte Marines' five homers and Yuki Karakawa threw one-run ball over eight innings in a 10-1 rout of the Nippon...
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Australia raises official cash rate by 0.25 point to 4.5%+

(Kyodo) _ The Reserve Bank of Australia decided Tuesday to lift the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.5 percent, the sixth rise in eight months. Reserve Bank Governor Glenn...
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Khadr left hooded, chained in cage after capture, prosecution admits

Testimony from ex-medic corroborates defence claims that Canadian teen’s confessions were coerced



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At the heart of oil spill, 11 grieving families

NEW ORLEANS - This was supposed to be one of the best months of Michelle Jones' life: giving birth to her...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 May 2010 | 3:36 am

Japanese company given right for oil and gas exploration in Cambodia+

(Kyodo) _ The Cambodian government on Tuesday granted the right to explore oil and gas in the Great Lake area in central Cambodia to a Japanese company. The oil and gas deal was signed
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Times Square bomb suspect arrested 'at last second' - CNN International


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Times Square bomb suspect arrested 'at last second'
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff New York (CNN) -- A naturalized US citizen from Pakistan arrested overnight in the Times Square bombing investigation will appear in a Manhattan federal courtroom Tuesday morning to face formal charges. ...
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At the heart of oil spill, 11 grieving families

This was supposed to be one of the best months of Michelle Jones' life: giving birth to her second son, her husband Gordon at her side.
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Japan PM scraps US base move plan

Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says it is not "feasible" to move a controversial US base out of Okinawa.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 May 2010 | 3:31 am

UBS reports Q1 profit above expectations

Swiss bank UBS AG reported a first-quarter net profit of 2.2 billion Swiss francs ($2 billion) Tuesday on a strong performance by its trading division, lower costs and fewer customer withdrawals.
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Thai protesters consider PM's election offer - Reuters


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Thai protesters consider PM's election offer
Reuters
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters in Thailand were considering on Tuesday a government proposal for a November election aimed at healing social divisions and ending a deadly political crisis that has paralyzed the economy. ...
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JoJo blames tangled Web for eatery woes

Celtics legend JoJo White's Maynard sports bar has filed for bankruptcy...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 May 2010 | 3:26 am

Bruins overcome danger

The Bruins' Year of Living Dangerously marched on last night - and the story continues to draw rave reviews. ...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 May 2010 | 3:23 am

More victims feared as Tenn. floodwaters recede (AP)

A flooded neighborhood in Nashville, Tenn., is seen Monday, May 3, 2010. After heavy weekend rains and flooding, officials in Tennessee are preparing for the Cumberland River, which winds through Nashville, to crest more than 11 feet Monday afternoon.  (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP - The Cumberland River having reached its crest was little comfort amid fears that receding floodwaters could reveal more victims of deadly storms that swamped much of middle Tennessee.



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WBZ joins early birds

WBZ-TV is aiming for the early birds, targeting a predawn audience when it starts its morning news at 4:30 a.m....

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Probe into India reporter death

Police in India question the father and brother of journalist Nirupama Pathak over her death, in a suspected "honour killing" case.
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Pakistani-American arrested in NY bomb plot (AFP)

map=AFP - Police arrested a Pakistan-born suspect trying to board a plane to Dubai after the failed Times Square bomb plot that officials said Tuesday was designed "to kill Americans".



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Peter Hain's general election call for tactical voting - BBC News


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Peter Hain's general election call for tactical voting
BBC News
Welsh Secretary Peter Hain has asked Labour supporters to vote tactically to keep the Conservatives from winning a majority in Thursday's election. He urged "intelligent" voting as he acknowledged there were many seats Labour were "not in a position to ...
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LEAD: N. Korea train for Kim seen waiting at station north of Dalian+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING QUOTES FROM CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY IN 2ND-5TH GRAFS) A special North Korean train for the country's leader Kim Jong Il, who is paying his first visit to China...
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Israeli reporter returns classified military notes

An Israeli newspaper says one of its investigative reporters has returned to authorities the classified documents he had received from a military whistleblower.
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Report: Israeli reporter returns classified military documents obtained from whistleblower

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli newspaper says one of its investigative reporters has returned to authorities the classified documents he had received from a military whistleblower. ...



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Reports: NKorea's Kim to meet Chinese leaders

BEIJING (AP) -- Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was expected to meet top Chinese officials Tuesday during a visit to his country's main backer that comes amid growing tensions over the North's suspected role in the sinking of a South Korean navy ship....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:07 a... | 4 May 2010 | 3:08 am

Reports: NKorea's Kim to meet Chinese leaders (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2006 file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. A news report said Kim's personal train has crossed the border into China early Monday, May 3, 2010, indicating that he may have begun a much-speculated trip there. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Rao Aimin, File) ** NO SALES **AP - Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was expected to meet top Chinese officials Tuesday during a visit to his country's main backer that comes amid growing tensions over the North's suspected role in the sinking of a South Korean navy ship.



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FBI searches NYC car bomb suspect's Conn. home

The FBI says it has searched the Connecticut home of a man accused of a driving a car bomb into New York's Times Square over the weekend.
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Iran to hold new maneuvers in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- In the second military show in less than a month, Iran will hold a new set of maneuvers in the strategic waters of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, Iranian media reported on Tuesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:07 a... | 4 May 2010 | 3:04 am

Iran to hold new maneuvers in Persian Gulf

In the second military show in less than a month, Iran will hold a new set of maneuvers in the strategic waters of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, Iranian media reported on Tuesday....
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Gov't to ask Net providers to block access to child porn sites+

(Kyodo) _ The government is considering asking Internet service providers to block users' access to child pornography sites in an effort to stem the spread of child pornography on the...
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Winds holding Gulf oil spill offshore

Some good news swept through here Monday: Winds so far are keeping most of the Gulf oil spill away from shore, and chemicals ...



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Iran center stage at nuclear treaty conference (AP)

Interactive graphic on the nuclear process from the extraction of uranium to the creation of a nuclear bomb as US President Barack Obama hosts a summit aimed at keeping atomic weapons out of terrorist hands.(AFP iactiv)AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seized center stage at the opening of a monthlong debate at the United Nations on how to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. But behind the scenes, U.N. Security Council powers were discussing ways to punish Iran for defying their demands that it curb nuclear activities that could be used to make bombs.



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Kandahar mayor refuses to back down against Taliban

Former accountant essential to NATO’s quest to secure city



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Southern floods, storms kill 28

Nashville braced for more deaths Monday as the flooded Cumberland River continued to swell, sending muddy water rushing through ...



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Feds offer $5b to shore up early retiree coverage

Trying to entice cost-weary employers to keep providing medical coverage to early retirees, the Obama administration is making $5 billion available until the safety net of the new health care law is in place.
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Living In a High-Crime Neighborhood May Worsen Kids' Asthma

After adjusting for the child's age, gender, family history of asthma and socioeconomic status, children were nearly twice as likely to have moderate/severe asthma if their caregivers reported high levels of stress or if the incidence of violent crime was high in their neighborhood.



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How India would thrive if it fixed its governance deficit

The rising middle class is demanding changes in the system



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Some advice for the stereotypical Arizona snowbird

After all, there’s nothing to prevent the interrogation of trailer-tanning northerners



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Parliament must be trusted with state secrets

A security-cleared intelligence committee would be the natural home for matters like the Afghan detainee affair



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April 5: Letters to the editor

Today's topics: Karzai's outrage, abuse in the Roman Catholic church, a baseball in the face, language instruction at university ... and more



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Don’t cover up information about children's sexuality

Educating the young can help tackle abuse



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Britain's Brown vows to take blame if his Labour Party is ousted after 13 years in office

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he'll take the blame if his party fails in the country's national election — a hint that he might step down as party leader if ...



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Taiwan opens first tourism office in China

BEIJING (AP) -- Taiwan opened a tourism office Tuesday in Beijing that represents the island's first official presence in China's capital since the two sides split amid civil war in 1949....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:07 a... | 4 May 2010 | 2:56 am

Taiwan opens first tourism office in China

Taiwan opened a tourism office Tuesday in Beijing that represents the island's first official presence in China's capital since the two sides split amid civil war in 1949.
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Taiwan establishes first quasi-government presence in China with tourism office

BEIJING (AP) — Taiwan opened a tourism office Tuesday in Beijing that represents the island's first official presence in China's capital since the two sides split amid civil war in 1949.



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Terror group taking credit for N.Y. plot

A Muslim terror group in Pakistan that is vowing to attack U.S. cities and took credit for a failed car bombing in Times Square ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 May 2010 | 2:56 am

Greek protesters drape banners on Acropolis

Greek protesters unfurled banners Tuesday over the defensive walls of the ancient Acropolis, the country's most famous monument, to protest harsh new austerity measures as strikes began across the country.

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Death toll climbs as floods hit Grand Ole Opry

The guard post at the artists' entrance to the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn., is under water on MondayStorms leave at least 28 people dead in three southern states and authorities fear more bodies will be discovered as floodwaters recede.




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Greek protesters drape banners on Acropolis

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greek protesters unfurled banners Tuesday over the defensive walls of the ancient Acropolis, the country's most famous monument, to protest harsh new austerity measures as strikes began across the country....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:07 a... | 4 May 2010 | 2:47 am

Vancouver MP defends tweet that Canucks are ‘Canada’s team’

Opposition MPs, especially those from Quebec, suggest James Moore should watch his thumbs when it comes to hockey



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 4 May 2010 | 2:47 am

China schools reopen with guards after attacks

BEIJING (AP) -- Extra police and security staff stood guard Tuesday as parents dropped off their children on the first day of classes in China since dozens of students were injured in three back-to-back attacks on schools last week....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:07 a... | 4 May 2010 | 2:46 am

BP plans to use dome to capture giant US oil spill (AFP)

An oil boom protects an inlet in Pass Christian, Mississippi as the gulf coast is threatened by the oil spill from the BP Deepwater Horizon platform disaster. Winds pushed a giant oil slick towards fragile wetlands on the US coast as efforts intensified to bottle up a ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico causing the growing environmental disaster.(AFP/Stan Honda)AFP - Winds pushed a giant oil slick towards fragile wetlands on the US coast Tuesday as efforts intensified to bottle up a ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico causing the growing environmental disaster.



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Japan abandons 2018 World Cup bid

Japan drops its bid to host the 2018 World Cup after Sepp Blatter hints the tournament will be staged in Europe.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 May 2010 | 2:37 am

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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 May 2010 | 2:30 am

Greek civil servants stage strike

Greek public sector workers begin a 48-hour strike in protest at austerity measures including wage and pension cuts.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 May 2010 | 2:29 am

Nashville under water after storms

Parts of the US city of Nashville are flooded as severe storms kill 27 people in Tennessee and neighbouring states.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 May 2010 | 2:26 am

Osmond matriarch's home dedicated as museum

Members of the Osmond family gathered Monday in the small southeastern Idaho town of Samaria to honor their mother with the dedication of the "Olive May Davis Osmond Cabin and Museum."
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 May 2010 | 2:26 am

Virginia lacrosse player charged in athlete's slaying

A senior on the Virginia men's lacrosse team was charged Monday with the slaying of a fellow student on the women's team, stunning ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 May 2010 | 2:26 am

50 Years of Selling America Oil [VIDEO]

The film When Midnight Comes by Jeff Burns so compelling becasue it showcases 50 years of oil industry propaganda sliced and diced for your viewing pleasure. The movie is part of the When History Attacks series which outlines how we keep making the same mistakes over and over.



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New NATO idea to avoid killing innocent Afghans

FORWARD OPERATING BASE RAMROD, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO commanders are weighing a new way to reduce civilian casualties in Afghanistan: recognizing soldiers for "courageous restraint" if they avoid using force that could endanger innocent lives....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:07 a... | 4 May 2010 | 2:15 am

New NATO idea to avoid killing innocent Afghans

NATO commanders are weighing a new way to reduce civilian casualties in Afghanistan: recognizing soldiers for "courageous restraint" if they avoid using force that could endanger innocent lives.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 May 2010 | 2:15 am

NATO explores way to award soldiers for not killing innocent Afghans

FORWARD OPERATING BASE RAMROD, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO commanders are weighing a new way to reduce civilian casualties in Afghanistan: recognizing soldiers for "courageous restraint" if th...



Source: FOXNews.com | 4 May 2010 | 2:15 am

Environmentalists warn Jordan River drying up

QASR AL-YAHUD, West Bank (AP) -- Christian pilgrims who flock to the Jordan River to immerse themselves in the water where Jesus was baptized may have nothing left to dunk in next year....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:07 a... | 4 May 2010 | 2:13 am

Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico Dead Turtles Wildlife Oil Slick

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Japan PM urges islanders to accept U.S. base burden

OKINAWA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister urged residents of Okinawa on Tuesday to accept a plan to keep at least part of a controversial U.S. base on the island, risking a further blow to voter support ahead of an election.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 May 2010 | 2:08 am

Japan PM: Moving US base off Okinawa 'impossible'

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's prime minister said Tuesday that it will be impossible to move all parts of a key U.S. Marine base out of Okinawa, breaking with past promises to relocate the facility outside the southern island....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:07 a... | 4 May 2010 | 2:02 am

Report: Iran to hold new war games in strategic Persian Gulf, 2nd such exercise in a month

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In the second military show in less than a month, Iran will hold a new set of maneuvers in the strategic waters of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, Iranian media reporte...



Source: FOXNews.com | 4 May 2010 | 1:44 am

BP says sealing Gulf of Mexico leak could take three months

The disaster is costing BP £4 million a day as it seeks to contain the 130 mile wide spill with a relief well.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 4 May 2010 | 1:37 am

World's Oldest Person Dies at 114 in Japan

Kama Chinen, Born May 10, 1895, Passes Away in Okinawa Just a Week Before Turning 115

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 May 2010 | 1:35 am

Off-duty deputy stops knife attack at Calif Target

In these police booking photos released by Los Angeles County Sheriff Department, on Monday May 3, 2010, suspect Layla Rosetta Trawick, 35, from Antioch, Calif., is seen after being arrested this afternoon for allegedly stabbing three women and one man at the Target store located at La Brea Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, Calif.  (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff Department)Deputy Clay Grant Jr. was off-duty and picking up a couple of household items from Target when customers started screaming.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 May 2010 | 1:29 am

Records: Safety checks didn't follow special hazmat permits

The U.S. Transportation Department never conducted required safety checks on 20,000 to 30,000 companies that got special permits ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 May 2010 | 1:19 am

World's oldest person, 114-year-old woman, dies in Japan

The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman on the southern island of Okinawa, has died a week before her 115th birthday, a spokeswoman ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 May 2010 | 1:07 am

Pentagon late on mentors report

The Pentagon is more than a month late in releasing its investigation into its contracts with retired officers who serve as paid ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 May 2010 | 1:03 am

Volcano Ash Grounds Flights in U.K., Ireland

Change in Wind Direction Blows Ash Risk Back into Airspace Over Parts of Scotland, All of Ireland

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 May 2010 | 1:03 am

1970 Kent State shootings are an enduring history lesson

Forty years after Guardsmen fired into a crowd killing four people, student anti-war protest is studied more at Kent State than ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Plunge in state revenue dashes hopes of an easy budget fix

Legislators were hoping revenue would continue to exceed projections, forestalling deeper cuts and further tax hikes. But April's total was 30% below what was expected, leaving them with few options.

State tax collections plummeted unexpectedly in April, wiping out months of steady gains that legislators hoped would ease their budget troubles and restore California's economy faster than experts predicted.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 May 2010 | 1:00 am

BP claims absolute responsibility for oil cleanup

As winds appeared to be keeping the slick offshore, the company said it was responsible for stopping the leak and handling any environmental damage.

The British oil giant BP LLC, whose deep-water well is gushing hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil daily into the Gulf of Mexico, said Monday that it was "absolutely responsible" for stopping the leak, cleaning up the oil and any resulting environmental damage.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 May 2010 | 1:00 am

United, Continental to form world's largest airline

United will buy out Continental in a deal worth $3 billion, if regulators and unions approve. The new airline will keep the United name and headquarters and the Continental logo.

United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. announced a $3-billion merger on Monday, a marriage that would create the world's biggest airline.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 May 2010 | 1:00 am

At least 22 killed in Southern flooding

Thousands are forced from their homes in Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi. Nashville experiences record high water.

Thousands of people were flooded out of their homes and businesses in Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi on Monday as rivers and streams overflowed their banks, blocking major highways and leaving at least 22 people dead.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say

The warning was based on an extensive analysis of the shifting diets of the opportunistic foragers from the Pleistocene era, about 20,000 years ago, to the late 1960s, when they were decimated by DDT.

A growing population of American bald eagles in Channel Islands National Park might eventually start feasting on rare seabirds and endangered island foxes, researchers reported Monday.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Arrest made in N.Y. bomb case

U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder identifies the suspect as Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent. He had been trying to board a plane to Dubai.

An arrest was made overnight in New York in connection with the attempted car bombing in Times Square, police said early Tuesday, after a government official said investigators were focusing on a man of Pakistani descent who has been living in the United States.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 May 2010 | 1:00 am

World's oldest person dies a week before her 115th birthday in Japan

TOKYO (AP) — The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman on the southern island of Okinawa, has died a week before her 115th birthday, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.



Source: FOXNews.com | 4 May 2010 | 12:48 am

Greek protesters spread banners on Acropolis amid strikes against austerity

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek protesters unfurled banners Tuesday over the defensive walls of the ancient Acropolis, the country's most famous monument, to protest harsh new austerity measures as ...



Source: FOXNews.com | 4 May 2010 | 12:45 am

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Convoy of food, fuel enters Nepal capital on 3rd day of Maoists' crippling general strike

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Armed police escorted fuel and food trucks into Nepal's capital Tuesday on the third day of a crippling general strike called by former Maoist rebels demanding the p...



Source: FOXNews.com | 4 May 2010 | 12:29 am

Parents of children sickened in China by tainted milk sue NZ company in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — Frustrated by their inability to get compensation in China, four parents whose children were poisoned in the country's tainted milk scandal on Tuesday took their cases to ...



Source: FOXNews.com | 4 May 2010 | 12:28 am

A Palestinian tries to wipe-off a star of David that was allegedly drawn by Jewish settlers on the wall of a mosque

A Palestinian woman tries to wipe-off a star of David that was allegedly spray-painted by Jewish settlers on the wall of a mosque in Huwara, near the West bank city of Nablus, on April 14, 2010. Arsonists...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 May 2010 | 12:27 am

Nash ensures Suns snap Game 1 woes vs. Spurs

Phoenix's Steve Nash drives to the basket. Nash scored 33 points in the Suns' Game 1 win on Monday.After resting his sore hip for three days, Steve Nash had 33 points and 10 assists, and the Suns fought off third- and fourth-quarter rallies to beat the Spurs 111-102 Monday night in the opener of their Western Conference semifinal series.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 May 2010 | 12:27 am

US military says 2 American soldiers died in Iraq from non-combat related injuries

BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in Iraq from injuries sustained in separate incidents unrelated to combat.



Source: FOXNews.com | 4 May 2010 | 12:10 am

U.S. voter unrest sparks rash of primary challenges

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rising tide of voter anger has produced serious primary challenges in both parties this year, with Republicans facing a political revolt that could sweep away powerful U.S. incumbents like Senator John McCain.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 May 2010 | 11:04 pm

The Financial Times has declared its support for the opposition Conservatives.

Conservative Party supporters wait for David Cameron at a campaign event on May 3, 2010 in Feltham, West London. The Labour Party signalled Tuesday its supporters should use their votes tactically in this...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 May 2010 | 11:02 pm

Labour supporters could back the Liberal Democrats in marginal seats in the election

Liberal Democrat party leader Nick Clegg (L) stands with his wife Miriam Gonzalez Durantez as he prepares to speak to supporters during a visit to the Palace Project community centre in Streatham, South...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 May 2010 | 11:02 pm

Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) tries to continue speaking as an anti-nuclear power protestor takes to the stage

Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) tries to continue speaking as an anti-nuclear power protestor takes to the stage at an event at Westminster Methodist Hall in central London on May 3, 2010. The "Peoples'...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 May 2010 | 11:02 pm

New York bomb suspect arrested

A suspect in last weekend's failed car bomb attack on Times Square was taken into custody today while trying to leave the country, a law enforcement official said.The suspect, a Pakistani, was identified at midnight Monday (local...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 May 2010 | 11:01 pm

Japan US Military Okinawa

People shout a slogan against the U.S. military presence in Okinawa in front of the Okinawa prefectural government building in Naha, Okinawa Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 May 2010 | 11:00 pm

Campaigners are to urge the countries that oversaw the slave trade to recognise it as a crime against humanity

A man looks at slavery images in the Cape-Coast castle, Ghana. The Cape Coaststle on the shore of the Atlantic, built as a timber trading lodge by the Swedish in 1652 and captured by the British in 1664,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 May 2010 | 10:42 pm

A statue celebrating the liberation of slaves in a street leading to the House of Slaves on Goree Island, just off Dakar

File photo of a statue celebrating the liberation of slaves in a street leading to the House of Slaves on Goree Island, just off Dakar, where thousands of African slaves were sent to the Americas.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 May 2010 | 10:42 pm

While European nations now accept that slavery was an injustice, governments have fought shy of offering compensation

An engraving by a French artist named Rollet shows an episode in the trading of Africans. Historians and anti-racism campaigners are to urge the countries that oversaw and profited from the Atlantic slave...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 May 2010 | 10:42 pm

Bomb Suspect Nabbed While Trying Leave U.S.

Attorney General Eric Holder says Customs agents have arrested Faisal Shahzad in connection with the failed plot to detonate a car bomb in New York's Times Square. Holder says Shahzad was arrested late Monday as he tried to board a flight to Dubai leaving from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 May 2010 | 10:39 pm

Voting begins in Senate on Wall Street reform

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will cast its first votes on Tuesday on a sweeping Wall Street reform bill, with passage of a handful of uncontroversial amendments expected and a key procedural question still unsettled.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 May 2010 | 10:37 pm

Red Sox’s big bats save Buchholz vs. Angels

Boston's Bill Hall is greeted by teammate Adrian Beltre after a two-run home run. Hall helped the Red Sox to a 17-8 win on Monday.Dustin Pedroia’s three-run homer capped Boston’s seven-run sixth inning and sparked the Red Sox to a 17-8 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.




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Celtics ruin LeBron’s MVP party, even series 1-1

Boston's Rajon Rondo drives to the basket. Rondo had 19 assists in the Celtics' Game 2 win on Monday.Rajon Rondo tied a team playoff record with 19 assists, Ray Allen scored 22 points and the Celtics, showing they’re still very dangerous despite their years, opened a 25-point lead in the fourth and then survived Cleveland’s comeback for a 104-86 win on Monday night to even their semifinal series at 1-1.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 May 2010 | 10:31 pm

Amid Food And Car Parts, Swap Meet Offers Flu Shots

A county health department in California has come up with a novel way to reach those vulnerable to swine flu, such as Latinos. Nurses are now giving out free H1N1 shots in makeshift clinics at weekend swap meets on the county fairgrounds. They say they've had success giving out more vaccines than normal.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 May 2010 | 10:01 pm

Experts At Odds Over How To Avoid A Nuclear Iran

Those who agree that the U.S. must prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons at all costs dispute what course of action to take. Some call for military attacks. Others want to instigate a regime change. But everyone says one thing's for sure: With Iran, there's no good option.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 May 2010 | 10:00 pm

Cities, Businesses Boycott Arizona Over New Law

Businesses are boycotting Arizona, whose controversial new immigration law has also prompted some city governments to prohibit their employees from doing business in the state. Hotels say guests have canceled reservations. Economists and business owners wonder how it will impact an already faltering economy.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 May 2010 | 10:00 pm

10 die in China dorm fire

BEIJING - A fire in a dormitory for railroad workers in northern China killed 10 people, state media reports.The blaze began late on Monday night in Hohhot, the regional capital of Inner Mongolia, and was brought under control...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 May 2010 | 8:55 pm

BP will pay, says Obama as slick spreads

VENICE, LOUISIANA - With no remedy in sight, President Barack Obama warned of a "massive and potentially unprecedented environmental disaster" as a badly damaged oil well in the Gulf of Mexico spewed a widening and deadly slick towards...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 May 2010 | 8:50 pm

North Korean leader in China seeking cash, clout

Kim Jong Il arrives by armored train to meet with Chinese leaders. His country needs an influx of funds for its faltering economy and help in fending off international sanctions.

When North Korea's reclusive leader, Kim Jong Il, ventures outside his hermit kingdom, he must be in need of something, and for his current trip to China, the wish list is especially long.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 May 2010 | 8:47 pm

Cuban President Raul Castro

File photo of Cuban President Raul Castro who has fired his influential Transport Minister Jorge Luis Sierra, a member of the policymaking Politburo, and accepted the resignation of another minister in...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 May 2010 | 8:39 pm

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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 3 May 2010 | 8:15 pm

Thai protesters consider PM's election plan

BANGKOK - Thailand's anti-government demonstrators said they will respond today to the prime minister's new proposal for early elections in exchange for ending their occupation of downtown Bangkok that has crippled the capital for...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 May 2010 | 7:52 pm

Not even Bruckheimer movies can escape budget cuts

The next 'Pirates of the Caribbean' will have a tighter filming schedule, cheaper locations and fewer visual effects shots.

Like the subtitle of his next "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, producer Jerry Bruckheimer has found himself "on stranger tides" at Disney.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 May 2010 | 7:35 pm

Ahmadinejad: No Proof of Nuclear Program

Iranian Leader Excoriates U.S. for Developing, Using Weapon It Seeks to Deny Others; But Ban Ki-Moon Says "Onus Is on Iran"

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 May 2010 | 7:30 pm

Death Toll Rises As River Crests, Floods Nashville

The flash floods caused by record-breaking amounts of rain caught many off-guard, forcing thousands to frantically flee their homes and hotels. The two-day rain total was 13.53 inches at the city's airport, outstripping the old record of 6.68 inches in 1979.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 May 2010 | 7:19 pm

U.S. reveals size of nuclear arsenal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States disclosed for the first time on Monday the current size of its nuclear arsenal, lifting the veil on once top-secret numbers in an effort to bolster non-proliferation efforts.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 May 2010 | 6:36 pm

Schwarzenegger Ends Backing For Offshore Drilling

The California governor cited the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as the reason for his about-face. The state had hoped to use $100 million from a deal with a Houston-based energy company to plug the budget deficit.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 May 2010 | 6:33 pm

Judge orders U.S. militia members released on bond

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nine members of a Christian militia group accused of plotting to kill police and wage war on the U.S. government were ordered freed on bond on Monday by a judge who said prosecutors failed to show they posed a real threat.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 May 2010 | 6:14 pm

Abusive priests' personnel files remain under wraps

The L.A. Archdiocese agreed to release them as part of its $660-million settlement three years ago. But each one needs to be reviewed first, a slow process.

Three years after Los Angeles Archdiocese agreed to the largest priest abuse settlement in U.S. history, a key element of that agreement — public release of accused priests' personnel files — remains unfulfilled with no clear outlook on when the documents may be disclosed.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 May 2010 | 5:35 pm

Regulators mull antitrust look at Apple: source

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Regulators are considering an inquiry into whether Apple Inc violates antitrust law by requiring that its programing tools be used to write applications for the iPad and iPhone, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 May 2010 | 5:26 pm

Mild quake shakes Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - People ran screaming from buildings as a mild tremor rattled a Haitian capital still traumatized by the deadly Jan. 12 earthquake.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the latest tremor.Preliminary...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 May 2010 | 5:21 pm

US has more than 5,000 nuclear warheads

United States becomes the first country to disclose an up-to-date figure for the number of weapons in its nuclear arsenal.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 3 May 2010 | 5:15 pm

Video: Ariz. Illegal Immigrants Flee

An exodus of sorts is now taking place throughout much of Arizona, as illegal immigrants are abandoning the state in the wake of the signing of a controversial tough new law there. Kelly Cobiella reports.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 May 2010 | 5:05 pm

Video: U.S., Iran Spar Over Nukes

At the start of a U.N. conference on nuclear arms, Iran's President Ahmadinejad denied Iran is building a bomb and accused the U.S. of bullying. As Katie Couric tells us, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answered back.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 May 2010 | 5:05 pm

After NYC Scare, Pakistan Taliban Vows Attacks

Militants Continue to Claim Responsibility for Attempted Car Bombing in Times Square, Tout New Strikes "Very Soon"

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 May 2010 | 4:30 pm

German Cabinet OKs $29.6B In Aid For Greece

The German government acknowledged that letting Greece go bankrupt could send the euro into a tailspin and hurt Germany's own economy. Critics have accused Germany of dragging its feet on any decision until Greek bonds were relegated to junk status last week.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 May 2010 | 4:28 pm

Murdering granny faces execution

TEXAS - A 51-year-old British grandmother convicted of murdering a 20-year-old woman and kidnapping her newborn son will soon get a date with the executioner Texas, after the US Supreme Court rejected her last appeal by declining...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 May 2010 | 3:55 pm

Why Are College Students Studying Less?

The amount of time college students spent studying fell from 40 hours per week in 1960 to 27 hours per week in 2003, according to a new working paper by a pair of economists.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 May 2010 | 3:50 pm

April Auto Sales Slow Amid Lower Incentives

Car shoppers took a wait-and-see approach in April, easing up on purchases as the lure of big incentives faded and hoping summer brings a new flurry of deals. Ford saw last month's sales rise 25 percent from a year earlier, while GM climbed 6.4 percent. Sales for Toyota rose 24 percent, but that was far slower than the year-over-year jump of 41 percent in March.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 May 2010 | 3:45 pm

U.S. Says It Has 5,113 Nuclear Warheads

The Obama administration's unprecedented disclosure is part of a campaign to get other nuclear nations to be more forthcoming. But the figures don't include thousands of warheads that have been disabled or all but dismantled.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 May 2010 | 3:44 pm

Day In Pictures

A Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera Lens

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 May 2010 | 3:41 pm

Thousands join effort to combat Louisiana oil spill

Thousands of people in five states in the Gulf of Mexico took advantage of a break in bad weather to lay out miles of protective booms as they prepare for what could prove the worst environmental catastrophe in US history.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 3 May 2010 | 3:22 pm

Volcanic ash cloud shuts down Irish airspace

Fresh travel chaos as flights in and out of Ireland are grounded as the cloud of volcanic ash from Icelandic returns.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 3 May 2010 | 3:05 pm

Rogue deer run amok in US pub

MILWAUKEE - The rallying cry of the basketball team the Milwaukee Bucks - "fear the deer" - turned into a punchline when two deer burst through the glass doors of a restaurant as patrons watched the Bucks in a playoff game.The...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 May 2010 | 2:38 pm

Volcanic ash may close Irish airspace

DUBLIN, Ireland - Ireland's Aviation Authority says it may impose a no-fly zone over the country because of concerns about the southward drift of volcanic ash from Iceland.The authority says northeasterly winds are causing the...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 May 2010 | 2:34 pm

APTOPIX Mexico Drug War

Gold-plated, diamond-encrusted weapons are shown to the press after they were confiscated when the army seized a ranch in Zapopan, Mexico, Sunday, May 2, 2010. According to prosecutors, the weapons are...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 May 2010 | 2:07 pm

Pakistan Taleban vow US attacks

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Taleban chief promised attacks on major United States cities in a video apparently dated early April and released after the failed car bomb attempt in New York City, a monitoring group said.It followed reports...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 May 2010 | 2:00 pm

Indian court convicts Pakistani in Mumbai siege

MUMBAI, India - An Indian court yesterday convicted the only surviving gunman in the bloody 2008 Mumbai siege, ruling Mohammed Ajmal Kasab was guilty of murder and waging war for his role in the attacks that left 166 people dead and...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 May 2010 | 1:57 pm

US oil spill: BP boss Tony Hayward battles to save company's reputation

British boss of BP battles to save the company's reputation after the oil spill which is threatening the coastlines of five US states.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 3 May 2010 | 11:10 am

Three Years Later: Where's Madeleine McCann?

Parents Say Portuguese Police Not Following Up on New Leads; Criminal Profiler Pat Brown: Girl Should Have Been Seen By Now

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 May 2010 | 11:00 am

Eyes on Ahmadinejad as Nuclear Summit Convenes

Delegates from 189 Nations in New York for Nonproliferation Talks; Clinton Has Strong Words for Iranian Leader

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 May 2010 | 10:00 am

Germany to Loan Debt-Ridden Greece $29.6B

EU, IMF to Loan Financially-Teetering Greece ?110B; Merkel Says Bailout Will Protect Euro's Stability

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 May 2010 | 8:30 am

Times Square car bomb: White male suspect linked to New York bomb attempt

New York police are hunting hunted a middle aged white male seen near a car bomb in Times Square that sparked a new terrorist alert and authorities discounted an al-Qaeda link.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 3 May 2010 | 4:56 am