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Aquino promises lean, graft-free Philippine govtMANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Philippine president apparent, Benigno Aquino III, and nominees to what he pledged would be a lean, graft-free Cabinet promised Wednesday to travel overseas less, investigate corruption and renew peace talks on ending decadeslong insurgencies....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 12 May 2010 | 4:14 am Aquino promises lean, graft-free Philippine govtPhilippine president apparent, Benigno Aquino III, and nominees to what he pledged would be a lean, graft-free Cabinet promised Wednesday to travel overseas less, investigate corruption...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 May 2010 | 4:14 am It ain’t about GreeceAs deficit-laden countries tighten their belts, it will deal a blow to global demand for commodities
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 May 2010 | 4:12 am Libya says 96 die in plane crash, boy survivesTRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Libya's transport minister says at least 96 people have died and a Dutch boy has survived the crash of a Libyan Afriqiyah Airways plane with 104 people on board....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 12 May 2010 | 4:10 am Libya says 96 die in plane crash, boy survives (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 4:10 am Cohasset estate of Dow Jones magnate on sale for $55MCOHASSET - For decades, "The Oaks" was the oceanside playground of the Barrons and the Bancrofts, heirs...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 May 2010 | 4:09 am Couple pleads guilty to rape of friendWORCESTER - A Clinton man and a Fitchburg woman have pleaded guilty to raping a teenage girl they knew. Robert...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 May 2010 | 4:04 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 May 2010 | 4:03 am Libya jet crash kills scores
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 May 2010 | 4:03 am Study: Charter students benefit from longer daysBOSTON - A new report says students at Boston's charter schools do better academically than their peers in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 May 2010 | 4:03 am Conservative Cameron takes the reins in BritainLONDON (AP) -- Britain woke up to a new political era Wednesday with the first coalition government since World War II - an unlikely marriage between the Conservative Party and the left-leaning Liberal Democrats....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 12 May 2010 | 4:00 am Conservative Cameron takes the reins in Britain (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 4:00 am Libya plane crash kills 103, Dutch child survivesTRIPOLI (Reuters) - A Libyan Airbus crashed when trying to land at Tripoli airport early on Wednesday, killing 103 passengers and crew aboard, but a Dutch child survived, Libyan officials said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2010 | 4:00 am Top 10 Simpsons Food ReferencesThere’s more than just donuts and Duff beer.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 May 2010 | 4:00 am Valve Releases Major Update for Counter-Strike: SourceSix years after it's first release, Valve is introducing quite a large update to Counter-Strike: Source, available immediately. New features include 144 new achievements, new lifetime and match player statistics, a new domination and revenge system, and "many source engine updates".
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 May 2010 | 4:00 am Good value is falling off analysts’ radarNo one loves income trusts right now, so that means some good deals are getting overlooked
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 May 2010 | 4:00 am ETFs feel the pain when whipsaw markets act upHere are some ways to protect yourself when the markets act up
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 May 2010 | 4:00 am The Western world keeps spending its way to disasterThe signs are all there but the rich countries are ignoring them. Investors will make sure that ends
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 May 2010 | 4:00 am Taking cues from the wealthyThe actions of high-net-worth individuals can offer insight into how to respond to market turmoil
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 May 2010 | 4:00 am Cloud computing for lean local governmentsVancouver’s BasicGov finds itself in the centre of a perfect storm as small towns and cities strive to cut costs and raise efficiency
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 May 2010 | 4:00 am Working with nature to grow a healthy lawnSoil-testing firm offers easy-to-read results so homeowners can craft individualized lawn-care programs
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 May 2010 | 4:00 am Eurozone economy grows by modest 0.2 percent in Q1LONDON (AP) -- The economy of the 16 countries that use the euro currency grew modestly during the first quarter of the year, despite a further big drop in output in debt-laden Greece....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 12 May 2010 | 3:59 am Eurozone economy grows by modest 0.2 percent in Q1The economy of the 16 countries that use the euro currency grew modestly during the first quarter of the year, despite a further big drop in output in debt-laden Greece. The economy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 May 2010 | 3:59 am Somali pirates seize Greek ship off East Africa; 26 crew members onboard reported to be safeNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The European Union's anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned ship with 26 crew members in the Indian Ocean.
Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2010 | 3:59 am Libyan transport minister confirms at least 96 dead in plane crash, 1 Dutch boy survivedCAIRO (AP) — Libyan transport minister confirms at least 96 dead in plane crash, one Dutch boy survived.
Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2010 | 3:58 am Spain unveils fresh budget cutsThe Spanish PM unveils plans to tackle his country's budget crisis amid concerns that problems afflicting Greece may spread.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 May 2010 | 3:56 am Libya plane crash 'kills all 104 on board'An airliner en route to London crashes in Libya, killing at least 104 people on board, officials in Tripoli say.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 May 2010 | 3:54 am Israel: N. Korean arms were for Islamist groupsNorth Korean weapons seized in Thailand last year were headed for Islamist groups Hamas and Hezbollah, the Israeli foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 May 2010 | 3:54 am Official: Russia, U.S. reach adoption agreementA senior Russian official says Russia and the United States have reached agreement on all key issues for a bilateral agreement ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 3:53 am Thai authorities turn up heat on Bangkok protestThai authorities plan to cut water, electricity and food supplies to thousands of protesters occupying Bangkok's main shopping district for nearly six weeks and said they might resort to force if they fail to disperse.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 May 2010 | 3:52 am Libyan plane with 104 on board crashes in TripoliA Libyan Afriqiyah Airways plane with 104 people on board crashed on landing Wednesday at the airport in the capital Tripoli ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 3:50 am Riddle On Grand Trunk Road: Where To Begin?For a route of its historical stature, the Grand Trunk Road's starting point in eastern India is not particularly easy to find. But the opinions of young people who live along the road are clear. They stressed that India is a country in which corruption is rampant. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2010 | 3:47 am Protests expose deep divisions in Thai societyBANGKOK (AP) -- At precisely 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., every day of the year, millions of Thais, from poor rice farmers in remote villages to executives in downtown Bangkok, are instructed that they're all closely bound together by "flesh and blood."...Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 12 May 2010 | 3:46 am Protests expose deep divisions in Thai societyAt precisely 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., every day of the year, millions of Thais, from poor rice farmers in remote villages to executives in downtown Bangkok, are instructed that they're all...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 May 2010 | 3:46 am Protests expose deep divisions in Thai societyAt precisely 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., every day of the year, millions of Thais, from poor rice farmers in remote villages to executives in downtown Bangkok, are instructed that they're all closely bound together by "flesh and blood."Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 May 2010 | 3:46 am Bangkok street protests upend the myth of a unified Thailand, expose deep rifts in societyBANGKOK (AP) — At precisely 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., every day of the year, millions of Thais, from poor rice farmers in remote villages to executives in downtown Bangkok, are instructed that th...
Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2010 | 3:46 am Prime Minister David Cameron: newspapers around the world reactDavid Cameron, the new Prime Minister, and his deputy Nick Clegg met on the steps of Number 10 on Wednesday to begin the work of their new coalition Government. Here are the reactions from newspapers around the world.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 May 2010 | 3:46 am Pope recalls Portugal's adventurous missionary past in urging rediscovery of Christian rootsLISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has recalled Portugal's glorious past as a country of adventurers and missionaries in urging a rediscovery of its Christian heritage. ...
Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2010 | 3:43 am Eurozone GDP exposes frailty as more austerity looms - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 May 2010 | 3:41 am Dutch boy believed to be sole survivor when plane carrying 104 crashes - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 May 2010 | 3:41 am Sumo: Hakuho remains tied for lead at summer meet+(Kyodo) _ Grand champion Hakuho made mincemeat of another would-be opponent in the form of winless rank-and-filer Homasho to remain in a share of the lead on the fourth day at the Summer...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 May 2010 | 3:39 am Dutch boy believed to be sole survivor when plane carrying 104 crashesThe aircraft crashes in Tripoli, Libya, on a trip from South Africa.A Dutch boy was believed to be the sole survivor Wednesday when a passenger jet bound from South Africa with 104 people aboard crashed while attempting to land in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, according to rescue officials and news organizations.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 May 2010 | 3:39 am Russian official says Russia, the US reached agreement on all key issues of adoption dealMOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian official says Russia and the United States have reached agreement on all key issues for a bilateral agreement on adoptions.
Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2010 | 3:36 am Soccer: Matsui signals World Cup intentions+(Kyodo) _ Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui said he was fit and raring to go to battle at the South Africa World Cup finals after returning home from France on Wednesday. "I feel like...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 May 2010 | 3:36 am Plane crashes in LibyaRaw video: A Libyan plane with 104 people on board crashed on landing Wednesday at the airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 May 2010 | 3:36 am Pacquiao to fight in NovemberBoxing champion Manny Pacquiao, who is awaiting formal proclamation as a newly elected congressman in the Philippines, will enter the ring again in November, his aide told The Associated Press on Wednesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 May 2010 | 3:35 am Green groups hope Gulf spill galvanizes movementIn the weeks after an oil rig exploded and killed 11 men in the Gulf of Mexico, worried environmental groups scoured the water for oil plumes, set up animal triage centers and stretched boom across shorelines.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 May 2010 | 3:34 am Libya air crash 'kills over 100'A plane crashes while coming in to land in the Libyan capital Tripoli, killing more than 100 people on board.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 May 2010 | 3:34 am UK coalition government sets to workNew UK PM David Cameron begins shaping his coalition government, as he welcomes his deputy Nick Clegg to Downing Street.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 May 2010 | 3:33 am Libyan plane with 104 on board crashes in Tripoli, child survivesBRUSSELS - The head of the European Parliament says an 8-year old child has survived Wednesday's crash of...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 May 2010 | 3:33 am Germany backs euro package as market rally fadesBERLIN/VIENNA (Reuters) - Germany's cabinet on Tuesday approved the biggest national contribution to a $1 trillion emergency package intended to stabilize the euro, as global markets sobered up after Monday's euphoric rally.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2010 | 3:32 am Suspect waives probable cause hearing in NH deathHENNIKER, N.H. - A Haitian man charged in the fatal shooting of a New Hampshire woman has waived a probable cause...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 May 2010 | 3:32 am 7 kids, teacher hacked to death in ChinaSeven children and a teacher are hacked to death in an attack on a kindergarten in northwest China, the latest in a string of assaults on schools that has stoked public alarm.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 May 2010 | 3:32 am Russian president calls end to Gaza tragedyANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says there is a human tragedy in Gaza and although all problems can't be solved, nations must do their best to end it....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 12 May 2010 | 3:30 am Russian president calls end to Gaza tragedyRussian President Dmitry Medvedev says there is a human tragedy in Gaza and although all problems can't be solved, nations must do their best to end it.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 May 2010 | 3:30 am Russian president calls end to Gaza tragedyRussian President Dmitry Medvedev says there is a human tragedy in Gaza and although all problems can't be solved, nations must do their best to end it. Medvedev spoke Wednesday in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 May 2010 | 3:30 am Russia's president urges nations to work to end "human tragedy" in GazaANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says there is a human tragedy in Gaza and although all problems can't be solved, nations must do their best to end it. ...
Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2010 | 3:30 am Euro recovers against dollar, yen in Tokyo on buybacks+(Kyodo) _ The euro recovered against the U.S. dollar and the yen Wednesday in Tokyo on dip-buying but its upside was capped amid persisting concern about debt problems in the eurozone...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 May 2010 | 3:30 am Microsoft Attempts to Predict the Future [vid]The software giant wants to harness the power of machine learning to reduce power consumption. Another thing they want to do: “We can give you the traffic information without you having to ask for it.”
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 May 2010 | 3:30 am 10 iPad tips and tricks to save you time10 iPad tips and tricks to save you time Save time using your new iPad with these handy tips
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 May 2010 | 3:30 am Libya plane crash kills 103, Dutch child survives (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 3:29 am European Parliament chief says he has been told around 100 people died in Libyan air crashBRUSSELS (AP) — European Parliament chief says he has been told around 100 people died in Libyan air crash.
Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2010 | 3:28 am Iraqi vetting commission to end election workBAGHDAD (AP) -- The head of the committee vetting Iraqi officials for ties to Saddam Hussein's regime says no more candidates from the election will disqualified....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 12 May 2010 | 3:27 am Idea for making booms: Shear genius or hairbrained?A tiny non-profit here thought it had an idea worth testing on the Gulf Coast oil spill: Try using booms created from old pantyhose ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 3:27 am Iraqi vetting commission to end election workThe head of the committee vetting Iraqi officials for ties to Saddam Hussein's regime says no more candidates from the election will disqualified. Ali al-Lami of the Accountability and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 May 2010 | 3:27 am NBA team sale to Russian approvedThe US National Basketball Association approves the sale of the New Jersey Nets to Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 May 2010 | 3:27 am Boy survives as over 100 die in Libya plane crash (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 3:24 am Israel: Syria Replaces Iraq in "Axis of Evil"Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Says North Korea, Syria, and Iran Forging Dangerous CoalitionSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 May 2010 | 3:22 am 11 Awesome Frank Frazetta Paintings [PICS]As you’re probably now aware, the world lost a terrific artist yesterday with the passing of Frank Frazetta. A recent series of strokes couldn’t prevent Frank from producing incredible pieces of artwork - as he amazingly taught himself to paint with his left hand - but one final stroke yesterday was unfortunately more than his body could take.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 May 2010 | 3:20 am EU's Ashton relaxed about ToriesThe EU's foreign policy chief, Baroness Ashton, says a Conservative-led UK government does not pose difficulties for her.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 May 2010 | 3:17 am UK markets buoyed by new government, await fiscal detail - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 May 2010 | 3:16 am Catholic recruits and the sex abuse scandal - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 May 2010 | 3:15 am Spain outlines plan to cut deficitSpain will cut civil servants' salaries this year as part of a deficit-reduction plan to ease worries the country will slide ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 3:12 am 2ND LD: Passenger plane crashes in Libya, killing more than 100: reports+CAIRO, May 12 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) A Libyan passenger plane crashed at Tripoli airport Wednesday, killing more than 100 people, local media reported. Reuters news agency quotedSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 May 2010 | 3:11 am APOD: 2010 May 11 - Herschel Crater on Mimas of SaturnAPOD
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 May 2010 | 3:10 am Revolutionary 3D Camera Films The World in Three DimensionsIt's no pun: we are truly entering a new dimension in technology with the 3-D digital camera developed by the researchers of Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) in Trento.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 May 2010 | 3:10 am Coalition Government: David Cameron and Nick Clegg get to work in Downing StreetThe new Prime Minister and his deputy meet on the steps of Number 10 to begin the work of their new coalition Government.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 May 2010 | 3:09 am European Parliament chief says 8-year-old child has survived Libyan air crashBRUSSELS (AP) — European Parliament chief says 8-year-old child has survived Libyan air crash.
Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2010 | 3:09 am Thai PM talks tough on red-shirtsThailand's government tells protesters they will soon face measures to clear their camp, but red-shirts say they will not go.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 May 2010 | 3:09 am King misplaces crown when Cavaliers need him mostIt's a good thing LeBron James will change the number on the back of his jersey from 23 to 6 next season,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 May 2010 | 3:07 am 7 kindergarteners, teacher hacked to death in China - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 May 2010 | 3:06 am Libyan Plane With 104 On Board Crashes In TripoliA Libyan Afriqiyah Airways plane with 104 people on board crashed on landing Wednesday at the airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli and a search and rescue operation was under way, the airlines said. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2010 | 3:06 am 7 kindergarteners, teacher hacked to death in ChinaThe attack takes place despite increased security following similar crimes. The middle-aged assailant reportedly kills himself later.Despite stepped-up security at China's schools, another kindergarten was the scene of a gruesome rampage Wednesday when a middle-aged man armed with a kitchen knife hacked to death seven children and a teacher.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 May 2010 | 3:05 am Big oil to get more grilling as oil gushes in GulfWASHINGTON/PORT FOURCHON, Louisiana (Reuters) - Top oil executives face a second day of grilling by U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday over a deadly well rupture that unleashed a huge oil slick and the specter of environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2010 | 3:01 am Big oil to get more grilling as oil gushes in Gulf (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 3:01 am Mass. estate of Dow Jones magnate on sale for $55MFor decades, "The Oaks" was the oceanside playground of the Barrons and the Bancrofts, heirs to the Dow Jones and Wall Street Journal fortunes. On Wednesday, the 20,000-square-foot mansion with 45 rooms and surrounding properties will go on sale with an asking price of $55 million.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 May 2010 | 3:01 am Sumo: Results of main bouts for 4th day of summer sumo+(Kyodo) _ Results of makuuchi division bouts for Wednesday, the fourth day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan (+denotes juryo division wrestler): Won ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 May 2010 | 3:01 am Eurozone economy grows by modest 0.2 percent in Q1The economy of the 16 countries that use the euro currency grew modestly during the first quarter of the year, despite a further big drop in output in debt-laden Greece.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 May 2010 | 3:00 am Militarily, Beijing says one thing and does anotherChina should clarify the new rules of its game
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 May 2010 | 3:00 am Brown and Martin were in the same sinking boatGordon Brown and Paul Martin were colleagues and friends as finance ministers of Britain and Canada.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 May 2010 | 3:00 am 4 killed on Macedonia-Kosovo borderMacedonian police say a shootout between police and an armed group near the country's border with Kosovo has left four people dead.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 May 2010 | 2:58 am 4 killed in shootout with police near Macedonia-Kosovo borderSKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonian police say a shootout between police and an armed group near the country's border with Kosovo has left four people dead.
Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2010 | 2:58 am Macedonian police: 4 killed in shootout between armed group, police, near border with KosovoSKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonian police: 4 killed in shootout between armed group, police, near border with Kosovo.
Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2010 | 2:56 am China suffers new school killingsSeven children and a teacher are hacked to death in a Chinese school, in the latest in a series of attacks.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 May 2010 | 2:53 am King misplaces crown when Cavs need him mostIt's a good thing LeBron James will change the number on the back of his jersey from 23 to 6 next season, if only because wherever he winds up, it will be one less reminder of the player he will never be.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 May 2010 | 2:45 am South African woman killed by giraffeSouth Africa's press agency says a giraffe has kicked a woman to death at a game farm in northeastern South Africa.The South African Press Agency said that the woman took a walk with her two dogs on the game farm in Limpopo province...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 May 2010 | 2:42 am South African woman killed by giraffe kickSouth Africa's press agency says a giraffe has kicked a woman to death at a game farm in northeastern South Africa.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 May 2010 | 2:41 am South African woman killed by giraffe kickJOHANNESBURG (AP) -- South Africa's press agency says a giraffe has kicked a woman to death at a game farm in northeastern South Africa....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 12 May 2010 | 2:40 am South African woman killed by giraffe kickSouth Africa's press agency says a giraffe has kicked a woman to death at a game farm in northeastern South Africa.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 May 2010 | 2:40 am Rebel group rejects likely Afghan exile offerKABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan guerrilla group has turned down a draft peace proposal by President Hamid Karzai's government offering insurgent leaders exile in third countries in an effort to end the nine-year-old war.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2010 | 2:36 am Taliban claims killing of Afghan prison officialKABUL (AP) -- Attackers on motorcycles shot and killed the No. 2 prisons official in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, government officials said Wednesday. The Taliban claimed responsibility....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 12 May 2010 | 2:34 am China environmentalist released after prison termA leading Chinese environmentalist has been released after serving a three-year prison sentence on what he says were trumped up charges of blackmailing polluting businesses.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 May 2010 | 2:33 am Cameron leads Britain into new coalition eraLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's first coalition government since 1945 will set out its main policy goals on Wednesday with a core task being to tackle the country's record budget deficit.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2010 | 2:32 am Elena Kagan's sexual orientation sparks debateElena Kagan's sexual orientation should have no bearing on her Supreme Court nomination, academics and conservative...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 May 2010 | 2:28 am Spin Meter: GOP senators' shifting standardsWASHINGTON - So, Senator, how much does judicial experience matter when considering a Supreme Court nominee? It...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 May 2010 | 2:27 am Jenice Armstrong: Questions for Kagan - Philadelphia Inquirer
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 May 2010 | 2:27 am Cameron leads Britain into new coalition era (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 2:22 am Libyan Plane Crashes with 104 On BoardAfriqiyah Jet Crashes on Landing in Tripoli, No Confirmation But Reports that All Aboard KilledSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 May 2010 | 2:21 am Chimp victim upbeat, joking during testingThe Connecticut woman brutally mauled by a chimpanzee endured another round of tests at a Hub hospital yesterday...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 May 2010 | 2:18 am Oklahoma braces for more storms days after twistersSEMINOLE, Okla. - Residents in the southern Plains still reeling from a deadly tornado outbreak that forecasters...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 May 2010 | 2:14 am Israel FM: Iran, Syria, NKorea new 'axis of evil' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 2:05 am Celtics stun Cavs, take 3-2 lead in series (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 2:03 am Duets shine on movie-themed 'American Idol' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 2:03 am Karzai, Obama To Rebuild Strained RelationsAfghan President Karzai meets President Obama at the White House for wide-ranging talks on Afghanistan Wednesday. The meeting is ahead of a major U.S. military operation in the southern province of Kandahar. A key issue is Karzai's plan for a national conference on reconciliation with the Taliban. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2010 | 2:00 am Factbox: Chronology of Gulf of Mexico oil spill - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 May 2010 | 1:58 am Karzai to meet US President ObamaAfghan President Hamid Karzai is due to meet Barack Obama in Washington after months of strained relations.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 May 2010 | 1:57 am 7 children killed in latest attack at China schoolBEIJING (AP) -- An attacker hacked seven children and one teacher to death Wednesday and wounded up to 20 other people in a rampage at a kindergarten in northwest China, the latest in a string of savage assaults at the country's schools....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 12 May 2010 | 1:51 am 7 children killed in latest attack at China school (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 1:51 am Child's plane crash survival 'truly a miracle' - top politicianThe head of the European Parliament says a 10-year-old child has survived the crash of a Libyan airliner in Tripoli this evening(NZT).Jerzy Buzek says he had been informed that about 100 people on board perished. He described...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 May 2010 | 1:44 am Thai army turns up the heat on Bangkok protesters - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 May 2010 | 1:43 am May 11, 1951: RAM Is BornBack when computers still weighed hundreds of pounds and were primarily used by the military, computer memory relied on cathode rays to retrieve information. But the Navy needed a faster computer that could run flight simulations in real time. Thus, RAM was born.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 May 2010 | 1:30 am ESPN Demands $300k from Erin Andrews' StalkerESPN believes the man who peeped Erin Andrews isn't done paying for his crimes -- the sports giant wants more than $300k from Michael David Barrett for the mess he caused the network.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 May 2010 | 1:30 am China steps up school security in attacks' wakePepper spray, tear gas, knife-resistant gloves and long metal grapplers and nets: China's schools are urgently taking on some ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 1:28 am 7 children, 1 teacher killed in new China school attackAn attacker hacked seven children and one teacher to death Wednesday and wounded up to 20 other people in a rampage at a kindergarten ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 1:16 am Review finds missteps in Delaware doctor abuse caseWhen a Superior Court judge would not let state police search Dr. Earl B. Bradley's office in December 2008, he told investigators ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 1:12 am More runaways citing economyEconomic hardship is being cited more often as a reason why America's youth run away from home, says a report out today.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 1:10 am N Korea 'nuclear fusion success'North Korea announces it has made significant progress towards the development of thermo-nuclear power.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 May 2010 | 1:09 am Russian mine death toll hits 60; 30 still missingMOSCOW (Reuters) - Rescuers working through the night found eight bodies but no survivors in a stricken Siberian coal mine on Wednesday after powerful weekend blasts that killed at least 60 people, emergency officials said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2010 | 1:08 am 'No one cause' for US share diveAn investigation into last week's mysterious plunge in US share prices has found no single cause was to blame.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 May 2010 | 1:02 am Volunteers fan out to survey Hollywood's homelessCataloging them and their needs helps speed social services to those most at risk, officials say. Similar efforts in New York, Santa Monica and Long Beach have helped hundreds into permanent housing.Before dawn one recent morning, volunteers clutching clipboards and flashlights spotted a pile of blankets on an otherwise deserted stretch of Hollywood pavement.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 May 2010 | 1:00 am Riveting testimony on oil rig rescue effortWorkers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig leaped eight stories into the Gulf of Mexico after the huge natural gas explosion, witnesses tell a federal hearing in Louisiana.Workers leaped eight stories into the sea as flames engulfed the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig, according to gripping testimony Tuesday during a federal hearing into last month's Gulf of Mexico disaster.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 May 2010 | 1:00 am A case study in healthcare hellAt 22, Jovan Rodriguez was carefree, fit, employed but uninsured. So the diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma came as a shock, and the ensuing bureaucratic nightmare rages on years later.Jovan Rodriguez, an Orange County supermarket clerk, awoke one day with a stiff neck. He got up to go to the bathroom, felt kind of lousy and went back to bed.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 May 2010 | 1:00 am Arizona bill targeting ethnic studies signed into lawGov. Jan Brewer signs the bill that bans schools from teaching classes designed for students of a particular ethnic group. School districts may appeal the law, which becomes effective Dec. 31.A bill that aims to ban ethnic studies in Arizona schools was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jan Brewer, cheering critics who called such classes divisive and alarming others who said it's yet another law targeting Latinos in the state.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 May 2010 | 1:00 am Bereft parents try to fill the holes in their heartsA support group, Parents Of Murdered Children, offers support and solace when grief is unbearable.Here is the woman whose daughter-in-law stabbed her son to death and smothered her two grandchildren in their beds. And there is the mother who discovered her daughter's limp body inside the family van. The timid couple who have thought about taking their own lives since their son was knifed in the back — they come here too.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 May 2010 | 1:00 am A stroke lands son of Biden in hospital - Boston Globe
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 May 2010 | 12:54 am Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has spent most of the last two decades locked upA Myanmar national holds a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo, in 2009. Suu Kyi has lodged a new appeal with the Supreme Court against her house...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 May 2010 | 12:39 am Thai Army to Cut Protesters' Food, Water SupplyTactic is Government's Latest Attempt to End Weeks-Long Paralyzing Demonstrations in Central BangkokSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 May 2010 | 12:34 am New Cabinet: who got which job?Within hours of arriving at No 10, David Cameron, the new Prime Minister, started to shape his government. Here are the new Cabinet ministers announced so far.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 May 2010 | 12:31 am Oil spill testimony to Congress: Don't blame usSenators warned Tuesday that the future of U.S. offshore drilling is in doubt unless oil industry executives stop trading blame ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 12:01 am Police: 1 killed, 4 wounded in Ariz. shootoutPolice say one man is dead and three others are wounded after they attempted to rob an Arizona store and got into a shootout with the owner and an employee.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 May 2010 | 11:53 pm Booker wins 2nd term as mayor of high-crime NewarkCory Booker has handily won a second term as mayor of Newark, a New Jersey city that has struggled with gun violence.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 May 2010 | 11:45 pm Blackhawks know the way to San Jose
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 May 2010 | 11:32 pm UNAMID said fighting between the Misseriya and Rizeigat Nawaiba tribes broke out in early MarchA handout picture release by UNAMID, the African Union/United Nations operation in Darfur, shows polling station kits being delivered, at El-Fasher airport in northern Darfur last month. Clashes between...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 May 2010 | 11:25 pm The two blasts at the Raspadskaya pit on Saturday trapped dozens of miners and rescue workersRelatives sit near the Raspadskaya mine in the Kemerovo region of southwestern Siberia. The death toll following twin gas blasts in Russia's biggest underground coal mine has risen to 60, an official said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 May 2010 | 11:13 pm Seven children killed in China kindergarten attackBEIJING - An attacker hacked seven children and one teacher to death Wednesday and wounded 20 other people in a rampage at a kindergarten in northwest China, the latest in a string of savage assaults at the country's schools.The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 May 2010 | 11:10 pm Arizona couple allegedly planned to sell childA protective order has been filed after authorities say an Arizona couple arranged to sell their unborn child in Utah.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 May 2010 | 11:10 pm Body of Utah boy found; mom, stepdad charged
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 May 2010 | 10:52 pm Rep. Alan Mollohan loses Democratic primary in West Virginia - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 May 2010 | 10:16 pm 'Gigantic crater' swallows Canadian houseFour people, including two children, are missing after the land beneath their home gave way and swallowed their house northeast of Montreal, officials said today.Rescue authorities said the house partially collapsed overnight...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 May 2010 | 10:07 pm Authorities across China have already begun implementing measures to strengthen security at schoolsChinese police show students how to protect themselves from attacks at a school in Linyi, east China's Shandong province, earlier this month. 7 children were hacked to death and at least 20 others were...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 May 2010 | 10:03 pm Brown announced he was quitting just an hour and a half before Cameron walked into 10 Downing StreetGordon Brown, his wife Sarah and children John and James walk from Number 10 Downing street to a waiting car after Brown announced his resignation as prime minister. David Cameron took office as prime...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 May 2010 | 10:02 pm Cameron becomes Britain's youngest prime minister for some two centuriesDavid Cameron, and his wife Samantha share a moment as they pose for photographers outside Number 10 Downing Street. Cameron finally took office as British prime minister, ending his Conservative party's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 May 2010 | 10:02 pm Clegg is leading a Liberal party into government for the first time since 1922British Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg speaks on his mobile phone as he is driven from the Houses of Parliament. David Cameron finally took office as British prime minister, ending his Conservative...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 May 2010 | 10:02 pm An Ancient Road To The Future In India, PakistanFrom eastern India to Afghanistan, the Grand Trunk Road once crossed empires. Now, the road links the present to the past in a volatile and increasingly important part of the world. NPR travels the route for a series of stories about young people trying to find their way in South Asia. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 May 2010 | 10:00 pm In Cuba, Russian Tourists Peer Into Soviet PastCuba once relied on the Soviet Union for its food, cars, oil and, of course, missiles. Now, as relations with Moscow warm up again, the island is angling for a new Russian export: tourists. It's offering a growing number of Russian travelers a bit of nostalgia with their sun and sand. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 May 2010 | 10:00 pm Tax-Exempt Status Could Hinge On Filing DeadlineMore than 200,000 small charities and nonprofits could lose their tax-exempt status next week if they don't file a federal tax form by Monday. But many groups could be unaware that they're supposed to file the annual form. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 May 2010 | 10:00 pm SEIU Elects First Woman As PresidentMary Kay Henry is the new president of the 2.2 million member Service Employees International Union. She replaces Andy Stern, who retired last month. The SEIU was visible at health care rallies across the country over the past year, and Henry says political activity is also being beefed up for this year's midterm elections. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 May 2010 | 10:00 pm U.S. Criticizes Egypt's State Of EmergencyIn place since 1981, the law gives the Egyptian police broad powers to arrest people and to hold them indefinitely without charge. Egypt has said it would only use the law in counterterrorism and counternarcotics cases. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 May 2010 | 8:58 pm 'Little hope' for peace in ThailandBANGKOK - Chances of a negotiated settlement of Thailand's two-month political standoff looked bleak as the prime minister said he would no longer offer anti-government protesters a compromise, including an early election.The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 May 2010 | 8:48 pm Six dolphins found dead near spillFederal wildlife officials are treating the deaths of six dolphins on the Gulf Coast as oil-related even though other factors may be to blame.Blair Mase of the National Marine Fisheries Service said today that the carcasses have...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 May 2010 | 8:30 pm W.Va. Congressman's 28-year Run Ends In PrimaryThe vote makes Alan Mollohan the first House incumbent to lose his seat this year. His more conservative rival ran an aggressive campaign portraying Mollohan as corrupt and disconnected. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 May 2010 | 8:04 pm A police officer observes pictures of people who lost their lives during the Guatemalan civil warA police officer observes pictures of people who lost their lives during the Guatemalan civil war. Fourteen countries are expected to be elected unanimously Thursday to the UN Human Rights Council, to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 May 2010 | 8:02 pm Finger-pointing all around at Senate hearings on oil spillLawmakers grill executives from BP, Transocean and Halliburton as oil continues to spew.As thousands of gallons of oil continued to spew daily from a damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico, grim-faced industry executives came under attack Tuesday on Capitol Hill from senators who accused them of trying to shift blame to one another and of making pre-drilling safety assurances that proved disastrously off-base.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 May 2010 | 7:56 pm Portland, Ore., may return to neighborhood schools modelIt might once have been labeled segregationist, but busing and other efforts have failed to foster diversity.For years, urban schools have struggled with segregation. When busing failed, many lured students out of racially isolated neighborhoods with irresistible programs in theater, technology and advanced academics at schools across town.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 May 2010 | 7:51 pm VIDEO: Cameron finally becomes British PM, Brown quits Duration: 02:30David Cameron has become Britain's new prime minister vowing to form a "strong and stable" coalition, after breaking five days of deadlock following an inconclusive general election. Duration: 02:30Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 May 2010 | 7:34 pm Queen Elizabeth II greets David Cameron at Buckingham PalaceQueen Elizabeth II greets Conservative party Leader David Cameron at Buckingham Palace in central London. Cameron has finally taken office as British Prime Minister, ending his Conservative party's 13...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 May 2010 | 7:34 pm Whitman's words put spotlight on deedsA lucrative Goldman Sachs deal, a Craigslist battle and personal investments raise questions.Meg Whitman says she became one of the world's wealthiest CEOs by always asking, "What is the right thing to do?"
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 May 2010 | 6:41 pm Kandahar Offensive "Make-or-Break" for U.S.Summer Onslaught on Afghan Taliban Stronghold Will Dwarf Fight in Marjah; Experts Say Entire War Hangs in the BalanceSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 May 2010 | 6:30 pm David Cameron in as British PM; Brown OutBrown's Resignation Ends 13 Years of Labour Rule; Cameron Becomes Youngest PM in Nearly 200 Years; Clegg in CabinetSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 May 2010 | 6:30 pm Volcanic Ash Reaches Spain, Morocco, TurkeyMajor Flight Disruptions Seen Further South and West than BeforeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 May 2010 | 6:29 pm SEC says no single cause of market plungeNEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top securities regulator said no single event had been found to explain Thursday's mysterious market plunge, but the shocking drop was unacceptable and additional safeguards were coming.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 May 2010 | 6:24 pm Adopted Boy Sent Back to Russia: Was He Abused?Agency Asks Court to Investigate Adoptive Mother and Grandmother; Boy Sent Home with Accusatory Letter Last MonthSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 May 2010 | 6:15 pm Appeals Court Rejects Delay To Blagojevich TrialThe former Illinois governor is accused of scheming to use his power to sell or trade the Senate seat vacated by President Obama. His lawyers wanted the trial postponed while the U.S. Supreme Court resolves challenges to the federal honest services fraud law, the statute that forms the basis for a number of the charges against him. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 May 2010 | 6:04 pm Video: Make-or-Break Afghanistan BattleMore Americans are about to risk their lives in what could be the most critical battle of the war in Afghanistan. David Martin reports on the upcoming battle of Kandahar.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 May 2010 | 5:42 pm Youngest PM in 200 years at 10 Downing StConservative leader David Cameron became Britain's youngest prime minister in almost 200 years today after Gordon Brown stepped down and ended 13 years of Labour government.Cameron said he aims to form a full coalition government...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 May 2010 | 5:30 pm Chile holds Pakistani over explosive at U.S. embassySANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Chilean judge ordered a Pakistani man to be held under an anti-terrorism law Tuesday after he was arrested in the U.S. embassy in Chile with traces of explosive on him.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 May 2010 | 5:29 pm David Cameron becomes Prime Minister after coalition deal with Liberal DemocratsCameron begins putting together Cabinet in first coalition since Winston Churchill's wartime administration 70 years ago.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 May 2010 | 5:23 pm Senate OKs Fed audit as part of bank overhaulWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday challenged the Federal Reserve's tradition of secrecy but postponed an overhaul of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under a massive reform of banking regulations.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 May 2010 | 5:13 pm Republican doubts Taliban link to New York plotWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The senior Republican on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee cast doubt on Tuesday on the Obama administration's assertions that the Pakistani Taliban orchestrated the attempted car bombing in New York on May 1.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 May 2010 | 5:01 pm David Cameron, UK's "Tory Blair," Rises to PowerBritain's New Conservative Prime Minister Known as Privileged yet with Common TouchSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 May 2010 | 5:00 pm Pope admits: Church is to blame for abuse casesIn his strongest statement yet on the global sex abuse scandal, Pope Benedict XVI has admitted that the Catholic Church itself should bear the brunt of the blame for failing to tackle paedophile priests.Speaking en route to Portugal...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 May 2010 | 5:00 pm Key congratulates new UK PMPrime Minister John Key will give both formal and informal congratulations to new British Prime Minister David Cameron following his Conservative Party's election win.The centre-right Conservatives won the biggest majority of...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 May 2010 | 4:22 pm BP, partners all try to shift blameTop executives from BP and two other companies involved in the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last month were chastised repeatedly today at a key US Senate hearing for attempting at the outset to shift blame for the disaster...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 May 2010 | 4:10 pm Lord Mandelson praises Labour 'fightback'Lord Mandelson has praised Labour's "fightback" in the General Election.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 May 2010 | 2:58 pm Alastair Campbell: Lib Dems will 'regret' Tory dealAlastair Campbell admitted his sorrow as new Labour's era ends.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 May 2010 | 2:49 pm Video: U.K. PM Gordon Brown ResignsMay 11th, 2010: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that he will resign from his position effective immediately in the wake of a highly contentious general election in the U.K.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 May 2010 | 2:42 pm David Cameron becomes Prime MinisterNew British prime minister David Cameron makes a statement before entering number ten.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 May 2010 | 2:29 pm David Cameron becomes youngest Prime Minister in almost 200 yearsTory leader is youngest Prime Minister in 200 years after Brown resigns, ending 13 years of Labour rule.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 May 2010 | 1:51 pm Gordon Brown resigns as Prime MinisterGordon Brown has tendered his resignation to the Queen paving the way for David Cameron to become Prime Minister.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 May 2010 | 1:01 pm
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