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Golden Week travelers at Narita airport rises to 1.08 mil.+(Kyodo) _ The number of travelers who used Narita airport during Japan's Golden Week holidays from April 24 to May 9 increased 4.8 percent from a year earlier to 1.08 million, the Tokyo...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2010 | 4:15 am Poll: Good marks for Obama on spill, more drilling (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 4:13 am Spain joins euro austerity driveMADRID/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Spain belatedly joined the euro zone's austerity bandwagon Wednesday in response to a widening debt crisis as the European Commission sought an unprecedented right of prior review of national budgets.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2010 | 4:11 am Thailand will use armored vehicles to seal protestBANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's government planned a massive lockdown Thursday on a posh Bangkok neighborhood occupied by thousands of protesters, and warned that troops will not hesitate to shoot armed "terrorists" who resist....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 13 May 2010 | 4:11 am Thailand will use armored vehicles to seal protest (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 4:11 am Thailand readies lockdown over Red Shirts, says will shoot 'terrorists' who defyBANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's government planned a massive lockdown Thursday on a posh Bangkok neighborhood occupied by thousands of protesters, and warned that troops will not hesitate to sho...
Source: FOXNews.com | 13 May 2010 | 4:11 am Several killed in Dagestan attackAt least seven people are killed in an attack in Russia's southern region of Dagestan, officials and local media say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2010 | 4:07 am Tiny horse back home after big scareThe barely there bronco who's become a colossal curiosity is back in his barn after a health scare. "He's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2010 | 4:05 am Nigeria leader 'chooses deputy'Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan nominates relatively unknown Namadi Sambo as vice-president, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2010 | 4:05 am Talk Of Microsoft Office's Demise Is Premature - Forbes
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 May 2010 | 4:00 am Dutch boy who survived Libyan air crash 'stable' - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 May 2010 | 4:00 am BP to try new fix as oil spill threatens GulfPORT FOURCHON, Louisiana (Reuters) - Energy giant BP was preparing on Thursday to once again try and staunch the unchecked flow of oil from a ruptured well that threatens an environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2010 | 4:00 am Mass. considers graphic anti-tobacco campaignBOSTON - Massachusetts may soon require stores that sell cigarettes to also display graphic photographs of diseased...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2010 | 4:00 am Kazakh lawmakers give president lifetime immunityALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) -- Kazakh lawmakers have approved amendments to the constitution that will give President Nursultan Nazarbayev lifetime immunity from prosecution for acts committed during his rule and the right to approve important national and foreign policies after he retires....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 13 May 2010 | 4:00 am Kazakh lawmakers give president lifetime immunityKazakh lawmakers have approved amendments to the constitution that will give President Nursultan Nazarbayev lifetime immunity from prosecution for acts committed during his rule and the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2010 | 4:00 am Thai army 'to seal off protests'The Thai army says it will surround a protest camp in Bangkok within hours, increasing pressure on opposition demonstrators.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2010 | 3:59 am Warrior Games give injured vets kinship, strengthAn Afghan insurgent's homemade bomb shattered Marc Esposito's lower legs, broke his back and knocked him cold for four days. But the Air Force staff sergeant says the worst part was being torn from his Special Operations teammates who stayed in the field after he was evacuated.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2010 | 3:58 am Kyrgyz regional offices stormedOpponents of the new Kyrgyz government take over regional buildings in the southern city of Osh.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2010 | 3:58 am Will D'backs feel boycott?Well there goes Boston's chance to host the next MENSA convention. . . This week's political marquee...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2010 | 3:58 am Pro shogi player Kato ordered not to feed stray cats at condo+(Kyodo) _ Professional "shogi" (Japanese chess) player Hifumi Kato was ordered Thursday not to feed stray cats at the condominium in suburban Tokyo where he lives and to pay some 2...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2010 | 3:56 am Don't ask, don't tell don't flyHere's what should happen: A member of the Senate Judiciary Committee should ask Elena Kagan the question...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2010 | 3:54 am 'Miracle' Dutch boy who survived Libya crash doing wellThe Dutch boy who survived a plane crash that killed 103 people in the Libyan capital is doing well after surgery on his shattered ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 3:53 am Libya crash survivor boy 'stable'A Dutch boy who is the sole survivor of a plane crash in Libya in which 103 people were killed is said to be in a stable condition.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2010 | 3:53 am Feds eye Whitey Bulger's galThe latest wrinkle in the 15-year search for South Boston fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger and his moll,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2010 | 3:52 am Fulham's Zamora likely to have surgery next weekFulham striker Bobby Zamora says he is likely to have surgery next week on the Achilles' injury that forced him out of England's provisional World Cup squad.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2010 | 3:51 am Afghan war costs now outpace Iraq'sThe monthly cost of the war in Afghanistan, driven by troop increases and fighting on difficult terrain, has topped Iraq costs ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 3:50 am Elena Kagan a big Dem donorSupreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has been a faithful Democratic donor over the past decade, lavishing nearly $15,000...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2010 | 3:48 am Bruins a step from big fallPHILADLPHIA - The Bruins have one more shot to finish off the Philadelphia Flyers tomorrow night at the Garden...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2010 | 3:47 am Tens of thousands flock to Fatima for papal Mass
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 May 2010 | 3:46 am Judge blamed for Russian jail death resignsA Russian judge who repeatedly denied the release of a businesswoman who died in jail because of untreated illness has resigned.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2010 | 3:45 am Tens of thousands flock to Fatima for papal MassFATIMA, Portugal (AP) -- Tens of thousands of pilgrims flooded the famous shrine town of Fatima on Thursday for Pope Benedict XVI's Mass celebrating the anniversary of the day when three shepherd children reported having visions of the Virgin....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 13 May 2010 | 3:45 am Russian judge who denied release of woman inmate who later died steps downMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian judge who repeatedly denied the release of a businesswoman who died in jail because of untreated illness has resigned.
Source: FOXNews.com | 13 May 2010 | 3:45 am Tens of thousands flock to Fatima for papal MassTens of thousands of pilgrims flooded the famous shrine town of Fatima on Thursday for Pope Benedict XVI's Mass celebrating the anniversary of the day when three shepherd children reported...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2010 | 3:45 am Sumo: Baruto stays tied for lead at summer sumo+(Kyodo) _ Baruto showed no signs of cracking on his debut at sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki and rammed out top-ranked maegashira Toyonoshima to make it five wins out of five at the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2010 | 3:44 am Los Angeles City Council votes to ban travel, future contracts with ArizonaLOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Council, protesting Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigration, on Wednesday...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2010 | 3:43 am Bangkok protests devastate shopping paradiseBangkok's shopaholics are suffering withdrawal symptoms while some of Asia's fanciest department stores are seeing red — on their balance sheets and all around them as so-called Red Shirt protesters continue a crippling, weekslong occupation of the Thai capital's prime commercial district.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2010 | 3:43 am Hitchhiker who preyed on Ohio drivers faces death todayLUCASVILLE, Ohio - An Ohio hitchhiker who admitted to killing a motorist and trying to kill two other drivers who...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2010 | 3:37 am Iraq death toll in Sadr City blast rises to 9A late night car bomb that tore through a cafe in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood appears to have detonated prematurely, killing ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 3:37 am Kerry unveils climate bill - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 May 2010 | 3:35 am Thailand will use armored vehicles to seal protest - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 May 2010 | 3:35 am Alonso fastest in Monaco practiceFerrari's Fernando Alonso lays down an early marker in Monaco by setting the fastest time during Thursday's first practice session.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2010 | 3:34 am Euro rises vs. dollar, yen on eased worries over European economy+(Kyodo) _ The euro rose against the U.S. dollar and the yen in Tokyo on Thursday after the International Monetary Fund implemented the first batch of loans to help debt-stricken Greece...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2010 | 3:34 am What do you learn at terrorist training camp?Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in the plot to bomb Times Square, has told investigators that he received bomb-making training at a camp in Pakistan. Given the botched, even amateurish nature of the attempt -- he forgot to take the keys to his getaway car -- many observers are now asking: What exactly does one learn at a terrorist training camp?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2010 | 3:34 am Iran eases grip on al-QaidaWASHINGTON - Al-Qaida operatives who have been detained for years in Iran have been making their way quietly in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2010 | 3:33 am HTC files patent complaint against AppleThe Taiwanese phone manufacturer just filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission, asking for importation and sales of the iPhone, iPad, and iPod be halted due to alleged infringement of five patents.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2010 | 3:33 am Sour noteWhy the 500 euro bill is the note of choice for criminalsSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2010 | 3:31 am Alpaca's savage beating in Ohio upsets ranchersAlmost as comforting as the soft sweaters made from alpaca fleece is the affection that the llama-like animals from South America bestow on their owners. Jeff Pergram's alpaca, named Masterpiece, would trail and nuzzle him.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2010 | 3:30 am Records allege Utah man beat stepson to death (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 3:30 am Laser Sets New World Record with 12 Attosecond PulseScientist at the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Time Spectroscopy (MBI) in Berlin, Germany have now demonstrated timing control with a residual uncertainty of 12 attoseconds. This constitutes a new world record for the shortest controllable time scale.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2010 | 3:30 am 'Miracle' boy who survived Libya crash doing wellTRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- The Dutch boy who survived a plane crash that killed 103 people in the Libyan capital is doing well after surgery on his shattered legs, doctors said Thursday as details of the child's identity emerged....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 13 May 2010 | 3:29 am 'Miracle' boy who survived Libya crash doing well (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 3:29 am Ambitious Brazil housing plan would replace slumsAGUAS LINDAS, Brazil (AP) -- Cristina Silva dos Santos is close to realizing a dream she has had for 28 years, since giving birth to the first of six children: a home big enough for her entire family....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 13 May 2010 | 3:28 am Ambitious Brazil housing plan would replace slumsCristina Silva dos Santos is close to realizing a dream she has had for 28 years, since giving birth to the first of six children: a home big enough for her entire family. For now, she...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2010 | 3:28 am Ambitious Brazil housing plan would replace slumsCristina Silva dos Santos is close to realizing a dream she has had for 28 years, since giving birth to the first of six children: a home big enough for her entire family.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2010 | 3:28 am Brazil launches Latin America's largest home-building effort designed to eliminate slumsAGUAS LINDAS, Brazil (AP) — Cristina Silva dos Santos is close to realizing a dream she has had for 28 years, since giving birth to the first of six children: a home big enough for her entire fa...
Source: FOXNews.com | 13 May 2010 | 3:28 am Watch Conan O'Brien's Illegal Jay Leno Impression (Video)Here are the funniest moments of Conan O'Brien's recent visit to Google's Silicon Valley headquarters, including the comedian on Google's "entitled a-hole" staff—and a cutting impersonation of Jay Leno that apparently violated legal constraints. Google just released the full 48 minutes of footage. We've boiled it down to the best five minutes.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2010 | 3:28 am Hearing set in OC for Toyota lawsuitsA federal judge in Orange County could set the framework for the lawsuits facing Toyota Motor Corp. related to its sudden acceleration problems.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2010 | 3:27 am China responds to rash of school attacksAfter four deadly attacks on kindergartens and elementary schools in recent weeks, China took action. Authorities mobilized thousands ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 3:26 am 8 Miracle Kids Who Survived Plane CrashesThey're calling it a miracle, and it's easy to understand why. But the 10-year-old Dutch boy who survived today's Libyan jet crash is just one of a number of young people who have lived to tell about their airline disasters.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2010 | 3:25 am LOST Tribute: Fantastic To Freaky LOST-themed Fan Art [PICS]Namaste! The TV series LOST has the best fans ever! Here is a huge collection of Lost fan art. Like Lost, some of the fan art is fantastic, while some is simply freaky and WTF?!?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2010 | 3:20 am Beirut daily blames financial crisis, regional tensions for cancellation of newspaper forumBEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese newspaper says the global financial crisis coupled with regional tensions have derailed its hosting of a world gathering of newspaper executives and editors planned for ...
Source: FOXNews.com | 13 May 2010 | 3:19 am Libyan crash survivor is 9-year old Dutch boy: ministry (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 3:17 am Libyan crash survivor is 9-year old Dutch boy: ministryAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The sole survivor of a Libyan plane crash that killed 103 people is a Dutch boy who was returning from a safari holiday with his family in South Africa, a Dutch newspaper reported on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2010 | 3:17 am Anti-Iran protest in AfghanistanThousands of Afghans protest in the city of Jalalabad against the alleged executions of a number of Afghan refugees in Iran.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2010 | 3:17 am Award for freed China 'murderer'A Chinese man jailed for murder then freed when his supposed victim reappeared is awarded government compensation.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2010 | 3:16 am 2ND LD: 'Economy watcher' sentiment up in April as retail sales recover+TOKYO, May 13 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 4TH GRAF) Business confidence among people with jobs sensitive to economic trends improved in April for the fifth consecutive month amid...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2010 | 3:16 am Thai authorities signal tougher steps to end protests (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 3:16 am Thai authorities signal tougher steps to end protestsBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities will shut roads surrounding thousands of anti-government protesters on Thursday evening, sparking calls by demonstrators for reinforcements as tensions rise in the deadliest political crisis in 18 years.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2010 | 3:16 am Looting and violence after Habs winHundreds of youths tossed bottles and cans at police early Thursday morning, smashing store windows and looting various downtown businesses after a stunning playoff victory by the Montreal Canadiens.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 May 2010 | 3:13 am Linux now makes ice cream. Can your OS do that?Before I get a bunch of angry comments, I want to say I'm aware that Linux powers all sorts of computers outside of the PC market, but this particular example was too, well, cool not to share.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2010 | 3:10 am Children in China school attack were as young as 3HANZHONG, China (AP) -- Children as young as 3 years old were among the victims in an attack at a kindergarten in northwestern China that killed nine people, a doctor said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 13 May 2010 | 3:08 am Obama to Limbaugh:go play with yourself - NYPOST.comNow if Rush was a terrorist or leader of a rogue nation like Iran or North Korea, Obama would be glad to sit down with him with no preconditions. Rush, however, puts America first like all true citizens and Obama won't give him the time of day. I guess we know where Obama's allegiance lies. I hope you lefties are enjoying your hope and change.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2010 | 3:07 am $2.5 billion recovered for Medicare trust fundThe government says it recovered $2.5 billion in overpayments for the Medicare trust fund last year as the Obama administration focused attention on fraud enforcement efforts in the health care industry.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2010 | 3:07 am US warns on Jerusalem demolitionsThe US warns against "provocative action" after Israel says nothing stops it demolishing Arab homes in East Jerusalem.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2010 | 3:06 am Iraq toll in Sadr City blast rises to 9BAGHDAD (AP) -- A late night car bomb that tore through a cafe in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood appears to have detonated prematurely, killing three suspected militants riding inside, police said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 13 May 2010 | 3:00 am Iraq toll in Sadr City blast rises to 9A late night car bomb that tore through a cafe in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood appears to have detonated prematurely, killing three suspected militants riding inside, police said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2010 | 3:00 am Message to the G8: Put up the money and save the mothersA woman’s death during pregnancy or childbirth is as much a societal and economic disaster as it is a moral outrage
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 May 2010 | 3:00 am Days and nights in the emergency roomEverybody wants to fix the ER problem, but nobody knows how
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 May 2010 | 3:00 am R.B. Bennett finally gets some creditA new biography is largely favourable toward the Depression-era PM, despite his autocratic image
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 May 2010 | 3:00 am Europe and Britain share a new austerityIf the social model is to be saved, they face the same challenge: remaking their rusty old economies and societies
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 May 2010 | 3:00 am Kyrgyz protesters take over local government HQ in southSupporters of Kyrgyzstan's ousted leader seized the regional government office in the southern city of Osh on Thursday, in the latest sign of resistance against the country's interim government.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 May 2010 | 2:59 am Anwar's accuser says he was sodomized numerous times+(Kyodo) _ The accuser in Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial told a Malaysian court Thursday that he was sodomized by Anwar more than once, in and outside the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2010 | 2:58 am Kazakh lawmakers give president lifetime immunityKazakh lawmakers have approved amendments to the constitution that will give President Nursultan Nazarbayev lifetime immunity from prosecution for acts committed during his rule and the right to approve important national and foreign policies after he retires.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2010 | 2:55 am Kazakh lawmakers give president lifetime immunity and powers after he retiresALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakh lawmakers have approved amendments to the constitution that will give President Nursultan Nazarbayev lifetime immunity from prosecution for acts committed during...
Source: FOXNews.com | 13 May 2010 | 2:55 am New British coalition holds first cabinet meeting (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 2:52 am Incumbents attract late primary donorsSenators and House members facing primary threats are reaping the benefits of their incumbency with last-minute donations from ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 2:46 am Family of Gary McKinnon urge new Government to halt extradition to USThe mother of Gary McKinnon, the Briton accused of hacking into Pentagon and Nasa computers, has called on the new Government to stop her son's controversial extradition.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 13 May 2010 | 2:43 am Child in ‘good condition’ after Libyan crash
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 May 2010 | 2:22 am New start date set for Khadr trialOmar Khadr’s war crimes trial has a new start date, more than eight years after the Canadian was gravely wounded and captured as a 15-year-old in a firefight in Afghanistan.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 May 2010 | 2:21 am ‘God’s law’ against holiday shopping, Mammoliti saysContentious debate prompts council to postpone discussion until after election
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 May 2010 | 2:15 am David Cameron coalition team in first cabinet meeting - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 May 2010 | 2:12 am Design panel, city of Toronto butt heads over hockey rink designArchitects appointed to review proposals accuse city of proceeding with ‘suburban’ design in urban setting
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 May 2010 | 2:12 am Car of the Future Could Include Personalized DashboardsCisco envisions a dashboard that allows drivers to drag and drop various displays and change the color scheme.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2010 | 2:10 am The 10 Coolest Cartoon Chicks in TV HistoryAll listed ladies are sublime, but the #1 retains an untouchable patina of sophistication, camp and cool.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2010 | 2:10 am BP to try new fix as oil spill threatens Gulf (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 2:10 am Busacca goes to World Cup as top refMassimo Busacca's momentous season might just end with him holding the whistle in his hand at the World Cup final.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2010 | 2:07 am Iran Eases Grip on Al QaedaThis movement could indicate that Iran is re-examining its murky relationship with Al Qaeda at a time when the U.S. is stepping up drone attacks in Pakistan and weakening the group's leadership.
Source: FOXNews.com | 13 May 2010 | 2:03 am NATO, Afghan Forces Said to Kill MilitantsThe two operations against suspected Taliban fighters come a day after U.S. President Barack Obama expressed his support in Washington for his visiting Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai.
Source: FOXNews.com | 13 May 2010 | 1:53 am Kagan keeps up heavy schedule of Hill visits - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 May 2010 | 1:50 am Tampa wins bid to host 2012 GOP convention - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 May 2010 | 1:50 am Dutch boy who miraculously survived Libyan plane crash is doing well in hospital, doctors sayTRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The Dutch boy who survived a plane crash that killed 103 people in the Libyan capital is doing well after surgery on his shattered legs, doctors said Thursday as details of...
Source: FOXNews.com | 13 May 2010 | 1:49 am Thai army to seal off protest site as poll plan axed (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 1:49 am Economy eyed as new British cabinet holds first meetingLONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron was holding his first cabinet meeting on Thursday, with rescuing the fragile economy the priority for the coalition government.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2010 | 1:48 am Coalition? Ignatieff ducksLiberal leader refuses to comment on how the British experience has changed the situation in Canada
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 May 2010 | 1:45 am Tens of thousands flock to Fatima for Mass with pope, centerpiece of Portugal tripFATIMA, Portugal (AP) — Tens of thousands of pilgrims flooded the famous shrine town of Fatima on Thursday for Pope Benedict XVI's Mass celebrating the anniversary of the day when three shepherd...
Source: FOXNews.com | 13 May 2010 | 1:43 am Police: NATO, Afghan forces kill 2 dozen militantsKABUL (AP) -- NATO and Afghan troops killed more than three dozen insurgent fighters in separate overnight operations in northern and eastern Afghanistan, Afghan police said Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 13 May 2010 | 1:41 am Toll from Baghdad blast rises to 9, police suspect premature detonationBAGHDAD (AP) — A late night car bomb that tore through a cafe in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood appears to have detonated prematurely, killing three suspected militants riding inside, police s...
Source: FOXNews.com | 13 May 2010 | 1:40 am Karzai wraps up feel-good Washington visit - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 May 2010 | 1:38 am An image grab taken from footage broadcast by Libyan TV shows the Dutch child who survivedAn image grab taken from footage broadcast by Libyan TV shows a Dutch child, who survived a plane crash, being treated at a hospital in the Libyan capital Tripoli. The boy may be nine-year-old Ruben van...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2010 | 1:34 am Libyan Transport Minister Mohammed Ali Zidan said the dead included nationals of nine countriesLibyan security forces and rescue teams inspect the crash scene of an Afriqiyah Airways passenger plane at Tripoli airport. The sole survivor of the crash that killed 103 people may be nine-year-old Ruben...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2010 | 1:34 am At least 10 South Africans died in the plane crashLibyan security forces and rescue teams inspect the debris of an Afriqiyah Airways passenger plane which crashed during landing at Tripoli airport. The sole survivor of the crash that killed 103 people...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2010 | 1:34 am Seinfeld joins country celebs in aiding Nashville (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2010 | 1:33 am Chinese wrongly jailed for 11 years given $96,000BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese man who spent 11 years in jail after being tortured into confessing to the murder of a man who wasn't even dead has been given $96,000 in government compensation, state media reported Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 13 May 2010 | 1:17 am The number of Iraqis killed in violence in April fell slightly month on month to 328An Iraqi police commando stands guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad. Five people were killed and 20 wounded when a car bomb exploded in the sprawling Baghdad district of Sadr City, an interior ministry official...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2010 | 1:09 am Robin HoodDual spoilsports Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe have drained every drop of merriment out of the myth
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 May 2010 | 1:09 am In South Africa, a song once again captures the mood'Revolutionary House' takes a politician's racially charged tantrum and puts it to a thumping beat. It's gone viral.The song's called "Revolutionary House" and it's gone viral.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2010 | 1:00 am David Myers' culinary empire in fluxThese are the last days of Sona, the elegant restaurant on La Cienega Boulevard that has been a fixture of Los Angeles' fine-dining scene for nearly eight years. On Saturday, after the final mignardises go out to the last diners, the restaurant will shutter — at least for now.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2010 | 1:00 am Proposal would park a park on top of downtown L.A. freewayA design firm's interns, with help from Caltrans, devise plans for a 100-acre park to "cap" a half-mile stretch of the 101 Freeway. Officials say it's a promising approach, but 'not a project' yet.The freeway is jammed, traffic is crawling and motorists are steamed. On top of all that, they want a 100-acre park.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2010 | 1:00 am Gray whale tangled in Dana Point Harbor is freedThe animal, caught in a tangle of fishing nets and other gear, is cut free by rescuers and makes for the open ocean.It was looking pretty grim Wednesday for the gray whale floating listlessly in the shallow waters of Dana Point Harbor.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2010 | 1:00 am L.A. Unified barred from budgetary teacher layoffs at 3 schoolsCourt ruling is meant to help the poor-performing campuses, which have been badly hit by the fiscal crisis.The Los Angeles Unified school district cannot for budgetary reasons lay off teachers at three of the city's worst-performing middle schools, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2010 | 1:00 am Co-workers: Pakistani held in Chile 'gentlemanly'SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- A Pakistani detained in Chile when detectors at the U.S. Embassy found traces of an explosives material is calm and gentlemanly and doesn't fit the popular image of a terrorist, colleagues and acquaintances say....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 13 May 2010 | 12:07 am Green practices conflict with homeowners association rulesEarly last year, Larry Lohrman, a homeowner in Salem, Ore., decided to try to cut his energy consumption by installing solar ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 11:56 pm Judge: Sister doesn't have to share $500K jackpotAn 87-year-old Connecticut woman doesn't have to share a $500,000 lottery prize with her 84-year-old sister, a judge ruled in ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 11:30 pm U.S., China set for human rights talks resumptionWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China will resume a formal dialogue on human rights on Thursday after a two-year hiatus during which the countries have worked to keep ties stable amid disputes over Tibet, Taiwan, Internet freedom and the value of the yuan currency.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2010 | 11:06 pm Foreclosures Down 2 Percent From Last YearMillions of Americans are still likely to lose their homes in the coming years, but the foreclosure crisis is finally showing signs of subsiding. The number of households facing foreclosure in April fell 2 percent from a year ago, the first annual decline in five years, RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2010 | 11:01 pm Obama to knock Republicans and emphasize jobs ThursdayWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday will urge Congress to move forward on new job creation measures and pounce on Republicans for "obstructing efforts to rebuild" the U.S. economy, a White House official said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2010 | 10:39 pm China school killer erupted after lease row - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 May 2010 | 10:27 pm Republican Senate candidates are up in arms over 2nd AmendmentIn a debate, Chuck DeVore and Carly Fiorina argue for allowing those on the no-fly list to buy guns. Tom Campbell, a professor of constitutional law, is incredulous.So let me get this straight: Some guy is deemed too dangerous to be allowed aboard an airplane, but he can leave the terminal and buy an AK-47?
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 May 2010 | 10:14 pm Faulty metal detectors at L.A. County jail put deputies at risk, sheriff's officials sayOf seven scanners at the facility in downtown Los Angeles, which houses about 4,000 inmates, many aren't operational, the jail's chief says. But an agency spokesman says security hasn't been compromised.Aging metal detectors at Los Angeles County's Men's Central Jail frequently break down, posing safety concerns for deputies who routinely confiscate weapons that inmates make from scrap metal, sheriff's officials said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 May 2010 | 10:13 pm Schwarzenegger's revised budget plan is expected to eliminate health programsHome healthcare for the elderly and disabled and the Healthy Families program for low-income children could be dismantled. Previous efforts at scaling back such programs were overturned.Reporting from Sacramento
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 May 2010 | 10:09 pm As Some U.S. Troops Leave Iraq, Others Settle InDespite an uptick in violence following Iraq elections in March, the U.S. military says it's on track with plans to reduce troop levels to 50,000 by the end of August. While some units get to go home, others, like the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, are being redeployed to areas where they can do the most good for their Iraqi partners. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2010 | 10:01 pm MOVE Fire Burdens Neighborhood, After 25 YearsThe disastrous police bombing of a militant group's row house 25 years ago still haunts Philadelphia. The attack resulted in a fire that destroyed nearby homes and killed 11 people. Neighbors of the old MOVE building say they're often reminded of what they lost. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2010 | 10:00 pm For Afghan-Bound Soldiers, A Pep Talk And A PrayerAmerican troops are heading to Afghanistan for a major offensive this summer, and the 101st Airborne Division is part of the buildup. Late one night a few weeks ago at Fort Campbell, Ky., the first soldiers from the 101st boarded a plane for Kandahar. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2010 | 10:00 pm On A Hard Road, Young Indians Seek A Better LifeSome young people in India's heartland are aggressively pursuing new opportunities; others are mired in poverty. They work and hope and pray for a better life along the Grand Trunk Road that crosses South Asia, the focus of a new NPR series. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2010 | 10:00 pm N.M. Salt Beds Could Become Nation's Nuclear DumpUnderground salt beds near Carlsbad are being used to store nuclear waste from atomic weapons, and those federal shipments mean jobs and money. But the federal government still needs a place to store its most radioactive waste -- spent fuel from reactors -- and the Carlsbad salt beds are expected to be on the short list. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2010 | 10:00 pm House committee takes aim at possible defects in oil rig disasterThe Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee focuses on potential issues with cementing of the well and the blowout preventer.Congressional committee members probing the catastrophic gulf oil spill homed in Wednesday on possible defects in cementing and in a critical safety device as they grilled oil company executives about what Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) called "a calamitous series of equipment and operational failures."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 May 2010 | 9:57 pm Lift-off of Atlantis is scheduled for 1820 GMT on Friday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, weather-permitting(From left) Space Shuttle Atlantis astronauts mission specialists Michael Good and Garrett Reisman, Pilot Tony Antonelli, Commander Ken Ham, mission specialists Steve Bowen and Piers Sellers address the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 May 2010 | 9:49 pm The space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Friday on the last mission of its 25-year careerSpace Shuttle Atlantis is seen on a Kennedy Space Center launch pad. Atlantis blasts off Friday on the last mission of its 25-year career, taking astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) one...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 May 2010 | 9:49 pm Atlantis and the crew will deliver more than 12 tonnes of equipment to the ISSA NASA technician does a final check-up as Space Shuttle Atlantis prepares to being rolled out of NASA's vehicle assembly to its launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The 32nd...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 May 2010 | 9:49 pm VIDEO: Cameron's historic coalition starts work. Duration: 02:24VIDEO Conservative leader David Cameron on Wednesday got down to business as British prime minister heading a historic centre-right coalition that finally ended 13 years of Labour rule. Duration: 02:24Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 May 2010 | 9:41 pm Cameron named Clegg and four other members of the centrist party in his cabinetPrime Minister David Cameron (4L) chairs a meeting of the National Security Council including coalition partner Nick Clegg (5R). Cameron vowed a "seismic shift" in how the country is governed, unveiling...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 May 2010 | 9:41 pm David Cameron's coalition government FLASH GRAPHICPrime Minister David Cameron vowed a "seismic shift" in the way Britain is governed Wednesday, unveiling a coalition deal that he said would launch an all out assault on the country's budget deficit.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 May 2010 | 9:41 pm No Cup repeat: Canadiens stun Pens in Game 7
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 May 2010 | 9:21 pm Mayor allegedly beats wife on Mother's DayMEXICO CITY - The mayor of a southern Mexico town allegedly beat his wife during a mother's day celebration, sparking national criticism and prompting federal authorities to urge the woman to file a complaint.Local media reported...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 May 2010 | 9:16 pm ‘American Idol’ reveals its final three
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 May 2010 | 9:12 pm Senate votes to ban certain bonuses for mortgage brokers, loan officers - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 May 2010 | 8:07 pm Problems plagued emergency valves at head of oil wellThe emergency shutoff valve that could have prevented the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had a leaking hydraulic system and ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 7:45 pm Tidbits: Woods’ former coach ‘horrified’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 May 2010 | 7:45 pm Los Angeles to boycott Arizona over immigration lawLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles officials on Wednesday approved a ban on future business with Arizona in protest against its crackdown on illegal immigrants, becoming the largest U.S. city to impose such an economic boycott.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2010 | 7:41 pm Four cities report more murders in 2010Crime is dropping throughout much of the country, but statistics show that one category of violence is bucking the trend: murder.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 7:40 pm Southern California wildfire burns 100 acresA wildland fire burned across about 100 acres of brushy hills and forced partial evacuation of a Southern California mobile home ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 May 2010 | 7:32 pm Super Saver is 5-2 favorite for Preakness Stakes
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 May 2010 | 7:30 pm Hawaii Law Shuns Obama Birth Document RequestsThe law is aimed at so-called "birthers," who claim President Obama is ineligible to be president. They contend he was born outside the United States. Republican Gov. Linda Lingle didn't elaborate on her reasons for signing the bill. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2010 | 7:21 pm Police: Utah man beat, disfigured slain boy
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 May 2010 | 7:15 pm Companies challenged Poizner business claimsHe says his ex-firm invented cellphone GPS technology. Suits alleged some ideas were taken.A central narrative of Republican Steve Poizner's gubernatorial campaign has been his entrepreneurial prowess: the engineering grad who got a master's from Stanford, made a fortune in Silicon Valley and turned his wealth and talent to public service.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 May 2010 | 7:12 pm Iraq War Quadruple Amputee Says He's "Fortunate"Brendan Marrocco Only Soldier to Lose All Four Limbs and Survive; Heat of Bomb Instantly Cauterized His WoundsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 May 2010 | 7:00 pm Walgreens backs off on plan to sell genetic testWalgreens has announced that it's holding off on its plans to carry a personal genetic test kit it was to start selling Friday after learning that federal Food and Drug Administration was "unable to identify" that the kit had been approved by the agency.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 May 2010 | 6:40 pm Obama: Tough days ahead in Afghan war
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 May 2010 | 6:01 pm Video: Where Is Haiti Relief Money Going?After the devastating earthquake in Haiti, billions of dollars have been raised in relief efforts. As Sharyl Attkisson reports, many Haitians are still suffering, so where has all the money gone?Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 May 2010 | 5:59 pm Following the Aid Money to HaitiDespite Billions Donated, Why are so Many Still Hungry and Homeless? CBS News Looks at Money Raised and Spent by NonprofitsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 May 2010 | 5:57 pm Libya Jet with 104 Crashes; Child Sole Survivor10-Year-Old Dutch Boy Survives after Flight Crashes on Approach to Tripoli Airport; 61 of the Dead from the NetherlandsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 May 2010 | 5:30 pm Wal-Mart To Pay $86 Million To Settle LawsuitThe settlement includes $12 million in vacation pay and $74 million in unpaid wages to terminated workers. About 232,000 former employees will share the settlement. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2010 | 5:14 pm Buy one ruling party, get one freeLONDON - When David Cameron opened his front door early yesterday he could have been forgiven for forgetting that British politics has entered what supermarket marketing men might call its BOGOF era: buy one ruling party, get one...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 May 2010 | 5:09 pm Dutch Boy Who Survived Crash Out of Danger10-Year-Old "Miracle" Survivor of Libya Crash in Hospital Underwent Surgery for Shattered LegsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 May 2010 | 5:00 pm Children in China school attack were as young as threeChildren as young as 3 years old were among the victims targeted in an attack at a kindergarten in northwestern China that killed seven toddlers and two adults, a doctor said on Thursday.The attacker who charged into the kindergarten...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 May 2010 | 5:00 pm Video: Child Sole Survivor in Jet CrashInvestigators are searching for answers in the wreckage of an Afriquiyah Airways plane from South Africa. As Richard Roth reports, 103-people died in the crash, except for one little boy.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 May 2010 | 4:50 pm Video: Obama, Karzai Make PeacePresident Obama warned of "hard fighting" in the months ahead in Afghanistan, which would mean more casualties. As Chip Reid reports, Presidents Obama and Karzai put on the best show of unity they could.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 May 2010 | 4:50 pm S.C. Gov. Sanford Saw Argentine Lover In FloridaMark Sanford did not mention Maria Belen Chapur of Argentina by name when asked about a weekend trip out of state about which his staff has refused to provide details. But the governor, now divorced, left no room for doubt. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2010 | 4:40 pm U.S. airport security officers targeted in ID theftBOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts couple has been charged with stealing the identities of dozens of Transportation Security Administration officers, who screen passengers and baggage at U.S. airports.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2010 | 3:51 pm Car Bomb Kills At Least 7 In Baghdad's Sadr CityThe car exploded near a popular cafe where young people gathered. At least 25 people were wounded. The slum is the eastern Baghdad stronghold of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2010 | 3:29 pm Day in PicturesA Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera LensSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 May 2010 | 3:07 pm U.S. gave contracts to 7 firms involved in Iran energyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government, while urging the world to cut business ties with Iran, has given government contracts worth nearly $880 million to seven foreign companies involved in Iran's energy sector in recent years, a report said on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2010 | 1:57 pm Quebec Sinkhole Victims' Bodies FoundFamily of 4 was in Basement Watching Montreal Canadiens Hockey Playoff Game when Sinkhole Swallowed House, Authorities SaySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 May 2010 | 1:30 pm Rare "King of Herrings" Found off Swedish CoastMaritime Expert Says 12-Foot Giant Oarfish Found for First Time in Swedish Waters in 130 YearsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 May 2010 | 1:30 pm French pupils strike against phantom holiday cutPARIS - Schoolchildren in several French towns have joined wildcat strikes against a government plan to cut a month from their summer holidays.No such plan exists. Nonetheless, a rumour has swept through social networking sites...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 May 2010 | 12:16 pm Child only survivor of airliner crashThe Netherlands has gone into mourning over the deaths of at least 61 Dutch citizens among the 104 people on a plane that plunged into the Libyan desert on its way from South Africa.A young child, the sole survivor, was rushed...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 May 2010 | 12:00 pm Goodbye to the note of ill-reputeYou are a hardened drug baron, controlling a network of dealers. Presiding over an operation worth millions of pounds, you struggle with the problems associated with any enterprise, legal or otherwise n your supply, your staff, and,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 May 2010 | 12:00 pm Harsh Egyptian law draws US flakThe White House has expressed disappointment in Egypt's decision to extend an emergency law for two years and wants it replaced with a counter-terrorism measure that would protect Egyptian civil liberties. The 1981 law gives police...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 May 2010 | 11:10 am Suspect in NZ nurse's murder denies killingSydney - The prime suspect in the murder of New Zealand-born nurse Michelle Beets has gone public to profess his innocence.The 48-year-old man, who has been spoken to twice by police in relation to the slaying of the 57-year-old...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 May 2010 | 11:00 am Whale amazes Israeli scientistsThe appearance of a grey whale off the coast of Israel has stunned scientists. It is thought to be the first time the giant mammal has been seen outside the Pacific in several hundred years. The whale, seen off Herzliya on...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 May 2010 | 10:40 am Briton jailed for acid attackA British man who poured sulphuric acid over his married sister's lover in an attempted "honour killing" has been jailed for 30 years for conspiracy to murder. Mohammed Vakas, 26, left Awais Akram disfigured after the attack last...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 May 2010 | 10:10 am In full: the Conservative Liberal Democrat coalition agreementThis document sets out agreements reached between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats on a range of issues.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 May 2010 | 7:26 am Coalition Government: David Cameron appoints Theresa May as Home SecretaryDavid Cameron's surprise move deals a blow to Chris Grayling, who held the brief in opposition.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 May 2010 | 5:52 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 Coalition Government: David Cameron and Nick Clegg get to work in Downing StreetAfter a brief photo-opportunity on the steps of Number 10, the new Prime Minister and his deputy 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
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