Soldiers storm Bangkok barricades

Leaders of the anti-government protests that have paralysed the heart of Bangkok surrender, after troops storm their camp.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 May 2010 | 4:19 am

Curfew imposed to curb Bangkok rioting as buildings burn (Reuters)

Reuters - Rioting and fires swept Bangkok on Wednesday after troops stormed a protest encampment, forcing protest leaders to surrender, but sparking clashes that killed at least four people and triggered unrest in northern Thailand.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 May 2010 | 4:16 am

Germany declares solo war on speculators as markets sag (Reuters)

Reuters - Germany declared war on speculators on Wednesday, stunning investors with a ban on naked short selling of certain financial instruments and wrongfooting its European partners who said they were not consulted.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 May 2010 | 4:14 am

Aunt wins support of neighbors in Southie

The nation and the Internet may have been fascinated by President Obama's Aunt Zeituni and her newly legal...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 May 2010 | 4:12 am

Insurgents attack U.S.-run Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan

Insurgents launched a brazen pre-dawn assault Wednesday against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Field, the second Taliban strike at NATO forces ...

Source: USATODAY.com News | 19 May 2010 | 4:12 am

Convicted Mass. rapist gets minimum of 55 years

WORCESTER - A Massachusetts man convicted of violently raping a retired teacher at knifepoint has been sentenced...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 May 2010 | 4:06 am

Held mother's ex on sex charges

The former partner of a UK woman being held in Spain after her two children were found dead is an alleged paedophile.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 May 2010 | 4:05 am

EU fines 10 memory chip producers $403 million

The European Union has fined 10 producers of memory chips a combined euro331 million ($403 million) for colluding in a price-fixing cartel.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 May 2010 | 4:04 am

US: Insurgents attack Bagram Air Field

KABUL, Afghanistan - Insurgents launched a brazen pre-dawn assault Wednesday against the giant U.S.-run Bagram...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 May 2010 | 4:04 am

LEAD: Hatoyama, Lee hold phone talks over S. Korean warship sinking+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS, 2ND LEAD TO FOLLOW) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Wednesday he discussed the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship with South Korean President...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 May 2010 | 4:03 am

Mexico's Calderon to meet Obama

Mexican President Felipe Calderon makes a state visit to the US, with immigration and drug violence high on the agenda.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 May 2010 | 4:03 am

Spanish judge free to take up Hague post

Spain's judiciary has given a judge famous for indicting Osama bin Laden and Augusto Pinochet leave to take up a job as a consultant at The Hague's International Criminal Court even after he was suspended from the Spanish bench.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 May 2010 | 4:02 am

Suspended Spanish judge who indicted Pinochet, bin Laden, given leave to head for Hague

MADRID (AP) — Spain's judiciary has given a judge famous for indicting Osama bin Laden and Augusto Pinochet leave to take up a job as a consultant at The Hague's International Criminal Cou...

Source: FOXNews.com | 19 May 2010 | 4:02 am

Lay judge trial imposes tougher prison term than prosecutors' demand+

(Kyodo) _ A lay judge trial at the Saitama District Court on Wednesday gave a tougher sentence than sought by prosecutors for the first time since the new judicial system began nearly a...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 May 2010 | 4:00 am

Beware the coming credit card hit on Canadian families

Households have doubled their personal debt in the past decade to $1.4-trillion. The banks are set to raise minimum monthly payments and the results

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 19 May 2010 | 4:00 am

Listings companies fight over data

Trader.ca becomes the latest publication to join competition with new site

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 19 May 2010 | 4:00 am

Falling base metal prices rattle sector

Correction has knocked billions off the value of mining stocks

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 19 May 2010 | 4:00 am

B.C. bigleaf maple syrup business slowly finds its niche

Sugaring is hard work, but Vancouver Island producers are finding that demand outstrips supply

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 19 May 2010 | 4:00 am

Report: Jailed Iranian filmmaker on hunger strike

A pro-reform Iranian website is reporting that acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and opposition supporter Jafar Panahi has gone on a hunger strike while in prison.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 May 2010 | 3:59 am

Jailed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi begins hunger strike, opposition website says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A pro-reform Iranian website is reporting that acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and opposition supporter Jafar Panahi has gone on a hunger strike while in pri...

Source: FOXNews.com | 19 May 2010 | 3:59 am

Bangkok burns after Thai protest leaders arrested

BANGKOK - Downtown Bangkok became a raging battleground Wednesday as the army stormed a barricaded protest camp...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 May 2010 | 3:59 am

Pakistan temporary Facebook ban

A court in Pakistan temporarily bans the Facebook website following a row over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 May 2010 | 3:58 am

'Non-crew in cockpit' of Polish leader's crash plane (AFP)

AFP - Non-crew members were present in the cockpit of the plane of Polish president Lech Kaczynski before its fatal crash in Russia in April, aviation officials said on Wednesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 May 2010 | 3:56 am

Germany declares solo war on speculators as markets sag

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany declared war on speculators on Wednesday, stunning investors with a ban on naked short selling of certain financial instruments and wrongfooting its European partners who said they were not consulted.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 May 2010 | 3:55 am

Brazil wants Iran sanctions dropped - Press TV

Reuters

Brazil wants Iran sanctions dropped Press TV After Iran issued a declaration seeking to end the country's nuclear dispute, Brazil says slapping a new round of UN Security Council sanctions against Tehran would jeopardize a peaceful solution to case. Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, ... New UN sanctions draft aims to mount pressure on IranXinhua Sanctions threatBBC News Iran: New sanctions draft barbaricYnetnews BlueRidgeNow.com -Gainesville Sun -Washington Post all 5,417 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 May 2010 | 3:52 am

Sumo: Hakuho still spotless, Baruto loses again at summer sumo+

(Kyodo) _ Mongolian grand champion Hakuho took a big step toward claiming his 14th Emperor's Cup with a hard-fought win over veteran ozeki Kaio at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 May 2010 | 3:52 am

Anarchists say firebombing of Ottawa bank part of attack against corporate 'Kanada'

Vow to take their protest to the upcoming G8 and G20 summits in Ontario

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 19 May 2010 | 3:50 am

Ark. voters deliver muddled verdict on insiders - The Associated Press

Los Angeles Times

Ark. voters deliver muddled verdict on insiders The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas voters delivered a muddled verdict on establishment politicians Tuesday, thrusting Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln into a prolonged fight to keep her job while handing a sitting congressman the GOP nomination for the seat. ... Lincoln loses leverage on financial reform billReuters In Arkansas, dissatisfied labor unions worked hard against LincolnWashington Post The Race to Come After Primary Results in Pennsylvania and ArkansasThe Takeaway UPI.com -The Washington Independent -FOXNews (blog) all 582 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 May 2010 | 3:49 am

Voters turn away from high-profile party switcher - The Associated Press

Reuters

Voters turn away from high-profile party switcher The Associated Press ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Centrism and just plain survival made Arlen Specter part of the nation's political fabric for nearly half a century, his cancer-fighting, party-switching story as much about evading death as writing laws. But the very adaptability that ... Voters in primaries shake things up for both major partiesLos Angeles Times How (and why) Arlen Specter lostWashington Post (blog) Electorate Roars at Washington, Hands Setbacks to Establishment CandidatesFOXNews ConnectMidMichigan.com -New York Daily News -The Guardian all 2,792 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 May 2010 | 3:49 am

Workers asked to return bonuses after 16 years

About 180 county employees in suburban Atlanta are being asked to return thousands of dollars the county says they were overpaid 16 years ago.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 May 2010 | 3:48 am

Dutch authorities fear World Cup terrorism threat

Netherlands security officials say they are taking the threat to football fans seriously after a terrorism suspect arrested in Iraq claimed he considered attacking Dutch or Danish fans at the World Cup in South Africa.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 May 2010 | 3:48 am

Non-crew in Polish crash cockpit

Non-crew members were present in the cockpit of a plane that crashed killing the Polish president, an investigation finds.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 May 2010 | 3:47 am

Riots erupt after Thai protest leaders surrender

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Rioting and fires swept Bangkok on Wednesday after troops stormed a protest encampment, forcing protest leaders to surrender, but sparking clashes that killed at least four people and triggered unrest in northern Thailand.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 May 2010 | 3:47 am

Big firms to hike summer bonuses for 1st time in 2 years+

(Kyodo) _ Bonuses to be paid by major Japanese companies this summer will increase 1.51 percent from a year earlier to 790,468 yen on a weighted average basis, marking the first rise in...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 May 2010 | 3:46 am

Thai protesters surrender after deadly army crackdown (AFP)

AFP - Thai protest leaders surrendered Wednesday and told thousands of "Red Shirt" supporters to end their weeks-long rally after an army assault on their fortified encampment left at least five people dead.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 May 2010 | 3:43 am

Afghan insurgents attack air base

Seven insurgents are killed in an attack on the Nato air base at Bagram in Afghanistan, and five Nato troops are wounded.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 May 2010 | 3:43 am

Russian foreign minister says US adoptions should be stopped until pact reached

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister says American adoptions of Russian children must be suspended until the two countries reach a final agreement on adoption procedures. ...

Source: FOXNews.com | 19 May 2010 | 3:40 am

Pool Bombarded by Incredible Hail Storm (Video)

The amazing power of nature is really on display around the one minute mark when hail the size of softballs drop out of the sky like bombs into this pool.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 May 2010 | 3:40 am

Malaysia Islamic court jails polygamous lawmaker+

(Kyodo) _ A Malaysian Islamic court sentenced a lawmaker to a month in jail Wednesday for polygamy without the court's consent. In Malaysia, Muslims are allowed to have four wives, but...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 May 2010 | 3:39 am

CORRECTED: Euro hits fresh 4-yr low against dollar after German regulation+

TOKYO, May 19 (Kyodo) _ The euro fell to a new four-year low at the $1.21 level on Wednesday in Tokyo after Germany announced it would tighten its regulation of financial markets,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 May 2010 | 3:39 am

'Non-crew in cockpit' of Polish leader's crash plane - AFP

AFP

'Non-crew in cockpit' of Polish leader's crash plane AFP MOSCOW — Non-crew members were present in the cockpit of the plane of Polish president Lech Kaczynski before its fatal crash in Russia in April, aviation officials said on Wednesday. Adding to questions about the Poland's worst post-World War II ... Experts: passengers in Polish cockpit before crashThe Associated Press Non-crew in Polish crash cockpitBBC News Russia Says Non-Crew Voices Heard in Cockpit of Kaczynski PlaneBusinessWeek National Turk English -India Talkies -The Moscow News online independent newspaper all 162 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 May 2010 | 3:37 am

Arizona OKs sales tax increase to balance budget - The Associated Press

World's Breaking News

Arizona OKs sales tax increase to balance budget The Associated Press PHOENIX — Arizona voters have approved a temporary sales tax increase designed to help the state avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in spending cuts to schools, health care and law enforcement. With hundreds of thousands of early ballots counted and ... Arizona voters approve sales-tax increaseLos Angeles Times Arizona Backs Sales Tax IncreaseNew York Times Early election results point to passage of Prop 100Arizona Republic Arizona Daily Star -Eastern Arizona Courier -Inside Higher Ed all 339 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 May 2010 | 3:36 am

Man reveals World Cup bomb plot

An alleged al-Qaeda militant reveals he wanted to bomb the South African World Cup, but the plan had not been approved.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 May 2010 | 3:35 am

Fishing ban widens as as oil spill spreads in Gulf

KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - BP Plc forged ahead on Wednesday with efforts to stem its leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well, amid fears powerful currents were pushing the slick toward prized U.S. tourist resorts and fisheries.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 May 2010 | 3:33 am

Taliban launch brazen strike on NATO base

Insurgents carrying rockets and grenades launched a pre-dawn attack on a giant U.S.-run base north of Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, leaving at least 10 guerrillas dead.

Bagram Air Base - United States armed forces - US-run Bagram - Kabul - Business
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 May 2010 | 3:31 am

Taliban launch brazen strike on NATO base

KABUL, Afghanistan - Insurgents carrying rockets and grenades launched a brazen pre-dawn attack on a giant U.S.-run base north of Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, leaving at least 10 guerrillas dead and 7 foreign troops wounded.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 May 2010 | 3:31 am

Fresh panda-mania era to sweep Ueno Zoo from next March: Tokyo gov't+

(Kyodo) _ A pair of giant pandas coming from China will be put on public display at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo as early as next March, Tokyo metropolitan government officials said Wednesday. The
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 May 2010 | 3:30 am

Wife told to 'pick a child' for husband to kill

An abusive Australian husband wrote down the names of his four children and demanded his wife pick which one he would kill, a Brisbane jury has been told.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 May 2010 | 3:30 am

Thai protest chiefs cave in but violence spreads

Anti-government protest leaders in Thailand surrendered to police  after troops stormed their encampment, but violence rocked other areas of the city.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 May 2010 | 3:28 am

12TH LD: Thai protest leaders surrender, curfew set for Bangkok+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH CURFEW ANNOUNCED, MORE ARSON) Thai protest leaders turned themselves into police Wednesday after calling off their crippling antigovernment rallies in...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 May 2010 | 3:26 am

Bangkok burns after Thai protest leaders arrested

BANGKOK (AP) -- Downtown Bangkok became a raging battleground Wednesday as the army stormed a barricaded protest camp and the Red Shirt leadership surrendered, enraging demonstrators who fired grenades and set fires that cloaked the skyline in a black haze....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 19 May 2010 | 3:24 am

Bangkok burns after Thai protest leaders arrested (AP)

AP - Downtown Bangkok became a raging battleground Wednesday as the army stormed a barricaded protest camp and the Red Shirt leadership surrendered, enraging demonstrators who fired grenades and set fires that cloaked the skyline in a black haze.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 May 2010 | 3:24 am

Shares hit by German rule change

Shares in Europe and Asia fall after Germany introduces a ban on short-selling of some financial products - spooking markets.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 May 2010 | 3:23 am

Reluctant Russia, China have agreed on Iran sanctions, Clint

The United States, Russia, China and other key nations have reached agreement on a "strong" Iran sanctions resolution, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 May 2010 | 3:20 am

Call of Duty: Black Ops Full Length Trailer Arrives (video)

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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 May 2010 | 3:20 am

Five Basketball Movies That Suck

Movies about the NBA are, at best, wildly unfaithful to the realities of the pro game and, at worst, strange concoctions of mediocre hoops and outlandish and sometimes downright bizarre storylines.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 May 2010 | 3:20 am

British Airways strengthens flight schedule as court mulls union bid to reinstate strikes

LONDON (AP) — British Airways says it hopes to operate a full schedule of long haul flights on Wednesday as it unwinds contingency plans for a canceled cabin crew strike.

Source: FOXNews.com | 19 May 2010 | 3:19 am

Cyprus: crews stumble on 2-millenia-old coffins

Cyprus' Antiquities Department director says work crews have accidentally unearthed four rare clay coffins estimated to be some 2,000 years old.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 May 2010 | 3:18 am

Cyprus work crews accidentally dig up rare, 2,000-year-old clay coffins

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' Antiquities Department director says work crews have accidentally unearthed four rare clay coffins estimated to be some 2,000 years old.

Source: FOXNews.com | 19 May 2010 | 3:18 am

Immigration highlighted in Obama-Calderon meetings (AP)

AP - Propelled by a new Arizona law, the debate over immigration reform will take center stage when President Barack Obama welcomes Mexico's Felipe Calderon to the White House and could overshadow the drug wars as the prime topic in talks between the two countries for the first time in years.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 May 2010 | 3:18 am

N Korea role in sinking 'obvious'

South Korea's foreign minister says it is "obvious" that North Korea sank a South Korean naval ship in March.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 May 2010 | 3:17 am

US: Insurgents attack Bagram Air Field

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Insurgents launched a brazen pre-dawn assault Wednesday against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Field, the second Taliban strike at NATO forces in and around the capital in as many days....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 19 May 2010 | 3:15 am

US: Insurgents attack Bagram Air Field (AP)

AP - Insurgents launched a brazen pre-dawn assault Wednesday against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Field, the second Taliban strike at NATO forces in and around the capital in as many days.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 May 2010 | 3:15 am

Hatoyama, Lee hold phone talks likely over S. Korean warship sinking+

(Kyodo) _ Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak held a telephone conversation Wednesday apparently to discuss the deadly sinking of a South...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 May 2010 | 3:14 am

Experts: passengers in Polish cockpit before crash

Officials investigating the plane crash that killed Poland's president and 95 others last month say the crew did not have regular training and that passengers were in the cockpit before the crash.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 May 2010 | 3:12 am

Experts say there were passengers in cockpit before crash that killed Polish president

MOSCOW (AP) — Officials investigating the plane crash that killed Poland's president and 95 others last month say the crew did not have regular training and that passengers were in the coc...

Source: FOXNews.com | 19 May 2010 | 3:12 am

Pakistan forces "kill 28" as U.S. officials visit

KALAYA, Pakistan (Reuters) - More than 200 Pakistani Taliban attacked a security post in the northwestern region of Orakzai on Wednesday, triggering a clash in which at least 28 militants and two soldiers were killed, officials said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 May 2010 | 3:11 am

Pakistan forces "kill 28" as U.S. officials visit (Reuters)

Reuters - More than 200 Pakistani Taliban attacked a security post in the northwestern region of Orakzai on Wednesday, triggering a clash in which at least 28 militants and two soldiers were killed, officials said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 May 2010 | 3:11 am

UAE soccer shows status of female Muslim athletes

They only recently got a grass practice field. They've come under attack on their Facebook page, and some fear telling their relatives that during their spare time they play soccer.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 May 2010 | 3:11 am

Thai troops storm camp

Raw video: Thai troops opened fire at a fortified encampment of anti-government protesters in central Bangkok

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 19 May 2010 | 3:11 am

Thai government declares 8 p.m. curfew in Bangkok as rioting and violence spread in capital

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai government declares 8 p.m. curfew in Bangkok as rioting and violence spread in capital.

Source: FOXNews.com | 19 May 2010 | 3:10 am

An Alternate Reality: The White Collar Water Crisis

World leaders have 5 years left to uphold a promise they made 10 years ago to provide sanitary water and toilets for impoverished nations. This September, they meet in New York to address their progress (or lack thereof). With the way they move, 5 years is not very long to achieve these goals, and over 4,000 kids will die daily until they do.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 May 2010 | 3:10 am

What killed the fish?

Ancient mass extinction of fish may have paved way for modern species. A report looks at a 360-million-year-old gap in the fossil record and finds that marine vertebrates were recovering from an extinction event on par with the one that killed the dinosaurs. What happened is unclear.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 May 2010 | 3:10 am

Blazing in, the 80f weekend: But we'll soon be cooling down

By Friday parts of central and southern England will be enjoying the highest temperatures since September last year.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 May 2010 | 3:10 am

13 sci-fi movie and TV deaths that made us go "WTF?"

The recent deaths of multiple major Lost characters in a single submarine disaster had a lot of viewers gasping, "WTF!" But those were far from the first sci-fi, fantasy and horror deaths that came out of nowhere and left us reeling.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 May 2010 | 3:10 am

Sumo: Results of main bouts for 11th day of summer sumo+

(Kyodo) _ Results of makuuchi division bouts for Wednesday, the 11th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan: Won Technique Lost Wakakoyu 6-5 ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 19 May 2010 | 3:09 am

Somali pleads guilty in US court

A Somali man pleads guilty in a New York court to seizing a US ship and kidnapping its captain last year.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 May 2010 | 3:05 am

Sony Pictures Classics bosses shop Cannes quality

Michael Barker and Tom Bernard have helped to fill the quality gap in Hollywood for decades.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 May 2010 | 3:00 am

Two British toddlers found dead in Spanish hotel room

Police said that the brother and sister were found dead in their room at the Hotel Miramar in Lloret de Mar, an area popular with British tourists 47 miles north of Barcelona.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 May 2010 | 3:00 am

Get politically active, get happy

The need for a sense of meaning and purpose to life is fulfilled, research shows

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 19 May 2010 | 3:00 am

What the Auditor-General can do

The board’s reasons for refusing Sheila Fraser’s Commons audit request are invalid

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 19 May 2010 | 3:00 am

Strange times in Colombia

Surprise presidential front-runner Antanas Mockus once mooned his students and used mimes to enforce traffic laws. But he's not the one whose excesses concern the voters

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 19 May 2010 | 3:00 am

Liberals are failing to fan the winds of change

The opposition’s attacks are sensible, but limp

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 19 May 2010 | 3:00 am

South Korea briefs China on ship sinking blamed on North - Reuters

The Guardian

South Korea briefs China on ship sinking blamed on North Reuters SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has briefed the Chinese ambassador on its findings on the sinking of a navy ship widely believed to be the work of North Korea, an issue that has created tension between the two major Asian trading partners. ... China Signals Displeasure with Cheonan ReactionThe Chosun Ilbo Will South Korea blame the North for sinking warship?CNN Seoul's diplomacy over Cheonan in full swingKorea Times Christian Science Monitor -AFP all 1,553 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 May 2010 | 2:59 am

NFL star Chad Ochocinco kicked off 'Dancing' (AP)

AP - He gave his "Dancing With the Stars" partner diamond jewelry, and now Chad Ochocinco is kissing her goodbye.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 May 2010 | 2:56 am

Demjanjuk trial canceled for second day in a row after defendant hospitalized with chest pains

MUNICH (AP) — John Demjanjuk's trial has been called off for the second day in a row as the defendant remained hospitalized after complaining of chest pains.

Source: FOXNews.com | 19 May 2010 | 2:56 am

7 Militants Killed in NATO Base Attack in Afghanistan - Voice of America

Telegraph.co.uk

7 Militants Killed in NATO Base Attack in Afghanistan Voice of America NATO says seven militants were killed and five troops wounded in an attack by Taliban insurgents on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. A NATO spokesman says militants launched their attack early Wednesday using rockets, small arms and grenades. ... Taliban Attack American Base Outside KabulNew York Times Afghan Insurgents Attack NATO BaseWall Street Journal Afghan insurgents attack air baseBBC News Los Angeles Times -USA Today -Aljazeera.net all 2,580 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 May 2010 | 2:50 am

Proposed Iran sanctions face opposition

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The United States and its Western allies won crucial support from Russia and China for new sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program, but they now face a tough campaign to get backing from the rest of the U.N. Security Council....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 19 May 2010 | 2:40 am

Proposed Iran sanctions face opposition (AP)

AP - The United States and its Western allies won crucial support from Russia and China for new sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program, but they now face a tough campaign to get backing from the rest of the U.N. Security Council.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 May 2010 | 2:40 am

State media say 9 vocational students wounded in latest China knife attack

BEIJING (AP) — At least five men armed with knives burst into the dormitory of a vocational college and slashed nine students Wednesday, one of them seriously, in the latest knife attack at a sc...

Source: FOXNews.com | 19 May 2010 | 2:32 am

State media says 9 vocational students wounded in latest China knife attack

BEIJING (AP) — State media says 9 vocational students wounded in latest China knife attack.

Source: FOXNews.com | 19 May 2010 | 2:22 am

5 Thai protest leaders surrender after army assault

The military uses armored personnel carriers and water cannons as it penetrates the encampment of anti-government demonstrators in downtown Bangkok. Five deaths are reported.

The army said Wednesday that its deadly dawn offensive against anti-government demonstrators occupying a glitzy Bangkok shopping district was over and the situation was under control, as five protest leaders described by the military as "terrorist leaders" surrendered.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 May 2010 | 2:18 am

Beep! Beep! Vietnam launches war on deadly traffic

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Beep! Beep! A motorcyclist without a helmet snakes through a crush of oncoming traffic - going the wrong way on a one-way street while texting with one hand on the phone, the other on the throttle....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 19 May 2010 | 1:51 am

Thailand's Red Shirt Protest Leaders Surrender

7 Leaders Apprehended, Say Bangkok Demonstration Had to End to Prevent Further Loss of Life After Deadly Gov't Siege
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 19 May 2010 | 1:39 am

4.5-magnitude quake strikes California - CNN

New Zealand Herald

4.5-magnitude quake strikes California CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Southern California on Tuesday evening, according to the US Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake was downgraded from an earlier magnitude of ... Small quake rattles MaloneWCAX 4.5 quake hits seismically active Calif. borderThe Associated Press Quake that shook San Diego registers 4.5San Diego Union Tribune Plattsburgh Press Republican -Right Juris -Los Angeles Times (blog) all 426 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 May 2010 | 1:39 am

In Pa. primary, Arlen Specter bows to Joe Sestak

Arlen Specter survived two brain surgeries, two bouts of cancer, heart surgery and countless political close calls, but he couldn't survive this ...

Source: USATODAY.com News | 19 May 2010 | 1:36 am

SKorea's top diplomat: 'Obvious' NKorea sank ship

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's foreign minister said Wednesday it was "obvious" that North Korea fired a torpedo that sank one of the South's warships in March, killing 46 sailors....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 19 May 2010 | 1:17 am

Afghan Taliban launch brazen attack on NATO base

BAGRAM (Reuters) - Suicide bombers carrying rockets and grenades launched a brazen pre-dawn attack on one of the biggest military bases of NATO in Afghanistan on Tuesday, leaving at least seven guerrillas dead and six foreign troops wounded.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 May 2010 | 1:04 am

Thailand protests: Red shirts surrender as army storms Bangkok camp

Thousands of Thai Red Shirt protesters have begun to surrender to troops after a military offensive against their camp in Bangkok left up to five dead, including an Italian journalist, according to reports.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 19 May 2010 | 1:01 am

Thailand: Troops storm protest zone

The military uses armored carriers and water cannons in an attempt to disperse anti-government demonstrators from their encampment in downtown Bangkok.

After days of amassing troops, warning civilians to flee and skirmishing with anti-government protesters, Thailand's army broke through barricades of tires and bamboo staves at daybreak Wednesday in a bid to end by force a two-month occupation of Bangkok's glitzy downtown property.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 May 2010 | 1:01 am

Pakistan arrests army officer linked to Times Square bomb suspect

The major's involvement with Faisal Shahzad remains unclear, but authorities say the two met in Islamabad and were in cellphone contact.

Investigators have arrested a Pakistani army major linked to the prime suspect in the botched attempt to bomb New York City's Times Square early this month, Pakistani law enforcement sources said Tuesday.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 May 2010 | 1:00 am

BP oil spill poses PR dilemma for nonprofits

Recipients of largess from the petroleum giant may have to disassociate themselves from the firm. Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach won't remove BP's name from its new sea otter habitat.

Four years ago, when the giant oil company BP donated $1 million to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, the contribution seemed like a good deal for both an oil company trying to burnish its environmental credentials and a venue trying to draw more visitors.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Voters in primaries shake things up for both major parties

Disenchantment shows as incumbent Arlen Specter is defeated and the GOP's handpicked Senate candidate in Kentucky loses to the 'tea party' movement's Rand Paul.

Delivering a powerful message of discontent, voters Tuesday swept out veteran Sen. Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania, nominated a "tea party" movement founder for a Senate seat in Kentucky and forced Sen. Blanche Lincoln into a runoff for the Democratic nomination in Arkansas.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Top US security officials meet in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The CIA director met Pakistani security officials Wednesday to discuss the failed Times Square bombing and the fight against militants in havens close to Afghanistan where the suspect is alleged to have received training....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:15 a... | 19 May 2010 | 12:32 am

Red Sox get to Rivera, split series with Yankees

Jeremy Hermida hit a tiebreaking, two-run double off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of two late errors to rally from five runs down and beat the New York Yankees 7-6 Tuesday night.

Boston Red Sox - Mariano Rivera - New York Yankees - Sport - Baseball
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 May 2010 | 12:29 am

Militants Attack Main U.S. Base in Afghanistan

Brazen Pre-Dawn Assault on Bagram Air Field "Ongoing"; Comes Day After U.S. Convoy Bombed in Kabul
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 19 May 2010 | 12:10 am

Sox recap: Reversal of fortunes

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