Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years

Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 5 Jul 2010 | 4:17 am

Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years (AP)

AP - An American geologist held and tortured by China's state security agents was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for gathering data on the Chinese oil industry in a case that highlights the government's use of vague secrets laws to restrict business information.

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Toymaker Bandai to release U.S. space shuttle Endeavour model+

(Kyodo) _ Toymaker Bandai Co. said Monday it will release in December a zinc alloy 1/144 scale model of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, which carried astronaut Mamoru Mohri as the first
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Baseball: Tono named to All-Star roster+

(Kyodo) _ Yomiuri Giants right-hander Shun Tono was among the managers' picks as the 28-man rosters were announced Monday for the upcoming All-Star series. Tono, an 11-game winner this
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Turks threaten break with Israel

Turkey warns Israel all diplomatic ties will be cut unless Israel apologises for its raid on a Gaza aid convoy.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2010 | 4:04 am

Somali pirates seize chemical tanker in Red Sea

Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 5 Jul 2010 | 4:02 am

Somali pirates seize chemical tanker in Red Sea

The EU's anti-piracy task force says Somali pirates have hijacked a chemical tanker carrying lubricating oil in the Red Sea. The force says pirates attacked the Marshall...
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India strike over fuel price rise

Normal life is disrupted in many parts of India because of a strike called by opposition parties against fuel price rises.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2010 | 4:02 am

Spending mistakes, and how to avoid them

Lesley Scorgie, author of Rich By 40, reveals how she gets what she wants without going into debt

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New France Telecom CEO lays out 5-year plan

New France Telecom CEO Stephane Richard plans to increase client numbers by 50 percent by 2015 to reach 300 million customers under its Orange brand.
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Eurozone retail sales up 0.2 percent in May

Retail sales in the 16-nation eurozone rose by 0.2 percent in May from the previous month and by 0.4 percent across the 27 European Union nations, the statistics agency Eurostat reported Monday.
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BP launches search for new investors: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Oil major BP Plc is seeking a strategic investor to secure its independence in the face of any takeover attempts as it struggles with a devastating oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, newspapers said on Sunday.

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BP launches search for new investors: report

LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - Oil major BP Plc is seeking a strategic investor to secure its independence in the face of any takeover attempts as it struggles with a devastating oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, newspapers said on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:57 am

Somali pirates seize chemical tanker in Red Sea

The EU's anti-piracy task force says Somali pirates have hijacked a chemical tanker carrying lubricating oil in the Red Sea.
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Somali pirates seize Marshall Islands-flagged tanker laden with lubricating oil in Red Sea

The EU's anti-piracy task force says Somali pirates have hijacked a chemical tanker carrying lubricating oil in the Red Sea.

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Interpol seeks public's help to find top fugitives

Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:49 am

Interpol seeks public's help to find top fugitives

International police agency Interpol launched an unusual appeal Monday to the global public to report sightings of 26 leading fugitives _ whether on the street or on a Facebook page. ...
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Spain's unrestricted abortion law takes effect

Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:48 am

Spain's unrestricted abortion law takes effect

A new law allowing abortion without restrictions in Spain in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy has come into effect despite an opposition party court challenge claiming it is...
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French ministers quit over perks

Two French junior ministers embroiled in spending scandals resign from the government as taxpayers face cuts.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:48 am

BP oil spill costs pass $3bn mark

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has cost BP a total of $3.12bn to date, the company says, up $500m from last week.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:46 am

Hotdoggin' it: Ex-champ crashes NYC eating contest (AP)

AP - Even as he missed weigh-in, eating champion Takeru Kobayashi was telling media in his native Japan that he wanted to compete in the Coney Island Fourth of July hot dog contest. Contestants speculated that the six-time champ would make a surprise appearance.

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American Geologist Sentenced to 8 Years in China - New York Times

Telegraph.co.uk

American Geologist Sentenced to 8 Years in China New York Times BEIJING — Rebuffing the American government's appeals for leniency, a Beijing court on Monday sentenced a naturalized American citizen to eight years in prison on charges that his purchase of a database on China's oil industry broke ... China jails US man in 'spy' trialBBC News US geologist jailed for eight years in ChinaAFP China Sentences US Citizen to 8 Years on State Secrets ChargeBusinessWeek The Associated Press -Reuters India -IBNLive.com all 324 news articles »

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Mexico's drug war heats up near Arizona border

Very few residents dare to drive on one of the roads out of this watering-hole for migrants, fearing they will be stopped at gunpoint. They worry they will be told to turn around after their gas tanks are drained or, worse, be kidnapped or killed.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:41 am

Drug gangs terrorize residents in small Mexican villages on Arizona's doorstep; roads are bare

Very few residents dare to drive on one of the roads out of this watering-hole for migrants, fearing they will be stopped at gunpoint. They worry they will be told to turn around after their gas...

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Komorowski set for Polish victory

In a dramatic race for the Polish presidency, Bronislaw Komorowski appears to be heading for victory with 95% of votes counted.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:40 am

Gunmen kill left-wing activist in Philippines

Gunmen killed the leader of a left-wing party in the Philippines on Monday, one week after President Benigno Aquino III took office vowing to put an end to political assassinations.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:39 am

Party leader slain in Philippines as human rights watchdogs call for end to killings

Gunmen killed the leader of a left-wing party in the Philippines on Monday, one week after President Benigno Aquino III took office vowing to put an end to political assassinations. ...

Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:39 am

Queen costs Britons less than $1 per year

Buckingham Palace says the royal family cost Britons 62 pence ($0.94) per person last year, 7 pence less than in 2008-2009.



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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:39 am

Tech companies aim to keep wayward walkers on path

There's been much focus on the dangers of driving while using a cell phone, but experts say pedestrians are also suffering the consequences of mobile distraction.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:38 am

Cost of the queen: less than $1 per person a year

Buckingham Palace says the royal family cost Britons 62 pence ($0.94) per person last year, 7 pence less than in 2008-2009.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:37 am

Queen cost UK taxpayers less than $1 each last year, but royal coffers face further squeeze

Buckingham Palace says the royal family cost Britons 62 pence ($0.94) per person last year, 7 pence less than in 2008-2009.

Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:37 am

Odinga slams Kenya MPs' pay rise

Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga criticises MPs for voting themselves a huge pay rise.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:35 am

Turkey threatens 'to sever ties' with Israel (AFP)

AFP - Turkey ratcheted up tension with Israel on Monday, warning it will sever ties unless Ankara gets an apology for the raid on an aid convoy to Gaza but the Jewish state said it will never say sorry for defending itself.

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Kyodo economic news summary -4-+

(Kyodo) _ ---------- Mitsubishi Motors to build 3rd car plant in Thailand LAEM CHABANG, Thailand - The Thai subsidiary of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday the Japanese carmaker will
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:34 am

No excuses - BBC News

Telegraph.co.uk

No excuses BBC News Bronislaw Komorowski's election as Polish president sets up a rare period of calm and cohesiveness on the country's political scene and will be welcomed in Berlin and Brussels. In the tightest presidential contest in 15 years the results ... Komorowski win strengthens government's handThe Associated Press Komorowski win strengthens government's handAtlanta Journal Constitution Instant View: Komorowski wins Polish presidencyReuters CNN -Scotsman -BusinessWeek all 1,447 news articles »

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No excuses

Boosted Polish leaders have to deliver the goods
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:31 am

Hezbollah 'mentor' dies in Beirut

Lebanon's top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah, seen as a mentor to militant group Hezbollah, has died aged 74.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:29 am

Poland's Liberals in control as Komorowski elected (AFP)

AFP - Bronislaw Komorowski has vowed to work to ease political tensions in Poland after foiling conservative Jaroslaw Kaczynski's audacious bid to replace his late brother in a presidential election.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:27 am

Turkey says to cut ties with Israel if no flotilla apology (Reuters)

Reuters - Turkey will cut ties with Israel unless it receives an apology over a deadly Israeli raid on a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted as saying on Monday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:24 am

Turkey says to cut ties with Israel if no flotilla apology

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will cut ties with Israel unless it receives an apology over a deadly Israeli raid on a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted as saying on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:24 am

Planck reveals 'spectacular sky'

Europe's Planck space telescope produces its first full-sky image, a key step in its quest to decode the "oldest light" in the Universe.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:23 am

Reforms in focus after Komorowski wins Polish election

WARSAW (Reuters) - Moderate conservative Bronislaw Komorowski has narrowly won Poland's presidency, setting the stage for a political alliance with Prime Minister Donald Tusk that will be expected to deliver promised economic reforms.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:20 am

Reforms in focus as Komorowski wins Polish vote

Moderate conservative Bronislaw Komorowski has narrowly won Poland's presidential election, raising pressure on the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk to deliver on economic reforms.



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Federer at No. 3 for 1st time since November '03

Roger Federer has dropped to No. 3 in the ATP rankings for the first time since November 2003.
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Annual fireworks display in DC dazzled thousands - WCBD

New Zealand Herald

Annual fireworks display in DC dazzled thousands WCBD Tens of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington on the 4th of July. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama watched the fireworks from the White House along with their guests, 1200 troops and their families. ... Obama hails troops, wishes America and daughter Malia happy birthday at White ...New York Daily News Obama celebrates July 4th at White House barbecueThe Associated Press Obama pays tribute to troops on Independence DayAFP Denver Post -9&10 News -14WFIE.com all 321 news articles »

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Troops out in force in Xinjiang

Security is stepped up in China's Xinjiang on the anniversary of the ethnic riots in Urumqi that left almost 200 people dead.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:15 am

1 killed, 23 hurt as horses bolt at parade in Bellevue - DesMoinesRegister.com

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1 killed, 23 hurt as horses bolt at parade in Bellevue DesMoinesRegister.com A woman died and 23 people were injured Sunday after runaway horses trampled through the crowd at a Fourth of July parade in the eastern Iowa town of Bellevue. The wagon driver lost control of the two ... Horses bolt during Iowa parade; 1 killed, 23 hurtThe Associated Press Culver, local leaders vow support to troops on FourthIowa City Press Citizen Woman killed, 4 critically injured after horses plow through parade crowdWQAD 9&10 News -Daily Beast -KXXV News Channel 25 all 823 news articles »

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Advocates Debate Chicago's New Gun Measure - NPR

Telegraph.co.uk

Advocates Debate Chicago's New Gun Measure NPR In Chicago, it is legal now to own a handgun. The City Council changed the law following a Supreme Court ruling that challenged the city's longtime handgun ban. Gun rights advocates say city residents will be safer from violent crime. ... Court protects needed gun rightsSan Bernardino Sun The retiree who is the darling of the gun lobbyVancouver Sun Gun decision will not fix the real problemLewiston Sun Journal Charleston Gazette -New York Times -Houston Chronicle all 87 news articles »

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Small Business Ideas - Top 6 for 2010

This is a list of the top 6 small business ideas for 2010.

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Interpol seeks public's help to find top fugitives

International police agency Interpol launched an unusual appeal Monday to the global public to report sightings of 26 leading fugitives — whether on the street or on a Facebook page.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:09 am

Interpol police agency seeks global public's help finding key fugitives _ even on Facebook

International police agency Interpol launched an unusual appeal Monday to the global public to report sightings of 26 leading fugitives — whether on the street or on a Facebook page. ...

Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:09 am

Advocates Debate Chicago's New Gun Measure

In Chicago, it is legal now to own a handgun. The City Council changed the law following a Supreme Court ruling that challenged the city's longtime handgun ban. Gun rights advocates say residents will be safer from violent crime. But gun control advocates say the opposite is true -- that guns in the home put more residents at risk and strict regulations are needed.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:09 am

Spain's law allowing unrestricted abortion goes into effect despite opposition court challenge

A new law allowing abortion without restrictions in Spain in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy has come into effect despite an opposition party court challenge claiming it is unconstitutional....

Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:08 am

Strikes spread across India - CNN

CNN

Strikes spread across India CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Bharatiya Janata Party activists clash with Delhi police as they deflate the tyres of a traffic police tow-truck during a nationwide strike in protest of fuel price hikes in New Delhi, on Monday. (CNN) -- Strikes fueled by higher ... India fuel strike bites and tests resolve for reformsReuters Strike sees travel grind to a haltThe Press Association Indian stock markets hold tight despite strikeInternational Business Times AFP -BBC News -Economic Times all 214 news articles »

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Komorowski win strengthens government's hand

Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:05 am

Komorowski win strengthens government's hand (AP)

AP - Bronislaw Komorowski's near-certain victory in Poland's presidential election has strengthened his party's hold on power ahead of parliamentary elections next year.

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Twins' Mauer top vote-getter for All-Star game (AP)

AP - With a bevy of aces to choose from for his National League All-Star staff, manager Charlie Manuel thought there was no reason to rush rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg into the Midsummer Classic.

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Dollar subdued in upper 87 yen range in Tokyo in lack of fresh cues+

(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar remained in the upper 87 yen range Monday in Tokyo in subdued trading amid a lack of fresh trading cues. At 5 p.m., the dollar fetched 87.84-86 yen against...
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Derided no more, suburban life is turning serious (AP)

AP - The numbingly similar tract homes, endless strip malls and multiple minivans filled with youth soccer players indelibly mark this former Indian mission territory as a Kansas City suburb.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:03 am

Horses bolt during Iowa parade; 1 killed, 23 hurt (AP)

AP - Sandie Crilly was helping her 8-year-old son, 12-year-old niece and 2-year-old granddaughter pick up Tootsie Rolls from the ground during Bellevue's annual Fourth of July parade when someone yelled to get out of the way.
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Many moons to go: the promise of lunar mining

Saturn’s Titan is a vast reservoir of hydrocarbons

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:00 am

Browser add-ons for entrepreneurs

Latest tools will track packages, tell time around the world, share information with staff

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:00 am

The high cost of cheap fashion

What has been liberating for Western women – trendy, throwaway clothing – is a system built on the backs of women in the developing world

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:00 am

Great reads for frequent travellers

Books for those contemplating their journey – and who just want to forget all about it

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July 5: Letters to the editor

Today's topics: qualifications of journalists, national parks, The Queen (her reign and her hats), martinis ... and more

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When Irish eyes are crying

Ireland’s Catholic Church is struggling to break an anti-ecclesiastical fever

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2010 | 3:00 am

Mexican president's allies lead in key elections

Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 5 Jul 2010 | 2:59 am

Interbank dlr quotations (5 pm)+

(Kyodo) _ Interbank yen-dollar spot rates on the Tokyo foreign exchange market Monday up until 5 p.m. Spot Quotations Rate at 5 pm Prev. day 5 pm 87.84-87.86 Yen 87.92-87.94 Yen...
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Israel completes list of items banned in Gaza

Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 5 Jul 2010 | 2:54 am

Israel completes list of items banned in Gaza

Israel on Monday redefined the rules of its Gaza Strip embargo, spelling out on the eve of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's White House visit what will be restricted from entering the...
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Israel eases Gaza blockade, but restrictions on construction materials remain in place

Israel on Monday redefined the rules of its Gaza Strip embargo, spelling out on the eve of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's White House visit what will be restricted from entering the territo...

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Troubled Toyota recalls about 92,000 cars in Japan

Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 5 Jul 2010 | 2:54 am

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Troubled Toyota recalls about 92,000 cars in Japan

Toyota started recalling more than 90,000 luxury Lexus and Crown vehicles Monday in Japan over defective engines — the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2010 | 2:53 am

Interpol Seeks Public's Help to Find Top Fugitives

International police agency Interpol is seeking help for the first time from the global public to find a large number of leading fugitives by reporting sightings, whether on the street or on a Facebook page.

Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jul 2010 | 2:51 am

Can One Laptop per Child Transform Rwanda's Economy?

Rwanda has just finished a pilot OLPC program and plans to buy and distribute another 100,000 computers — at $181 each — to children by next June. A year after that, it wants to distribute laptops to half of Rwanda's 2.5 million schoolchildren.

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Former Olympic ski jumping coach Ono dies at 59+

(Kyodo) _ Manabu Ono, a former ski jumping coach of the gold medal winning 1998 Nagano Olympic team, has died of respiratory failure, his family said Monday. He was 59. Ono passed away
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Turks threaten break with Israel - BBC News

Times LIVE

Turks threaten break with Israel BBC News Turkey has warned that all diplomatic ties with Israel will be cut unless it apologises for a raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May. The Turkish foreign minister said such a break could only be averted if Israel accepted an international inquiry ... Turkey threatens to cut ties with IsraelABC Online Turkey 'to cut ties' unless Israel apologisesAFP Turkish FM confirms airspace closure to Israeli militaryXinhua Jerusalem Post -Vancouver Sun -Ha'aretz all 213 news articles »

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Ex-Miss California Prejean marries Raiders QB

Former Miss California Carrie Prejean is now Mrs. Kyle Boller, after marrying the Oakland Raiders quarterback at a San Diego resort.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2010 | 2:45 am

How Do Success, Rewards and Neuroscience Grow Your Business?

New research out of MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory shows that we learn better from success than we do from failure. Professor Earl Miller, along with colleagues Mark Histed and Anitha Pasupathy, conducted experiments that concluded that we only learn from experience when we do something right.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jul 2010 | 2:40 am

Pictures of Berlin in May 9th 1945

The Soviet Victory Day or May 9 marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the Second World War (also known as the Great Patriotic War in theSoviet Union and some post-Soviet states).

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Toyota Begins Recall over Faulty Engines

90,000 Luxury Lexus, Crown Models Recalled in Japan; 138,000 U.S. Models to Follow Suit "Soon"
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 5 Jul 2010 | 2:21 am

Police patrol China region on riot anniversary

Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 5 Jul 2010 | 2:18 am

Local elections in Mexico marred by violence, intimidation

Exit polls show PRI ahead in many of the state races. Some polls fail to open because election workers are afraid to show up. In Chihuahua, four bodies are hung from bridges.

In elections marred by violence, intimidation and the growing influence of drug traffickers, Mexicans chose governors or other local officials in 14 states Sunday, a vote that appeared to be handing a sharp rebuke to President Felipe Calderon.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jul 2010 | 2:09 am

Mexican President's Allies Lead In Key Elections

President Felipe Calderon's allies headed toward some surprising victories in Mexican state elections marred by drug gang violence so severe only a trickle of citizens voted in one state where the leading gubernatorial candidate was slain.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Jul 2010 | 2:09 am

AP Top News at 3:50 am EDT - The Associated Press

CBS News

AP Top News at 3:50 am EDT The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Cleanup crews across the Gulf of Mexico surveyed damage done by last week's hurricane while contending Sunday with choppy seas that idled many of the boats dedicated to keeping oil from hitting vulnerable beaches and marshes. ... CHOPPY SEAS SLOW CLEANUPMinneapolis Star Tribune all 203 news articles »

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Something just ain't write hear (PIC)

America. ***** Yeah

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India fuel strike tests resolve for reforms

Opposition workers set buses on fire and burned tires as a nationwide strike over higher fuel prices shut down parts of India on Monday in a test of the government's efforts to cut subsidies and trim a budget deficit.



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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:59 am

Restive Iraq provinces defy U.S. withdrawal timeline

JALAWLA, Iraq (Reuters) - It was a tip-off about a weapons cache that drew the U.S. soldiers of Charlie Troop away from their Stryker armored vehicles in the densely populated Iraqi town of Jalawla one Friday morning last month.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:48 am

Lloyds Banking Group sells control of finance unit

Lloyds Banking Group has agreed to sell a controlling stake in its Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance business.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:48 am

Al-Qaida Analysis

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2010 file photo, Pakistani tribal villagers visit a school allegedly destroyed by militants in Khyber area of Pakistan along Afghanistan border. Pakistani Taliban guerrillas have...
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***** Off!

Dutty goes wrong, Asian girl gets knocked off Stage at a reggae dancehall club.

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Why Eaters Alone Can’t Transform the Food System

The problem is a widespread lack of infrastructure for supporting small-scale, ecologically minded farmers. The public resources that might do just that are siphoned off by the industrial food system, in the form of commodity subsidies and largesse to the corn ethanol industry.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:40 am

Jam Made from Princess Diana's Hair Up for Sale

The royal hair? Jam made from what its maker claims is one of Princess Diana's hairs is up for sale at an art exhibition in London.

Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:37 am

12 Deadliest Liquors Around the World

From absinthe to lizard wine - lethal alcoholic elixirs around the world. Keep in mind that all of liquors in this list can be lethal – if you drink enough. Sip, sip…

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:30 am

Suicide car bomber kills soldier in NW Pakistan

Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:27 am

Conservationists slam plan for coal power plant on environmentally delicate Borneo island

Conservationists criticized a plan Monday to build a coal-fired power plant in an environmentally fragile state on Borneo island, but energy officials said the project will provide a much-needed...

Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:05 am

Immigration issue fueled by economy - Detroit Free Press

Boston Globe

Immigration issue fueled by economy Detroit Free Press As Arizona's new immigration law pushes the issue into the national spotlight, decades-old arguments over government policy, economic needs and human rights are being raised in a politicized confrontation over what it means to be an ... Brewer says misinformation plays role on every level with immigration lawSierra Vista Herald Mayor Mike Bloomberg's immigration plan worth looking atThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog) Ray: Arizona's tougher immigration law will affect Utah, tooEl Estándar San Antonio Express -Pittsburgh Post Gazette -Tampabay.com all 96 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:03 am

'Suicide-safe' jail bedding is ineffective

Los Angeles County officials are pushing for safer products after inmates have been able to fashion nooses from mattress covers and blankets.

Jail-issued mattresses and blankets designed to prevent suicides have failed to meet their safety goals, as several Los Angeles County inmates have been able to fashion nooses from their bedding.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

French officials resign amid spending scandals

Christian Blanc and Alain Joyandet submit resignations to President Nicolas Sarkozy after allegations that they spent public money on luxuries. Another crisis involves Labor Minister Eric Woerth.

Two members of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's government quit their jobs Sunday after a succession of scandals over lavish spending.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

Santa Monica Fourth of July Parade celebrates the national holiday and environmental advocacy.

Locals and nonresidents alike gather along Santa Monica's Main Street on Sunday to watch the parade. Heal the Bay, a nonprofit environmental organization, was the parade's grand marshal.

Toddlers Salomon and Arturo Singer sat playfully in a stroller, one on the other's lap, as they watched a parade of revelers, including marching bands, fire trucks and mounted police, stream down Santa Monica's Main Street. Their father Ben sat on the curb nearby.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

Big waves in the gulf sideline oil skimmers again

Boats are idled off Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. And resort cities try to lure tourists even as some beaches are closed to swimmers.

High seas once again idled oil-skimming boats across much of the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, as some coastal communities improvised ways to woo tourists despite the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which forced the closure of their waters to swimmers over the holiday weekend.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

Brown's frugal campaign may be too little, too late

Some strategists fear the Democratic gubernatorial nominee and his meager staff are relying too much on decades-old name recognition and waiting too long to go on the offensive against Meg Whitman.

Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman barely paused to take a breath after her landslide primary victory, saturating the airwaves with ads, raising money across the state, trying to woo traditionally Democratic voters and using her massive campaign machine to drive the conversation in her race against rival Jerry Brown.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

Biden meets with Iraqi front-runners

Vice President Joe Biden shuttles between Prime Minister Nouri Maliki and secular politician Iyad Allawi and expresses frustration over the slow pace of forming the next government, officials say.

Vice President Joe Biden met with Iraq's two front-runners for prime minister on Sunday and expressed unhappiness over the slow pace for forming the next government, according to Iraqi politicians.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

Australian to be tried over bush fire deaths

A man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he deliberately started one of the deadly wildfires that swept through southern Australia last year.The fires in Victoria state in February 2009 were Australia's deadliest, killing...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 5 Jul 2010 | 12:59 am

UK police hunting gunman after triple shooting

British police are hunting a man suspected of carrying out a triple shooting in northern England.Officers in Northumbria are searching for Raoul Thomas Moat, suspected of injuring his former partner, killing her boyfriend and...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 5 Jul 2010 | 12:54 am

A souvenir shop in Gaza displays the Palestinain (R) and Turkish flags (L)

A souvenir shop displays the Palestinain (R) and Turkish flags (L) in Gaza City on June 10, 2010. Turkey will sever diplomatic ties with Israel unless it apologises over the commando raid on an aid convoy...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jul 2010 | 12:49 am

Australian to be tried over 10 deaths in wildfire

A man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he deliberately started one of the deadly wildfires that swept through southern Australia last year.



Wildfire - Oceania - Australia - Acquittal - Government
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2010 | 12:46 am

Police intensify search for killer gunman Raoul Moat

Armed police and sniffer dogs are hunting gunman Raoul Thomas Moat after he shot three people, killing one.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jul 2010 | 12:37 am

A US geologist has been sentenced to eight years in jail in China on charges related to the country's oil industry

The sun rises over the Tazhong oilfield in China's Xinjiang region. A US geologist has been sentenced to eight years in jail in China on Monday on state secrets charges related to a database about China's...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jul 2010 | 12:36 am

PM to seek help for ill NZer in China jail

Prime Minister John Key will raise concerns over the treatment of New Zealand businessman Danny Cancian who suffers from asthma but has to share a Chinese prison cell with over a dozen other men, most of them smokers.Mr Cancian...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 5 Jul 2010 | 12:34 am

NBA’s free agent fireworks may come soon

From Cleveland to Chicago, South Florida to the New York area, it was a mostly quiet Fourth of July in the NBA.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2010 | 12:13 am

Russian soldiers practicing on a firing range

File photo shows Russian soldiers practicing on a firing range. Six people were killed in an accidental explosion at a Russian military firing range in Siberia, reports said Monday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jul 2010 | 12:12 am

US bill to ban 1080 expected to pass - report

The main group behind a proposed United States Congress bill banning the use and export of 1080 poison believes the legislation will go through, reported Radio New Zealand today.The station reported New Zealand is the largest...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Jul 2010 | 11:58 pm

Snap, crackle, Pops! Hub celebrates fourth

Patriotic partygoers packed the Esplanade to celebrate America's birthday yesterday, and they were treated...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jul 2010 | 11:19 pm

Mexico state elections stage battle for presidency

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's ruling and main opposition parties wrested ground from each other in elections for governors in a dozen states on Sunday, setting the stage for a tough battle for the presidency in 2012.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jul 2010 | 11:09 pm

Rays on road to recovery

Evan Longoria had three hits and three RBI, and Sean Rodriguez homered among his three hits, leading the Tampa...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jul 2010 | 11:07 pm

Kevin Harvick win no accident

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The cracked, patched and deteriorating track held up better than most of the cars and some...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jul 2010 | 11:03 pm

Luke Harangody scores big with staff

WINTER PARK, Fla. - These are judgment days for all those on the Celtics' summer league roster, and the coaching...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jul 2010 | 11:00 pm

Tony Gaffney takes big step tonight

WINTER PARK, Fla. - The game will be played in the Orlando Magic facility, and there will be no fans in the limited...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:58 pm

Ronan Tynan's act hits Fenway

Benched by the New York Yankees, Ronan Tynan got his chance to sing for the Red Sox. Tynan, the well-known...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:56 pm

David Ortiz' huge, historic turnaround

Many years from now, visitors to the David Ortiz page at baseball-reference.com likely will not pay any attention...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:52 pm

Exit polls: Komorowski takes Polish presidency

Interim president Bronislaw Komorowski appeared to have held off a last-minute surge from the identical twin brother of the late president, who ...

Source: USATODAY.com News | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:52 pm

American freedom's honor roll

It was Jimmy Cavicchi's first Christmas away from home, and Mom had no way of knowing that the note he sent...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:50 pm

Salvage worker details grounded boat's damage

As the U.S. Coast Guard continued its probe into the grounding of a whale watch boat Saturday in Boston Harbor,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:49 pm

Mexican president's allies lead in key elections

Mexican President Felipe Calderon's party appears headed to a triumph in a longtime stronghold of the former ruling party, according to exit polls and preliminary results.

Felipe Calderón - United States - Institutional Revolutionary Party - Mexico - President of the United States
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:47 pm

Clay Buchholz still not right

The problem doesn't arise when Clay Buchholz delivers a pitch or even when he jogs in the outfield. But when...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:43 pm

Chinese Court Sentences US Geologist to 8 Years

American Convicted of Collecting Intelligence for Overseas and Illegally Providing State Secrets
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:40 pm

A Mexican Federal Police officer stands guard at the Jose Vasconselos school in Ciudad Victoria

A Mexican federal police officer stands guard at the Jose Vasconselos school in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico. In addition to the violence, the electoral campaign has been punctuated by allegations of espionage,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:03 pm

Polling officers rest in one of the polling stations in San Bartolome Quialana

Polling officers rest in one of the polling stations in San Bartolome Quialana, Oaxaca state, Mexico on July 04, 2010. Mexico's opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party that ruled the country for most...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:03 pm

Mexico votes amid drugs violence

Map of Mexico showing states where elections have taken place. Voting in nearly half the 31 states plus the capital's district was seen as an unofficial referendum on President Felipe Calderon's tough...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:03 pm

Beer Ja, Cigars Nein at Bavarian Oktoberfest

Relaxed Smoking Bans in German State Are Overturned as Voters Choose Complete Ban in Restaurants, Cafes
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:00 pm

Some D.C. Residents Say It's Too Hard To Get A Gun

The Supreme Court ruled last week that states and localities cannot ban handguns intended for self-defense. Washington, D.C., ended its gun ban two years ago, but some residents complain it's still too difficult to get a weapon. A D.C. councilman says the rules do what they're supposed to do -- identify the bad guys, and leave the good guys alone.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:00 pm

Spy Vs. Spy: Real Catch Is The One Who Gets Away

The alleged Russian spies arrested in the United States were not charged with espionage. After years of living in the United States, they apparently did not gather much information. But the threat of spying does still exist, even if it's gathered in a Cold War way.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:00 pm

Pinenuts May Be To Blame For That Bitter Aftertaste

Scientists haven't documented any long-term health effects from eating bad pine nuts, just an annoying, temporary metallic taste in the mouth.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:00 pm

Obama celebrates July 4th at White House

WASHINGTON - Calling the Declaration of Independence more than words on an aging parchment, President Barack Obama marked the Fourth of July on Sunday by urging Americans to live the principles that founded the nation as well as celebrate...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:00 pm

Finding Our Inner Fish

One very important human ancestor was an ancient fish. Though it lived 375 million years ago, this fish called Tiktaalik had shoulders, elbows, legs, wrists, a neck and many other basic parts that eventually became part of us. This is the first story in our summer series The Human Edge, in which we examine how evolution created the most versatile creature on the planet.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:00 pm

July 5: What's in the stars for you today?

Your daily horoscope

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:00 pm

Can You Be Fat And Fit? More Health Experts Say Yes

Increasingly, research shows that being fit may trump being fat -- or at least moderately overweight. In one study, physically active but overweight women were less likely to suffer heart problems than their normal weight counterparts who didn't exercise.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:00 pm

Fire ravages popular Dundas Street restaurant

Blaze appears to have started in roof of Musa; flames spread to nearby buildings

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 4 Jul 2010 | 9:50 pm

Jays' goose nearly cooked

As Toronto slips below .500 thoughts already turn to next season; tired of CB4 advances; A vote for Votto

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 4 Jul 2010 | 9:50 pm

Northern Japan Rumbles With 6.3 Magnitude Quake

No Danger of a Tsunami Despite Strength of Quake; Japan is One of the World's Most Earthquake-Prone Countries
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2010 | 9:49 pm

Fireworks Follow Sun-Scorched July 4 Festivities

In Washington D.C., thousands gathered on the National Mall were treated to 17 minutes of fireworks, shot off behind the Washington Monument. The nation's largest fireworks show lit up the skies in a burst of red, white and blue over the Hudson River straddling New York and New Jersey on Sunday, a scene that was being repeated in hundreds of communities in a sizzling end to a scorching day for much of the U.S.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2010 | 9:48 pm

Dodgers' Andre Ethier and Jonathan Broxton, Angels' Torii Hunter chosen for All-Star game

Hunter is the only Angel on an American League roster that includes six New York Yankees and six Boston Red Sox players. Washington Nationals rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg does not make the NL roster.

Fox must not be running baseball after all. Stephen Strasburg did not make the All-Star team.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Jul 2010 | 9:23 pm

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Jul 2010 | 9:15 pm

Ukelele record attempt

CAIRNS - Cairns' attempt to break the world record for largest Ukulele ensemble attracted aficionados of the instrument from across Australia and as far away as Canada.The mayor Val Shier learnt the instrument especially for the...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Jul 2010 | 9:13 pm

China Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years

An American geologist detained and tortured by China's state security agents over an oil industry database was jailed for eight years on Monday in a troubling example of China's rough justice system and the way the US government handles...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Jul 2010 | 9:00 pm

Fireworks highlight July Fourth celebrations

The nation's largest fireworks show will light up the skies over the Hudson River straddling New York and New Jersey, one of hundreds around ...

Source: USATODAY.com News | 4 Jul 2010 | 8:59 pm

Gulf beaches quiet as spill spreads

PENSACOLA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Gulf coast beaches, normally packed on Independence Day, were quiet on Sunday as workers cleaned up tar balls from BP's leaking oil well while the company was reported to be taking steps to ward off potential takeover bids.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jul 2010 | 8:16 pm

Bus fire in central China kills 24

BEIJING - A fire on a shuttle bus carrying steel factory workers in central China killed 24 people and injured 19, state media reported Monday.The official Xinhua News Agency said the fire happened Sunday night in Wuxi, a city...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Jul 2010 | 7:48 pm

Bronislaw Komorowski

Bronislaw Komorowski, the acting president and the candidate for Poland's governing liberals, won 52.63 percent of the vote to conservative Kaczynski's 47.37 percent, according to results from 95.1 percent...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Jul 2010 | 7:14 pm

Polish ex-premier Jaroslaw Kaczynski

Polish ex-premier Jaroslaw Kaczynski conceded defeat Sunday in a presidential vote forced by his identical twin's air-crash death, after results indicated he had lost to rival Bronislaw Komorowski.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Jul 2010 | 7:14 pm

Poles vote in election forced by president's air-crash death

Poles voted Sunday in an election forced by the air-crash death of conservative president Lech Kaczynski, with his identical twin making an audacious bid to replace him and beat the governing liberals'...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Jul 2010 | 7:14 pm

JFK airport terminal reopened after bomb scare - CNN

Long Island Press

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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 4 Jul 2010 | 7:06 pm

Rafael Nadal beats Tomas Berdych to take second Wimbledon title

The Spaniard beats Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. Berdych, from the Czech Republic, had reached the men's final after upsetting top-seeded Roger Federer and third-seeded Novak Djokovic.

Reporting from Wimbledon, England — Rafael Nadal leapt into a winning backhand during a point in the second set and hit the tennis ball with such force that dust swirled when the ball landed.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Jul 2010 | 6:48 pm

Exit Polls: Interim Polish Pres. Wins Election

Bronislaw Komorowski Holds Off Last-Minute Surge From Challenger, Former President's Twin Brother
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2010 | 6:30 pm

Is the Recovery About to Tank?

The market reopens tomorrow after one of the worst weeks in more than a year, and June's jobless numbers sparked fear that the recovery is slowing. What's next?
Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 4 Jul 2010 | 6:09 pm

Airport terminal evacuated in New York

NEW YORK - A terminal at New York City's JFK Airport has been evacuated due to a bomb scare that turned out to be a false alarm.A Port Authority spokesman says 250 to 300 passengers were evacuated from Terminal 1 at the airport...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Jul 2010 | 6:04 pm

NY airport terminal evacuated after anonymous call: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City was evacuated on Sunday due to a bomb scare, CNN reported, but it was probably a false alarm triggered by an anonymous call to the airport.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jul 2010 | 5:54 pm

Iraqi Blasts Mar Biden's Call For New Government

Vice President Joe Biden urged rival Iraqi politicians Sunday to end months of delays and select new leaders for their wobbly democracy, predicting a peaceful transition of power even as suicide bombers struck government centers in two major cities.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2010 | 5:32 pm

Exit Polls: Komorowski Takes Polish Presidency

The interim president appeared to have held off a last-minute surge from the identical twin brother of the late president, who died in an April plane crash that shocked the country and forced Sunday's early election.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2010 | 5:14 pm

6.3 quake rattles Japan

TOKYO - Japan's Meteorological Agency says a quake with a magnitude of 6.3 has jolted northern Japan.The agency said there was no danger of a tsunami. There have been no immediate reports of damage.The quake occurred off the...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Jul 2010 | 5:05 pm

Video: Petraeus Takes on Tough Job

Stepping up to formally assume command of America's longest war, General David Petraeus is taking on what may be the hardest job in the world. Mandy Clark reports.
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2010 | 4:21 pm

McCain: Steele must assess his future as GOP head

The embattled head of the GOP isn't getting an endorsement from Sen. John McCain.

Source: USATODAY.com News | 4 Jul 2010 | 2:40 pm

Runaway Russian spaceship docks with space station

A runaway supply ship that failed to dock at the International Space Station on Friday made good on a second attempt Sunday afternoon.

Source: USATODAY.com News | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:37 pm

Dioceses oust abusers they had pledged to monitor

Since 2002 U.S. Catholic bishops promised monitor nearly all accused clergy removed from ministry thood. But few dioceses have such monitoring ...

Source: USATODAY.com News | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:22 pm

Muslims in USA face fears, bias to build, expand mosques

Muslim immigrants to the USA in years past were content simply to have a room for prayer. Now they want to build mosque like their megachurces ...

Source: USATODAY.com News | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:07 pm

Israeli minister to meet Palestinian PM

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's defense minister will meet the Palestinian prime minister on Monday, the first meeting between the two politicians since February and the first sign of progress in indirect, U.S.-mediated talks.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jul 2010 | 12:20 pm

Afghan war at critical stage, says Petraeus

KABUL (Reuters) - The nine-year war in Afghanistan has reached a critical stage, U.S. General David Petraeus said on Sunday, as he formally took command of the 150,000-strong NATO-led force fighting a growing Taliban insurgency.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jul 2010 | 11:29 am

Big surf to hit Southern California beaches; public is warned about dangers

The big surf promised for some Southern California will begin to materialize Sunday morning.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Jul 2010 | 10:38 am

Pope praises 13th-century hermit who quit papacy

Pope Benedict XVI paid homage to Celestine V, saying the simple lifestyle of the 13th-century hermit who resigned the papacy can serve as an ...

Source: USATODAY.com News | 4 Jul 2010 | 8:42 am

Lucas and Spielberg on Norman Rockwell

How One of the Most Successful Painters of Americana Influenced Two of the Most Successful American Filmmakers
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2010 | 8:30 am

Biden Gives Oath to New Americans in Baghdad

VP Describes Irony of Swearing-In Ceremony Held at Former Dictator's Palace as "Delicious"
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2010 | 7:52 am

U.S. Diplomacy: Hitting the Right Notes

The State Department's Rhythm Road Program Sends Musical Ambassadors to the World, Conveying American Values With a Beat
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2010 | 7:30 am

Spill panel to hold public meeting July 12-13

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A presidential panel to probe the cause of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and recommend new rules to prevent future disasters will hold its first public meeting in New Orleans on July 12 and 13, its co-chairs said on Saturday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jul 2010 | 7:03 am

Plenty of Questions Unanswered in Spy Case

Investigation of Alleged Russian Spies Unclear How Probe Began or What Sparked Nearly Dozen of Arrests
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2010 | 7:00 am