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Japan votes in election seen as test for Democrats
By MARI YAMAGUCHI
2010-07-11T10:23:09Z
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan voted in parliamentary elections Sunday as the ruling Democrats highlighted reforms and cuts in wasteful spending during their 10-month rule, while apologizing for creating "confusion and mistrust" over tax-hike talk and a dispute involving a U.S. base....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:48 a... | 11 Jul 2010 | 4:23 am Attacks kill 11 Afghan police, district chief
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2010-07-11T10:21:56Z
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Militant attacks in once-calm northern Afghanistan have killed at least 11 police and a government official whose car was hit by a remote-controlled bomb, officials said Sunday....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:48 a... | 11 Jul 2010 | 4:21 am Fifa 'pressures' Mandela on finalNelson Mandela's grandson says Fifa has put "extreme pressure" on the former president to attend Sunday's World Cup final.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jul 2010 | 4:17 am REFILLING: Over 12 million voters cast ballots prior to election day+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: DELETING UNNECESSARY WORDS AT BOTTOM. NO CHANGE IN CONTENTS.) A total of 12,086,491 voters, or 11.56 percent of registered Japanese voters, cast ballots during the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 4:12 am Dictatorsh!ts - Think Your Leader Is Bad?The merit of our politicians is relative and a quick glance around the world might just show that really, they could be much, much worse.
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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jul 2010 | 4:10 am Attacks in northern Afghanistan kill 11 police officers, district chiefOfficials say attacks in northern Afghanistan have killed at least 11 police officers and a government official whose car was hit by a remote-controlled bomb.
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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jul 2010 | 4:00 am Howard Webb Will Ref World Cup Final In Super Slow MotionOfficial willing to risk mankind with ’stunt’ that could affect generations to come
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By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH
2010-07-11T09:54:50Z
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- The Palestinian president, who is under U.S. pressure to resume direct talks with Israel, said that doing so under current circumstances would be pointless....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:48 a... | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:54 am Abbas: No point in direct talks with Israel now (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:54 am Sumo: Nagoya meet gets under way under specter of gambling ring+(Kyodo) _ The Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament kicked off the opening day on Sunday to a nearly packed house shaken but undeterred by a gambling scandal rocking the ancient Japanese sport.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:54 am Pillar of Shame: Memorial of 16,000 shoes blames U.N for not preventing Srebrenica massacrePhillip Ruch's monument to Srebrenica is a huge jumble of worn shoes, more than 16,000 of them, each pair representing a victim of Europe's worst massacre since World War II.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:53 am Over 12 million voters cast ballots prior to election day+(Kyodo) _ A total of 12,086,491 voters, or 11.56 percent of registered Japanese voters, cast ballots during the period preceding Sunday's election for the House of Councillors, the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:52 am Dubai World property arm sells off Malaysia stakeA property arm of struggling state conglomerate Dubai World is backing out of a plan to build luxury homes in Malaysia as it looks to shore up its finances.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:51 am Golf: JGTO money rankings+(Kyodo) _ Leading winners on the JGTO Tour after The Championship by Lexus at Otone Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture (Japanese unless noted): Yen Wins Events 1. Hiroyuki FujitaSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:50 am Bautista Hits 24th Hr Blue Jays Beat Reds And Actually Win !Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 24th home run, Alex Gonzalez and Adam Lind also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5 on Saturday.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:50 am Bosnians mark 15 years since Srebrenica massacre
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2010-07-11T09:48:43Z
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- Tens of thousands of people are expected in the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica to bury hundreds of massacre victims on the 15th anniversary of the worst crime in Europe since the Nazi era....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:48 a... | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:48 am Bosnians mark 15 years since Srebrenica massacre (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:48 am Golf: JLPGA money rankings+(Kyodo) _ Leading money winners on the Japan LPGA Tour after the Meiji Chocolate Cup at Sapporo International Country Club in Hokkaido (Japanese unless noted): Yen Wins Events 1.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:44 am Harper trades barbs with Ignatieff at separate Stampede-time eventsSaturday night to tout his party's victories while warning of the potential perils of what he called an "opposition coalition" victory. Harper blasted all three opposition parties in a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:43 am Kyodo news summary -4-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- Japan votes in 1st national election since change of power TOKYO - Voting continued Sunday in Japan's first national election since the change of government last...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:40 am Barter Economy: Would You Trade the Shirt Off Your Back?The best new clothes you can find are free ones. And clothing swaps enable you to do just that.
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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:40 am Kennedy's clout could grow on high court (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:38 am Bosnians mark 15 years since Srebrenica massacreTens of thousands of people are expected in the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica to bury hundreds of massacre victims on the 15th anniversary of the worst crime in Europe since the Nazi era.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:37 am Bosnians bury hundreds of Srebrenica massacre victims on the 15th anniversary of the killingsTens of thousands of people are expected in the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica to bury hundreds of massacre victims on the 15th anniversary of the worst crime in Europe since the Nazi era.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:37 am Haiti recovery paralyzed 6 months after quake
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:36 am Srebrenica burials mark anniversaryHundreds more victims of the Srebrenica massacre are being buried at a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the atrocity.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:34 am Taiwan president promotes closer China ties
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2010-07-11T09:33:13Z
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan's president urged his Chinese counterpart to work toward improving historically testy ties following the signing of a landmark trade deal....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:48 a... | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:33 am Taiwan president promotes closer China tiesTaiwan's president urged his Chinese counterpart to work toward improving historically testy ties following the signing of a landmark trade deal. Ma Ying-jeou _ who has sought to build...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:33 am 4TH LD: Japan votes in 1st national election since change of power+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING VOTER TURNOUT IN 6TH GRAF) Voting continued Sunday in Japan's first national election since the change of government last summer, the outcome of which will haveSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:32 am 50 years later, 'To kill a mockingbird' still educating - Wausau Daily Herald
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:31 am Japan government at risk of setback as voters go to poll (Reuters)Reuters - Japanese were voting on Sunday in an upper house election that could deliver a major blow to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government, stalling efforts to curb a huge public debt and putting the premier's job at risk.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:31 am Japan government at risk of setback as voters go to pollTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese were voting on Sunday in an upper house election that could deliver a major blow to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government, stalling efforts to curb a huge public debt and putting the premier's job at risk.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:31 am First Prize - For World Cup WinningTeam Members - [pic]The Soccer World Cup is certainly heating up , if this is any indication...................
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:30 am Vatican sees third straight lossThe Vatican reports its third consecutive loss, despite a 9% rise in donations from Catholic Church congregations.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:29 am Brazil: Air France jet lands after bomb threatAn Air France passenger jet headed from Rio to Paris made an emergency landing in northeastern Brazil due to a bomb threat.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:29 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:29 am Brazil: Air France jet lands after bomb threat
By BRADLEY BROOKS
2010-07-11T09:28:08Z
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- An Air France passenger jet headed from Rio to Paris made an emergency landing in northeastern Brazil due to a bomb threat....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:48 a... | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:28 am Brazil: Air France jet lands after bomb threatAn Air France passenger jet headed from Rio to Paris made an emergency landing in northeastern Brazil due to a bomb threat. All 405 passengers and 18 crew members were safely evacuated...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:28 am Brazil: Air France jet lands after bomb threat (AP)AP - An Air France passenger jet headed from Rio to Paris made an emergency landing in northeastern Brazil due to a bomb threat.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:28 am Taliban attacks kill 14 Afghan police: officials (Reuters)Reuters - At least fourteen Afghan police and a provincial official have been killed in three separate insurgent attacks across northern Afghanistan, government and security officials said on Sunday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:20 am Taliban attacks kill 14 Afghan police: officialsKABUL (Reuters) - At least fourteen Afghan police and a provincial official have been killed in three separate insurgent attacks across northern Afghanistan, government and security officials said on Sunday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:20 am New aid ship will try to reach Gaza, lawmaker says - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:14 am Taiwan president promotes closer China tiesTaiwan's president urged his Chinese counterpart to work toward improving historically testy ties following the signing of a landmark trade deal.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:14 am Taiwan president urges China to use historic free-trade deal to improve relationsTaiwan's president urged his Chinese counterpart to work toward improving historically testy ties following the signing of a landmark trade deal.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:14 am Nuclear World [INFOGRAPHICS]Nuclear weapons often pose a dilemma: as U.S. and Soviet Union raced in the nuclear realm, other countries like China got cautious. As China started developing its program, the nextdoor India got cautious.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:10 am Kennedy's clout could grow on high courtJustice Anthony Kennedy, who already decides whether liberals or conservatives win the Supreme Court's most closely contested cases, is about to take on an even more influential behind-the-scenes role.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jul 2010 | 3:03 am Russian Deportees Held in Limbo After Spy SwapTwo of the four Russians expelled from the country in a historic spy swap are in a hotel somewhere outside London with no British visas, according to the brother of one of them.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jul 2010 | 2:58 am Curfew lifts in most of Kashmir, but strike called
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN
2010-07-11T08:56:53Z
SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- A rigid curfew was lifted from most of Kashmir on Sunday, but shops and businesses remained shut after separatists called for a strike to protest Indian rule in the Himalayan region....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:48 a... | 11 Jul 2010 | 2:56 am Curfew lifts in most parts of Indian Kashmir but separatist strike closes shops in regionA rigid curfew was lifted from most of Kashmir on Sunday, but shops and businesses remained shut after separatists called for a strike to protest Indian rule in the Himalayan region. ...
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jul 2010 | 2:56 am New photos show smiling Castro out in public
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jul 2010 | 2:41 am South Korean navy personnel stand guard next to the wreckage of the salvaged naval vessel CheonanSouth Korean navy personnel stand guard next to the wreckage of the salvaged naval vessel Cheonan, which sank near the maritime border with North Korea, May 2010. The UN command structure for multinational...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 2:33 am 1 person gored in Spain's running of the bulls
By ALVARO BARRIENTOS
2010-07-11T08:24:09Z
PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) -- A runner was gored in the leg and three others needed hospital treatment after a very busy fifth running of the bulls at Spain's San Fermin festival on Sunday, doctors and officials said....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:48 a... | 11 Jul 2010 | 2:24 am 1 person gored in Spain's running of the bulls (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jul 2010 | 2:23 am BP works to replace cap over gushing well (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jul 2010 | 2:17 am Raoul Moat: 'I've no dad, no one cares about me'The final moments of Raoul Moat's violent life have been revealed.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Jul 2010 | 2:07 am Scientists propose big experiment to study Gulf oil spill - MiamiHerald.com
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jul 2010 | 2:05 am Palestinian leader says direct talks with Israel would be 'futile' under current circumstancesThe Palestinian president, who is under U.S. pressure to resume direct talks with Israel, said that doing so under current circumstances would be pointless.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:58 am Chinese credit firm says US worse risk than ChinaA Chinese firm that aims to compete with Western rating agencies declared Washington a worse credit risk than Beijing in its first report on government debt Sunday amid efforts by China to boost its influence in global markets.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:55 am Dubai's 2 stock exchanges start to act as 1Dubai's two stock markets are moving closer together by linking their trading platforms in a bid to boost the number of shares changing hands.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:51 am World Cup: Spain or Netherlands to get 1st title (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:49 am Japan votes in election seen as test for Democrats (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:48 am New photos show smiling Fidel Castro out in public
By PAUL HAVEN
2010-07-11T07:47:46Z
HAVANA (AP) -- New pictures of Fidel Castro show the stooped but smiling former leader venturing out to meet with workers at a Cuban scientific think tank - the first to show him in public since he got sick four years ago....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:48 a... | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:47 am Spill another turbulent chapter for Vietnamese
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:39 am Campbell to testify at war trialSupermodel Naomi Campbell confirms she will testify at the Hague war crimes trial of Liberia ex-President Charles Taylor.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:37 am One of Britain's biggest ever manhunts ended when Moat killed himselfBritish fugitive Raoul Moat is seen in a shop in Newcastle in this combination of CCTV images. British police were under investigation Sunday over the death of Moat after their dramatic armed stand-off...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:32 am British police have been criticised in recent years over high-profile fatal incidentsForensics officers at the scene of an armed stand-off in Rothbury, northeast England. British police were under investigation Sunday over the death of Raoul Moat after their dramatic armed stand-off ended...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:32 am Armed officers cornered the former nightclub bouncer and father of three children in a fieldBritish police were under investigation Sunday over the death of Raoul Moat after their dramatic armed stand-off ended with them firing a stun gun at him and the fugitive shooting himself dead.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:32 am BP's new oil leak plan under wayUnderwater robots successfully remove a leaking cap as BP tries again to halt the Gulf of Mexico oil leak.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:29 am Mental health a growing concern after Gulf spillVENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Gulf Coast native Kindra Arnesen is so anxious about the effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill she is packing up her family and leaving town.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:26 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:18 am Well-known runner gored in Pamplona
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:18 am Cuba 'starts freeing dissidents'Cuba has started releasing political prisoners as part of an agreement to free 52 dissidents, inmates' relatives say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:16 am Suit won't deter Pr. William leader's immigration law push - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:16 am Raoul Moat: Pictures of his last standExclusive pictures show the moment Raoul Moat put a gun to his head, minutes after being cornered by police.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:02 am Insiders detail Fiorina and Whitman's fraught historyPeople who have worked with the GOP former executives say friction runs through their relationship dating back to John McCain's presidential bid. Others have a different view.One Saturday in early 2008, the top economic advisors to then-presidential candidate John McCain gathered at his Virginia headquarters to hash out the details of a major economic address.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Democrats in Congress gain victories but not acclaimIn a risky strategy to win back voters, Democrats could push high-profile issues such as immigration and energy, even if their efforts are almost certain to fail.Democrats have pulled off one of the most productive sessions of Congress in decades but have yet to win much in the way of approval — even from voters in their own party.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am 1 person gored, at least 3 hurt, in packed running of the bulls at Spain's San Fermin festivalA runner was gored in the leg and three others needed hospital treatment after a very busy fifth running of the bulls at Spain's San Fermin festival on Sunday, doctors and officials said. ...
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jul 2010 | 12:52 am "Israel will not let the boat reach Gaza," minister without portfolio Yossi Peled saidCrates of cooking oil are loaded on to the cargo ship 'Amalthea' at Lavrio port, southeast of Athens on July 9. Israel on Sunday vowed to prevent the Libyan aid ship from running the Gaza blockade after...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 12:50 am Israeli special forces stormed six ships carrying aid for the Gaza Strip in May, killing nine people on boardIsraeli soldiers intercept a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea in May 2010. Israel on Sunday vowed to prevent a Libyan aid ship from running the Gaza blockade after it appeared to be heading...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jul 2010 | 12:50 am Japan votes in election seen as test for DemocratsJapan voted in a parliamentary election Sunday as the ruling Democrats highlighted reforms and cuts in wasteful spending during their 10-month ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 11 Jul 2010 | 12:48 am Fidel Castro makes rare appearance - Aljazeera.net
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jul 2010 | 12:35 am Trousers down - it's the 10.53! Californians in mass rail mooningAn annual event in southern Californian attracts up to 10,000 people who drop their trousers at passing Amtrak trains.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jul 2010 | 12:15 am Carrie Underwood marries hockey player Mike FisherGrammy-winning country singer Carrie Underwood has married NHL player Mike Fisher at a resort in Georgia.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jul 2010 | 12:14 am Huge Catalan protest in BarcelonaMore than a million people take part in a rally in north-eastern Spain seeking greater autonomy for the Catalan region.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jul 2010 | 12:08 am Upper house vote tests Japan PMJapan is voting in an upper house election seen as a referendum on 10 months of rule by the party of PM Naoto Kan.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:58 pm A street market is seen in Lanmadaw township in central YangonA street market is seen in Lanmadaw township in central Yangon. Discord between the country's two democracy camps surfaced recently when members from one group accused the other of copying their party...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:50 pm Myanmar soldiers take part in a military parade in the country's administrative capital NaypyidawMyanmar soldiers take part in a military parade in the country's administrative capital Naypyidaw. Few experts in the politics of the country think any opposition group could repeat the landslide victory...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:50 pm Myanmar residents in Japan stage a rally in Tokyo demanding the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu KyiMyanmar residents in Japan stage a rally in Tokyo demanding the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. A reborn opposition is gearing up to contest the country's elections without the democracy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:50 pm Underwood marries hockey player beau
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:49 pm Democrats have struggled to find the 60 votes needed to ensure Senate passage of the reform billGeneral view of a Senate-House Conference Committee meeting on Capitol Hill in June to discuss the Senate and House versions of the financial regulatory reform bill. US lawmakers return from a week-long...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:46 pm Wounds still rawFinding ways to deal with the past in SrebrenicaSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:29 pm Grant relative, minister calls Mehserle letter 'garbage' - San Jose Mercury News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:24 pm Spill spreads anxiety among Vietnamese fishermenOn a steamy summer morning, Minh Chu would normally be far out in the Gulf, hauling in huge loads of shrimp in the blistering sun. Instead, he's ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:16 pm Torrential rains lead to flooding in Boston areaTorrential rains in the Boston area have caused flash floods and major traffic problems. The National Weather...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:13 pm Riders run over LionsB.C. stunned by headlights of Saskatchewan backfield in 37-18 route at Empire Field
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:10 pm Recap: Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 5
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:09 pm Johnny Damon, Tigers surge to win over TwinsDETROIT - Johnny Damon's three-run shot in the fifth inning was Detroit's fourth home run against Nick...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:09 pm Reds rookie takes perfect game to 9thPHILADELPHIA - Reds rookie Travis Wood took a perfect game into the ninth inning before giving up Carlos Ruiz's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:08 pm John Lackey at his breaking pointTORONTO - John Lackey's ready for a break. The Red Sox are ready for him to break out. Lackey finished...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:07 pm Jacoby Ellsbury refutes injury reportsTORONTO - Upon rejoining the Red Sox this weekend, outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury came armed with his handwritten version...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:05 pm LeBron-like circus no home runAs over-the-top and egomaniacal as it was, LeBron James making his free agent "decision" a nationally...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:04 pm The hole storyBatting average on balls in play, or BABIP, is a good indicator of good or bad luck for players. The average BABIP...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:03 pm International RootsIn honor of the global pastime and today's World Cup final between The Netherlands and Spain, here is the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:01 pm Prospects take ripsIf meteorologists were as good at predicting long-term weather patterns as the Red Sox have been at predicting...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:00 pm Russia spy swap raises suspicionsAt least one ranking Russian lawmaker calls the U.S.-Russia exchange 'fishy and sneaky.'If the speed of Friday's spy swap in Vienna lifted some eyebrows in the United States, it's also raised the suspicions of at least one ranking Russian lawmaker who is calling the event "fishy and sneaky."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:54 pm A CFL WeekendA photographic look at Week 2 in Canadian Football League action
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:54 pm Germans urged to live a littleCritics fear the world economy will continue to stagnate if German consumers and the government can't get over their stingy ways and fiscal paranoia to boost spending.Frank Englmann used a personal story about his grandfather to make his point to a local bank bigwig about German reluctance to risk the inflation that might come with the kind of carefree spending advocated by the Obama administration.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:53 pm BP reportedly in talks to sell Alaska oil field- BP is in talks to sell up to $12 billion of assets, including its big stake in Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay, the largest oil field in North America, The Sunday Times of London reported.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:42 pm BP reportedly in talks to sell Alaska oil field
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:42 pm Scientists expected Obama administration to be friendlierA culture of politics trumping science, many say, persists despite the president's promises. The use of potentially toxic dispersants to fight the gulf oil spill is cited as just one example.When he ran for president, Barack Obama attacked the George W. Bush administration for putting political concerns ahead of science on such issues as climate change and public health. And during his first weeks in the White House, President Obama ordered his advisors to develop rules to "guarantee scientific integrity throughout the executive branch."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:42 pm Orioles hand Lee a Texas-size loss in debut
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:40 pm Japan votes in election as ruling party apologizes for confusion over taxes, US base disputeJapan voted in parliamentary elections Sunday as the ruling Democrats highlighted reforms and cuts in wasteful spending during their 10-month rule, while apologizing for creating "confusion and ...
Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:31 pm Revolution end scoreless drought, beat Galaxy 2-0Marko Perovic's goal in the 67th minute snapped New England's 347-minute scoreless streak, and the Revolution beat the league-leading Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 Saturday night.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:31 pm Economy sinks U.S. governors - Boston Herald
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:08 pm Sens’ Fisher, Underwood tie the knotOttawa forward and country music star married at luxury resort in Georgia
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:07 pm 6 months after Haiti quake, land disputes grind recovery to a near-standstillThe sun was beating down on the rocky cactus plain when men with machetes came for Menmen Villase, nine months pregnant, shoved her onto her bulging stomach and sliced up the plastic tarp that s...
Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:00 pm AC freeze out ImpactMontreal drops 3-0 road decision in St. Louis during USSF Division 2 action
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jul 2010 | 9:58 pm South Africa the nation is the big World Cup winnerBeing a global showcase unites the nation, which manages to quell violence, overcome racial tension and present an ebullient African spirit for all the world to see.They would never finish the stadiums on time. Transportation would be a fiasco. Tourists who weren't shot, stabbed or killed in car crashes would get food poisoning. And if that didn't ruin the soccer World Cup, the bad South African service would.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 9:54 pm Son of NYC Mobster Mickey Spillane Falls to Death - FOXNews
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jul 2010 | 9:39 pm Obama changes VA rule to help vets get stress disorder aid - Los Angeles Times
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jul 2010 | 9:30 pm Tillman spoils Cliff Lee’s debutBaltimore starter takes no-hitter into seventh in 6-1 win over Texas
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jul 2010 | 9:22 pm Fidel Castro makes first appearance in four yearsHAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro made his first known public appearance since falling ill four years ago in a visit this week to a Havana scientific facility, a blog and a Cuban government website reported on Saturday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 9:15 pm Swimming: Cochrane golden for CanadaVictoria swimmer takes first place in 1,500 metre freestyle at LA Grand Prix
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jul 2010 | 9:10 pm Reutimann cruises to Sprint Cup winMichael Waltrip Racing takes the checkered flag at Chicagoland
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jul 2010 | 9:04 pm Bill Clinton Anxious, Hopeful on Haiti RecoveryFormer President Says International Donors Given Only 10 Percent of Promised Aid; $5.3 Billion PromisedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jul 2010 | 9:00 pm Chicagoland resultsStatistics from Yesterday's Sprint Cup race
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jul 2010 | 8:59 pm Air France jet lands after bomb threatRIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian officials say an Air France jet has made an emergency landing due to a bomb threat.An airport authority spokesman reports that everyone on board has been safely evacuated.Infraero spokesman Jorge...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jul 2010 | 8:50 pm Town mesmerised as Moat drama unfoldedIn the end, the Northumbria Constabulary, aided by officers from other forces and high technology up to and including an RAF fighter jet, got their man. Raoul Moat, the violent fugitive who had seriously wounded two people and...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jul 2010 | 7:30 pm Governors avoid debate on Arizona's immigration lawThe topic's not on their convention agenda, but it's on everyone's mind as demonstrators rally nearby.Arizona's sweeping illegal immigration law has reignited debate throughout the country about calls for comprehensive reform. But as the nation's governors gathered this weekend, the topic was absent from their agenda, even as demonstrators rallied nearby.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 7:19 pm Two military bombs removed from Glassell Park homeThe Los Angeles Police Department's bomb squad on Saturday removed two live Korean War or Vietnam War-era bombs from a house in the Glassell Park neighborhood.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 7:07 pm Lawyer wants pope's testimony in Oregon abuse caseSuits name the Vatican as a respondent on grounds that it employed clergy suspected of abuse. Papal spokesmen say it is a sovereign entity and immune from the American court system.Pope Benedict XVI is a head of state and the leader of more than a billion Roman Catholics worldwide. To Jeff Anderson, a lawyer who represents victims of sexual abuse by priests, he is also a potential legal witness.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 6:57 pm BP starts work to install new cap on gushing wellHOUSTON/PORT SULPHUR, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc removed a containment cap from its stricken Gulf of Mexico oil well on Saturday in the first step toward installing a bigger cap to contain all the crude gushing into the sea and fouling the coast.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 6:50 pm US-Russia spy swap - what about the kids?As new details emerge of the secret White House manoeuvrings which led to Friday's exchange of spies, a very Russian question remains. The children - what is to be done?Their parents are now acclimatising in a country some of...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jul 2010 | 6:50 pm Haiti hospital woes show challenges of recovery
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- It was a simple problem with a novel solution....
Source: AP Top International News At 5:48 a... | 10 Jul 2010 | 6:49 pm Chernobyl's children refused entry to UKChild victims of the fallout from the Chernobyl disaster are being denied charity holidays in Britain by immigration officials. Children looking forward to a month's recuperation away from nuclear contamination are having their...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jul 2010 | 6:45 pm Cap Removed From Gushing Oil WellRobotic submarines working a mile underwater removed a leaking cap from the gushing Gulf oil well Saturday, starting a painful trade-off: Millions more gallons of crude will flow freely into the sea for several two days until a new seal can be mounted to capture all of it. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2010 | 6:17 pm Record-Low Rates Aren't Reviving Home SalesFinancial markets may have stabilized, but the housing market remains deeply troubled. New industry data show both sales and prices are slipping again in many markets, despite the lowest mortgage interest rates in 38 years. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2010 | 5:50 pm Doubts cast over world's oldest personAn expert is casting doubt on a claim by a Georgian woman to be the world's oldest person.Officials and reporters from across the former Soviet republic flocked on July 8 to the mountain village of Sachire to see Antisa Khvichava,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jul 2010 | 5:43 pm What summer? Record cold at LAX as July gloom continuesUnusually cold temperatures in Southern California continued, with Los Angeles International Airport setting a record low on Friday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 5:33 pm Democrats in Congress gain victories but not acclaim - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Jul 2010 | 5:22 pm New cap could contain Gulf leak by MondayRobotic submarines working 1.6 kilometers underwater have removed a leaking cap from the gushing Gulf oil well, starting a painful trade-off: Millions more crude will flow freely into the sea for at least two days until a new seal...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jul 2010 | 5:00 pm US boy accidentally kills toddler brotherLos Angeles police say a 9-year-old boy playing with a loaded gun accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old brother.Police said in a statement Saturday that officers and paramedics found the toddler with a bullet wound to the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jul 2010 | 4:11 pm Hollywood star shows how aid helping HaitiThe life of a Hollywood star isn't all red carpets and luxury hotels. Not if you're Sean Penn, who woke at sunrise yesterday in a tiny tent on a mosquito-infested hillside overlooking the city of Port-au-Prince, rolled up the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jul 2010 | 3:30 pm Germany Beats Uruguay -- And It Wasn't A Snooze!Germany deserved to win 3-2 and finished third for the second time in succession. The storyline of the match doesn’t really matter -- safe to say the Uruguayan goalkeeper was poor and was culpable for each of the German goals. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2010 | 3:17 pm World Cup: Germany Beats Uruguay 3-2German Team Takes 3rd Place Consolation Victory Prior to Championship Match Between Netherlands and SpainSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jul 2010 | 3:00 pm Snowe: No decision on U.S. financial reg reform voteLISBON FALLS, Maine (Reuters) - Maine Senator Olympia Snowe said on Saturday she has not decided which way to vote on crucial financial reform legislation, with the most important thing being "to get it right."
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 2:08 pm Spy swap 'better than fiction'It took less than a month for the largest US-Russian spy swap since the Cold War to unfold - from an idea hatched in the Oval Office to reality on a remote stretch of Viennese airport tarmac.The whirlwind exchange took place in...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jul 2010 | 2:00 pm Raoul Moat evaded capture by 'hiding in storm drain'Raoul Moat may have escaped from police by hiding in a storm drain beneath the town where he eventually took his own life.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jul 2010 | 1:20 pm Power Players And Profanity: It Can Be &%#@ RiskyPresidents and other powerful people sometimes drop a bomb too close to the microphone. It's not always a mistake. There's a strategy to swearing, but what works and what doesn’t when it comes to profanity in high places? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2010 | 1:06 pm Too much TV, video games can threaten attention spanToo much time spent watching television and playing video games can double the risk of attention problems in children and young adults, new research ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jul 2010 | 1:00 pm A Game Of Soccer For Children Of The WorldThe World Cup isn't the only soccer extravaganza reaching its climax this weekend. Johannesburg is hosting a kids' soccer invitational called "Football for Hope." It brings together 32 teams of disadvantaged teens from around the world with an emphasis on social change. For example, there's an organization from Cambodia that gets kids playing and then teaches them about the danger of land mines. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2010 | 1:00 pm Week In News: Google And China Make UpChina and Google have brokered a peace deal -- for now. That's at the top of the agenda when guest host Lynn Neary speaks with our regular news analyst James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic. They'll also explore some of the hottest ideas coming out of the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2010 | 1:00 pm Cyclists -- And Heat -- Press On In Tour De FranceSearing heat, blazing sun and brutal mountain climbs -- it's just another day of the Tour de France. The world's premiere bicycle race headed into the Alps Saturday. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2010 | 1:00 pm Odd Couple: Frank And Paul Target Military SpendingYou might think of liberal Democrat Barney Frank and libertarian Republican Ron Paul as a Congressional odd couple. The unlikely pair want to trim the Pentagon's budget by $1 trillion over the next 10 years, significantly reducing U.S. military presence around the world, including Europe. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2010 | 1:00 pm Spy Swaps: How They Did It In The Cold WarIf this week's spy exchange was full of Cold War drama, imagine how it was during the real Cold War. Jeffrey Smith arranged some half dozen prisoner exchanges in the 70s and 80s as a lawyer for the State Department. He tells how he and his East German counterpart evaded surveillance to agree on which prisoners would be freed. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2010 | 12:32 pm Cuba to Free 5 More Political PrisonersCatholic Church Announces Government Will Release Additional Dissidents Into ExileSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jul 2010 | 12:20 pm BofA bolsters compliance after $10.7 billion errorCHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp is beefing up its internal accounting controls after it incorrectly classified as much as $10.7 billion in short-term lending and repurchase deals for mortgage securities as sales, according to a letter filed on Friday with U.S. securities regulators.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:58 am Johnson & Johnson sued over pediatric drug recallCHICAGO (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson, the U.S. drugmaker forced to recall children's Tylenol and other over-the-counter pediatric medicines, has been sued in federal court here by consumers unhappy with the company's plan to offer coupons or replacement products to those who bought the affected drugs.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:46 am US woman 'in flames'PITTSBURGH: Officials in Pittsburgh say flames from an underground explosion shot up through a metal sidewalk grate, burning a woman who was standing there. City police Sergeant William Gorman says witnesses reported the woman...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:40 am Rio Grande Rises In City That Bears Its NameUpstream communities began to assess the damage Friday wrought by a Rio Grande that jumped its banks in the Texas city of Laredo, while down river people marveled warily at a river that bore little resemblance to the lazy waterway that usually divides border cities. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2010 | 11:06 am Russia-U.S. spy swap participants phone familiesMOSCOW (Reuters) - Two participants in Friday's Vienna spy swap contacted relatives and said they were well, while no details on the activities of the remaining 12 emerged, according to Moscow press reports on Saturday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:59 am Review: Hospital ICU deaths more likely on weekendsPatients admitted to an intensive care unit over the weekend may be more likely to die than those admitted at other times, perhaps because of ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:00 am John le Carre: What Were These Spies Thinking?Master of Cold War Novels Puzzled by Motives of 10 "Deluded Spy-Babies" Arrested and Deported From U.S.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jul 2010 | 10:00 am Two Taser stun guns used in attempt to subdue Raoul MoatPolice negotiating with gunman Raoul Moat fired two Taser stun guns as they surrounded him before his death.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jul 2010 | 9:57 am Raoul Moat: Tasers explainedAfter police revealed a Taser was discharged during the confrontation with gunman Raoul Moat, we explain what a Taser is, and how it works.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jul 2010 | 9:22 am 6 U.S. Troops Dead in AfghanistanAmericans Killed by Gunfire, Roadside Bombs in East and South; Protesters Claim Afghan-NATO Raid Killed 2 Innocent GuardsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jul 2010 | 9:00 am Iran to Review Stoning Sentence for AdultererOfficial: Judges Won't Be Swayed by West's "Hue and Cry" Over Execution Ordered for Widow's "Illicit Relationship"Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jul 2010 | 7:36 am Police used a Taser during confrontation with gunman Raoul MoatPolice negotiating with gunman Raoul Moat fired a Taser as they surrounded him before his death, it has been revealed.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jul 2010 | 7:23 am Kids see fewer ads for sweets, more for fast foodAmerican children are seeing fewer TV ads for candy and beverages, but more fast food commercials, a new study finds.
Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jul 2010 | 7:02 am Pakistan Suicide Bombing Death Toll Jumps to 102Mourners Search for Answers as Death Toll From Twin Blasts JumpsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jul 2010 | 7:00 am Raoul Moat: victim Chris Brown's family criticise policeGunman who evaded capture for a week killed himself following a six-hour stand off with armed police.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jul 2010 | 5:12 am North Korea shrugs off ship and calls for nuclear talksSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it was willing to return to nuclear disarmament talks and signaled satisfaction that a U.N. Security Council statement did not directly blame it for the sinking of a South Korean warship.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2010 | 4:02 am Vice President Biden defends spy swap on Jay Leno showVice President Biden had to convince a skeptical Jay Leno on Friday that the United States didn't get a raw deal from Russia in the biggest spy ...
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