Top Stories: Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan have been infiltrated by US Marines who are part of a major operation under the imprimatur of President Barack Obama. Big News Network.com Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:27:35 -0400An ultimatum to the new Honduran president to reinstate ousted leader Manuel Zelaya to the presidency has been rejected. Big News Network.com Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:24:01 -0400North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles. Big News Network.com Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:22:31 -0400Fatah prisoners, detained by Hamas members in the Gaza Strip, have been asked to supply their own food and water. Big News Network.com Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:21:10 -0400Michael Jackson’s family has now ruled out private or public services at the estate of their son and brother. Big News Network.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:30:34 -0400The black box flight recorder from the Yemenia Airlines plane that crashed into the Indian Ocean on Tuesday has not yet been located. Big News Network.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:29:16 -0400The top US military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, has said the supply of weapons to Iraqi rebels by Iran has been cut down. Big News Network.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:27:47 -0400The California state government is preparing to use promissory notes rather than cash to pay some bills, due to a $24 billion budget shortfall. Big News Network.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:24:51 -0400Two more British embassy employees, accused by Iran of helping to stoke post-election unrest in the country, have been released. Big News Network.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:23:23 -0400Italy's transport minister has explained that the train disaster in the small seaside resort of Viareggio was caused by axle failure on a wagon carrying liquid gas. Big News Network.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:21:05 -0400England’s Great Train Robber, Ronnie Biggs, has been told he will not be granted parole. Big News Network.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:19:59 -0400Rio de Janeiro - Brazilian civil aviation authorities on Thursday rejected accusations from France that it took far too long to determine that the Air France plane flying across the Atlantic had disap... Earth Times Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:42 -0400BRITAIN'S health secretary has warned the country could soon face more than 100,000 daily cases of swine flu, while fears linked to the virus soared in Argentina after the death toll nearly doubled. The Australian Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:48 -0400The Limbs in the Loch killer William Beggs led more than 200 of Scotland's worst sex offenders in a campaign to be given the right to vote from behind bars. A total of 224 inmates at Peterhead Prison... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:31 -0400After spending millions of dollars and years of effort, executives with the American Revolution Center have abandoned their controversial plan to build the museum inside the boundaries of Valley Forge... Philadelphia Daily News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:32:16 -0400UNKNOWN assailants have blown up an oil pipeline in southeast Yemen operated by a South Korean firm, causing a leak, police and industry officials have said. The Australian Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:40 -0400The President of Syria has issued a historic invitation to his American counterpart Barack Obama, to a summit in Damascus in an exclusive interview with Sky News. Sky News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:57:50 -0400WASHINGTON The farm where Saddam Hussein hid from US forces before he was captured in December 2003 was familiar ground for the Iraqi dictator: it was the same place where he sought refuge 44 years e... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:34 -0400REVELLERS at the T in the Park music festival are set to be monitored by a hi-tech night vision security camera floating hundreds of feet above the site. The state-of-the-art equipment is being intro... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:28 -0400HARTFORD, Conn. - A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having... Philadelphia Daily News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:32:29 -0400Relatives of three men who died in a tugboat tragedy in the River Clyde are to sue Clydeport, the harbour authority, and the boat's operator for undisclosed damages. The Flying Phantom capsized in th... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:39 -0400The Sunoco Welcome America! festival continues all week with events leading up to the big July 4 concert and fireworks. Tonight, catch a screening of the movie 'Rocky' at the Philadelphia Museum of Ar... Philadelphia Daily News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:32:10 -0400A 2-year-old boy died yesterday after being left alone for 6 1/2 hours inside a car outside Fairy Tales Day Care in Penndel. (Laurence Kesterson / Staff Photographer)... Philadelphia Daily News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:32:11 -0400LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson's ex-wife vowed to fight for custody of the pop icon's children on Thursday as footage of one of the star's final rehearsals surfaced appearing to show the singer in good ... Channel News Asia Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:09 -0400CLEVELAND - When a shipment of white Georgia marble for the Cleveland Museum of Art's new wing came in a bit too dark, director Timothy Rub insisted it be sent back to the supplier. When he learned th... Philadelphia Daily News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:32:02 -0400'); LOS ANGELES -- A judge has delayed a guardianship hearing for Michael Jackson's children at the request of attorneys for the singer's mother and his ex-wife, Deborah Rowe. The hearing had be... Washington Times Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:06 -0400The publication of a book by a former top counter-terrorism officer has been blocked by the Attorney General. Baroness Scotland QC stepped in at the last minute to obtain an injunction preventing The... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:30 -0400Visitors to the Sears Tower's new glass balconies all seem to agree: the first step is the hardest. "It's like walking on ice," said Margaret Kemp, of Bishop, California, who said her heart was still... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:36 -0400TWO men yesterday admitted resetting £15,000 which was stolen during a raid on a security van at a bank. The High Court in Glasgow heard that Christopher Dickson, 23, and Jamie Robertson, 24, we... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:30 -0400' } ] PageVars.set('title', escape("`Angry` S.C. 1st Lady: I May Forgive Him - CBSNews")); PageVars.set('description', escape("South Carolina's first lady says Gov. Mark Sanford's actions are `ine... CBS News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:44:22 -0400A housewife with two young children will be the first "living sculpture" on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. Rachel Wardell, from Sleaford, Lincolnshire, will take her place on the plinth as the f... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:29 -0400West Bank plans seen as snub to US efforts GAZA CITY - Hamas security officials say an Israeli tank shell has exploded in a Gaza village, killing a 3-year-old girl and wounding four other people.The I... New Zealand Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:05:57 -0400CRUDE futures accelerated their decline overnight after US payrolls fell more than expected last month, shaking confidence in an economic recovery by the world's largest energy user. The Australian Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:28 -0400Hyam Ayash died and four other people were wounded, one of them seriously, when the tank fired a mortar towards a target near Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, the witnesses said overnigh... The Australian Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:42 -0400TEXAS - A couple were arrested after a state inspector found several children locked in a tool shed behind an unlicensed daycare centre.State officials said the children were surrounded by lawn equipm... New Zealand Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:05:56 -0400LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles officials are holding closed-door talks about a possible event for Michael Jackson on Tuesday at a downtown arena, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursda... New York Post Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:00:23 -0400ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A former juvenile court judge charged with taking kickbacks from the owner and builder of a pair of youth detention centers said Thursday that he had no financial incentive for keepin... Philadelphia Daily News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:32:36 -0400NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal marshals took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday in a move that forced his wife to move elsewhere. New York Post Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:00:25 -0400'); LE BOURGET, France -- A severely bruised young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back Thursday to Paris, where she was embraced gently by her father, who... Washington Times Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:05 -0400One of the most influential designers in the UK says housebuilders risk creating the "slums of the future" in the rush to provide large-scale developments to keep up with demand. Wayne Hemingway said... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:38 -0400Amman - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday officially named his elder son, Hussein, 15, as crown prince in a royal decree, the palace announced. When he became king in February 1999 after the de... IOL Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:50:09 -0400BAGHDAD (AP) -- After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until he saw "the city was about to fall." Months later, he was caught hiding at the same farm where he had fled in 19... New York Post Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:00:22 -0400South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford talks during an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday in his Columbia, S.C., Statehouse office. USA Today Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:04:12 -0400Tennis fans with tickets for the Wimbledon men's final have been warned against selling them at vastly inflated prices - as demand rockets in anticipation of an Andy Murray victory this afterno... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:26 -0400' } ] PageVars.set('title', escape("Jackson Memorial Likely Slated for Tuesday - CBSNews")); PageVars.set('description', escape("Los Angeles officials are holding closed-door talks about a possibl... CBS News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:44:24 -0400' } ] PageVars.set('title', escape("Washington Post Cancels Lobbyist Event - CBSNews")); PageVars.set('description', escape("Washington Post Publisher and Chief Executive Officer Katharine Weymout... CBS News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:44:21 -0400US job losses unexpectedly accelerated last month on widespread declines across manufacturing, construction and professional services, injecting some doubt into hopes for an economic recovery later th... The Australian Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:30 -0400BAGHDAD: US Vice President Joe Biden flew in to Baghdad on Thursday on a surprise visit just two days after a long-planned pullback of American troops from conflict-hit Iraq's towns and cities. Biden ... Channel News Asia Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:07 -0400AMY TEIBEL JERUSALEM Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged yesterd... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:34 -0400Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw has said "a deep strain of homophobia still exists on the Conservative benches".Mr Bradshaw, one of three gay men currently in the cabinet, made the comments a... BBC Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:57:58 -0400TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) ? A top diplomat said Thursday he is heading to Honduras to demand the return of the president toppled at gunpoint — a mission he said is likely to meet rejection... USA Today Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:04:12 -0400LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jermaine Jackson on Thursday said that when he first saw his brother, pop star Michael Jackson, dead in a hospital room he kissed him on the forehead and wished that he had die... Reuters Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:47:41 -0400TEXAS - A Texas teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for beating a homeless man to death in a trash bin.Sixteen-year-old Michael Martinez Jr. of Abilene was tried as an adult in the 2007 deat... New Zealand Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:05:57 -0400' } ] PageVars.set('title', escape("Judge May Throw Out MySpace Mom Conviction - CBSNews")); PageVars.set('description', escape("A Los Angeles federal judge has tentatively thrown out the convicti... CBS News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:44:19 -0400U.S. District Judge George Wu said he was tentatively acquitting Lori Drew of misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization and that the ruling will become final when he issues it in... USA Today Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:04:13 -0400Brain tumour research is significantly under-funded, a cancer charity said today. Brain Tumour Research described brain tumours as the "forgotten cancer" - despite an estimated 16,000 people in the U... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:32 -0400The publication of a book that novelist J.D. Salinger said ripped off his classic The Catcher in the Rye was halted by a United States federal judge. Judge Deborah Batts ruled in favour of Salinger af... New Zealand Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:05:51 -0400MICHAEL Jackson's ex-wife has vowed to fight for custody of the pop icon's children as footage of one of the star's final rehearsals surfaced, appearing to show the singer in good health just two days... The Australian Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:52 -0400German girl, 17, was only survivor of 1971 plane crash in Peruvian rainforest Juliane Koepcke fell more than 3km into jungle attached to a row of seats Koepcke suffered minor injuries, survived for 10... CNN Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:48 -0400COUP leaders in Honduras have vowed that ousted President Manuel Zelaya will "never return to power" despite mounting international pressure and an ultimatum by the Organisation of American ... The Australian Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:35 -0400Police, pastor's son give differing accounts of Taser incident They don't agree on whether Jose Moran is still hospitalized Police say Moran interfered with a traffic stop Police say church congregati... CNN Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:51 -0400NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Marines hiked through searing heat and took fire from small pockets of militants Thursday after landing in this Taliban-controlled southern region of tree-lined fields, ... New York Post Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:00:25 -0400"The Stoning of Soraya M" tells the story of what happened to Soraya a kind, spirited woman whose bad marriage leads her cruel, divorce-seeking husband to conspire against her, trumping up charges of ... Philadelphia Daily News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:31:58 -0400By Thierry Leveque Bobigny, France - Algerian singer Cheb Mami went on trial in France on Thursday over accusations that he forced his former lover into an attempted abortion in 2005. The 42-yea... IOL Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:50:11 -0400CONNETICUT - Police say a Connecticut girl overheard her mother's screams during sex and thought she was being assaulted, so she rounded up some friends to attack the woman's companion.The 16-year-old... New Zealand Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:05:53 -0400Iraq 'far behind' in land mine clean-up The families of 8000 British servicemen and women who have been killed in combat since World War II are to be honoured. They will receive the Elizabeth Cross an... New Zealand Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:05:53 -0400PARIS: A 14-year-old girl who survived a Yemeni airliner crash by clinging to wreckage in the Indian Ocean flew back to Paris on Thursday for an emotional reunion with her father. The only known survi... The Daily Star Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:20 -0400Consumer stocks including Home Depot and energy companies including Chevron paced a broad sell-off. At the end of a holiday-shortened week of trading, the most eagerly anticipated report on the econom... The Australian Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:32 -0400Philadelphia police today arrested a 25-year-old woman for helping to plan the execution-style murders of party planner Rian Thal and an Ohio man inside an upscale apartment complex in Northern Libert... Philadelphia Daily News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:32:38 -0400Nicole Kidman and Mariah Carey have them, but Madonna didn't. The "prenup" - a feature of the weddings of the rich and famous - was given legally binding status yesterday by an English appeal court ru... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:41 -0400'); Highway fatalities have reached the lowest level ever recorded nationwide. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday the number of motorists killed from January throug... Washington Times Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:05 -0400Dr. Ravi Murarka, the banished medical director at the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has been rehired, according to Sue Cosby, the shelter's new director. Cosby said ... Philadelphia Daily News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:32:34 -0400An infestation of maggots has closed three operating theatres at Scotland's newest children's hospital. NHS Grampian said the theatres at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital were temporarily clos... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:27 -0400The highest ranking Army officer to be killed since the Falklands War is one of the two latest British casualties in Afghanistan, officials have confirmed.The Ministry of Defence said Lt Col Rupert Th... BBC Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:58:01 -0400WASHINGTON (AP) -- With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is - so far - more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire. New York Post Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:00:19 -0400WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- The purple "W" logo at Wimbledon might as well stand for the siblings who have made the women's championship their own playground. Yes, the Williams sisters are back in the ... New York Post Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:00:17 -0400CARACAS, Jul 2 (IPS) - "It never crossed my mind that I would have to leave my country and leave behind our farms, work, people and lifestyle. It was a life or death decision we had to take in a matte... IPS Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:22:30 -0400CANBERRA - Even the good times before the global economic crisis struck did little to improve the lot of the nation's indigenous people, a new report card on the gap between white and black Australia ... New Zealand Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:07:22 -0400Iraq: Govt plays hardball over oil contracts Iraq's future is in the hands of its own people, declared President Barack Obama as American troops formally pulled out of the country's cities. So ended s... New Zealand Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:07:14 -0400He oversaw the modernisation of Spain and secured its entry into the European Union; he ruled for 13 years before falling from view in a 1996 political scandal.But now Felipe Gonzalez, the charismatic... New Zealand Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:07:20 -0400Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Photo: AP [file] Despite this body blow, the corruption of the PA remains as strong as ever, with more new layers constantly revealing themselves to th... Jerusalem Post Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:23:07 -0400A newly formed Iranian Jewish Federation made up of emigrants from the Iranian city of Mashad will meet next week in Jerusalem in an effort to promote and preserve their heritage. Jerusalem Post Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:22:58 -0400Like that lovely wool sweater that emerges from the drier in mini form, global warming seems to be shrinking sheep. On average, wild Soay sheep on Scotland's island Hirta are smaller today than they w... C News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:01:59 -0400The salvo began with two surface-to-ship missiles fired off the North's east coast between 9.20am and 10am UK time, the spokesman said. A third missile was fired two hours late, the spokesman added, ... Sky News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:58:44 -0400Arriving in the world the size of a 6-month-old, 6.28kg newborn Chelsea Rose Mackay is an extra big bundle of joy for her mother Danielle, the Townsville Bulletin reports.She is believed to be the big... New Zealand Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:07:17 -0400A 17-year-old Palestinian girl was killed, and five other civilians were wounded on Thursday during a fire exchange between Gaza gunmen and soldiers from an IDF patrol, after the patrol was fired upon... Jerusalem Post Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:23:10 -0400P.S. 176X could be world's largest largest school for kids with autism 560 students range in age from 3 to 21 Size allows an extraordinary range of services: chorus, band, arts, job internships Best w... CNN Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:02:34 -0400'); Fewer Americans will travel this Fourth of July weekend -- disappointing news for mid-Atlantic beaches that weathered a slow, soggy June. "People have been waiting around to see if they have... Washington Times Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:36:24 -0400By Tim Hepher Paris - The Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic in June with 228 people on board was not destroyed in mid-air but hit the water intact and at high speed, French investigat... IOL Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:38 -0400The Vatican says the restoration of a chapel that includes two Michelangelo frescoes has been completed. The Cappella Paolina, or the Pauline Chapel, in the Apostolic Palace is used by the pope and is... C News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:01:59 -0400Once emboldened, Iranian bloggers fear attacks and arrests, experts say Human rights worker says fear "has permeated society" in Iran Formerly active Iran bloggers have disappeared, supporte... CNN Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:02:32 -0400An RAF Tornado jet has crashed in a remote part of Argyll, killing both on board. The plane, believed to be from RAF Leuchars, in Fife, hit a hillside near the Rest and Be Thankful pass. No civilian... The Herald Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:33:57 -0400'); Wall Street posted sharp losses Thursday morning following a report showing more-than-expected job cuts in June. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 159.39 points to 8,344.67. The broa... Washington Times Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:36:22 -0400By Jack Kim and Miyoung Kim Seoul - North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles on Thursday, further stoking tension in the region that was already high due to Pyongyang's nuclear test and thre... IOL Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:36 -0400HEAVY fighting in the Somali capital has killed at least 20 people, the second day of fierce clashes as government forces tried to drive hardline Islamists out of their Mogadishu bases. The Australian Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:33:58 -0400'); Prosecutors in the corruption trial of former Rep. William Jefferson began playing recorded conversations involving the Louisiana Democrat that authorities say will show he accepted bribes. ... Washington Times Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:36:23 -0400A CRIME gang alleged to have distributed fake euro notes worth 16 million euros ($22.6 million) throughout Europe since 2005 has been broken up by Bulgarian police, the European police agency said. The Australian Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:33:55 -0400FACEBOOK is revising its privacy settings to give the more than 200 million users of the social network the ability to share as much or as little about themselves online as they want. The Australian Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:33:49 -0400 | 
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