Top Stories: A Haitian man has amazingly been pulled from rubble in the destroyed city of Port au Prince. Big News Network.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:32:25 -0500Al-Qaeda has made another threat toward the US. Big News Network.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:21:22 -0500There have been more terror attacks linked to rebel and government forces in Mogadishu, Somalia. Big News Network.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:43:41 -0500Pakistani police claim to have prevented an attack on a five-star hotel in Lahore, the country's second largest city. Big News Network.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:39:37 -0500Sri Lankan military officials have ordered the arrest of the former Army commander who lost the presidential election. Big News Network.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:36:17 -0500Four wealthy German pensioners have been put on trial in Germany for allegedly adducting the man who controlled their investments. Big News Network.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:46:32 -0500Michael Jackson's former doctor has appeared at a court in Los Angeles to deny a charge of involuntary manslaughter related to the singer's death. Big News Network.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:31:08 -0500Famous Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have asked their London lawyers to issue papers against Britain's News of the World. Big News Network.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:18:19 -0500Jamim Shah, a well known media tycoon, has been shot down in Nepal. Big News Network.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:08:53 -0500A father has been accused of burying his daughter because she spoke to boys. Big News Network.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:58:12 -0500By ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Richard C. Shelby, Alabama Republican, will stop blocking Senate confirmation of about 70 government appointees nominated by President Obama, his office said. Mr. Shelby h... Washington Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:34:03 -0500By Jennifer Peltz ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) -- Little more than a week ago, Lil Wayne was reinforcing his place in rap's pantheon with a commanding performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony. His... Washington Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:34:01 -0500By Brett Zongker ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- A second major snow storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn't touched some roads, uti... Washington Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:33:59 -0500News ) announced that it has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market Eagle Eye Platinum digital IVUS catheter in the United States. IVUS or Intravascular Ultrasound is a cat... RTT News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:26:31 -0500To give the green light for a military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requires evidence of a clear and present danger; the assurance of the Israel Defense... Haaretz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:24:05 -0500The pro-Palestinian group goes on to demand that John take a stand against Israel's "dropping white phosphorus on a school building full of children," and "walling a million and a half people up in ... Jerusalem Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:20:07 -0500If it wasn't for fearing for the Jews living in the UK I would laugh about what happens at this Island. For centuries the British oppressed half of the globe and forced natives to take up British cust... Jerusalem Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:20:04 -0500Ahmad Kabalan, a representative of the Kabalan shipping company told The Media Line in an email that there was “no blacklist.” Al-Singace said it was likely the company did not want to draw unwant... Jerusalem Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:20:01 -0500Six British soldiers were being questioned by police today after reports of a brawl in a Lanzarote bar. The servicemen were arrested following clashes in the resort on Saturday. A spoke... The Independent Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:18:45 -0500A schoolgirl escaped serious injury when she tumbled into a deep 'swallow hole' that opened up near her home in Ireland. Kelsey O'Sullivan, 12, was left bruised and shocked but otherwise unhur... The Independent Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:18:42 -0500Nobel Prize laureate Elie Wiesel said on Tuesday that if Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were assassinated, he would not shed a tear. "Ahmadinejad is a danger to the world and pathologically sic... Haaretz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:17:56 -0500Afghanistan 's capital, killing at least 28 people and leaving hundreds more stranded in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads, officials said Tuesday. USA Today Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:05:24 -0500The Calvert Cliffs power plant near Lusby, Md., is high on the Department of Energy's list of projects that could receive federal loan guarantees. The plant's operator, Constellation Energy, wants to... MSNBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:04:51 -0500If there were a report card for the promises President Barack Obama made a year ago in this struggling city in northern Indiana, he would probably get a C. It’s a passing grade, but it’s not the s... MSNBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:04:49 -0500TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's state TV said the country started enriching its uranium to a higher level of 20 percent, over the objections of the international community. MSNBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:04:46 -0500WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama will stop blocking Senate confirmation of about 70 government appointees nominated by President Barack Obama, his office said. MSNBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:04:45 -0500Headblade founder Todd Greene's relationship with Olympic skeleton driver Zach Lund has boosted the product's profile but also done the athlete a world of good in the morale department. MSNBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:04:44 -0500“If you compare how much athletes make coming out of the summer games vs. the winter games, I think the available marketing dollars for the winter athletes would be less than half,” added Jim Andr... MSNBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:04:43 -0500The romance may be over, but the on-again, off-again relationship between Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson lingers on, and that fact has friends of the film-star-turned-fashion-designer concerned. MSNBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:04:42 -0500(CNN) -- Elizabeth Warren: Bankers, shape up! In October 2008, Congress gave the U.S. Treasury the authority to spend $700 billion to help stabilize the economy. To monitor the impact of that Troubled... CNN Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:02:40 -0500The Labour Party breached privacy regulations by using automated phone calls to nearly 500,000 people, the information commissioner has said.The party first used the messages, featuring Coronation Str... BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:59:34 -0500One person has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault at a playgroup in Ceredigion.It has been closed temporarily pending further investigation and Dyfed-Powys Police said this would be reviewed... BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:59:33 -0500Improvised explosive devices are stopping civilians leaving an area where UK soldiers are to begin a huge operation, the defence secretary says.Operation Moshtarak is designed to force Taliban militan... BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:59:32 -0500A man who admitted trying to "sell" his vulnerable sister into a sham marriage as part of a Chinese immigration scam has been jailed.Michael Wright, 22, from Wiltshire, was sentenced to four... BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:59:30 -0500The missing editor of an opposition website in Yemen has appeared in court charged with involvement in a rebellion in the north of the country.This is the first time the government in Sanaa has acknow... BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:59:29 -0500BEIJING ? The sentencing of an outspoken literary editor to five years in prison for subversion showed that the Chinese government will not relent in its ongoing crackdown against critics and dis... International Herald Tribune Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:57:02 -0500U.S. Army Pfc. Colin Wells from Los Angeles, Calif., of the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, takes finger prints of an Afghan driver at a checkpoint, west of ... CBS News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:48:20 -0500Football players are often the victims of sports-related head injuries but pro-athletes aren't the only ones at risk. The CDC estimates that about 300,000 student athletes suffer concussions each year... CBS News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:48:19 -0500Palin Readying for 2012? The election is still a long way off but Republican Sarah Palin was sounding very much like a candidate at a Tea Party convention in Nashville, Tenn. Nancy Cordes reports. CBS News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:48:17 -0500Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 Monday , for the first time in three months, due to concerns about European debt. On "The Early Show" this morning, Jill Schlesinger, editor-at-larg... CBS News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:48:16 -0500Sports Illustrated Swimsuits Revealed Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Christine Teigen spoke to Harry Smith about shooting for the new swimsuit issue and her friendship with the model on the cover, ... CBS News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:48:14 -0500Nine additional people were injured in the blaze at Newcastle in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, a police spokesman reported."Police were called to the scene at 6:00 a.m. (4:00 a.m. GMT), ... The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:43:04 -0500GERMANY'S top court has ruled that the country's dole benefits system for its poorest citizens was unconstitutional, a decision that could cost the heavily-indebted nation billions of dollar... The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:43:01 -0500THOUSANDS of Queensland homeowners may have to fork out at least $200 to ensure their potentially "live" homes won't kill them after taking part in the Rudd Government's ceiling in... The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:42:59 -0500TWO of Australia's most promising solar energy technologies changed hands yesterday, with the world's largest nuclear energy group Areva buying Ausra and Silex Systems acquiring the assets o... The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:42:57 -0500OPTUS has put plans to sell its cable broadband network to the national broadband network on ice after reporting another solid profit thanks to its booming mobiles business. The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:42:56 -0500CONTROVERSIAL mining identity Frank Timis is set to emerge as the chairman of an Australian-listed company after his efforts to float his oil and gas plans in London were halted by the local exchange. The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:42:50 -0500THE $250 million handout from the Rudd government to Australia's television oligarchy will flow almost directly to the profits of the networks' owners because there are no conditions that it... The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:42:47 -0500THE original chairman of the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce has called for a Senate inquiry into the processes and outcome of its final report, which found the Top End couldn't becom... The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:42:46 -0500AIRPORT users face full-body scanners and increased delays under Rudd government plans to pump an extra $200 million into airport security over the next four years. The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:42:44 -0500As one attendee put it: "These things don't tend to be social calls".It was the season for giving after all, and the network bosses were accompanied by Wayne Goss, the chairman of their Free... The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:42:41 -0500THE opposition has seized on the appointment of former Queensland MP Mike Kaiser to a $450,000 a year job with the national broadband network as "jobs for Labor mates" after confirmation tha... The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:42:40 -0500IT ISN'T often that a New Jersey goal sparks a momentum change for the Philadelphia Flyers. But that's what happened last night. After dancing around a Mike Richards hit, Anssi Salmela skated toward ... Philadelphia Daily News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:41:22 -0500WASHINGTON - The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest warning ... Philadelphia Daily News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:41:20 -0500A man in his 30s was fatally shot in West Philadelphia early this morning. He was found outside with wounds to the face about 1:30 a.m. near Cobbs Creek Parkway and Catharine Street. He was pronounc... Philadelphia Daily News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:41:19 -0500A 33-year-old man from the city's Logan section was arrested yesterday and charged with murder, accused of killing a 20-month-old toddler with Drano drain cleaner. Aaron Pace, a longtime friend of th... Philadelphia Daily News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:41:18 -0500WASHINGTON - The nation's largest auto insurer says it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles. State Farm insurance says ... Philadelphia Daily News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:41:17 -0500Even in a winter in which the surreal has been the rule, this forecast has hallucinatory qualities. It calls for yet another mega-snowstorm, a foot plus, maybe up to 20 inches, more than enough to ma... Philadelphia Daily News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:41:14 -0500NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Army soldiers have launched a major operation in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan. New York Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:23:00 -0500TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and its allies who fear the process could eventually be used to give the Islam... New York Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:22:59 -0500NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock futures are pointing to a higher open Tuesday as hopes grow the European Union will provide Greece with some support for its mounting debt burden. New York Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:22:55 -0500COLOMBO, Feb 9, 2010 (IPS) - Sri Lankan journalists, for whom intimidation, threats, assault and killings seem to have become unavoidable professional hazards, are bracing themselves for a fresh con... IPS Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:35:24 -0500RAMALLAH, Feb 9, 2010 (IPS) - Pressure exerted on the Palestinian Authority (PA) by international and regional officials has given Gazans a last minute reprieve, albeit temporary, from plunging into d... IPS Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:35:24 -0500Another 10 to 20 inches of snow forecast for northern Virginia, eastern Maryland Federal workers, students in Washington told to stay home Tuesday Washington National Guard personnel will help with em... CNN Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:19:36 -0500Washington (CNN) -- Turn off the television, drink more water and serve smaller portions to fight childhood obesity, first lady Michelle Obama is urging as she launches a national campaign against chi... CNN Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:19:34 -0500SAO PAULO, Brazil - A 13-foot (4-meter) alligator has reportedly attacked and killed a girl who was swimming in a Brazilian jungle river. Firefighters tell local media that 11-year-old Gigliane d... C News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:19:08 -0500Members of the public who want to watch Gordon Brown's much anticipated appearance before the Iraq inquiry will be able to enter a ballot. There is still is no date fixed for the prime minister to giv... BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:16:42 -0500A gang who plotted the murder of a businessman at an Edinburgh casino have been jailed for a total of 43 years.Tony Demarco, 63, was shot outside the Maybury Casino on 3 June 2008. Four men were convi... BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:16:39 -0500An A-level student accused of murdering her boyfriend said she stabbed him in self defence after he pushed, bit and spat at her.Katherine McGrath, 19, denies killing Alyn Thomas at her home in Bridgen... BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:16:37 -0500India has halted the cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified (GM) vegetable crop because of safety concerns.Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said more studies were needed ... BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:16:36 -0500The traditional draughty and backless hospital gown is getting a Hollywood-style makeover by one of the world's top designers.Ben de Lisi, famed for creating red-carpet frocks for stars like Kate Wins... BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:16:35 -0500Rock band The White Stripes are taking on the US Air Force, complaining that it used one of the group's songs in a TV advert without permission.In a statement on their website, the duo said they took ... BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:16:33 -0500Israel's Prime Minister has called for "crippling sanctions" against Iran after the country declared it is stepping up uranium enrichment to the significant level of 20% purity. Sky News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:16:27 -0500The child was married to her father's cousin last year, against her wishes and those of her mother. The girl, from Buraidah, a conservative town near the capital, Riyadh, was married for bridal money... Sky News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:16:26 -0500Loaded, that is, with compressive and tensile stresses in an exquisitely choreographed dance of struts, spars and cables. Made almost entirely of carbon fiber, the enormous multihulls ? USA-17 ha... International Herald Tribune Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:14:18 -0500PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted i... Reuters Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:07:54 -0500LASHKAR Gah, the capital of Afghanistan's Helmand province, was witnessing the arrival of a grim procession of frightened refugees desperate to escape the battle today. The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:59:47 -0500BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown will appear before the public inquiry into the Iraq war in early March, a spokesman for the probe said today. The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:59:47 -0500They're warning that viruses, spam and other computer nasties will be buzzing about with increasing regularity in coming days.It's hardly the most romantic image, but plenty of spam messages promising... The Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:59:44 -0500First comes Snowzilla from the Midwest. Then up from the South comes the Flakenstein Monster.Their scheduled grudge match has them stomping all along I-95, from northern Maryland to northern Delaware ... Philadelphia Daily News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:58:31 -0500TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest au... New York Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:40:32 -0500KABUL (AP) -- Avalanches roared down a mountain pass north of Afghanistan's capital killing at least 28 people and stranding another 1,500 in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads, officials said Tuesd... New York Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:40:31 -0500CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station. New York Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:40:28 -0500WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republicans' first test of their new Senate clout could come in a vote to block President Barack Obama's choice of a union attorney for a seat on the National Labor Relations Bo... New York Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:40:26 -0500NEW YORK (AP) -- Little more than a week ago, Lil Wayne was reinforcing his place in rap's pantheon with a commanding performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony. His latest album, "Rebirth," was offici... New York Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:40:24 -0500NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Another jolt of Saints euphoria is on tap for New Orleans Tuesday when the Super Bowl champs board floats borrowed from Mardi Gras krewes for a victory parade through the grateful ... New York Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:40:23 -0500Stephen Dinan Despite his continued calls for collaboration, just two weeks after President Obama's State of the Union address, the window has closed on the areas of bipartisan cooperation he laid ou... Washington Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:20:01 -0500Stephen Dinan Long before he became a national figure for his zealous opposition to the Iraq war, Rep. John P. Murtha was known to every research lab, military base and Defense Department bureaucrat ... Washington Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:20:00 -0500Kara Rowland Taken at their word, both Democrats and Republicans say they want to work together on a health care reform bill — but it's not clear how a bipartisan summit at the White House late... Washington Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:19:57 -0500ANALYSIS/OPINION: Super Bowl Sunday has come and gone, but a lot of little guys with a big idea are still trying to suit up the worst idea of the season. So is a certain senator who ought to know bet... Washington Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:19:53 -0500NEW ORLEANS | Hoarse, hungover and happy, New Orleans woke up Monday wondering whether that Super Bowl thing really happened. In the French Quarter, stragglers — decked out in Saints jerseys ... Washington Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:19:52 -0500Cheryl Wetzstein When the topic of cohabiting comes up, it's usually associated with the young and the restless. But another segment of the population is increasingly sharing a bedroom while skipp... Washington Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:19:50 -0500RICHMOND, Va. | Abortion rights advocates have been unable to halt the "Choose Life" license plate variations in nearly two dozen states, so now they're working to balance the bumper debate. Activi... Washington Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:19:48 -0500By Lindsey Tanner ASSOCIATED PRESS A woman's chance of having a child with autism increases substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study a... Washington Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:19:47 -0500By C. Boyden Gray Little noticed outside a small policy community, an issue has quietly arisen in recent years that, while seemingly technical, has the potential to derail the nation's attempts to ad... Washington Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:19:47 -0500Nato and Afghan officials today urged Taliban militants holding a southern town to lay down their arms and warned civilians there to "keep your heads down" as US and Afghan troops prepare ... The Independent Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:03:53 -0500In this photo released by the Dominican Republic Presidency, U.S. actress Angelina Jolie speaks to Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez during her visit to the national palace in Santo Domi... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:52:46 -0500Kim made the disarmament pledge during a meeting Monday with a high-level envoy from Beijing at the start of a week of diplomacy designed to get the six-nation nuclear talks back on track. A high-leve... USA Today Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:52:04 -0500 | 
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