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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/423837.htmlenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10409847.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10409847.stmThe US Congress overwhelmingly approves new sanctions against foreign companies trading with Iran.Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-c7521c59a2992b0cdcf4464ad3ad4461bbcenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2010/06/201062420255879520.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2010/06/201062420255879520.htmlBefore departure, "Dudus" waives right to extradition trial and regrets lives lost in May.Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-d7f7894379b215661b5cbce1b2933a53aljazeera-enenhttp://www.rferl.org/content/Clinton_US_Senate_Ratify_START_Missile_Defense/2075356.htmlhttp://www.rferl.org/content/Clinton_US_Senate_Ratify_START_Missile_Defense/2075356.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged the Senate to ratify a new U.S.-Russian nuclear-arms control treaty as soon as possible and did her best to refute concerns that the agreement would limit U.S. missile defense efforts.Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200rferl-5bdbde6b5e0372362cade91bb6afe88frferlenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/BmvBvpvaCvg/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/BmvBvpvaCvg/index.htmlArizona Gov. Jan Brewer emerged from a meeting Thursday with President Barack Obama and said the two had "agreed to work together in order to find some solution" to the immigration issue.Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-b9616cae51571d310c6d77339114ab52cnnenhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37479356/ns/politics/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37479356/ns/politics/President Barack Obama is extending child care, medical leave and other benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees.Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200msnbc-f5ad8882268f25636859dd02f7e80c7emsnbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8681919.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8681919.stmBarack Obama is to ask the US Congress for an extra $200m in military aid for Israel to help install a rocket defence system.Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-aa32446bbec5109f6510392b7d304badbbcenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/05/14/china-mine-blast-leaves-21-dead/http://www.euronews.net/2010/05/14/china-mine-blast-leaves-21-dead/Twenty one miners have died after a methane gas explosion in a mine shaft in China. Ten other workers managed to get safely to the surface at the site in Anshun in Guizhou province. A similar accident last Saturday left 10 miners dead in Hubei province.Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-725805c3505ff9f5a0e779380de74ea8euronews-enenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1b257d8c-5eee-11df-af86-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b257d8c-5eee-11df-af86-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1b257d8c-5eee-11df-af86-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b257d8c-5eee-11df-af86-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=By Edward Luce in Washington Published: May 14 2010 01:50 | Last updated: May 14 2010 01:50 America’s economy is “heading in the right direction”, Barack Obama, US president , told industrial workers in Buffalo, New York, on Thursday as part of his “Main Street” tour of the country.Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200ft-3a859072e902504f4d296182ddeeac20ftenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64B4CC20100512?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64B4CC20100512?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal will miss a deadline to prepare a new constitution, officials said on Wednesday, raising fears of fresh political tension in a country yet to fully emerge from years of a civil war that killed thousands.Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-2984523ef6cbed28eef65373387dc6dfreutersenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N28182299.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N28182299.htmMEXICO CITY, April 28 (Reuters) - Two human rights activists were shot and killed in an ambush in southern Mexico as they tried to deliver food and supplies to a town being harassed by armed groups, authorities said on Wednesday. Beatriz Carino, the Mexican director of the rights group CACTUS, and....Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-2a2c061126be667696ff5585af2fc6c7alertnetenhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124371590&ft=1&f=1004http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124371590&ft=1&f=1004Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police in Jerusalem and on the West Bank Friday, following a recent Israeli move to add two West Bank religious sites to Israel's list of national heritage sites. The unrest threatens to disrupt coming U.S. efforts to bring both sides back to the negotiating table.Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100NPRnews-8252b9a83b06c6882fa2425b3d49a328NPRnewsenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100227/wr_nm/us_pentagon_internethttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100227/wr_nm/us_pentagon_internetReuters - The Pentagon announced on Friday it has authorized the use Twitter, Facebook and other so-called "Web 2.0" sites across the U.S. military, saying the benefits of social media outweighed security concerns.Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-a2b6e37692c8d61cfcfdfdb510dc3de9news-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100211/ts_nm/us_quake_haiti_missionarieshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100211/ts_nm/us_quake_haiti_missionariesReuters - A Haitian judge has decided to release 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping 33 children and trying to spirit them out of the earthquake- stricken country, a judicial source said on Wednesday.Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-a5ceb1aed5b8f3a096b67e3c92d9e57dnews-yahooenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N03186119.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N03186119.htm* Repellent field now dominated by just a few compounds * Results may have implications for control of malaria WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Researchers have identified some of the tools that mosquitoes use to smell their human prey and said on Wednesday their findings might help find better repellents or ways to trap and kill the pests.Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100alertnet-7d34c1b68ec980fa19beba856ce0e45ealertnetenhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/01/24/stories/2010012452271200.htmhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/01/24/stories/2010012452271200.htmUnited Nations: A year after the Gaza war, Israel has paid the United Nations $10.5 million as compensation for damaging its offices during an attack by its defence forces on Hamas. The U.N. main centre in Gaza, which had hundred tonnes ...Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100Hindu-b30e5ed5f20dc83f2d5ee4494771c722Hinduenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8474013.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8474013.stmUS Envoy George Mitchell meets Palestinian leaders a day after visiting Israel, in a drive to restart peace talks.Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-9f48a43264f3ceee697679460233441dbbcenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=212945http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=212945COPENHAGEN: China’s Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei on Friday said the chief US climate negotiator either lacks commonsense or is “extremely irresponsiSat, 12 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100NewsJang-en-b20b4291bba39defd729e9eb10b1e0c5NewsJang-enenhttp://www.independent.co.uk/travel/americas/its-time-to-wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee-1825242.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/travel/americas/its-time-to-wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee-1825242.htmlThe view from our veranda is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. It's a vision of earthly paradise as painted by the Flemish masters. There are 20ft trees that would be no taller than a much-loved potted plant in the UK. Flame-red heliconias fringe the lawn, as red as the plumage of the tiny....Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100independent-2b44ee50afaa69bd211d5e13f60ef35cindependentenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/Af9xNHTrV4Y/la-sci-flu-pregnancy23-2009oct23,0,409451.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/Af9xNHTrV4Y/la-sci-flu-pregnancy23-2009oct23,0,409451.storyBecause of the risks from flu, they should be among the first in line to get both the H1N1 and seasonal influenza shots, medical experts say. Yet many are averse to vaccinations or medication. As the H1N1 influenza vaccine trickles into clinics and pharmacies over the next few weeks, public health....Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100latimes-4df14e2bec3e908fab0b9710ec839c43latimesenhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/24/politics/main5417305.shtmlhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/24/politics/main5417305.shtmlSays Financial Institutions Accepting Gov't Funds Should Return Favor by Helping Fuel Small Business Job CreationSat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200CBSnews-a9d960e81829e65933687608744fc5b9CBSnewsenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/FMT?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7049http://news.bbc.co.uk/FMT?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7049Libya and Venezuela have called on Africa and South America to form a new alliance. What would this achieve?Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-2ff1aeb63957c5144d4700c8b9a548c6bbcenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0927/guantanamo.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0927/guantanamo.htmlTwo detainees who were being held at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Ireland to be resettled here.Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200RTERadio-9ba1818d8367b77f2c37c62e29c6d69bRTERadioenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6203364/Contraceptives-can-reduce-impact-of-climate-change-says-Lancet.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6203364/Contraceptives-can-reduce-impact-of-climate-change-says-Lancet.htmlGreater use of contraceptives could help reduce the global impact of climate change according to medical journal The Lancet.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-06bd3599b8c6533ac9369642fb79b0c4telegraphenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE58H57T20090918?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewshttp://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE58H57T20090918?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday urged a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit by gay married couples from Massachusetts who say they were unlawfully denied federal marriage benefits.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200reuters-1f393a6c344bca435385b5ff96f9b772reutersenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/xmkknXbOopk/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/xmkknXbOopk/index.htmlCritics of Hugo Chavez marched in cities across the globe Friday, calling the Venezuelan president a dictator and violator of human rights.Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200cnn-a94e406936fde13dd04bf6a72fa48de3cnnenhttp://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=an&nid=805&ad=12-08-2009http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=an&nid=805&ad=12-08-2009KABUL (Agencies): Afghanistan is entering a difficult period following the Aug. 20 election where solidarity is needed to ensure national security. Kai ...Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200TheFrontierPost-en-70daf90eb4a07f715af3d8a1e5e61282TheFrontierPost-enenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/9CSee8Vr5hI/la-sci-swine-flu25-2009jul25,0,2791696.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/9CSee8Vr5hI/la-sci-swine-flu25-2009jul25,0,2791696.storyAs much as 40% of the workforce could be affected during the peak of a pandemic, health officials say, noting low resistance to the H1N1 virus and its persistence through the summer months. Hundreds of thousands of Americans could die over the next two years if the vaccine for the new H1N1 influenza....Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200latimes-f38f5323e3c6bfb6c87a781f3e3a3c38latimesenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090724/ap_on_re_us/us_american_al_qaidahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090724/ap_on_re_us/us_american_al_qaidaAP - An American-born terrorist-in-training learned how to shoot rockets and assault rifles and construct a suicide bomber's vest at al-Qaida camps in Pakistan, according to documents obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-530dd0eb5bebae1a09fd39d153e3ff71news-yahooenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/RPpbrq-NJNA/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/RPpbrq-NJNA/index.htmlCancer patients may be able to fight chemotherapy-induced nausea using a common pantry spice -- ginger.Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200cnn-d768a7fff4fd3021882de26fb177a8a2cnnenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090502/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_venezuela_us_terrorismhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090502/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_venezuela_us_terrorismAP - President Hugo Chavez on Friday condemned a U.S. report that alleges Venezuela fails to cooperate in fighting terrorism and called on President Barack Obama to end the decades-long trade embargo against Cuba.Sat, 02 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-52f4270b04a77e0d7cc14d53cab0841fnews-yahooenhttp://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74999&Itemid=39http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74999&Itemid=39WASHINGTON, April 30 (APP)‑ U.S. secretaries of state and defense on Thursday urged Congress to approve economic and military assistance for Pakistan as contained in a war supplemental funding request, saying support for the country is vital to security and stability of Pakistan‑Afghanistan region.Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200app-en-007032b42655988c7485c8afc49f411fapp-enenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be4f95a8-328d-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be4f95a8-328d-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.htmlBy Adam Thomson in Mexico City, Clive Cookson in London and Aline van Duyn in New York Published: April 26 2009 19:21 | Last updated: April 26 2009 19:21 Governments and health authorities worldwide went on the alert over the weekend for a possible influenza pandemic as the death toll from a new strain of swine flu in Mexico reached 81.Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-aeccecf72047dbfed7deed94c37db5f1ftenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090424/ap_on_en_tv/us_blagojevich_reality_tvhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090424/ap_on_en_tv/us_blagojevich_reality_tvAP - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich eagerly became a Hollywood high-flyer, but his hair paid the price.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-eab1c1fba18cd616901ea29cbd463e20news-yahooenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04a01b0a-2784-11de-9b77-00144feabdc0.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04a01b0a-2784-11de-9b77-00144feabdc0.htmlT he North Korean rocket launch a week ago produced a predictable wave of diplomatic indignation. The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session, where diplomats from the US and its allies pressed for “strong condemnation”. There was no shortage of stern warnings coming from capitals worldwide.Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-8926063d5afcfcb59c01734d9f82d711ftenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N1171210.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N1171210.htm11 Apr 2009 21:56:48 GMT Source: Reuters UNITED NATIONS, April 11 (Reuters) - Following is the text of a draft Security Council presidential statement on North Korea's rocket launch, agreed by the United States, Britain, France, Russia, ...Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-315f8765ff80d1aa725ac5764127d30dalertnetenhttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article2358907.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=TVhttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article2358907.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=TVBBC fined £150,000 over Sachsgate — but it is licence fee-payers who will foot the billSat, 04 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200thesun-8c5f0b143351de27e26740ce3575fe4athesunenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N03337545.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N03337545.htm03 Apr 2009 21:59:17 GMT Source: Reuters * Guilty verdict could facilitate other rights cases * Panel expected to deliver its verdict on Tuesday * International observers give trial high marks By Marco Aquino LIMA, April 3 (Reuters ...Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-9d3660c9e627a9a290d77c428e96abc2alertnetenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE52R2KC20090328?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE52R2KC20090328?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsGEORGETOWN (Reuters) - Former Guyana President Janet Jagan, a major political force in this small South American nation, died on Saturday at age 88, officials said.Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100reuters-4aeb8678daca9a7f1be0a7fe6a159a4areutersenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/XjdASMsv7g8/idUSTRE52K25G20090321http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/XjdASMsv7g8/idUSTRE52K25G20090321KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Regulators worked on Saturday to assess troubles at the largest U.S. corporate credit union with the aim of keeping liquidity flowing through the nation's 7,800 credit unions.Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100AfghanistanSun-d6b05c012357ce8e588491201ab519efAfghanistanSunenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7954239.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7954239.stmThe US in Afghanistan says Afghan and international troops have killed 33 militants in Helmand and Logar provinces.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100bbc-639673ae5266e3081ddc3ee9d7dec6e0bbcenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE52A0VD20090311?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewshttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE52A0VD20090311?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has decided to name Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske to lead the U.S. fight against illegal drug trafficking but will remove the job's designation as a Cabinet post, an administration official said on Wednesday.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100reuters-6610b575d6605ed67df140c3834c06d0reutersenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5197FZ20090210?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNewshttp://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5197FZ20090210?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday she was traveling to Asia to reassure allies of the U.S. commitment to them and was hopeful North Korean saber rattling would not destabilize the region.Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100reuters-b925252bc19461eef85ab8f1c2e54388reutersenhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/05/europe/06russia.phphttp://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/05/europe/06russia.phpThe Obama administration may have a tough time creating an effective policy toward Russia, as Moscow's messages toward the U.S. veer from cooperative to arm-twisting.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100IHT-620d5eaddf4316e442de0aeb0d49035fIHTenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1128722/The-eighth-wonder-Octuplets-sprang-little-surprise-mum-doing-very-well.htmlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1128722/The-eighth-wonder-Octuplets-sprang-little-surprise-mum-doing-very-well.htmlThe six boys and two girls, weighing between 1lb 8oz and 3lb 4oz, were all taking breaths on their own - while their parents and doctors tried to catch theirs. The mother had thought she was finished after giving birth to five boys and two girls by Caesarean section.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100dailymail-192e81b1a75c8faa7cb317d586911587dailymailenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/jG4IqZ8gwDY/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/jG4IqZ8gwDY/index.htmlProminent Chicago defense lawyer Ed Genson said Friday he intends to resign as attorney for embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in the criminal case against the governor.Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100cnn-1cfcee2908bdcc62ddbc5ed75a98450fcnnenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/zI40DuHJXkU/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/zI40DuHJXkU/index.htmlSenior North Korean officials say the communist regime has "weaponized" its stockpile of plutonium, according to a U.S. scholar, in a move suggesting that North Korea may have significantly hardened its stance on nuclear negotiations.Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100cnn-3fa5b7792665968b33b1b5b268143210cnnenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/cPtcDplP_JU/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/cPtcDplP_JU/index.htmlThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 453 people in 43 states and Canada have been infected with salmonella Typhimurium.Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100cnn-975b5c001f2b1d7035fae2e87e2c2101cnnenhttp://www.apakistannews.com/citigroup-morgan-stanley-to-merge-units-99740http://www.apakistannews.com/citigroup-morgan-stanley-to-merge-units-99740Officials at the embattled banks Citigroup and Morgan Stanley will negotiate over the weekend about possibly combining their wealth management businesses, a deal mostly aimed at bolstering Citi with much-needed cash. The deal to merge Citi’s Smith Barney with Morgan Stanley’s comparable division was....Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100apakistannews-4a2bdc46d20e3cc339f40849a7e7169capakistannewsenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1111242/Earthquake-hits-Los-Angeles-Costa-Rica-leaving-15-people-dead-dozens-missing.html?ITO=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1111242/Earthquake-hits-Los-Angeles-Costa-Rica-leaving-15-people-dead-dozens-missing.html?ITO=1490A strong earthquake has shaken Costa Rica and parts of California killing at least 15 people, with many more missing and injured.Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100dailymail-3f35be8412c2df483f05a2c1648dd9b9dailymailenhttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/article2054492.ece#OTC-RSS&ATTR=Our%20Boyshttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/article2054492.ece#OTC-RSS&ATTR=Our%20BoysPM Brown refuses to hold an inquiry into the Iraq War until Our Boys are back in BritainFri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100thesun-498da3a06e0f4caccf1c0fb5f3d2e725thesunenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1096193/Brown-faces-push-Iraq-inquiry-announcing-troops-pulled-July.html?ITO=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1096193/Brown-faces-push-Iraq-inquiry-announcing-troops-pulled-July.html?ITO=1490Gordon Brown and Iraqi prime minister Nouri Maliki said today that UK forces will have 'completed their tasks' in the first half of 2009 and will then leave the country.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100dailymail-5637540f3bb6858410d59421db982b14dailymailenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7981cada-c3d0-11dd-a4a5-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7981cada-c3d0-11dd-a4a5-000077b07658.htmlBy Jeremy Grant in London Published: December 6 2008 20:53 | Last updated: December 6 2008 20:53 Deutsche Börse has approached NYSE Euronext about a possible combination of the two exchange groups, people familiar with the development said on Saturday.Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100ft-8c938df4242069004e782a58e8c82b52ftenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE4B46UF20081205?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewshttp://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE4B46UF20081205?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsHAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's foreign minister on Friday said President-elect Barack Obama's proposals for easing Washington's restrictions on the communist-run island would be an initial move to improving relations with Havana.Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100reuters-ebb0f96259137dcc9279b0ef45451acbreutersenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N29466717.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N29466717.htm29 Nov 2008 19:12:42 GMT Source: Reuters MEXICO CITY, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Gunmen shot and killed eight people in a violence-plagued northern Mexico border city that is a target of the government's war against drug gangs, police told Reuters ...Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100alertnet-0f87f78fe3b33f878c69f58d6e64666calertnetenhttp://www.euronews.net/en/article/27/11/2008/chavez-and-medvedev-agree-nuclear-energy-programme/http://www.euronews.net/en/article/27/11/2008/chavez-and-medvedev-agree-nuclear-energy-programme/Russia has agreed to help Venezuela develop a nuclear energy programme. The deal follows the first visit to the South American country by a Russian president. Dmitry Medvedev also agreed to work with Venezuela in oil projects and building ships in another sign of their growing alliance.Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100euronews-en-2bc3bd244820a68e0277bc482cbaa49deuronews-enenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081122/wl_nm/us_iran_rights_unhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081122/wl_nm/us_iran_rights_unReuters - Western nations claimed a success on Friday when a U.N. General Assembly resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran passed through a key committee more easily than in the past.Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-3f310ce3cf5809aeb278dfa359958805news-yahooenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/453786895/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/453786895/index.htmlIraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for a massive prayer service and a peaceful demonstration in Baghdad next week against the U.S.-led presence in Iraq.Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100cnn-0b04fa2d2ba580bc3e990c571f83ab99cnnenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/420700380/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/420700380/index.htmlOmar strengthen to a hurricane Tuesday night as it churned in Caribbean waters near Puerto Rico, the National Hurricane Center said.Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200cnn-4d5f153c19c848c6648c534fe6104b40cnnenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N10384070.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N10384070.htm13 Oct 2008 20:00:18 GMT Source: Reuters CHICAGO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A study of nearly 40,000 women has found no overall link between caffeine and breast cancer, though some women who have benign breast lumps might be at a higher risk, ...Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-e3141f1b4935a2704fcd59752e32fe21alertnetenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/417355634/la-fg-peru11-2008oct11,0,7496503.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/417355634/la-fg-peru11-2008oct11,0,7496503.storyPrime Minister Jorge del Castillo and 14 others quit over allegations that bribes were solicited from a European firm in exchange for energy contracts. Peruvian President Alan Garcia accepted the resignation of his entire Cabinet on Friday amid a sweeping bribery scandal that has rocked the government of a major U.Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200latimes-9bb20ff2f266ee01adff4bcbd4c7e43blatimesenhttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/expats/expats_news/article1755642.ece#OTC-RSS&ATTR=Expats%20Newshttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/expats/expats_news/article1755642.ece#OTC-RSS&ATTR=Expats%20NewsCHAIN restaurants in California will have to list calories on menus from next JulyWed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200thesun-d110f783e1dd7d7a40fe71d7a2281de2thesunenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/28/analysis-us-pakistan-ties-too-important-to-fail-1/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/28/analysis-us-pakistan-ties-too-important-to-fail-1/Beyond the bullets and the bluster, the United States and Pakistan need each other too much to allow tensions along the Afghan border to derail their relationship.Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-0f975dccbd3c552a6868a787a3fa47ebwashtimesenhttp://www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=12643http://www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=12643President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez is in Russia on two days visit by Dmitri Medvedev’s invitation. The Kremlin press service informs about it. Chavez will meet with governmental members in the framework of which from of bilateral agreement is planned about cooperation in the field of technology.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200geotimes-9faa3243ce9078c2ce4e71ce9a08324dgeotimesenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/20/bush-trade-deal-with-colombia-is-in-us-interest-1/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/20/bush-trade-deal-with-colombia-is-in-us-interest-1/President Bush and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe renewed their push on Saturday for Congress to approve a free-trade deal before lawmakers leave town to campaign for re-election.Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-f1a2ab71ecaa968b5e51117c1b0fd02fwashtimesenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N17271926.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N17271926.htm17 Sep 2008 21:31:07 GMT Source: Reuters By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - France suggested on Wednesday it could support suspending an international indictment of Sudan's president for war crimes if Khartoum met ...Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-e9c96dbb48f2bb0128467e90be298c1balertnetenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7613598.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7613598.stmTexas faces "potentially catastrophic" damage when Hurricane Ike hits in the next few hours, a senior US official warns.Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200bbc-4d06ea2cf6ee60246e03459bd1ad2180bbcenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b3e4124c-7f7d-11dd-a3da-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b3e4124c-7f7d-11dd-a3da-000077b07658.htmlBy Jonathan Wheatley in São Paulo Published: September 10 2008 22:23 | Last updated: September 10 2008 22:23 Brazil’s central bank was expected to increase interest rates on Wednesday night, after the country reported stronger than expected growth in the second quarter.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200ft-25910687fc8b283252324e3cde27b7e7ftenhttp://news.ert.gr/c/8/35049.asphttp://news.ert.gr/c/8/35049.aspNew Orleans is being evacuated due to Gustav storm that is swept Cuba causing major distractions, floods and damages but fortunately no lossesSun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200ert-en-bc0eef6b9bfea02ac5c411ce23935048ert-enenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N28317438.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N28317438.htm28 Aug 2008 23:25:52 GMT Source: Reuters BUENOS AIRES, Aug 28 (Reuters) - An Argentine court sentenced two former generals to life in prison on Thursday over the disappearance of a provincial senator during the 1976-1983 "dirty war&quot ...Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-d0f6418b5c171bb2c9d8a8c5a5cd98d0alertnetenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7586868.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7586868.stmResearchers in the US say they have solved the mystery of why flies are so hard to swat.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200bbc-284e5ac2c54bad94c6512719d1299addbbcenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080827/wl_nm/iraq_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080827/wl_nm/iraq_dcReuters - The United States asked Iraq for permission to maintain a troop presence there to 2015, but U.S. and Iraqi negotiators agreed to limit authorization to 2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-7c7f8263b53db5a82a17e883fcf74384news-yahooenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1042169/Jury-finds-Bin-Ladens-driver-guilty-Guantanamo-war-crimes-trial.htmlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1042169/Jury-finds-Bin-Ladens-driver-guilty-Guantanamo-war-crimes-trial.htmlOsama Bin Laden's driver has been found guilty of supporting terrorism at the first U.S. war crimes trial since the Second World War.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200dailymail-dbeb5511866ca301f33d19295bf2cadadailymailenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/358571781/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/358571781/index.htmlDetroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was jailed Thursday after a judge found he had violated terms of his bond by taking an unauthorized trip to Canada last month.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200cnn-fb25120bf34fe42f9e9c7e62dcb3f696cnnenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4449148.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4449148.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093Two weeks ago, the Whitehall mandarins, ministerial aides and officials who will be in Beijing when the Olympic Games open on Friday were summoned for what they thought would be a series of pro-forma chats with MI5. What they heard was hair-raising.Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200thetimes-07d8ed58fbe3eaf8244c16f47098a546thetimesenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/16b0bb4e-5e0b-11dd-b354-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/16b0bb4e-5e0b-11dd-b354-000077b07658.htmlWASHINGTON, July 30 - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice holds a three-way meeting with the top Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators on Wednesday amid dimming expectations that a comprehensive deal is possible this year. Rice plans to meet separately with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi....Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200ft-82d28723c33ba7f3ee3320aab4d9ed12ftenhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/01/america/campaign.phphttp://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/01/america/campaign.phpThe Democrat begins a week meant to highlight patriotism by responding to an adviser's remarks.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200IHT-74c3151aabf40382472f502578ffc6d6IHTenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/322684644/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/322684644/index.htmlA truck bomb killed seven people, including six police officers, in a town north of Baghdad Sunday, police said.Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200cnn-1d819e8548b4285c8a9cf9b7fb9b25cccnnenhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5255817http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5255817Gunmen killed a top federal police official and his bodyguard Thursday as they ate lunch in Mexico City, the latest attack against authorities waging a nationwide battle against drug cartels. Igor Labastida was director of the federal police division monitoring trafficking and contraband, said a....Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200ABCnews-b4495f1f3099e700196f01fe80ea42eeABCnewsenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7478358.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7478358.stmThe US dentist behind the theft of hundreds of bodies, including that of the BBC's Alistair Cooke, is jailed for up to 54 years.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200bbc-1d4f3375cf64a9de547f579ac5f2738ebbcenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080626/ts_nm/usa_veterans_lawsuit_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080626/ts_nm/usa_veterans_lawsuit_dcReuters - A U.S. judged dismissed on Wednesday a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that claimed the government was failing to meet the mental health needs of former troops, who have a rate of suicide far higher than the general population.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-b88a102feae78743b9c456dac13df8b3news-yahooenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a0e8188-3c98-11dd-b958-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a0e8188-3c98-11dd-b958-0000779fd2ac.htmlBy Hal Weitzman in Pike County, Illinois, and Javier Blas in London Published: June 17 2008 22:00 | Last updated: June 17 2008 22:00 Consumers were warned to expect even sharper increases in global food prices after US officials said that some of the country’s best farmland was facing its worst flooding for 15 years.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200ft-cff2eb51192b838724d4bef3bbc619b6ftenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080608/ts_nm/mexico_drugs_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080608/ts_nm/mexico_drugs_dcReuters - A powerful coalition of drug gangs led by Mexico's most-wanted man is collapsing, meaning the surge in bloodshed and police killings will get worse, a senior U.S. counternarcotics official said.Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-01a4c56db0b871aeb31047264def176anews-yahooenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/082a82c4-2e88-11dd-ab55-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/082a82c4-2e88-11dd-ab55-000077b07658.htmlBy Benedict Mander in Caracas Published: May 30 2008 21:54 | Last updated: May 30 2008 21:54 Anger and frustration are emotions that Edgardo Romero has learned to suppress when, on a bad day, it takes him two hours to drive to work – a journey he swears he can walk in less than an hour.Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200ft-8cf08ef16283b34a1ab3ef613411ff0aftenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N18374564.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N18374564.htmCIUDAD JUAREZ, May 18 (Reuters) - A Mexican police chief has quit his post across the border from El Paso, Texas, after receiving death threats from drug gangs that are striking back at a crackdown on smugglers, an official said on Sunday. Ciudad Juarez's top policeman Guillermo Prieto resigned just....Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-de4e459262f8bc2e8ad04d181231045balertnetenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7393443.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7393443.stmAnother senior police officer is gunned down in Mexico City, the fourth in under two weeks.Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200bbc-12a09858c1f037e1970f452b6c8bbb2bbbcenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B7398F69-99F2-4AB5-87D4-C95637822D35.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B7398F69-99F2-4AB5-87D4-C95637822D35.htmHired killers The brothers reportedly ran an operation called Los Mellizos (The Twins), and were considered to be Colombia's top drug traffickers. Mejia and his brother Victor allegedly started off by trafficking cocaine before joining Colombia 's paramilitary groups.Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-f44d17af95dc43bc667f7f148eb99fadaljazeera-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/281595063/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/281595063/index.htmlDeborah Jeane Palfrey, known as the "D.C. Madam," was found dead in Florida today, according to Tarpon Springs police. Palfrey, 52, hanged herself, police said in a news release. The body was found by her mother, at whose home Palfrey had been staying, police said.Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200cnn-53ebbbcbc7abc43371951cd0608010b7cnnenhttp://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/05/01/uma-thurman-says-accused-stalker-scary-89520-20401744/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/05/01/uma-thurman-says-accused-stalker-scary-89520-20401744/Actress Uma Thurman testified on Thursday that she felt sickened and terrified by a man accused of stalking her and was disturbed to hear he had been in contact with her family.Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200themirror-a37136314750c3c5bcbfe0fdc8487851themirrorenhttp://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0426/breaking6.htmhttp://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0426/breaking6.htmCrowds of Chinese students waving red flags scuffled with pro-Tibet protesters in the latest leg of the Olympic torch relay in Japan today.Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200irishtimes-f9b33d3228ba208a75361653470a8232irishtimesenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/277594940/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/277594940/index.htmlShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr threatened "open war," against the American "occupiers" and not the Iraqi government, according to a letter read by a top aide during Friday prayers.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200cnn-a3e05f72ff544a3100baef1c6a660db1cnnenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080424/sc_nm/dinosaurs_elephants_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080424/sc_nm/dinosaurs_elephants_dcReuters - Scraps of protein from the bones of a 68 million-year-old dinosaur and a mastodon carcass confirm their places in the family tree of life on Earth, researchers reported on Thursday.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-2e25aebcb8f60dc27fa3c9452fcddc69news-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080416/ap_on_re_eu/nuclear_iranhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080416/ap_on_re_eu/nuclear_iranAP - The European Union has called on Iran to open its nuclear program to greater international scrutiny by joining a treaty that would let other nations review safety at its nearly finished nuclear plant.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-8baa4a38de5c26a8d976c416562a82b2news-yahooenhttp://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2273592,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=uknewshttp://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2273592,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=uknewsJK Rowling is due to appear in a Manhattan courtroom today to give evidence in a case she and Warner Bros, the Hollywood studio behind the film version of her Harry Potter series, have brought against a small Michigan-based publisher. Rowling and Warners argue that publication of the Harry Potter....Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200guardian-deee069f0fb5f32fcb0656bd85d8ccfcguardianenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/268861869/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/268861869/index.htmlFighting between Shiite militias and U.S. and Iraqi forces in the Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City continued for a seventh day Saturday, as a vehicle ban remained in place despite a promise to lift it.Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200cnn-33bcc4730381f3ffd58863c047415071cnnenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/260024923/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/260024923/index.htmlThe Federal Reserve would have the power to regulate virtually the entire banking and securities industry under proposals to be unveiled Monday by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, according to a summary of the proposals provided to CNN late Friday.Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100cnn-5514b780649aad5f796232cd6253c6f3cnnenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/dcdfe1fa-fc27-11dc-9229-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/dcdfe1fa-fc27-11dc-9229-000077b07658.htmlBy Andrew Ward and Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington Published: March 27 2008 18:33 | Last updated: March 27 2008 18:33 George W. Bush on Thursday offered his backing for the Iraqi government offensive against militia groups in Basra, hailing it as a sign of Baghdad’s increased willingness to take responsibility for security.Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100ft-f9effa042d4064348dd73bba4c319e72ftenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSL1435858520080315?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewshttp://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSL1435858520080315?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsLONDON (Reuters) - Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Friday he hoped Guantanamo prisoners charged in the September 11 attacks would not receive the death penalty, even though capital punishment would be fitting.Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100reuters-e87b10fbfabe6a4b62b2d191344ee549reutersenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080307/us_nm/un_iraq_trial_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080307/us_nm/un_iraq_trial_dcReuters - Texas oilman David Chalmers was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday after admitting to paying millions of dollars in kickbacks to Iraq in connection with the U.N. oil-for-food program.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-7a8c730a833f13617015efd736e00b87news-yahooenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0302/iran.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0302/iran.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has hailed a new chapter in ties with Iraq, saying he was truly happy to make a landmark trip to Baghdad now that Iran's arch-foe Saddam Hussein had been deposed. He is the first Iranian president to visit Iraq since Saddam launched a ruinous eight-year war on Iran in 1980 in which a million people died.Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100RTERadio-6be482a600f6fe06b3e28c6a4d71a318RTERadioenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2743834220080228?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewshttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2743834220080228?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsSANTIAGO (Reuters) - A small police plane crashed into a sports field in Chile's capital on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people including five who were exercising in a public park, officials said.Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100reuters-86a05c5996953755c2b8432f21c048e0reutersenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/de48935e-d97a-11dc-bd4d-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/de48935e-d97a-11dc-bd4d-0000779fd2ac.htmlPakistan’s army is mounting a massive search and rescue mission for a high-ranking diplomat believed to have been kidnapped by Taliban fighters in the country’s lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. Tariq Azizuddin, Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan since December 2005, was on his way to....Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100ft-8483b44347872178fdcddc7205bfa6abftenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_on_sc/space_shuttlehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_on_sc/space_shuttleAP - NASA scrambled to rearrange the flight plan for the 10 astronauts aboard the linked shuttle and space station Sunday after their main job — installing the Columbus lab — was delayed a day because of a crew medical problem.Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-13121b89fedf295a83f1f97ef35b3c8enews-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080201/ts_nm/guantanamo_charges_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080201/ts_nm/guantanamo_charges_dcReuters - The U.S. military on Thursday formally charged a Guantanamo captive with the attempted murder of two U.S. soldiers and a translator in a grenade attack that took place in Afghanistan when the prisoner was 17.Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-43065e97b1e0964d375f41da1da44783news-yahooenhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/30/business/30subprime.phphttp://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/30/business/30subprime.phpThe Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened criminal investigations into 14 corporations as part of a crackdown on improper subprime lending, agency officials said Tuesday.Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100IHT-685f74249f6bc649198115de2c87064aIHTenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/27/wpak127.xmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/27/wpak127.xmlPresident Pervez Musharraf has rejected an offer of greater American involvement in hunting down al-Qa'eda and Taliban militants in Pakistan, it has been reported.Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100telegraph-40f8cd42610a1cb1111fb488b331abcdtelegraphenhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/07/AR2008010701421.html?wpisrc=rss_world/northamericahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/07/AR2008010701421.html?wpisrc=rss_world/northamericaMEXICO CITY, Jan. 7 -- Mexico's foreign minister accused U.S. presidential candidates Monday of worsening an already "adverse climate" for Mexican migrants and vowed to redouble efforts to protect the rights of her country's citizens living and working in the United States.Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100WashingtonPost_B-a40b0ce54516629ff7279a923fa4cba7WashingtonPost_Benhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2243480,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2243480,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12Victim in San Francisco Zoo attack was intoxicated and yelled at tiger while standing enclosure railing, court toldSat, 19 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100guardian-4572c2469b81e7090bb50b4f20fbeac0guardianenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_re_us/tiger_attackshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_re_us/tiger_attacksAP - One of the three victims of San Francisco Zoo tiger attack was intoxicated and admitted to yelling and waving at the animal while standing atop the railing of the big cat enclosure, police said in court documents filed Thursday.Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-e10ab732d3802ab38d2e41fb5fcb7f9anews-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080116/ts_nm/nano_black_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080116/ts_nm/nano_black_dcReuters - U.S. researchers said on Tuesday they have made the darkest material on Earth, a substance so black it absorbs more than 99.9 percent of light.Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-a71eeb6c510a712064a470016960c74fnews-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080112/ts_nm/usa_politics_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080112/ts_nm/usa_politics_dcReuters - Republican rivals Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed on Saturday over how to revive the depressed economy of Michigan, the former manufacturing powerhouse that hosts the next contest in the presidential race that still has no clear front-runner.Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-1315c0d3e93cf44b1bf7802cb00112a3news-yahooenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7182969.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7182969.stmUS sprinter Marion Jones gets a six-month jail term for lying about steroid use and her role in a drugs fraud case.Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100bbc-5e824822af7ff6c3e73b65ac76f8cf46bbcenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/212044559/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/212044559/index.htmlTwo helicopters aided crews in pontoons in rescuing at least 18 people from driveways and rooftops. Local residents in fishing boats rescued many more. By afternoon, the Truckee River water flowing into the canal was diverted upstream, said Ernie Schank, president of the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District.Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100cnn-8366db22e4504475f6dc2bea9f610d65cnnenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/05/wbritney105.xmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/05/wbritney105.xmlBritney Spears, the singer, has been admitted to hospital under the influence of an "unknown substance" after police were called to her home over a custody dispute involving her children.Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100telegraph-0a9b5d098e1d78e72b2fc528face8167telegraphenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E63139A7-7F17-427B-871F-010493E85CCD.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E63139A7-7F17-427B-871F-010493E85CCD.htmEarlier this week Uribe had said that the rebels could not have kept their promises because they did not have the boy, who had been living in foster care under a different name, Juan David Gomez. On Friday, Colombia's senior prosecutor said that DNA analysis showed that the three-year-old boy living....Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-9f0603a47a8315b92dbb44575a442a0faljazeera-enenhttp://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/01/04/launch-of-european-japanese-space-labs-delayed-89520-20273608/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/01/04/launch-of-european-japanese-space-labs-delayed-89520-20273608/By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Fixing what may be a design problem on the space shuttles will keep European and Japanese laboratory modules destined for the International Space Station grounded for weeks, NASA said on Thursday. The U.S.Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100themirror-58329daf284739dc25bd52558c11451dthemirrorenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071228/ts_nm/nepal_parliament_monarchy_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071228/ts_nm/nepal_parliament_monarchy_dcReuters - Nepal's provisional parliament approved a motion on Friday to abolish the monarchy as part of negotiations with former Maoist rebels to move a peace deal forward, live television pictures showed.Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-5066df803762c433dc53d4817212fdacnews-yahooenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/23/wuselect123.xmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/23/wuselect123.xmlWith less than two weeks until the first votes are cast in the parties' nominating contests, Barack Obama's wife delivered a stinging riposte to the tactics employed by Mrs Clinton's champions.Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100telegraph-ecc52213a11db3da175c02ea14a889eftelegraphenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2128606220071222?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewshttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2128606220071222?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsGUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A newly elected opposition lawmaker was shot and killed outside a popular Guatemalan tourist resort on Friday, the latest politician to be gunned down in an election year marred by violence.Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100reuters-c79ed85828acee1c19551a196edcebf5reutersenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071221/ts_nm/argentina_venezuela_scandal_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071221/ts_nm/argentina_venezuela_scandal_dcReuters - A U.S. grand jury indicted four Venezuelans and a Uruguayan on Thursday on charges of acting as unregistered foreign agents for Venezuela who allegedly tried to cover up a scheme to smuggle $800,000 in cash to Argentina.Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-28cef824ceb33d6eb50adc767e08498dnews-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071220/sc_nm/babies_iq_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071220/sc_nm/babies_iq_dcReuters - Abandoned children in Romania who were removed from orphanages and put in foster care had far better reasoning, language, and other intellectual skills than those who remained, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-abe4732dfd4a41eff1be76af72e0106enews-yahooenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7143728.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7143728.stmBrazil and Venezuela pledge closer ties on trade and energy, including the building of a new refinery together.Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100bbc-bfad652b571e855d617d45fcc6b46b78bbcenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071213/pl_afp/algeriaattacksunushttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071213/pl_afp/algeriaattacksunusAFP - President George W. Bush Thursday telephoned his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika to express his condolences and offer support after deadly attacks in the north African country, the White House announced.Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-45c1047aa297c3018c9a7c5d6ae8404fnews-yahooenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/17ACC54C-2738-404C-80A4-22B7DC93D50A.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/17ACC54C-2738-404C-80A4-22B7DC93D50A.htmUS president says he has no recollection of being told about "harsh interrogation" videotapes.Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-068156945418c0847d85b41bfda859dfaljazeera-enenhttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/12/07/tech-atlantis-launch.html?ref=rsshttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/12/07/tech-atlantis-launch.html?ref=rssNASA has pushed back the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis to at least Sunday to give engineers more time to troubleshoot a problem with malfunctioning sensors on the shuttle's fuel tanks.Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100CBC-a01374f264a5d6b69b82ad0dff6cf62eCBCenhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/08/africa/iraq.php?WT.mc_id=rssfrontpagehttp://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/08/africa/iraq.php?WT.mc_id=rssfrontpageU.S. congressional leaders are assembling a $500 billion package to try to resolve an impasse by providing President George W. Bush with unfettered money for the Iraq war in exchange for new spending on popular domestic programs.Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100IHT-0d4c4cb21f94979baef7d408e8639c10IHTenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7132294.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7132294.stmCuban dissidents complain of increased police harassment ahead of world human rights day on 10 December.Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100bbc-2c66a9a34bc5afc4327384843c2e7ac7bbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7129376.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7129376.stmA transplant of genetically engineered cells may reduce the risk of a fatal heart rhythm in heart attack patients.Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100bbc-8389d3f174ca29e853335f923f79dfb4bbcenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071127/ap_on_el_pr/obama_foreign_policyhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071127/ap_on_el_pr/obama_foreign_policyAP - Democrat Barack Obama, confronting claims that he's light on foreign policy, surrounded himself Tuesday with heavyweights who said his differences with rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and others are just what the country needs: A new leader willing to talk with America's enemies and become a better friend to struggling nations.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-ba8e4cccec42bfe4b83d77500caecc84news-yahooenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7111709.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7111709.stmTheatre producers and striking stagehands in are to resume talks to try to resolve the dispute that has shut down Broadway shows.Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100bbc-78cacd3afe67b41ebb6380f27d8bee42bbcenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071123/wl_nm/myanmar_un_children_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071123/wl_nm/myanmar_un_children_dcReuters - Myanmar should release its child soldiers, stop recruiting youths under 18 in its army and allow U.N. officials access to remote areas where armed groups also use child soldiers, the United Nations said in a report released on Friday.Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-0fd2cfbf88886375ac953ccdb8222892news-yahooenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/17aa4dae-8e80-11dc-87ee-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F17aa4dae-8e80-11dc-87ee-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/17aa4dae-8e80-11dc-87ee-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F17aa4dae-8e80-11dc-87ee-0000779fd2ac.htmlBhutto placed under house arrest By Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad and agencies Published: November 9 2007 05:26 | Last updated: November 9 2007 20:59 Pakistan’s political crisis deepened on Friday as Benazir Bhutto, the country’s former prime minister, was placed under virtual house arrest for....Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100ft-60b34deae6a5dce957f9e013bf13e118ftenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071110/ts_nm/chile_summit_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071110/ts_nm/chile_summit_dcReuters - Spain's King Juan Carlos told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday to "shut up" during closing speeches by leaders from the Latin world that brought the Ibero-American summit to an acrimonious end.Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-9cc4fce7fad5b9902ddb56976eb0afccnews-yahooenhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/09/train.derailment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/09/train.derailment/index.htmlA CSX freight train derailed on a bridge over the Anacostia River on Friday, dumping at least five rail cars carrying coal into the chilly water.Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100cnn-a67d6527e377e56a490bdc6c99f2a331cnnenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1429184320070714?feedType=RSShttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1429184320070714?feedType=RSSWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The crowded field for the Republican nomination for the 2008 U.S. presidential election shrank by one on Saturday when former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore announced he was withdrawing.Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0200reuters-ff36efab4412e4982569b3d4a200d8b9reutersenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/121653203/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/121653203/index.htmlFour men have been charged with conspiring to attack John F. Kennedy International Airport by planting explosives to blow up jet fuel supply tanks and a pipeline, officials said.Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0200cnn-a8f7b0d4c83adc485a0389cbef78eeeacnnenhttp://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=musicNews&storyID=2006-05-12T022703Z_01_N11197600_RTRIDST_0_MUSIC-AFRICA-BONO-DC.XMLhttp://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=musicNews&storyID=2006-05-12T022703Z_01_N11197600_RTRIDST_0_MUSIC-AFRICA-BONO-DC.XMLBy Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Irish rocker and activist Bono is taking his crusade for Africa on the road. U2's lead singer will tour Lesotho, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Mali and Ghana on a 10-day trip starting on Tuesday to examine how his successful campaign for debt relief can now....Fri, 12 May 2006 00:00:00 +0200AfricaDaily-51cbfc7b8c36317543a071c0c065bbdaAfricaDailyen