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Top Stories: Many thosands of people have walked through the streets of London, protesting about lack of action for climate change. Big News Network.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:00:59 -0500Iran's Nuclear Chief has said the country needs 20 uranium enrichment sites. Big News Network.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:46:33 -0500Tehran students are claiming to be at war with their government after a massive campaign of repression, with arrests and convictions taking place on university campuses. Big News Network.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:33:28 -0500The family of a murdered British student have said they are pleased with the conviction of her killers, American Amanda Knox, 22, and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 25. Big News Network.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:08:57 -0500Five people, including a police officer, were killed in three separate attacks in Iraq’s northern Mosul district on Saturday. Big News Network.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:34:45 -0500With Guinea's military leader being treated in hospital after being shot at by would-be assassins, Guinean soldiers are searching for the former head of the presidential guard, whose men are accused of shooting and wounding Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. Big News Network.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:31:23 -0500There have been drug clashes in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, with police and members of the country’s powerful criminal gangs. Big News Network.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:09:15 -0500Some 43 nations Friday vowed their support to help win the war in Afghanistan. Big News Network.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:27:13 -0500The operation named "Cobra's Anger," involves 1,050 NATO troops, most of them from U.S. forces. Big News Network.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:56:00 -0500Around 100 people have been killed in a major nightclub blast, 800 kilometres east Moscow. Big News Network.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:28:17 -0500Israel has for decades been preventing Palestinians from carrying out construction on their own lands. Big News Network.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:20:52 -0500The ICC, which is based in The Hague, issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Al-Bashir in March. Big News Network.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:59:47 -0500The incident on the Nile River has initiated a massive search and rescue operation. Big News Network.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:16:44 -0500The following Friday, 20 November, soldiers again fired live ammunition at the demonstrators. Big News Network.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:36:21 -0500A spokesman said said the unit’s soldiers are more dedicated than ever to the mission. Big News Network.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:10:56 -0500He recently returned from a week-long mission with the agency to Uganda and Kenya, focusing on child soldiering and other forms of human trafficking. Big News Network.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:43:54 -0500Americans say Iran poses a greater threat to the US than any other country, and a growing number call Teheran a major threat, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Jerusalem Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:53:28 -0500BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament met on Saturday to vote on a new electoral law for polls early next year but no quorum was reached and the session was postponed until Sunday, speaker Iyad Samarrai said. "... Channel News Asia Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:47:53 -0500NEW YORK - Hundreds of protestors rallied Saturday against the plan to give the alleged mastermind of 9/11 and four others a civilian trial in New York City. "They are war criminals," one of the speak... Channel News Asia Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:47:51 -0500While the new U.S. war strategy was unveiled with worldwide fanfare, Afghan's defense force has been quietly planning its own troop buildup to break the Taliban's tightening grip on swathes of the nat... MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:39:39 -0500Dec. 5: During his weekly radio and Internet address, President Obama says, "In the coming days, I'll be unveiling additional ideas aimed at accelerating job growth and hiring as we emerge from this e... MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:39:38 -0500NEW YORK - A publicist for the singer Alexa Ray Joel, the daughter of pop star Billy Joel and supermodel Christie Brinkley, said she was hospitalized Saturday in Manhattan for an undisclosed condition... MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:39:36 -0500PITTSBURGH - No. 5 Cincinnati trailed Pittsburgh by 21 points late in the first half, a perfect season and BCS bowl berth in peril. Teammate after teammate came up to wide receiver Mardy Gilyard askin... MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:39:34 -0500Amid all the headlines generated by Tiger Woods' troubles — the puzzling car accident, the suggestions of marital turmoil and multiple mistresses — little attention has been given to the race of t... MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:39:32 -0500Search under way for survivors after boat collides with ferry in Nile River Newspaper: Three people killed, six others were taken to hospital Close to 50 people were on ferry when accident occurred, a... CNN Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:38:22 -0500Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for Friday's bombing of a mosque in Rawapindi and vowed to carry out more attacks, according to an e-mail message from the gro... CNN Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:38:21 -0500? David Stern thinks it will happen. On Tuesday in the conference room outside his NBA office in Manhattan, I asked the commissioner whether we'll see a woman playing in his league someday. "... CNN Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:38:20 -0500LOS ANGELES - The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected a lesbian as assistant bishop Saturday, the second openly gay bishop in the global Anglican fellowship, which is already deeply fractured ove... C News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:37:53 -0500WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his one-time staff member and former state pr... C News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:37:52 -0500Two top Mafia figures, including the alleged second-in-command, have been arrested in Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has announced.Gianni Nicchi, 28, was found in an apartment in Palermo, Sic... BBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:34:46 -0500Former Footballers' Wives actress Laila Rouass has been voted off BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, missing out on a place in the semi-finals.Rouass lost out to what guest judge Darcey Bussell called a &qu... BBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:34:45 -0500United Nations conference on the issue. Organizers had hoped to emerge with an international compact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help countries most threatened by rising sea waters and tem... International Herald Tribune Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:31:56 -0500WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats hunted for a compromise on a government-run insurance plan and battled Republicans on home care for the elderly on Saturday during a rare weekend work session o... Reuters Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:27:25 -0500Spencer's Reporter's Notebook "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Susan Spencer previews her upcoming report, "Justice in the Heartland." Watch Saturday, Dec. 5 at 9 p.m. CBS News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:25:36 -0500Officers say there are multiple fatalities - but they still don't know exactly how many.The accident happened at Picton Road, Wilton."(The truck) has rolled onto a sedan or ute ... and has crushe... The Australian Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:19:11 -0500Or perhaps you remember Bret Barberie's being sidelined because of a nacho (not to be confused with macho) mishap. Barberie, a Marlins infielder at the time, was making nachos with chili peppers and h... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:17:52 -0500'I'm feeling particularly slutty tonight," Stefani Germanotta purred to a sold-out Susquehanna Bank Center on Thursday night. Known to her fans - as well as anyone who's passed within hailing di... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:17:38 -0500]+(>|$)/g, ""); formObj.field.value += ' (HTML deleted)'; } //alert('After Flag | mT: ' + mT + ' | kP: ' + kP) return insertComment(formObj, true, updateComments, true); };... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:17:37 -0500RODNEY BOND never expected a gold watch or a plaque commemorating his 31 years of service to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He expected what he always got, a day's pay for a day's work. "... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:17:36 -0500WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans forced Democrats to vote in favor of cutting billions from providers of home care for older people as partisan debate flared Saturday during a rare weekend sessio... New York Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:58:33 -0500PERM, Russia (AP) -- President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday demanded that Russia tighten its notoriously lax fire codes after the deadliest blaze since the Soviet era killed at least 107 people celebra... New York Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:58:32 -0500WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his one-time staff member and the forme... New York Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:58:31 -0500BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) -- For almost 100 years, the multicolored image of St. John the Divine has gazed down from a stained glass window in the choir loft of First Baptist Church. New York Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:58:29 -0500News ) to establish a production joint venture covering both companies' Western Australian iron ore assets. The companies believe that the joint venture will deliver substantial synergies in excess of... RTT News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:33:19 -0500'Turkey has a very special place in my heart and special relationship with Israel... Turkey can bridge the gaps between us and our neighbors and help promote normalization and coexistence in the regio... Jerusalem Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:28:45 -0500The propriety of manufacturing ritual lights without a "classical fire" has engaged halachic authorities since the advent of electricity. To better understand the possibility of using electric candles... Jerusalem Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:28:42 -0500Hours after MK Daniel Ben-Simon (Labor) said Saturday that the deal to release captured IDF soldier Gilad Schalit would come to fruition in two to three weeks, the Labor MK issued a statement dismissi... Jerusalem Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:28:40 -0500ROME - Police captured Cosa Nostra's No. 2 in a raid in Sicily and nabbed another Mafia fugitive strolling down a Milan street Saturday, as authorities crossed more names off the nation's most wanted ... New Zealand Herald Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:18:46 -0500Tiger has been on the prowl. The champion whose cool determination has made him world sport's most marketable athlete suffered a spectacular fall from grace this week when he was outed as a serial phi... New Zealand Herald Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:18:44 -0500I don't want to listen to Tiger Woods' phone messages. The media in 2009 is an outrage. Did Henry VIII have to deal with this kind of invasion? Caesar? Elvis? In my view, Tiger Woods has behaved imp... New Zealand Herald Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:18:42 -0500Mexican writer Jose Emilio Pacheco has won the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honour. The 70-year-old poet, novelist, journalist, essayist and literary critic said he w... New Zealand Herald Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:18:29 -0500By FRANCES D'EMILIOASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ROME -- Italian tax police said Saturday that they had seized works by Van Gogh, Picasso, Cezanne and other giants of art in a crackdown on assets hidden ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:17:48 -0500Dec. 5: During his weekly radio and Internet address, President Obama says, "In the coming days, I'll be unveiling additional ideas aimed at accelerating job growth and hiring as we emerge from this e... MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:15:51 -0500LEXINGTON, Ky. - John Wall wasn’t going to let anything stop him from playing North Carolina, not even the superstar point guard’s biggest fear: needles. MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:15:50 -0500Climate change protestors form a human wave around the Houses of Parliament in central London Saturday as tens of thousands of people join in demonstrations calling for action on climate change ahead ... CBS News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:00:45 -0500The 29-year-old policewoman hurt her arm while policing a cordon at the protest by the English Defence League in the city of Nottingham, but no one else was seriously hurt in the skirmishes, Nottingha... The Australian Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:54:05 -0500Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation into the disappearance of Peter Rule, of Meadow Heights in Melbourne.The 56-year-old was last seen about 8pm on November 15, when he visited frien... The Australian Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:54:03 -0500The cabbie, who was admitted to hospital with a suspected broken nose, picked up the men in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, about 2.15am (AEDT) today.They asked to go to Ivanhoe in Melbourne's northeast, b... The Australian Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:54:02 -0500Oh, my. An offensive reality show has hit the airwaves. Can you imagine? UNICO National, the Order of the Sons of Italy in America, and the National Italian American Foundation, some of America's lar... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:52:49 -0500In this Nov. 23, 2003 file photo, Tiger Woods, right, stands near his then-girlfriend Elin Nordegren, left, during the final day of the Presidents Cup 2003 Golf Tournament at the Fancourt Golf Estate ... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:52:32 -0500KABUL (AP) -- U.S. Marines and Afghan troops have killed at least seven Taliban fighters during the first U.S.-led offensive since President Barack Obama announced a new American war plan this week, A... New York Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:33:25 -0500WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his one-time staff member and the forme... New York Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:33:24 -0500COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- For 20 years, as this crowded planet grew warmer, nations have gathered annually to try to do something about it. History now brings them to this chilly northern capital, a... New York Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:33:22 -0500By LEBANON, Ohio — A fire has ripped through a barn at a county fairgrounds in southwest Ohio, killing two people and about 60 horses. The fire was reported about 5 a.m. Saturday. Capt. Kris... Washington Times Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:13:25 -0500By Frances D'Emilio ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME — Italian tax police said Saturday that they had seized works by Van Gogh, Picasso, Cezanne and other giants of art in a crackdown on assets hidden by ... Washington Times Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:13:24 -0500News ) said Saturday its subsidiary, Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, signed an agreement with the Tokyo Electric Power Company or TEPCO to supply 4.1 million tons per annum or MTPA of liquefied natural gas... RTT News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:07:01 -0500Yesha Council leaders on Saturday vowed to continue their struggle against the government's decision on a 10-month construction moratorium in the West Bank, which they called a "white paper policy," a... Jerusalem Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:02:34 -0500Philippine troops arrested a former governor and three members of his family yesterday in the hunt for suspects in the country's worst political violence. Andal Ampatuan snr, the patriarch of a power... New Zealand Herald Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:52:56 -0500A trio of Swedish entrepreneurs launched a line of designer jeans made in North Korea, saying they hoped to help break the country's isolation by joining the handful of foreign manufacturers operating... MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:50:36 -0500The most popular will likely be the June 12 clash between the United States and England - the two foreign countries which bought the most tickets in earlier sales rounds. MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:50:34 -0500HALABJA, Iraq - Six families nervously awaited the DNA tests on the young man who returned from Iran. They wondered: Could this be their son who was just an infant in 1988 and somehow lived through a ... MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:50:32 -0500People demanding action at the upcoming global summit on climate change gather Saturday in London, England. Police estimated the crowd at 20,000; organizers figured 40,000. MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:50:29 -0500Cotton Bowl Jan. 2, Arlington, TexasBig 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3-4 (West preference)Projection: Oklahoma State vs. Tennessee (an "Orange Bowl" of sorts)... MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:50:28 -0500JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian police arrested a man accused of smuggling 10 rare kangaroos by boat from New Guinea island, an official said Saturday. MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:50:26 -0500FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures as he unveils the official ball for the 2010 soccer World Cup, called Jabulani, in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:50:25 -0500A man who as a baby survived a chemical attack on the Iraqi city of Halabja in 1988 has been reunited with his mother.Ali Pour was taken to Iran by Iranian soldiers who stormed the Kurdish city days a... BBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:46:07 -0500The mayor of Sibiu, Romania, a member of the country’s German minority, has turned the town into a cultural and economic gem. International Herald Tribune Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:43:15 -0500The comments by Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, came just a day after the government ratcheted up tensions with the West by saying that it would keep the details... International Herald Tribune Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:43:11 -0500Protestors shout during a rally outside the federal courthouse in New York Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. Several hundred people rallied in the rain to protest the plan to put major terror suspects on trial ... CBS News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:36:56 -0500Crime Beat Statistics and specifics on crime in America. (AP) A New York City woman faces charges that she tricked her husband's pregnant mistress into taking a drug that would cause an abortion. P... CBS News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:36:55 -0500Several men were involved in the fight at the Clarence St bar about 1.30am (AEDT) today.Police said early indications suggested the man was hit with an unknown object before falling down a staircase.T... The Australian Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:30:09 -0500JODEE Rich is still contemplating possible legal action against former business partners James Packer and Lachlan Murdoch but not before attempting a mediated settlement. The Australian Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:30:08 -0500Amid all the headlines generated by Tiger Woods' troubles, the puzzling car accident, the suggestions of marital turmoil and multiple mistresses, little attention has been given to the race of the wom... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:29:00 -0500TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Two teenage brothers from New Jersey are hospitalized after being burned in an apparent explosion in a wooded area near their homes. Toms River police say the incident was reported... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:28:58 -0500BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A judge is tossing the plea agreement of a Pennsylvania father accused of hosting a teen party featuring alcohol and a stripper pole. The judge Friday ordered a February trial and se... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:28:56 -0500The daughter of high-profile attorney Gloria Allred says that when her mother canceled a news conference with one of Tiger Woods' alleged mistresses, it could mean only one thing - she made a deal wit... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:28:42 -0500WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his one-time staff member and former st... New York Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:09:08 -0500PERUGIA, Italy (AP) -- Amanda Knox sought comfort from visiting family members Saturday on her first day in prison since being convicted of murdering her British roommate. New York Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:09:06 -0500CONOVER, N.C. (AP) -- As record numbers of orders flow through Legacy Furniture Group's manufacturing plant, workers toil between towers of piled foam and incomplete end tables precariously stacked fi... New York Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:09:04 -0500NEW YORK (AP) -- A letter by George Washington has sold for $3,218,500 at auction in New York City, setting a world record for a letter by America's first president, according to Christie's. New York Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:09:02 -0500THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) -- Practically every new twist in the shocking tale of Tiger Woods includes an aerial view of his Florida home where his troubles began, when he pulled his SUV out of the dr... New York Post Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:09:00 -0500Preparations take place at the Bella Convention Centre, Saturday Dec. 5, 2009, in Copenhagen for the UN climate summit, COP15, due to start here Monday Dec. 7. (AP Photo/Jens Panduro/POLFOTO)... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:29:00 -0500With Democrats preparing to vote on an amendment targeting tax breaks for insurance executives' pay, Reid lashed out at "greedy health insurance companies" that he said make profits by neglecting cons... USA Today Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:28:18 -0500CASPER, Wyo. (AP) ? One person is dead and about 40 injured after a passenger bus crashed into an overturned tractor-trailer in central Wyoming. USA Today Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:28:17 -0500Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, second right, greets Chinese workers at the construction site of the Canada Pavilion for the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. (THE AS... C News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:24:43 -0500A man runs on the platform as he arrives late to board the Climate Express train at Brussels South station. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) A train splashed with a green stripe carried ... C News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:24:42 -0500PERUGIA, Italy ? Tensions and cultural misunderstandings ran high on Saturday after an American college student was found guilty of murdering her British housemate. Rather than clarifying the sag... International Herald Tribune Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:19:14 -0500Silvio Berlusconi , who is currently on trial for corruption and who was politically bruised earlier this year by scandals involving younger women. International Herald Tribune Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:19:11 -0500Welcome to the new world of Maybe Journalism ? a best guess at the news as it might well have been, rendered as a video game and built on a bed of pure surmise. International Herald Tribune Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:19:09 -0500MOSCOW ? The master of ceremonies at the nightclub was cracking jokes late on Friday, surrounded by hundreds of people eating sushi and dancing with drinks in hand, when a pyrotechnic display ign... International Herald Tribune Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:19:06 -0500 |
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