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Breaking News From Around the World:Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:32:59 -0500 Afghanistan gets Pakistan on board for Taliban reconciliationAfghanistan has praised Pakistan's offer to help mediate with the Taliban. Gates wants Saudi Arabia to lobby China on Iran sanctions U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has met lkeaders in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to garner support for increasing sanctions against Iran. Jewish sites only recognized holy sites in Israel, says U.S. The U.S. State Department has scolded Israel for only recognizing Jewish holy sites. CIA may have poisoned entire French village The UK newspaper The Telegraph has revealed allegations contained in a new book that the CIA engaged in a mind control experiment in a village in France. Aftershocks unnerve Chile as new president is sworn in Sebastian Pinera has been sworn in as Chile's new president as the country still shakes from aftershocks following February's massive earthquake. Ahmadinejad and Gates trade accusations With official visits overlapping in Afghanistan, Iran's outspoken president and the US defence secretary have accused each other of interfering in local affairs. Legislator wants salt banned in New York restaurants A state legislator in New York wants salt banned from pre-packaged and restaurant food. Internet threat leads to mass school shutdown A number of schools in the US were closed down on Wednesday after posted on a social networking site. UN food not getting to right people A United Nations report, which is still to be released, has found that up to half the food aid in Somalia is diverted to corrupt contractors, local UN workers and Islamic militants. Whale meat found on US restaurant menu Federal prosecutors in the US have charged the owner of a California restaurant over alleged sales of whale meat, which was labelled sushi. Board 6 Turns Down Summit Academy's Gowanus Proposal Community Board 6 this week rejected a school’s request to relocate to Gowanus, reasoning that the institution has no place among the din and danger lurking in a manufacturing district.On Wednes... District 22 Schools Fear Budget Cuts If city and state politicians approve another school budget cut, there may be a “lasting impact” on District 22 schools.“It looks like there’s going to be another round. I was ... Brooklyn Shines At Ay Groundbreaking Featuring star power and street cred, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Barclays Center Arena - for better or worse - opened up a new era in the borough’s development.The 22-acre project will ... Protection On The Roads Five more names were added Wednesday to our grim toll of road accident fatalities. Among them was 12-year-old Arik Ofer from Ofakim.He and a friend were severely injured on Sunday at a pedestrian cros... Ethiopian Jewry Gets Its First Haggada The historic saga of Ethiopian Jewry, with its unique traditions and customs, will be incorporated into the mainstream Pessah story for the first time in a new Haggada written by Ethiopian-Jewish hist... Nursing Covering More Health Care They are not doctors, but rather registered nurse practitioners who say they are able to increase access to health care and make it more affordable. Obama To Tap Yellen For Fed Vice Chair Obama administration officials confirmed Yellen is a leading candidate but said the selection was not yet finalized. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss th... States May Hold Onto Tax Refunds For Months States from New York to Hawaii that have been hard-hit by the economic downturn say they have either delayed refunds or are considering doing so because of budget shortfalls. Potholes Put Dent In City Coffers Drivers are battling an epidemic of teeth-rattling potholes, jarring not only wheels and tires but also transportation departments trying to pay for road fixes. Sarkozy To Meet Brown And Cameron French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold separate talks in London later with Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Conservative leader David Cameron.Downing Street said Mr Brown's meeting with Mr Sarkozy ... Un Critical Of Israel Over Gaza The UN's top humanitarian official, John Holmes, has criticised Israel for linking the 2006 capture of an Israeli soldier to its blockade of Gaza.Mr Holmes also said Israeli actions in East Jerusalem ... Ground Zero Workers Strike Compo Deal MORE than 10,000 people who worked in the toxic chaos of New York's Ground Zero after 9/11 could receive compensation totalling $US657 million for health problems under a settlement reached today... Toyota Discounts Boost Sales DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unprecedented discounts after a series of damaging recalls boosted Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. sales in early March, as U.S. regulators weighed new auto safety measures. Pilot Dies In Plane Crash At Small Ariz. Airport CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) -- A World War II-era plane crashed Thursday while attempting to land at a small suburban Phoenix airport, killing the pilot and starting a hangar on fire, authorities said. Regulators Shut Libertypointe Bank; Valley National Bank Acquires Deposits - Update (RTTNews) - Banking regulators on Thursday closed New York-based LibertyPointe Bank, bringing the total number of banks that have failed so far in 2010 to 27. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. or FD... Provident Energy Trust Q4 Loss Narrows - Update News ) on Thursday reported a net loss for the fourth quarter that narrowed from the year-ago period, which included a hefty goodwill impairment charge in the company's upstream business. The latest q... Blast Derails Cargo Train In Dagestan A blast has caused a train to derail in Russia's restive North Caucasus region. Russia's state railway says several wagons of the cargo train went off the tracks after the blast near the regional capi... Earthquake’s Burdens Weigh Heavily On Haiti’s Elderly the earthquake , she is a rare repository of this country’s history and culture, but she said she considered her memories as much a painful burden as a proud legacy. No strangers to hardship, e... Afghan Tribal Rivalries Bedevil A U.s. Plan Karzai Meets With Top Officials in Pakistan (March 12, 2010) This week, that commitment seemed less important as two Shinwari subtribes took up arms to fight each other over an ancient land dispute... Fatal Plane Crash Near Whangarei A small plane with as taking off at Marsden Cove Marina but it faltered in the windy conditions, hitting the ground and bursting into flames. It is understood the man flying solo in the plane was a m... Regional Bank Offers Up To Us$460m Loan For Chile SANTIAGO: The Inter-American Development Bank will make up to US$460 million available to Chile to help finance the quake-stricken country's reconstruction needs, the bank's head said Thursday. "... Trans-tasman Rower In Danger Of Missing Nz Trans-Tasman rower Shaun Quincey may have saved his biggest drama for the home stretch as he battles a northerly current which is threatening to sweep him past the top of the North Island. Quincey ha... Water Shortages May Hit Northern Rockies Much of the nation may be snow-weary, but farmers and ranchers who rely on winter snowpack in the northern Rockies for irrigation during the dry months of the growing season could face water shortages... 10,000 Claims Over 9/11 Illness, Injuries Settled New York (CNN) -- The WTC Captive Insurance Co. announced settlements Thursday with more than 10,000 plaintiffs who claimed sickness or injuries after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The settlements could... Help Sought To Id Women In Killer's Pics (CNN) -- Hoping to solve numerous cold cases, authorities on Thursday released hundreds of photos of unidentified women and children found in a storage unit that belonged to a serial killer who appear... Woman To Coach High School Football (CNN) -- A high school in Washington, D.C., is set to name a former women's professional football player as its head varsity football coach Friday, a move that a national women's sports advocacy group... Anti-terror Islamic Scholar 'not Afraid' (CNN) -- The Islamic scholar who issued a powerful fatwa, or religious ruling, against terrorism and suicide bombers said Thursday that he was not afraid of reprisals from his enemies and did not fear... Japanese Arrest Anti-whaling Protester SEA Shepherd activist Peter Bethune was arrested by Japanese authorities today when the whaling patrol boat returning him in custody from the Antarctic berthed in Tokyo. Hambali Seeks Release From Guantanamo HAMBALI, the alleged Bali bomb mastermind suspected of links to Al-Qa'ida, has filed a petition seeking release from Guantanamo, where he has been detained without charge for more than three year... No Need For Pope To Intervene - Bishop .brabys a { font-size: 8pt; } /* sport newsletter box */ #sports_nl { background: url(/images/sports_nl_bg.png) no-repeat; height: 82px; margin: 10px 0 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; width: 250p... Iraq Results Trickle Out, Maliki Rivals Cry Fraud BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki posted mixed results in initial returns on Thursday from Iraq's parliamentary election, and a rival grouping complained of serious fraud. Al Qaeda Suspect Worked At Nuclear Plants No-Fly List Doubles After Christmas Attack (CBS/AP) He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley ... Bruins Light Up Flyers, 5-1 The Boston Bruins entered tonight's game having scored the fewest goals in the NHL this season. The Flyers, apparently, did not get the memo. Amtrak Train Strikes And Kills Man In Ne Philly An Amtrak Northeast Regional train bound for 30th Street Station struck and killed a man in Northeast Philadelphia tonight. Amtrak spokeswoman Tracey Connell said train No. 175 from Boston to Washing... WomanÂ’s Body Found In Warminster A woman's body was discovered in a creek bed near a suburban neighborhood in Warminster today. The woman was identified as Stephanie Gehlert, 49, of Southampton, said Bucks County Coroner Joseph Camp... Talks To Address Trade In Tuna And Ivory Marathon negotiations on protecting the planet’s endangered species open on Saturday in Qatar with tensions bubbling over efforts to ban trade in bluefin tuna and to reopen exports of elephant i... Same-sex Weddings Make History In Mexico Shrink Two glowing brides in matching white gowns and four other same-sex couples made history in Mexico City on Thursday as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marri... Movie Theaters Turning Up The Luxury Now, as the movie industry celebrates a boffo year of box office — $10.6 billion in ticket sales, the most ever — theaters are going after new revenue and changing the moviegoing experienc... Congress Debates New Satellite Plan WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to reorganize and more than double the annual budget for a troubled weather satellite program that is five years behind schedule and more than $7 billi... Sen. Reid's Wife Breaks Back, Neck In Crash Harry Reid 's wife and daughter were hospitalized Thursday after their minivan was rear-ended by tractor-trailer truck on an interstate in suburban Virginia, authorities said. New York City To Pay Ground Zero Workers Over Health Issues NEW YORK (AP) — After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 Ground Zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement th... Fast Food In Tomato Famine NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Fast food joints are scrambling to find alternate sources for one of America's favorite sandwich toppings after a winter freeze took a huge bite out of Florida's tomato harv... Rove 'proud' Of Us Waterboarding A senior adviser to former US President George W Bush has defended tough interrogation techniques, saying their use helped prevent terrorist attacks.In a BBC interview, Karl Rove, who was known as &qu... Handcuffs Asylum Use Criticised A report has criticised the use of handcuffs by immigration and security staff to restrain asylum seekers.It found handcuffs were used to pull people forward, risking injury, and to restrain asylum se... Thailand Braces For Mass Protests Thailand has mobilised about 40,000 security personnel ahead of mass rallies by "red shirt" opposition protesters over the coming days.The demonstrators plan to meet around the country befor... Nyc To Settle Sept. 11 Health Cases A recently released aerial photo of the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center attack taken by NYPD helicopter pilot Greg Semendinger show the towers coming down from a dramatic new angle. Woods Likely To Return At Masters Tiger's Caddie Angry, but Standing by Him (AP) Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press on Thursday. Wo... Veon Jury May Get Case Tomorrow HARRISBURG - The corruption case against former State Rep. Mike Veon was "laughable" and built on a series of lies by dubious witnesses hoping to save their own skins, Veon's lawyer told the... City Lawyers, Ground Zero Rescue & Cleanup Reach Tentative $657.5m Agreement Lawyers for the city and more than 11,000 Ground Zero rescue and cleanup workers reached a tentative settlement tonight that gives the workers at least $675.5 million in compensation.The proposal, pre... 'one Life To Live' Star Nathaniel Marston Sentenced In Manhattan Street Fight The actor who played dreamy young Dr. Michael McBain on "One Life To Live" pleaded guilty to misdemeanor resisting arrest in Manhattan today, in a no-jail deal that closes a bizarre, two-year-old assa... House Calls For Ethics Committee To Expand Massa Probe In a sign that the Eric Massa controversy may not go away any time soon, the House on Thursday advanced a Republican measure calling for the ethics committee to "investigate fully" what House Democrat... Inquest On Lehman Brothers Failure Points To Accounting Gimmicks The report , compiled by an examiner for the now-bankrupt bank, hit Wall Street with a thud late Thursday. The 158-year-old Lehman, it concluded, died of multiple causes. Among them were bad mortgage ... Firm Accused Of Hurting Katrina Recovery New Orleans' watchdog has found serious problems with the work of an engineering company hired to oversee the rebuilding of city buildings and infrastructure damaged in Hurricane Katrina, including ov... Vatican's Outrage Over School's Condom Machines Shrink The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome'... Firm Accused Of Hurting New Orleans' Recovery NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans' watchdog has found serious problems with the work of an engineering company hired to oversee the rebuilding of city buildings and infrastructure damaged in Hurrica... Clashes As Greeks Go On Strike Police clashed with stone-throwing youths in the Greek capital yesterday as tens of thousands protested at draconian cutbacks aimed at pulling the nation out of a debt crisis shaking the eurozone. ... Pay Up Or The Parrot Gets It, Says Bank It sounds like the basis for a Monty Python sketch, rather than a $50,000 lawsuit. A woman from Pennsylvania is suing Bank of America, after a contractor wrongly repossessed her home and impounded her... Burmese Dictator Lives Like A King, Laments The Nation's Last Royal Sitting in the living room of his modest bungalow in the cool hills above Mandalay, the sole surviving grandson of Burma's last king laughs off the notion that he has political aspirations. Don't you ... Mind The Water Hazard...floating Golf Course To Be Built In Maldives The Islands of the Maldives, confronted by rising oceans and a landscape that is just a few feet above sea level, is poised to build a floating golf course and convention centre in what could be the f... New Earthquake Strikes Chile As Billionaire Is Sworn In As President It couldn't have been a more dramatic prelude to Sebastian Pinera's presidency. As the new Chilean leader arrived at the Congress building yesterday to be sworn in to office, a 7.2 magnitude earthquak... Mercy Killing Wife Takes Life At Swiss Clinic A woman who walked free from court 10 years ago after the attempted mercy killing of her husband has ended her own life in a Swiss clinic. Celebrated toymaker Vicki Wood, admitted the attempted murd... West Bank Rises Up In A New 'white' Intifada Search the news archive for more stories Even if freshly promised "proximity talks" between Israelis and Palestinians get under way, they are unlikely to halt the weekly protests that w... 200 Held Over Nigeria Killings Police in Nigeria have arrested around 200 people following weekend attacks on three Christian villages in which hundreds of people were thought to have been killed. The central city of Jos, at the c... Palestinians Threaten To Quit Talks Over Settlements US Vice President Joe Biden was last night struggling to keep freshly announced Middle East negotiations on track despite a threat by the Palestinians not to participate unless Israel reverses its lat... Mystery Of The Missing Father Of Kidnapped Boy At first it seemed like a simple case of abduction: a five-year-old British boy snatched by masked gunmen in Pakistan on the last day of a two-week holiday with his father. A £100,000 ransom dem... American Troops To Take Over From British In Musa Qala A town which played an iconic and controversial part in the British mission in Afghanistan is to be handed over to the Americans in a move signalling a major change in Western strategy. Musa Qala, wh... Ban Salt To Save Lives, Restaurants In New York Told Four years ago New York City's health commissioners banned artery-blocking transfats in restaurants. Now, if a legislator has his way, the chefs at every eatery in the Big Apple and across the state w... Sen. Reid's Wife Breaks Back In Wreck Washington (CNN) -- The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were injured Thursday in a highway accident, a spokesman for the Democratic senator from Nevada said. The injuries aren't... Autopsy Shows Haim Had Enlarged Heart, Manager Says Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The autopsy on Corey Haim revealed the actor's heart was enlarged and his lungs were filled with water when he died, Haim's manager said. Lesbian Teen Sues School Over Prom Flap Constance McMillen, an 18-year-old senior at Itawamba County Agricultural High School, reads her many messages from Facebook and Myspace concerning her desire to attend her senior prom with a same-sex... Homes Evacuated In Armagh Alert A number of houses have been evacuated in Armagh due to a security alert, the police have said.A suspicious object has been found at Naill's Crescent at its junction with Friary Road. Army bomb dispos... 'slow Start' For 2010 Home Sales The number of homes sold in England and Wales at the start of 2010 fell back to levels seen at the depths of the downturn, a survey says.Transaction levels fell to 36,000 in January, a drop of 52% com... Blood Pressure Spike 'stroke Key' Fluctuations in blood pressure could be more important than consistently high readings as a warning sign for stroke, researchers have said.Current guidelines focus on the need to lower blood pressure ... Catholic Child Abuse Scandals 'show Devil Is At Work In The Vatican' CHILD sex abuse scandals rocking the Catholic Church are evidence of the Devil's presence in the Vatican, the Pope's chief exorcist has said in an interview. Greek Protests Turn Violent SERIOUS street clashes erupted in Athens yesterday as tens of thousands of people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the Greek government's austerity measures. Scot Who Burnt Down White House Causes A Stir Again A MINIATURE portrait of a Scottish naval officer who helped burn down the White House in a British attack on Washington is being sold by his family 200 years later. Iraq Opposition Alleges Poll Fraud BAGHDAD: The threat of violent protests is looming over Iraq as the country's leading opposition politician says there was widespread fraud in last week's elections. Health Vote Puts Obama Trip In Doubt THE White House is battling to play down speculation that Barack Obama may be forced to delay his visit to Indonesia and Australia next week because of the failure to meet his timetable on passing hea... Obama Earmarks Nobel Cash For Veterans Washington - United States President Barack Obama will give his Nobel Peace Prize award money to 10 charities, including groups working on Haiti relief and supporting military families, the White Hous... Iraq Poll Results Trickle Through By Rania El Gamal and Ahmed Rasheed Baghdad - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki posted mixed results in initial returns on Thursday from Iraq's parliamentary election, and a rival grouping complained o... Uk Lawmakers Enter Pleas In Expenses Case By Jim Drury London - Four British legislators pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of false accounting over their parliamentary expenses, an issue that has tarnished the image of major partie... Man Survives Double Hit From Wife Wellington - A New Zealand man is recovering from injuries after being run over by his wife - twice, local media reported on Friday. Sandy Telford ran over her husband, Terry, as she backed down th... Democrats Move Closer To Healthcare Deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats drew closer on Thursday to agreement on a broad healthcare overhaul that could clear the way for a final vote in the next few weeks, but vowed not to be ... Sen. Reid's Family Injured In Car Accident (Reuters) - The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were injured on Thursday when their vehicle was rear-ended by a truck on a highway, the senator's office said. Obama Lobbied On Black Unemployment, Immigration Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, led by Chair Representative Barbara Lee (C), talk to the media following a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington March 11... War Hero Gets Career-ending Reprimand Watch David Martin's Exclusive Report on the Wanat Battle Now Myer, along with two of his superior officers who were not at the battle, have received career-ending letters of reprimand for failing ... Maine Considers Warnings For Cell Phones Cell Phone Health Warning State legislators in Maine are preparing to enact a law which would require all mobile phones in the state to carry a potential health risk warning. Jim Axelrod reports. Runaway Circus Zebra Put Down Zebra Halts Rush Hour Traffic NO AUDIO: Rush hour traffic came to a stand-still in Atlanta, Ga., as police officials there tracked down and eventually captured a circus zebra who ran through the downt... Obama School Plan Strives To Make Grade School Budget Woes Kansas City's school board will shut down nearly half of its schools, most of them in the inner city area. As Cynthia Bowers reports, this is just one example of widespread educatio... Ordinance Proposed To Cap Costs Of City Parades Philadelphia City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sánchez, defying the Nutter administration, today proposed a new ordinance setting limits on the costs of parades and street festivals. Thr... |
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