» India Digs Under Top of the World to Match Rival
01/08/10 02:16 from NYT > Home Page
India is building a tunnel to bypass the dangerous Rohtang Pass as part of a plan to match China’s power.
» Floods in Pakistan Kill at Least 800
01/08/10 02:16 from NYT > Home Page
Government officials are pleading for international aid as water levels in dams continue to rise.
» The Radiation Boom: After Stroke Scans, Patients Face Serious Health Risks
01/08/10 02:16 from NYT > Home Page
Among patients tested for strokes with a complex type of brain scan, radiation overdoses were more widespread than previously known, a New York Times examination has found.
» Obama Weighs Influence on Democrats’ Midterm Races
01/08/10 02:10 from NYT > Home Page
President Obama is stepping up his involvement in the fight to preserve the Democratic Party’s control of Congress, but he may stay away from some competitive districts.
» Recession? Knockoffs Go Downmarket
01/08/10 01:50 from NYT > Home Page
Criminals are discovering there is money to be made in faking the more ordinary — like $295 Kooba bags and $140 Ugg boots.
» BP Used Much Dispersant Despite E.P.A. Directive of Rarely
01/08/10 01:50 from NYT > Home Page
The Coast Guard approved requests to use dispersants despite an Environmental Protection Agency rule that they be used rarely, a Congressional analysis said.
» From Taxis to Textiles, Italy Chooses Tradition Over Growth
01/08/10 01:40 from NYT > Home Page
Like much of the Italian economy, the Carlo Barbera factory is struggling, for reasons that academics say reveal much about what ails Italy.
» Mistaken as an Iranian Martyr, Then Hounded
01/08/10 01:24 from NYT > Home Page
Wrongly identified as Neda Agha-Soltan, whose death in 2009 became a symbol for the opposition, Zahra Soltani fled Iran.
» As Chelsea Clinton Celebrates Her Wedding, Town of Rhinebeck, N.Y., Elbows Its Way In
01/08/10 01:01 from NYT > Home Page
On Chelsea Clinton’s wedding day, even as her parents sought to shroud the event in secrecy, residents and onlookers decided they were going to celebrate along with them.
» Children Take Up Krav Maga
30/07/10 20:51 from NYT > Home Page
By taking up Krav Maga, children can learn to fend off potential abductors with tactics used by the Israel Defense Forces.
» Chelsea Clinton weds longtime beau in New York
01/08/10 03:00 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton and longtime beau Marc Mezvinsky were wed Saturday "in a beautiful ceremony at Astor Courts," a 50-acre estate in Rhinebeck, New York, according to her parents.
» Protesters push for release of detained American hikers
01/08/10 02:43 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Protesters held rallies across the United States and abroad Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of what many called the "unfair" detention of three American hikers seized by Iranian forces near the Iraqi border.
» Sufi group backs more African Union troops in Somalia
01/08/10 02:32 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
A Somali militant group wanting to rid the war-torn country of an al Qaeda-linked movement welcomed Saturday the African Union's decision last week to expand its peacekeeping presence in the country.
» Crews bringing California wildfire under control
01/08/10 02:20 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
More favorable weather conditions Saturday helped firefighters in their bid to contain the roaring Crown Fire, one of several in southern California.
» Accomplice helped convicted murderers escape, Arizona authorities say
01/08/10 02:02 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Three convicted murderers who broke out of a Kingman, Arizona, prison got some help from a female accomplice who was on a visitation list for one of them, authorities said Saturday.
» Team breaks North Atlantic rowing record
01/08/10 01:48 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Proving that records are meant to be broken, even after 114 years, a British-led rowing team Saturday won bragging rights for crossing the North Atlantic.
» Brazil's president offers asylum to imprisoned Iranian woman
01/08/10 00:57 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Brazil's president has offered asylum to an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, state-run media reported Saturday.
» Online gaming law set to take effect in China
01/08/10 00:27 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
China's first law to be initiated against the vastly growing online gaming industry is set to take effect Sunday, state-run media reported.
» America's oldest family farm for sale
01/08/10 00:23 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
The Tuttle farming legacy may come to an end soon.
» Russian wildfires leave 28 dead, thousands homeless
31/07/10 23:37 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
At least 28 people have been killed and thousands left homeless by wildfires sweeping through western Russia, authorities said Saturday.
» Pakistan flooding death toll reaches 800, more rain to come
31/07/10 23:26 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
The rescue and recovery efforts of the Pakistan floods that have killed more than 800 could become more complicated as weather officials predict more monsoon rains starting Monday.
» Waters will choose House ethics trial, source says
31/07/10 22:07 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California has chosen to face a House ethics trial rather than accept a finding of wrongdoing by the House ethics committee, according to a source familiar with the process.
» Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
31/07/10 21:48 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
A senior Hamas member was killed during Israeli air strikes in Gaza, Hamas security forces said Saturday.
» 4 killed in Iraqi bombings, closing out deadliest month in 2 years
31/07/10 21:41 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Four people died in a double bombing in Baghdad on Saturday -- the same day Iraqi authorities released monthly data showing the highest number of civilian deaths and detentions so far this year.
» Farah completes long distance double
31/07/10 21:40 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Briton Mo Farah became the first man in 20 years to claim the long distance double at the European athletics championships with victory in the 5,000 meters in Barcelona.
» House votes to remove oil spill liability cap
31/07/10 21:12 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
The House of Representatives passed legislation Friday which would lift the current $75 million liability cap for oil spills while imposing new safety standards for offshore drilling.
» China mine explosion kills 17
31/07/10 20:57 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
The death toll from an explosion at a coal mine in northern China has risen to 17, state media reported Saturday.
» Death toll from week of flooding in northeast China rises to 47
31/07/10 20:40 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
The death toll from a week of flooding in northeast China's Jilin Province has risen to 47 while another 45 people remain missing, state-run media reported Saturday.
» Bus wreck kills 13 in southwest China
31/07/10 20:23 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
A bus carrying 22 passengers plummeted nearly 30 feet off a cliff in southwest China on Saturday, killing at least 13 people and injuring nine others, state-run media reported.
» Prior century puts England in command
31/07/10 20:22 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
England are on the brink of defeating Pakistan with a day to spare of the opening Test match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
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