World News
 High winds hit Fiji
Copenhagen News.Net
A powerful cyclone has hit Fiji creating fears of mass evacuations.
 Israel told it must make urgent peace concessions
Copenhagen News.Net
The Israeli prime minister was strongly rebuked on Friday by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who angrily questioned him on Israel's refusal to back down on settlement expansion.
 Pakistani helicopters rout Taliban
Copenhagen News.Net
Helicopter gunships belonging to Pakistan have pounded Taliban hideouts in the north-western tribal district, killing at least 13 militants.
 Invasion hoax sends Georgia into a panic
Copenhagen News.Net
Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has complimented a local television channel that sparked panic by broadcasting a drama which implied that the country was being invaded.
 British House of Lords to go
Copenhagen News.Net
In a plan being devised by the UK government, the country’s House of Lords could be abolished.
 Canadians dead in snowmobile avalanche
Copenhagen News.Net
In Canada, three people are dead while others are still buried under piles of snow, after an avalanche hit a snowmobile competition near Revelstoke, British Columbia.
Car Bomb Kills Seven In Fallujah
RadioFreeEurope
Police said a car bomb has killed seven civilians and wounded 13 in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. Police said a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-filled vehicle on a busy street in the city centre...
The Picture That Was Removed
RadioFreeEurope
-- reportedly taken during President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s trip last week to Hormozgan Province -- was removed by the ISNA news agency shortly after being posted.The reason could be that the appe...
Hello America, My Name Is Rielle Hunter
New York Post
I feel comfortable talking now, because Johnny went public and made a statement admitting paternity. I didn’t feel like I could ever speak until he did that. Because had I spoken, I would have e...
Gq: How The Rielle Hunter Story Came Together
New York Post
This month, GQ’s Lisa DePaulo lands an exclusive interview with Rielle Hunter, the woman at the center of the John Edwards saga. Here’s DePaulo on how the story came together.
Gq Rielle Hunter Web Extra
New York Post
In the April GQ, Lisa DePaulo interviews Rielle Hunter, the woman at the heart of the John Edwards saga and the mother of Edwards’s 2-year-old daughter. That’s a lengthy, in-depth Q&A,...
Iran Hardliners Target Opposition Leader's Home
Channel News Asia
TEHRAN : A group of hardliners besieged the Tehran home of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, shouting death slogans and calling for him to be put on trial, reports said on Monday. The Fars news agency...
Israel Maintains Jerusalem Mosque Restrictions
Channel News Asia
JERUSALEM : Israeli police on Monday maintained restrictions on access to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound -- Islam's third holiest site -- for the fourth day running amid tensions in Jerusalem. Authoritie...
Officials: U.s. Wants Israel To Cancel Building Plan
USA Today
Top U.S. officials have lined up in recent days to condemn the Israeli plan to build 1,600 apartments in east Jerusalem, the sector of the holy city that the Palestinians claim for their future capita...
Suicide Car Bomb Kills 3 In Western Iraq
The Independent
A police officer says a suicide car bomber killed three people and wounded 24 when his vehicle exploded in a busy street during the morning rush hour in western Iraq. The officer says the bom...
Beckham Poised To Miss World Cup
BBC
David Beckham's dream of playing in a fourth World Cup looks to be over after he tore an Achilles tendon in AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo on Sunday.He was unchallenged when he suffered the injury and...
Darfur Rebel Row Jeopardises Deal
BBC
A row between Darfur rebel groups has thrown into doubt a peace deal between the rebels and Sudan's government.One rebel group signed a preliminary deal last month, and a final agreement was due to be...
Osborne Calls For 'honest' Budget
BBC
Chancellor Alistair Darling must decide whether to put "his country before his party" when he writes the coming Budget, his opposite number has said.Shadow chancellor George Osborne said Gor...
Street Star Out Of Dancing On Ice
BBC
Coronation Street actor Danny Young has been voted off ITV1's Dancing on Ice following a costly mistake in the skate-off.The 23-year-old skated against Hollyoaks actor Kieron Richardson after receivin...
Us And Israel: 'worst Relations For 35 Years'
Sky News
Michael Oren made the assessment as a furious row over Israeli settlement plans shows little sign of abating. "Israel's ties with the United States are in their worst crisis since 1975, a crisis of h...
Grenades Hit Bangkok Army Base Amid Protests
Sky News
Four hand grenades have exploded at Bangkok's main army base - as tens of thousands of pro-democracy supporters keep up street protests in an attempt to bring down Thailand's government.
The Russians Aren't Coming! Fury At Tv Hoax
Sky News
The head of a Georgian TV station is refusing to quit after broadcasting a news story claiming that Russia was invading and had killed the president- only to admit later that it was a fake.
26 Students Killed As Bus Falls Off Bridge
IOL
Jaipur, India - A bus fell from a bridge into a dry riverbed in northwestern India early Monday, killing at least 26 students and teachers on board, police said. Another 34 passengers were injured,...
A Week On, Maliki Pulls Ahead In Iraq Race
Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pulled ahead on Sunday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end years of sectarian strife, but a divided vote suggested long and fraught...
Rough Monday For Storm-battered Northeast
CBS News
Storm Leaves Half Million Without Power (AP) A torrential rainstorm that brought heavy winds to the Northeast is weakening as it moves north, but the damage and flooding left in its wake might keep so...
Dodd Seeks Financial Regulation Consensus
CBS News
In this May 13, 2009, file photoSenate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, C-Conn., waits to speaks at a news conference on credit card fees on Capitol Hill in Washington.
'nova Gets The Break, Not Temple
Philadelphia Daily News
The NCAA tournament selection committee showered its gifts on Philadelphia yesterday. Villanova got the gifts. Temple just got hosed. There's no other way to look at it, regardless of your Big Five p...
N.j. Al-qaeda Suspect Worked At Area Nuclear Sites
Philadelphia Daily News
The American arrested in a sweep of al-Qaeda members in Yemen last week had worked as a laborer at five nuclear complexes in South Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, federal officials said yesterday....
Dracula's Tale Gets An Invigorating Transfusion
Philadelphia Daily News
With its new "The Complete Dracula" series, Dynamite has done the virtually impossible - infused fresh blood into one of our culture's oldest characters and engaged readers who feel he is ol...
Gop To Use Amendments As Tactic
Washington Times
Jennifer Haberkorn Capitol Hill Republicans are crafting hundreds of amendments in hopes of tripping up the health care overhaul if Democrats scrape up the votes needed to resuscitate the long-stalle...
Gop Move On Pork Pressures Obama
Washington Times
Kara Rowland The House Republicans' move to ban their members from taking earmarks this year is raising pressure on the rest of Washington — including President Obama, who has seen himself outf...
Suicides Spur Review Of Massachusetts Bullying Bill
Washington Times
Casey Curlin Prompted by the recent suicides of two students, Massachusetts state House lawmakers on Monday will review a bill that would add bullying prevention to statewide education goals and hold...
Williams: Heroes Will Emerge
Washington Times
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Heroes can and will emerge from the most unsuspecting places and make crucial decisions that can reverberate around the world. Rhode Island schools Superintendent Frances Gallo b...
Book Clubs For Doctors Help To Humanize Medicine
Washington Times
COLUMBIA, Mo. | Doctors, nurses and other health care workers are tapping into their inner Tolstoys to better connect with patients. With increasing regularity, they're meeting in monthly book club...
Family Connection Adds Bond To Hoops Teams
Washington Times
DURHAM, N.C. | The brackets for the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament were announced Sunday, and the first round is set for Thursday. But what about siblings? And rivalry? Miles Plumlee refuses...
Hagelin: Scouts Honor Is Good For Boys
Washington Times
It happens so often now that I'm sorry to say I'm not surprised any more: teenage boys dropping the "f-bomb" as a matter of everyday language; slouching around with no concern for others; and being ju...
China Premier Defends Trade Policy
Washington Times
BEIJING | China sought Sunday to deflate rising pressure from the U.S. and other powers over Chinese economic policies and growing assertiveness in world affairs, with its prime minister promising coo...
Sarkozy Faces Losses In Regional Vote
Washington Times
PARIS | Nicolas Sarkozy is looking politically lonely in his presidential palace. Voters hit by France's worst recession since World War II are fearing for their jobs, and are worried and conflicte...
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