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India delays Blackberry ban after forum announcement Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:13AMIndia has delayed a threatened ban on Blackberry services for 60 days to extend talks on giving security services access to users' e-mails and instant messages.
Elders ashamed over woman dying on footpath after delivery Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:10AMNew Delhi, Aug 31 : Rajya Sabha Members across party lines today expressed a sense of shame over a poor woman giving birth to a child on the foothpath of the capital's prime market Connaught Place and dying four days later with no citizen or authorities taking any care to help her.
Three new Mutya ng Pilipinas beauties crowned Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:09AMFollowing Maria Venus Raj’s trip to the top five of the Miss Universe pageant, three new Filipino beauty queens have been crowned by Mutya ng Pilipinas . read more...
EDL extremist charged with disorder Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:07AMThree members of the far-right English Defense League fanatics have been charged or fined after being arrested in connection with the group's Saturday demonstration in Bradford.
CIA chief spices up spy shop's image on reality TV Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:06AMAround a long table in a windowless room, the CIA officials awaited the decision from their director, Leon Panetta.
Thinking About Fear Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:51AMI’ ve been thinking about fear. Actually I’ve been thinking about our national situation(s), the coming elections, the major political parties, pension draw downs, unemployment, the FED, the US Treasury, and September/ October/ November surprises. Ah to live in “interesting” times...
Quick links: Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:49AMMad Men, Modern Family win Emmys New comedy ''Modern Family'' and ad industry drama ''Mad Men,'' take top honors at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy awards.
BlackBerry gives in, India grants two month extension Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:48AMNew Delhi, Aug 30 : BlackBerry phone maker Research in Motion (RIM) Monday gave in to the Indian government's pressure and said it would consider setting up a server in India to help security agencies monitor its encrypted data.
Florida man dies during Haiti home invasion Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:45AMAn American citizen who worked for the Department of Homeland Security has been shot to death during a home invasion, his friends and officials said Sunday.
5 Steps to Protect Your College Student's ID Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:42AMYour child can be vulnerable to identity theft when he or she heads off to school.
Earl, now a major Hurricane, could hit U.S. east coast Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:41AMHurricane Earl strengthened to a major Category 3 storm Monday as it lashed the Caribbean’s northern Leeward Islands on a heading that could see it swiping the U.S. East Coast in the next few days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Gunmen kill mayor in drug-plagued Mexican border town Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:41AMGunmen killed the mayor of a town in the drug-plagued Mexican border state of Tamaulipas on Sunday in a region where suspected cartel hitmen recently massacred 72 migrants, the government said.
RIM gives in to India's security concerns Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:40AMNew Delhi, Aug 30 : Fearing a possible ban on its business in India, the Canadian firm Research In Motion, manufacturer of BlackBerry, on Monday offered the Indian government some solutions to access its data, Home Ministry sources said.
Biden travels to Iraq to mark end of U.S. combat mission Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:40AMVice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Monday to participate in a ceremony marking the end of the U.S. combat mission there, according to the White House.
Review: Eyes in the Sky Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:51AMThis month marked the 50th anniversary of the first successful CORONA reconnaissance satellite mission. Dwayne Day reviews a recent book that examines the early history of CORONA and related efforts to track what was going on in the Soviet Union.
Steering the Veterans Council Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:49AMCastinetti becomes president of veterans group
Police deaths raise fears of resurgent Nigerian sect Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:48AMSource: Reuters * Locals fear Boko Haram behind police killings * Uprising killed nearly 800 people a year ago By Ibrahim Mshelizza MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Four policemen have been shot dead ...
Police deaths raise fears of resurgent Nigerian sect Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:46AMFour policemen have been shot dead over the past month in the northern Nigerian town of Maiduguri, raising fears that a radical Islamic sect behind an uprising which killed hundreds a year ago is making a return.
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5 Warning Signs You May Have A Bad Boss Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:43AMA bad boss will usually give off tell-tale signs that he or she probably doesn't belong in the big office. Like these five warning signs for example.
Obama nears pivotal Mideast moment - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:43AMWASHINGTON — Straddling war and peace, President Barack Obama is about to formally end the divisive U.S. combat role in Iraq and restart talks between Israelis and Palestinians, a moment defined more by relief and hope than triumph.
Man woken up at gunpoint, robbed at Flint home Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:43AMFLINT, Michigan — A man told police he was woken up at gunpoint at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday at his home on Copeman Boulevard, near Welch Boulevard.
China, N.Korea confirm Kim Jong-il visit to China Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:42AMChinese and North Korean state media confirmed on Monday that North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-il had visited China, where he told President Hu Jintao he remained committed to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
Helping hands work to feed Westlake's needy Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:36PMWestlake, La. — In Louisiana, hunger is a reality for one in eight people, according to Second Harvest Food Bank. Westlake is no exception to the statistics. Economical woes have led many to seek help.
AP IMPACT: US wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:35PMKHAN BANI SAAD, Iraq - A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children's hospital goes unused in the south.
Earl strengthens to Category 2 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:34PMIslanders set up emergency shelters and airlines canceled flights as newly born Hurricane Earl churn
Compulsive Hoarding: When It Goes Beyond Clutter Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:32PMIn the United States, compulsive hoarding affects between 2 million and 8 million people.
Death of the First Amendment and the Nazification of the United States Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:30PMChuck Norris is no pinko-liberal-commie, and Human Events is a very conservative publication. The two have come together to produce an important article, “Obama’s US Assassination Program.”
Modern Family, Glee get last laugh Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:30PMModern Family is now Emmy family. The life-affirming, spiritually upbeat comedy about an extended, multi-generational family was judged to be TV's best comedy at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
AP IMPACT: US wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:28PMA $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children's hospital goes unused in the south. A $100 million waste water treatment system in Fallujah has cost three times more than projected, yet sewage still runs through the streets. Iraq - Baghdad - Fallujah - Sewage treatment - United States
Ghana Armed Forces Deserter In Town! Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:27PMA desertion by an officer of the rank of a Colonel occurred in the Ghana Armed Forces under strange circumstances in the last quarter of the year 2006.
John Irwin Clark Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:26PMHusband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, Loyalist descendant, veteran, economist, lecturer, author, lay reader. Born Nov. 25, 1920, in Foam Lake, Sask. Died March 17 in Ottawa of atherosclerosis, aged 89.
Pilot holds out hope for BlackBerry solution Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:42PMThe government on Friday hardened its stance saying that any solution by Research In Motion (RIM) must pass through "field trials" as India is concerned about security.
In Defense of Home Ownership Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:41PMMany home purchases could still end in grief financially, particularly in hard-hit areas. But most probably won’t.
Weekend Investor: Small technology stocks are ripe for takeover Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:41PMNowadays, Willie Sutton might be avoiding banks and investing in small technology companies ripe for a takeover, because that's where the money is.
Two cars explode in same Mexican state where migrants were massacred Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:41PMAnd the prosecutor investigating the killing of 72 Central and South American migrants has disappeared
'Sons of Iraq' feel betrayed by motherland Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:41PMSAMARRA, Iraq: The Sunni Arab militiamen who sided with American soldiers against Al-Qaeda during Iraq's brutal insurgency fear the exit of thousands of US troops will herald a surge in bloody revenge attacks against them. Known as the "Sons of Iraq" by the US Army that financed them, the former rebels fought militants loyal to Osama bin
Grand re-opening launches final phase in D.R. Horton's Brodie Heights Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:40PMGrand re-opening launches final phase in D.R. Horton's Brodie Heights
Lisa Firestone: Five Ways to Bring Your Vacation Romance Home With You Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:39PMSummer vacations are too often talked about as fleeting episodes of bliss, short-term fairy tales set against tropical beaches and mystic sunsets. Yet the...
Northern police forces thwart robbery attempt Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:38PMBEIRUT: Security forces thwarted a robbery attempt at dawn in the northern coastal village of Kfar Abida District, the state-run National News Agency reported. A resident identified as J.F contacted police upon discovering W. Lababidi attempting to enter his home through the window. Batroun police and a North Lebanon investigations branch unit responded and
Dead spy’s family upset at ‘smear’ campaign Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:37PMThe family of murdered British spy Gareth Williams yesterday hit out at lurid allegations surrounding the MI6 agent’s private life — claiming it could be a government “dirty tricks” campaign.
Georgia Knocked Out Of US Title Game At LLWS Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:37PMThe Little League World Series final four is set after Hawaii's 12-5 win over Georgia on Friday.
What now for war-torn Iraq? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:52AMWorld-Herald News Service OMAHA - As the United States pulls its combat troops out of Iraq, it leaves a country that has made significant progress in many areas. But Iraqis remain vulnerable to internal instability and foreign danger.
Myrick: Terrorists are working within U.S. Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:51AMRepublican U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick warned a Huntersville audience Tuesday about the dangers of "homegrown terrorism" and new Iranian inroads into the Americas.
Russian security forces kill 5 militants-police Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:49AMSource: Reuters MAKHACHKALA, Russia, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed five suspected militants on Wednesday in Dagestan, a southern Russian region plagued by violence linked to a growing Islamic ...
Police guard home of 'cat dumper' Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:46AMThe home of a woman filmed picking up a cat and throwing it into a rubbish bin is under police guard in Britain after her actions sparked outrage from animal lovers and even death threats.
Man who lived in Hyattsville and Rockville indicted on 25 counts of attempted murder in Germantown arson Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:42AMA man who police say set fire to a Germantown apartment building has been indicted on 43 charges, including 25 counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Careful savers losing thousands: 'Cautious funds' that are a high-risk gamble Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:41AMThousands of people are gambling their nest eggs in high-risk investments they believe are for careful savers.
Long Valley Scout sees different world, makes a difference Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:40AMWASHINGTON TWP. - A 17-year-old Long Valley Girl Scout has returned home after delivering blankets to the poor in a Kenyan village while also taking time for a safari and turning down a wedding proposal.
Indian minister expresses concern over situation in India-controlled Kashmir Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:40AMIndian Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in India-controlled Kashmir, but hoped that it would be able to soon reach out to protesters to restart the process of a dialogue for a solution to the conflict.