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 FOXNews.com 6 Oct 2008 at 12:20pm A group of Somali pirates who have hijacked a tanker loaded with military supplies say they will fight to the death before giving in to Russian and U.S. authorities. Bomber Kills 23, Wounds 80 in Sri Lanka Office Blast 6 Oct 2008 at 10:30am A suspected Tamil Tiger homicide bomber killed 23 people, including a former army officer, and wounded dozens in a blast Monday at an opposition party office in northern Sri Lanka. Baby Found Alive After Spending 4 Days in Pool of Mud 5 Oct 2008 at 4:01am Resuers found an infant miraculously alive after spending four days in a pool of mud following flash floods that killed dozens in Algeria. 30 Dead After Pair of Earthquakes Strike Tibet 6 Oct 2008 at 12:35pm At least 30 people are dead after a pair of earthquakes struck Tibet, including a 6.6 magnitude temblor that destroyed thousands of houses. Pope Lambastes Godless Modern Societies 5 Oct 2008 at 6:36am Pope Benedict XVI warned Sunday that modern culture is pushing God out of people's lives, causing nations once rich in religious faith to lose their identities. Bomb Attack at Pakistani Lawmaker's House Kills 15 6 Oct 2008 at 12:37pm A homicide bomber attacked a lawmaker's house in eastern Pakistan Monday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 50, officials and a witness said. Crew Subdues Passenger Who Tried to Open Plane Door 6 Oct 2008 at 11:35am A British flight crew wrestled an unruly German passenger after he assaulted two fellow passengers and tried to open the plane's door mid-flight, the U.K.'s Daily Mail newspaper reported Monday. European, Asian Markets Plunge on Crisis Fears 6 Oct 2008 at 8:04am Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday as government bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe failed to alleviate fears that the global financial crisis would depress world economic growth. Truck Driver Gets Life for Rape and Murder of Girl, 10 6 Oct 2008 at 11:01am A Swedish court has convicted a truck driver of the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl and a 31-year-old woman. 6.6-Magnitude Earthquake Kills 72 in Kyrgyzstan 6 Oct 2008 at 10:23am A powerful earthquake struck the mountains of Central Asia, destroying a village in Kyrgyzstan and killing at least 72 people, emergency officials said Monday.  Reuters: International News 6 Oct 2008 at 1:06pm PARIS (Reuters) - European governments struggled on Monday to shield banks and bank depositors from a global financial crisis that is eroding confidence, endangering the economy and challenging the... Russia accuses Georgia of provoking violence 6 Oct 2008 at 1:05pm MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday it had written to European Union president France to express concern about a wave of violence in Georgia it said was part of a campaign by Tbilisi to derail... Afghan war cannot be won militarily: U.N. 6 Oct 2008 at 1:02pm KABUL (Reuters) - The war in Afghanistan cannot be won militarily and success is only possible through political means including dialogue between all relevant parties, the United Nations' top offic... AIDS pioneers and cancer scientist win Nobel prize 6 Oct 2008 at 12:14pm STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who bucked conventional wisdom to find a cause of cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medici... Central Asia quake kills at least 72 6 Oct 2008 at 1:01pm BISHKEK (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake killed at least 72 people in Kyrgyzstan and leveled a village in the remote mountains of the Central Asian state, the health ministry said on Monday. Pakistan tells Afghan refugees to quit battle zone 6 Oct 2008 at 10:22am KHAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities have begun expelling Afghan refugees from a tribal region that has become the main battleground between troops and fighters linked to the Taliban an... Iran rejects nuclear pressure with letter 6 Oct 2008 at 12:39pm TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will later on Monday hand over a letter to European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana saying pressure cannot resolve the dispute over Tehran's nuclear program, Irania... China vows clean up of "chaotic" dairy sector 6 Oct 2008 at 8:00am BEIJING (Reuters) - China's dairy industry suffers from chaotic production and lax oversight, the government said on Monday, announcing toughened rules after tainted milk products left thousands il... Iraq hopes shrine rebuild can reconcile sects 6 Oct 2008 at 1:07pm SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - A ring of scaffolding around charred bricks is all that now stands in place of the golden dome that adorned one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines. Peacekeepers protect Darfur camp amid attack fears 6 Oct 2008 at 8:22am KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Peacekeepers on Monday said they had sent reinforcements to guard a volatile camp for displaced Darfuris after reports of accusations that Sudanese government forces might be p... AP Top International News At 1:09 p... Europe governments strive to avoid bank meltdown6 Oct 2008 at 11:52am LONDON (AP) -- European governments struggled to find a coordinated response to the crisis sweeping financial markets Monday, as countries one after the other announced sweeping deposit guarant... Lawmaker's home bombed in Pakistan; 15 dead 6 Oct 2008 at 10:18am ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber attacked a lawmaker's house in eastern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 50, officials and a witness said.... Taliban, Afghan officials met in Saudi Arabia 6 Oct 2008 at 9:58am KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Taliban representatives met with Afghan government officials last month in Saudi Arabia, a former high-level Taliban ambassador said Monday, but he denied the meeting... 3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer 6 Oct 2008 at 11:26am STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that... Iraqi women fear going public as candidates 6 Oct 2008 at 12:41pm BAGHDAD (AP) -- The 38-year-old teacher wanted to participate in Iraq's first provincial elections in four years - until she realized that a new law would require the ballot to list her name, n... 30 killed when 2 strong quakes hit Tibet 6 Oct 2008 at 1:09pm BEIJING (AP) -- Two earthquakes jolted the capital of Tibet and surrounding areas Monday, killing more than 30 people and collapsing hundreds of houses, China's state news agency said. Rescuers... China detains 6 more suspects in milk scandal 6 Oct 2008 at 5:40am BEIJING (AP) -- China pledged to improve food safety after authorities detained six more people in the country's contaminated milk scandal as the government increases efforts to restore public ... Earthquake kills at least 72 in Kyrgyzstan 6 Oct 2008 at 10:20am BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- A powerful earthquake struck the mountains of Central Asia, destroying a village in Kyrgyzstan and killing at least 72 people, emergency officials said Monday....  CNN.com - World 6 Oct 2008 at 9:35am A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southern Kyrgyzstan late Sunday night killing an estimated 70 people and destroying more than 120 buildings, the government says. Taliban 'split with al Qaeda, seek peace' 6 Oct 2008 at 6:10am Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with the Afghan government to end the country's bloody conflict -- and are severing their ties with al Qaeda, sources close to the historic discussi... World markets fall as financial crisis deepens 6 Oct 2008 at 9:39am Asian stock markets plunged Monday and markets in Europe opened lower as investors looked past America's bank bailout bill and focused on Europe's growing financial crisis. AIDS, cancer scientists scoop medicine Nobel 6 Oct 2008 at 7:04am Two Frenchmen and a German won the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries of viruses that cause HIV and cervical cancer, the organization's Web site said Monday. World court: Arrest Uganda rebel leader 6 Oct 2008 at 8:14am Read full story for latest details. Pope begins Bible-reading marathon 6 Oct 2008 at 2:17am Read full story for latest details. Simpson jury: We relied on tapes, not witnesses 6 Oct 2008 at 6:40am The jury that convicted O.J. Simpson of robbery and other charges relied mostly on audio and video evidence -- and very little on testimony from prosecution witnesses -- jury members said Sunday. Report: One in four mammals face extinction 6 Oct 2008 at 8:03am Read full story for latest details. [CaRP] XML error: mismatched tag at line 155 - This appears to be an HTML webpage, not a feed. Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld  Rabbi calls his speech to Catholic bishops a 'signal of hope' 6 Oct 2008 at 1:47pm A rabbi who became the first Jew to address a synod of Catholic bishops on Monday said his presence sent a "signal of hope" after a history of "blood and tears" between Christians and Jews. Panel urges hospital chief to respect wish of ALS patient on respirator+ 6 Oct 2008 at 1:23pm TOKYO, Oct. 7 (Kyodo) _ The ethics committee of a hospital in Chiba Prefecture proposed in April that the head of the hospital respect the wish of a patient with amyotrophic lateral... Illegal recipients of gov't support total 9.2 bil. yen in FY 2007+ 6 Oct 2008 at 1:22pm (Kyodo) _ The number of cases of people illegally receiving government support for day-to-day living in fiscal 2007 totaled about 16,000, worth 9.2 billion yen, the highest levels on...  US Supreme Court rejects new trial for former Black Panther 6 Oct 2008 at 1:17pm The US Supreme Court Monday refused to hear arguments for a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther accused of killing a police officer who has become an icon for anti-capital 30 killed when 2 strong quakes hit Tibet 6 Oct 2008 at 1:09pm Two earthquakes jolted the capital of Tibet and surrounding areas Monday, killing more than 30 people and collapsing hundreds of houses, China's state news agency said. Rescuers rushed in...  Zimbabwe parties fail to meet to break impasse on unity govt 6 Oct 2008 at 1:04pm Zimbabwe's opposition renewed a call Monday for regional mediators to help break an impasse over a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe's ruling party, after weekend talks ended... Europe strives to combat financial crisis in unison 6 Oct 2008 at 12:56pm PARIS (Reuters) - European governments struggled on Monday to shield banks and bank depositors from a global financial crisis that is eroding confidence, endangering the economy and... Russia accuses Georgia of provoking violence 6 Oct 2008 at 12:51pm MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday it had written to European Union president France to express concern about a wave of violence in Georgia it said was part of a campaign by Tbilisi... Iraqi women fear going public as candidates 6 Oct 2008 at 12:41pm The 38-year-old teacher wanted to participate in Iraq's first provincial elections in four years _ until she realized that a new law would require the ballot to list her name, not just her...  No Supreme Court decision on hearing for death row inmate 6 Oct 2008 at 12:34pm The US Supreme Court Monday did not rule on whether it would hear arguments in the case of an African-American granted an 11th hour stay of execution for the murder of a white police... |