 Obama to make billions available for infrastructure projectsUS president Barack Obama has announced his government will spend billions of dollars to build huge infrastructure projects in the country, to create jobs and boost confidence in the American... | |
 North Korea makes plans for Dear Leader successionNorth Korea has supposedly prepared a meeting between members of the ruling communist... |
 Julia Gillard becomes Australian PMThe Australian government has been returned after help form two Independent members, Tony Windsor and Rob... |
 Pain killing psychedelic mushrooms help terminal patientsDying patients in the US have been benefitting from dosages of a drug found in psychedelic magic... |
 Colorado fires cause 1000 people to be evacuatedA wind-driven Colorado wildfire has spread across the rugged Colorado foothills, causing the evacuation of 1,000 people while destroying many... |
 Extortion admission by Van der SlootJoran Van der Sloot, a man who has been blamed by police for many crimes on the Caribbean island of Aruba, has been now been accused of extorting money from the family of a girl who was... |
 Quran burning not on says PetraeusA planned Quran-burning could endanger troops, according to the US commander in Afghanistan, David... |
 Little Rock integration pioneer diesOne of the original Little Rock Nine has died in the US at the age of... |
 Iraq government mulling over Aziz releaseThe Iraqi government has said it might release former Iraqi deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz on compassionate grounds due to his ailing... |
 Owner of bin Laden's former home will sell to himThe owner of Osama bin-Laden’s former home has said he will consider selling it to him if he wants to live back in the... |
 Lewis Telethon exceeds expectations in sluggish economyThe annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon has raised $58.9 million despite America’s struggling... |
| Angelina Jolie meets flood victims in Pakistan Pakistan on Tuesday and appealed to the international community to provide aid needed to help the country recover from its worst natural disaster.The flow of aid money has stalled in recent days, and... |
| Women, kids among 17 dead in NW Pakistan bombing Pakistan (AP) — A car bomb ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city on Tuesday, killing 14 women and children and three officers, the latest in a string of attacks... |
| Winfrey, McCartney among 5 Kennedy Center honorees In this May 3, 2010, file photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini,... |
| Flight attendant in passenger tiff considers plea deal In this Aug. 10, 2010, file photo, JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater leaves a correctional facility in the Bronx after posting bail in New York. Mr. Slater captured the nation's imagination... |
| RFE President Gedmin Meets Kyrgyz Leader, Visits Area of Recent Ethnic Violence RFE President Jeffrey Gedmin met President Roza Otunbaeva, parliamentary candidates, journalists, and students to discuss media freedom and the recent ethnic violence in the southern city... |
| Bomb Attack Targets Pakistani Police, At Least 12 Dead Pakistani police say a bomb blast tore through a residential area for police officers and their families in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 50 others. The... |
| Technological Transparency -- In Theory where people could watch 30 different localities -- from several different vantage points -- be rebuilt. The only problem -- the video feeds on the site don't load. When clicked on, they buffer in a... |
| Macy's worker steals customer's credit card! 84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownIt’s a stealTalk about bad customer service! Cops arrested a Macy’s employee for using a customer’s card... |
| Two US soldiers killed in northern Iraq, says Army Two American soldiers were killed in northern Iraq Tuesday, a U.S. Army spokesman said. According to reports, the gunman was wearing an Iraqi army uniform. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS STORY. PLEASE... |
| Bay Ridge's 'Dust Bowl' park — insensitive to America's great national tragedy? So what if it harkens to an environmental catastrophe in American history — if Bay Ridge wants its Dust Bowl, it will get it, according to organizers of a contest to rename a once-gritty... |
| Open house klepto gets felony dismissed A brazen blonde bandit got a sweet deal today for filching tens of thousands of dollars worth of cash, fancy furs, jewelry and designer purses from open-house showings at luxury Manhattan apartments.... |
| Diane von Furstenberg designs new hospital gowns CLEVELAND — Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg has helped the Cleveland Clinic create a more stylish hospital gown without the peek-a-boo back. The gown features elements associated with... |
| Brutal beating on Newel! 94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideKnife attackThree thugs were arrested for brutally beating and then slashing an 18-year-old man on Newel Street on Sept. 1.The victim told cops that he was near... |
| Tiger Woods Is a Captain’s Pick for Ryder Cup Team New York Stock Exchange for a backdrop, the United States Ryder Cup captain, Corey Pavin, rounded out his 12-man team Tuesday with three safe blue-chip choices and one initial public offering with... |
| ACLU sues US over electronic search policies The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was sued over its policies that allegedly authorize the search and seizure of laptops, cell phones and other electronic devices without a reasonable suspicion... |
| A Critic of Russia’s Security Service Gets a Reprieve an article in The New York Times in July. Her defenders said the public attention influenced how the authorities handled the case. Ms. Kazakova was a successful real-estate entrepreneur who was... |
| Economic gloom, low enthusiasm hurting Democrats: poll Mounting economic gloom and a controversial agenda are exacting a heavy toll on Democrats’ prospects for keeping control of Congress in the Nov. 2 elections, according to a new Wall Street... |
| Obama to commemorate 9/11 attacks with memorial service at Pentagon President Obama will commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by attending a memorial service at the Pentagon, the White House said Tuesday. Obama delivered a speech at the Pentagon on the... |
| Britain Backs New European Oversight Plan Britain’s chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, spoke in Brussels, where he was meeting with his fellow European Union finance ministers. But Mr. Osborne insisted that he had successfully... |
| Hundreds protest in TA deportation of 400 migrants' kids Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to protest the government's decision to expel 400 illegal workers' children from Israel.The protesters held signs declaring that "All the... |
| BP to publish oil spill report on Wednesday LONDON: BP will publish an eagerly awaited report on the causes of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on Wednesday, the company announced. The probe by the oil giant's head of safety and operations,... |
| Waste alarm in Russian Winter Olympics host town MOSCOW: Russia's 2014 Winter Olympics host Sochi is facing an apparently insurmountable problem over how to dispose of millions of tonnes of garbage with nowhere to put the waste, a report said... |
| Chilly bin saves boatie The US Coast Guard says a floating chilly bin helped save a man whose boat capsized in Lake Huron in northern Michigan. The Coast Guard says the 46-year-old man didn't have a life jacket when his... |
| Independents put Gillard into Australia's top job CANBERRA - Julia Gillard has finally been confirmed as Australia's first elected female Prime Minister, more than two weeks after an election that has now given her a razor-thin majority with no... |
| The hard work starts for Gillard Julia Gillard's nail-biting victory over Opposition leader Tony Abbott, 17 days after voters went to the polls, has hardly been convincing. She took a first-term Labor Government that had steered... |
| Couple to walk free in Travolta extortion case LOS ANGELES - Two people accused of trying to extort US$25 million ($34.5 million) from John Travolta after his son died are to walk free after a judge in the Bahamas dismissed the case against them,... |
| Where cash is king but the cost can be fatal BUENOS AIRES - The "marker" lurks in the bank, looking for people taking large amounts of cash from a safe deposit box or account. The gunmen linger outside, usually on motorcycles, waiting to make... |
| Moscow to help US stabilise Afghanistan Russia is positioning itself for active reinvolvement in Afghanistan, its Foreign Minister indicated yesterday. Sergei Lavrov said his Government wanted to offer Washington and Nato help to... |
| Rising bomb attacks force MI5 to boost agents A group of former Provisional IRA bombmakers are believed to have joined dissident republicans to play a key part in the dramatic rise in attacks in Northern Ireland, according to security and... |
| FDA warns Canada Dry, Lipton about green-tea claims WASHINGTON Federal health regulators have issued warnings to the makers of Canada Dry ginger ale and Lipton tea for making unsubstantiated nutritional claims about their green tea-flavored... |
| Report: Money can buy you happiness, to a point People's emotional well-being — happiness — increases along with their income up to about $75,000, researchers report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of... |
| John Lennon's killer denied parole New York (CNN) -- Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's killer, was denied parole for the sixth time Tuesday, according to the New York State Division of... |
| Tourists to pay extra to visit U.S. $14 fee applies to visitors using Visa Waiver Program $4 will cover administrative costs; remaining $10 will be used to promote U.S. tourism Charging tourists to promote tourism doesn't make sense,... |
| UK police urge NY Times to show hacking evidence LONDON - British police urged the New York Times on Tuesday to hand over any evidence it has about tabloid phone hacking allegations that threaten the position of a close aide to the prime minister. ... |
| Teen accidentally texts sheriff for pot If you're going to text your drug dealer, make sure you've got the correct number. That's a lesson a teenage boy in Helena, Texas, learned the hard way. Instead of sending a text message to his... |
| Austrian kidnap victim recounts abuse Austrian kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch sits in a TV studio during the recording of the television broadcast "Beckmann" by German channel ARD on September 4, 2010 in Hamburg, Germany. AFP... |
| Pressure mounts in U.S. against Qur'an-burning plan Your say: Is the Qur'an burn threat a danger? MIAMI - Civil and military leaders stepped up calls Tuesday for an obscure U.S. pastor to drop his plans to burn copies of the Qur'an on the anniversary... |
| Tube strike brings major delays Millions of Londoners are attempting to travel home amid a major Tube strike affecting nearly all its lines. Services on all but the Northern Line are currently suspended or delayed as the first in... |
| Stars turn out for Mercury Prize Nominated artists, including Paul Weller, Dizzee Rascal and The XX, are arriving in London for this year's prestigious Mercury Music Prize. Fellow nominees Laura Marling, Wild Beasts, and... |
