New York Times -
By CARLOTTA GALL KABUL, Afghanistan, July 20 - Senator Barack Obama met with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan for nearly two hours on Sunday and “conveyed that he is committed to supporting Afghanistan and to continuing the war against terrorism ...
Video: Obama: Step Up Effort Against Taliban, Al-Qaida
Obama Says US Must Focus on Threats in Afghanistan
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SYDNEY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Monday held mass with four Australian victims of sexual abuse by priests and listened to accounts of their ordeals, papal spokesman Father Frederico Lombardi told journalists.
Video: Pope's visit challenged in Australia - 20 July 2008
Pope 'meets clergy abuse victims'
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Bloomberg -
By Kitty Donaldson July 21 (Bloomberg) -- Iran may face further sanctions if it doesn't accept an international proposal to freeze nuclear enrichment, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown will tell Israel's Knesset.
British PM's Knesset stand against 'abhorrent' Ahmadinejad
Brown warns Iran to end 'totally abhorrent' threat to destroy Israel
 Washington Post |
Xinhua -
CAIRO, July 20 (Xinhua) -- A senior Sudanese official said here his country is seeking for legal defenses to refute International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor's call to arrest Sudanese president over alleged war crimes, the Egyptian state MENA ...
Mussa in Sudan talks over war crimes row
Arab League Chief To Visit Khartoum To Stop Bashir's Prosecution
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AllAfrica.com -
South Africans are not just celebrating Madiba's 90th birthday, but a honoured member of the Order of Mapungubwe, who the country surrendered to the nations as a citizen of the world, says President Thabo Mbeki.
Fidel Castro hails Mandela at 90 as 'symbol of humanity's highest ...
Well-wishers mark Mandela's 90th
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CNN -
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- A Pennsylvania woman has been charged in the slaying of an 18-year-old woman who was found with her uterus cut open and her fetus removed, authorities said Sunday.
Woman in W.Pa. baby mystery charged with homicide
Murder charges filed against Wilkinsburg woman
 GulfNews |
Bloomberg -
By Jonathan D. Salant July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said today that US combat troops should be shifted to Afghanistan from Iraq.
More On Maliki
Obama Urges Increase in US Forces in Afghanistan on 'Face the Nation'
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The Associated Press -
RALEIGH, NC (AP) - Tropical Storm Cristobal dumped rain and brought rough seas to the North Carolina coast Sunday, and forecasters predicted the weakening system was headed for the open Atlantic.
Video: Tropical Storm Cristobal Forms Off Southeast
UPDATE 1-Storm Cristobal dumps rain on Carolina coast
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New York Times -
By HEATHER TIMMONS For more than a decade, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the housing giants that make the American mortgage market run, have attracted overseas investors with a simple pitch: the securities they issue are just as good as the United States ...
Video: Henry Paulson On The Economy
Treasury Secretary Paulson calls bank system sound
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Zaman Online -
kIn the midst of the current global financial crisis and Turkish political instability that occupies the headlines daily, it might be salutary to step back to consider some of the long-term trends that shape the world and Turkish economies.
US and EU face calls for farm reform at WTO
Trade ministers begin make-or-break WTO talks
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Reuters -
By Duncan Martell - Analysis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dirk Meyer's promotion to chief executive of Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.
Chip giant's shares fall 10% as Ruiz steps down
Sector Snap: Chip stocks mostly decline
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Los Angeles Times -
But the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is still formulating his positions on a number of key issues of particular interest to Latinos and Latin Americans.
Anger on left: Obama shifts to the center
Why all of the Obama buzz?
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New York Times -
By Larry Rohter When the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks played each other in the emotional World Series in 2001, with the deadly attacks on the Twin Towers still fresh in the nation’s memory, then-mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Senator ...
Video: Raw Video: McCain Takes in Yankees Game
While Obama does Afghanistan, McCain does…baseball
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The Associated Press -
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama cut back on his spending in June after securing the Democratic presidential nomination, building up his cash on hand as Republican rival John McCain outspent him with a heavy dose of television advertising.
Michelle Obama shares with Twist in exclusive
Obama's paid staff dwarfing McCain's
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The German company sued by Facebook for running a "knockoff" of the social networking Web site said on Sunday it asked a German court to declare that Facebook's claims are without merit.
StudiVZ Won’t Comment On Facebook Lawsuit, But Will Talk Smack In ...
Facebook Sues The German Social Networking Site studiVZ
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A little more than a week after the release of Apple's iPhone 3G, an unofficial development team has announced the release of software that "jailbreaks" the new device, allowing unauthorized third-party applications to be loaded.
First iPhone 2.0 Unlock Unleashed
Pwnage Tool 2.0 Still Not Ready For Prime-time - Latest iPhone ...
 Canada.com |
Reuters -
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - US sales of video game hardware and software rose 53 percent in June from a year ago, with Konami Corp's (9766.
Sony PS3 at $200: Will sell like PS2 and 140m sales
Update: NPD: In June, NintendoTakes Over US Gaming Console Market
Los Angeles Times -
"The Dark Knight," the long-awaited superhero sequel from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, sold an estimated $155.3 million in tickets this weekend, setting a record for biggest three-day take and cementing the primacy of superhero movies at the ...
Batman Rules the Night, and the Whole Weekend
Record-Setting Batman Sequel Leads Huge Movie Weekend
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People Magazine -
Shannon Doherty may have earned a bad girl’s reputation on the set of Beverly Hills, 90210, but there’s one person who’s excited she’s going back to the world’s most famous zip code: former costar Tori Spelling.
Brenda Walsh will return to ‘90210’ spinoff
Press Tour: It's Official - Shannon Doherty Back on "90210"
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New York Daily News -
BY GINA SALAMONE 'The only reason I go into the Guy and Gallard right by my office is because they play ABBA all the time,' says Justyna Zajac, 25.
Abba enjoy renewed chart success
'Mamma Mia!': Gotta Love It, Like It or Not
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New York Times -
By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY SOUTHPORT, England - When the final round began at this fine British Open amid the wind and the dunes, all eyes, some rather misty, were on Greg Norman, a former champion trying to crank back the clock.
Harrington's quiet greatness wins British Open
Harrington repeats at British Open
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The Associated Press -
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Jason Taylor is leaving the only NFL team he's known, going from the Miami Dolphins to the Washington Redskins in a trade Sunday.
FoxSports: Jason Taylor going to Miami
Jason Taylor: Skins/Fins Agree to Deal
 New York Times |
New York Times -
By KATIE THOMAS and SHARON OTTERMAN A 32-year-old man competing in the New York City Triathlon died Sunday after being pulled unconscious from the Hudson River on a day in which competitors battled heat, humidity and stinging jellyfish along the ...
Man dies during New York City triathlon
32-year-old man dies during New York City triathlon
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Reuters -
By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new rule requiring New York chain restaurants to post calorie information on their menus took effect on Friday, marking a first for a US city.
Video: NYC Restaurant Chains Post Calorie Info
New York City starts counting calories in restaurants
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Washington Post -
By Annys Shin All types of fresh tomatoes are safe to eat, federal health officials said yesterday, lifting a six-week-old warning that led restaurants to pull them and triggered tens of millions of dollars in losses for the tomato industry.
Tomato warning is lifted
Warning on Tomatoes Is Withdrawn
 Ontario Now |
RTT News -
(RTTNews) - The quarter-century-long quest for the Holy Grail of HIV vaccine has suffered yet another major setback. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases or NIAID , a part of the National Institutes of Health or NIH on Thursday ...
US Scraps Plan to Test AIDS Vaccine
US cancels test of experimental AIDS vaccine
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