Washington Post Betancourt back on political stage BBC News - 2 hours ago By Jeremy McDermott The successful rescue of 15 hostages from the clutches of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) has had a massive political impact, nationally and internationally. Video: US hostages freed from Colombian rebels - 3 July 08 AlJazeeraEnglish Freed hostage Betancourt to return to France today The Associated Press Voice of America - CNN International - Aljazeera.net - New York Times all 3,988 news articles
Calgary Herald Mugabe warns neighbours against provoking Zimbabwe Reuters - 1 hour ago HARARE, July 4 (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Friday warned neighbouring African nations to "think twice" about provoking his government, which has been condemned for holding a one-candidate presidential election. Zimbabwe: What Are We Saying? AllAfrica.com Robert Mugabe: The Last of the Dinosaurs TIME Reuters South Africa - DailyNewsOnline - Zimbabwe Independent - New York Times all 4,387 news articles
WELT ONLINE China-Taiwan direct: Readers react BBC News - 55 minutes ago The first regular direct flights from China to Taiwan for nearly six decades have begun. Five major Chinese cities will have direct air links with Taiwan, as ties between the two improve following the election of the island's new president, ... Direct Flights Bring China, Taiwan Closer Wall Street Journal China-Taiwan flight makes history United Press International International Herald Tribune - Times Online - Voice of America - Xinhua all 773 news articles
Voice of America Israel closes Gaza crossings in response to rocket International Herald Tribune - 48 minutes ago AP JERUSALEM: Israel crossings with the Gaza Strip were closed Friday in retaliation for ongoing rocket fire that has violated a rocky truce. Hamas suspends prisoner swap talks Aljazeera.net Hamas says talks suspended on Israeli soldier's release AFP Jerusalem Post - Reuters AlertNet - The Associated Press - PRESS TV all 1,803 news articles
ABC News French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez may have been Times Online - 1 hour ago The two French science students found brutally murdered in a flat in southeast London may have been tortured for their PIN numbers, The Times has learnt. Police receive 25 calls over French murders Reuters Met investigating double murder of French students AFP New York Times - BBC News - Telegraph.co.uk - Times of Malta all 986 news articles
ABC News AP Top News at 7:20 am EDT The Associated Press - 2 hours ago BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) - Independence Day is normally a booming time for tourism here, with visitors settling into cliffside vacation homes or trekking out to campgrounds nestled among the redwoods. More evacuations ordered in California Turkish Daily News (subscription) all 78 news articles
TopNews California fires threaten Big Sur CNN International - 40 minutes ago BIG SUR, California (CNN) -- Fast-moving flames early Friday burned the steep mountainsides a mile from homes on the northern edge of Goleta, California, near Santa Barbara. Flames descend canyons in Santa Barbara Co. fire San Jose Mercury News Growing blaze near Goleta is California's top firefighting priority Los Angeles Times Reuters - Truckee Times - Ventura County Star - KSBY all 268 news articles
Washington Post White House debates the future of Guantanamo Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago Brennan Linsley / AP DIVIDED ADMINISTRATION: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates support closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba, while Vice President Dick Cheney and Atty. Debate Over Guantanamo's Fate Intensifies Washington Post Fate of Guantanamo prisoners weighed Chicago Tribune FOXNews - ABC News - Newsweek - Wall Street Journal all 390 news articles
Ottawa Citizen Goldman says European banks need to raise 60-90 bln euros Reuters - 2 hours ago (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said the European banks sector needs to raise about 60 billion (47 billion pounds) to 90 billion euros, or withhold one year of dividends, to reach an aggregate Tier I ratio of 9 percent -- a level achieved by European banks ... European Banks May Need EU90 Billion, Goldman Says (Update1) Bloomberg * Banks broadly weaker on bearish Goldman note guardian.co.uk ShareCast - Reuters - Bloomberg - Bloomberg all 51 news articles
Boston Globe Euro zone finmin, ECB to debate inflation, rates guardian.co.uk - 44 minutes ago By Marcin Grajewski BRUSSELS, July 4 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet is likely to face tough questions from some euro zone finance ministers on Monday after raising interest rates to fight record inflation despite fears ... Euro flat after post-ECB dip MarketWatch What the Bank has to weigh up next week International Herald Tribune Forbes - Bloomberg - Reuters - Deutsche Welle all 1,670 news articles
China Daily Outlook Darker as Jobs Are Lost New York Times - 1 hour ago By LOUIS UCHITELLE The nation’s employers eliminated tens of thousands of jobs in June for the sixth consecutive month in a steady chipping away of the work force that seems likely to leave the economy very weak through Election Day. Statement of Keith Hall Commissioner Bureau of Labor Statistics Manufacturing Business Technology Fragile economy takes toll on jobs Los Angeles Times ToTheCenter.com - BusinessWeek - The Associated Press - Orlando Sentinel all 409 news articles
TVNZ The Early Word: July 4th Edition New York Times - 46 minutes ago By Michael Falcone Senator Barack Obama and his family spend this Independence Day in Butte, Mont. where they will participate in a “Freedom Fest” parade and a picnic. Obama insists no shift on Iraq Chicago Tribune McCain Undermines Own Message, Says Obama is ‘Trustworthy’ FOXNews Boston Globe - ToTheCenter.com - Minnesota Spokesman Recorder - WHNT all 54 news articles
New York Daily News Obama visits traditionally-Republican Montana The Associated Press - 1 hour ago BUTTE, Montana (AP) - Barack Obama is celebrating the 4th of July in Butte, Montana, attending a parade and picnic. It's a state that usually gives its three electoral votes to a Republican. Analysis: Obama's chances in NC slim Charlotte Observer Obama, McCain View Mountain States as Pivotal Wall Street Journal Newsweek - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Reuters - In-Forum all 459 news articles
Seattle Post Intelligencer Invesco Field considered by Obama as the site of his nomination Examiner.com - 1 hour ago Sen. Barack Obama and his staff are seriously considering using the 76000-seat Invesco Field as the venue for accepting his nomination at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 28. Team Obama's convention game plan calls for stadium rally Los Angeles Times Obama may accept nomination at Invesco Field The Associated Press Washington Times - cw2.com - Rocky Mountain News - United Press International all 116 news articles
ABC News YouTube order: Does it threaten your privacy? San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago A federal judge in New York has ordered Google to turn over to Viacom a database linking users of YouTube, the Web's largest video site by far, with every clip they have watched there. Court Gives Viacom Access to ... InternetNews.com ? YouTube Ordered To Release User Data Washington Post BusinessWeek - BBC News - Wall Street Journal - Reuters all 707 news articles
Voice of America Smallest planet shrinks in size BBC News - 1 hour ago The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft have shown. Data from a flyby of Mercury in January 2008 show the planet has contracted by more than one mile (1.5km) in diameter over its history. Mercury is shrinking, NASA craft finds; a cool clue: 'lobate scarps' Los Angeles Times NASA Craft Reveals Data On Mercury, The Shrinking Planet dBTechno Examiner.com - San Francisco Chronicle - Baltimore Sun - eFluxMedia all 118 news articles
CNET News Why Microsoft will win Yahoo CNNMoney.com - 4 hours ago To understand Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo, you have to take a clear-eyed look at Google. It's not the greatest tech company after all. Researcher: Yahoo Sites Helped By Google AHN Yahoo's top US Web sites get traffic help from Google search CNET News InformationWeek - Inquirer - Mediapost.com - ReadWriteWeb all 284 news articles
New York Daily News Madge Kabbalah'd A-Rod into Submission TMZ.com - 42 minutes ago Madonna is using "mind control" through the power of Kabbalah to mesmerize A-Rod into making him her boytoy, according to friends of his wife. A-Rod's wife tells pals she believes Madonna lured Yank with kabbalah New York Daily News Baseball star Alex Rodriguez and wife split Reuters ABC News - E! Online - FOXSports.com all 1,372 news articles
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Chicago Sun-Times - 2 hours ago by Roger Ebert In all the memories gathered together in "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson," there was one subject I found conspicuously missing: The fact of the man's misery. Movie review: 'Gonzo' - portrait of a San Francisco Chronicle 'Gonzo': A Writer Lost in His Story Washington Post Los Angeles Times - TIME - Reuters - Boston Globe all 137 news articles
ABC News Is Supermodel's Soon-To-Be Ex a Sex Addict? ABC News - 1 hour ago By EMILY FRIEDMAN Christie Brinkley's soon-to-be ex-husband Peter Cook fancied pornography and the Internet over his supermodel wife. Video: Brinkley's Divorce Starts Ugly CBS Christie Brinkley In Tears On Stand In Divorce Trial ChattahBox People Magazine - The Associated Press - eFluxMedia - AHN all 1,393 news articles
Washington Post Girardi lays into listless Yankees FOXSports.com - 1 hour ago by GEORGE A. KING III , New York Post NEW YORK - Sick of watching his team embarrass the most prestigious uniform in sports, manager Joe Girardi blistered the Yankees' ears last night. Lester flips script in rematch MLB.com AMERICAN LEAGUE Lester pitches Bosox over Yanks San Francisco Chronicle Boston Globe - Sports Network - New York Daily News - Boston Herald all 474 news articles
Jeremy Wariner surprised in the 400 meters Boston Herald - 52 minutes ago By Scott M. Reid / The Orange County Register EUGENE, Ore. - With 60 meters remaining in the US Olympic Trials 400-meter final, Jeremy Wariner, the Olympic and World champion, dug deep to start his famed kick. Merritt upsets Wariner in 400m final Washington Post Merritt stuns world and Olympic champ Wariner in 400 Alameda Times-Star Statesman Journal - Boston Globe - Voice of America all 318 news articles
Ottawa Citizen Rangers leave Jaromir Jagr behind in the process Boston Herald - 52 minutes ago By Tom Gulitti / The Record (Hackensack NJ) After telling his now-former captain that he had "decided that we’re going to move on" without him, Rangers general manager Glen Sather signed unrestricted free agent left wing Markus Naslund on Thursday to ... Jaromir Jagr signs with Russia's Avangard Omsk after being ... International Herald Tribune Naslund, Blake find new teams; Jagr out of NY USA Today New York Times - Chicago Tribune - Newsday - New York Daily News all 336 news articles
Daily Mail Brain imbalance 'cot death key' BBC News - 3 hours ago More evidence has emerged that a chemical imbalance in the brain may play a key role in cot deaths. Researchers found low levels of serotonin triggered changes in heart rate and body temperature that led to sudden death in tests on mice. SIDS Linked to Brain Chemical Dysfunction Washington Post Chance discovery points to crib death cause Reuters Los Angeles Times - WebMD - dBTechno - The Associated Press all 205 news articles
BBC News 'Sister Green,' who died on hospital floor, was mother of six CNN - 14 hours ago By Mary Snow NEW YORK (CNN) -- To the rest of the world who has seen the video, Esmin Green is a symbol of a hospital administration that failed horribly. Health Buzz: Waiting Room Death and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report A psychiatrist examines Esmin Green tragedy Chicago Tribune The Associated Press - Washington Post - eFluxMedia - San Francisco Chronicle all 964 news articles
dBTechno More Texas doctors opting out of Medicare Houston Chronicle - 7 hours ago By TODD ACKERMAN In an ominous trend for baby boomers, Texas doctors are opting out of Medicare, weary of the perennial fights over cuts in reimbursement. An Honest Effort on Medicare Washington Post Battle Over Medicare Doctors Pay Rates To Continue Soon dBTechno CQPolitics.com - Grand Junction Sentinel - Carlsbad Current Argus - Rapid City Journal all 626 news articles
