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| Law for Afghan Shi'ites stirs anger and concern (Reuters)
April 2, 2009 at 4:40 am
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| | Reuters - A new law for Shi'ite Muslims in Afghanistan has provoked anger among some lawmakers while the United Nations has said it is seriously concerned about its potential impact on women's rights in the former Taliban state. |
| Obama takes on North Korea conflict, economy (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 4:40 am
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| | AP - President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart agreed Thursday on the need for a "stern, united" international response if North Korea goes ahead with a planned rocket launch, according to South Korean officials. Obama pledged to push for "peace and stability" as the standoff intensified |
| Police say 16 killed in Scotland helicopter crash (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 4:39 am
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| | AP - Police say all 16 people aboard a helicopter that went down off Scotland's northeast coast were killed. |
| New round of rain could cause more floods in South (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 4:23 am
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| | AP - The soggy Gulf Coast braced for another round of storms Thursday that could send already-swollen rivers over their banks and into people's homes. |
| Group of 20 leaders get to work at crisis summit (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 4:22 am
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| | AP - Leaders of the world's rich and developing countries sought to dispel the clouds over the world's troubled economy ? and clear up divisions over how far to go with tougher financial regulation ? at a crisis summit Thursday in London. |
| Obama, South Korean leader talk security (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 4:21 am
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| | AP - President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart agreed Thursday on the need for a "stern, united" international response if North Korea goes ahead with a planned rocket launch, according to South Korean officials. |
| Vick to make 1st court appearance in bankruptcy (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 4:09 am
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| | AP - A judge wants to know more about suspended NFL star Michael Vick's bankruptcy plan, which is based on his goal of resuming his football career when he gets out of jail. |
| Water wars leave northern Colorado farmers dry (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 4:05 am
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| | AP - Many farmers in this northern Colorado plains region are struggling to keep their crops irrigated and stay afloat as they find themselves on the wrong side of state water rules dating back to the 19th century. |
| Man asks U.S. to halt deportation in Nazi case
April 1, 2009 at 5:52 pm
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| | A U.S. man with a reputed Nazi past is asking the United States to block his deportation to Germany, citing humanitarian reasons. |
| Report: producers must not use 'blood minerals' (AP)
April 1, 2009 at 5:51 pm
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| | AP - Consumers buying iPods, Blackberries and cell phones should use their buying power to pressure electronics manufacturers to stop buying the minerals fueling one of Africa's deadliest wars, activists said Wednesday. |
| Pistachio product recalls (AP)
April 1, 2009 at 5:45 pm
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| | AP - The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems: |
| Ohio man asks US to halt deportation in Nazi case (AP)
April 1, 2009 at 5:45 pm
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| | AP - An Ohio man with a reputed Nazi past is asking the United States to block his deportation to Germany, citing humanitarian reasons. John Demjanjuk made the request in a document filed Wednesday with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. |
| US says it will cut frequency of China talks (AP)
April 1, 2009 at 5:44 pm
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| | AP - The Obama administration said Wednesday it will continue high-level talks with China started under the Bush administration, but will only hold one per year while expanding the scope beyond economics to foreign policy. |
| U.S. lawmakers to grill AIG's Greenberg, Liddy (Reuters)
April 1, 2009 at 5:37 pm
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| | Reuters - The chairman of a U.S. House of Representatives oversight panel said on Wednesday he will soon call the chief executive of American International Group Inc to testify, amid the committee's ongoing probe of the fall of the insurance giant. |
| Mexico cracks down on smuggled guns
April 1, 2009 at 5:36 pm
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| | Mexico is launching a new program to monitor vehicles entering the country in an attempt to snare more gun smugglers. |
| Fortis puts back vote on takeover by BNP (AFP)
April 1, 2009 at 5:34 pm
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| | AFP - Fortis Holding on Wednesday put back to April 28 and 29 a shareholders' vote on a new deal to sell off its Belgian banking operations to France's BNP Paribas. | | | 
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