Telegraph.co.uk | Death Toll Rising from South Pacific Tsunami Voice of America By VOA News Authorities say the death toll has risen to more than 110 after a powerful undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami that hit South Pacific islands. The majority of the fatalities occurred in Samoa, where rescue workers say at least 84 people ... Eyewitness: On air when tsunami hit Obama declares major disaster for American Samoa Pacific tsunami: Aid efforts begin in Samoa |
Times Online | Polanski Seeks Release From Swiss Jail New York Times PARIS â€" Roman Polanski, the Oscar-winning movie director arrested in Switzerland as a fugitive from American justice, filed an application Tuesday with a Swiss court seeking his release, news reports said. ... Roman Polanski Rep Says Justice Has Already Been Served Reaction to Roman Polanski Roman Polanski files for release from jail |
Washington Post | Iran Conducts New Tests of Mid-Range Missiles New York Times PARIS â€" Locked in a deepening dispute with the United States and its » |
Times Online | Iran test-fires short-range missiles The Associated Press TEHRAN â€" Iran said it successfully test-fired short-range missiles during military drills Sunday by the elite Revolutionary Guard, a show of force days after the US warned Tehran over a newly revealed underground nuclear facility it was secretly ... Iran Fires Short-Range Missiles in 'Deterrent' Tests Iran tests short-range missiles amid nuclear tension Iranian missiles not threat to neighboring states: commander |
Washington Post | Iran: Nuclear plant 'will blind ... the enemies' CNN (CNN) -- Tehran's new uranium enrichment plant will be operational soon, and "will blind the eyes of the enemies," Iran's semi-official news agency Fars reported Saturday, quoting a senior Iranian official. Iranian soldiers are shown in the uranium ... Iran says Enrichment to Be Operational Soon Britain wants diplomatic resolution to Iran standoff The Saturday Word: Nuclear F » |
FOXNews | West demands access to Iran's secret underground nuclear site Times Online Western powers demanded access to a secret Iranian nuclear site today and threatened to impose sanctions if Tehran failed to comply with the international community. The stark ultimatium was issued by the US, Britain, France and Germany at the G20 ... Obama accuses Iran of building secret nuclear plant Obama: Iran Building Secret Nuclear Plant Obama, Sarkozy, Brown rebuke Iran over secret nuclear plant |
Telegraph.co.uk | UN council endorses nuclear curbs BBC News The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution c » |
FOXNews | China pledges climate change action BBC News The Chinese President, Hu Jintao has announced his intention to achieve a significant reduction in the growth of his country's C02 emissions over the next decade. Speaking at the United Nations in New York, he said China would endeavour to curb its ... Obama to C » |
guardian.co.uk | Global firms seek climate deal BBC News A group of more than 500 international companies has urged the United Nations to agree a strong new climate deal to help combat global warming. The group c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Report: More troops needed for Afghan war success The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan has reported to President Barack Obama that without more troops the US risks failure in a war it's been waging since September 2001. "Resources will not win this war, but under-resourcing could ... Report: US general c » |
CTV.ca | 3 men in terror probe charged with making false statements CNN International AURORA, Colorado (CNN) -- Federal agents have charged a 24-year-old Colorado resident, his father and another man with making false statements during an extensive terror investigation that stretches to Pakistan. Najibullah Zazi is accused of making ... Three suspects arrested in US terrorism probe Zazi, father held in terror probe Authorities Arrest 3 In NYC Terror Plot Probe |
Washington Post | Obama Rejects Race as Lead Cause of Criticism New York Times WASHINGTON â€" President Obama said Friday that he did not believe his race was the cause of fierce criticism aimed at his administration in the contentious national debate over health care, but rather that the cause was a sense of ... In media blitz, Obama says vitriol isn't racism-based Obama says government role in health care is the issue, not race TV Hosts Wait in Line for Obama |
BBC News | Obama scraps missile defence plan BBC News To play this content javascript must be turned on and the latest Flash player inst » |
BBC News | Eastern Europe Awaits Decision on Missile Shield New York Times BERLIN â€" The Obama administration is expected to announce Thursday that it will shelve plans to deploy its controversial anti-b » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Rapping Joe's Knuckles New York Times It would be a waste of time, he asserted on the House floor where, six days earlier, he had committed his conduct most unbecoming. Other Republicans stepped up to the microphone to agree that this was a distraction from the important ... Politics Digest: Jimmy Carter Says Racism Is Behind Animosity to Obama House rebukes Wilson for heckling Partisan tension lingers after Wilson rebuke |
Washington Post | Patrick Swayze danced into hearts, then broke them San Francisco Chronicle Patrick Swayze - who for a run in the late 1980s and early 1990s was among the biggest movie stars in the world - died Monday after an almost two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. The hunky actor, who danced his way into viewers' hearts ... 'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57 Patrick Swayze: the image of dignity, decency and defiance Time of his life: death of 'danger' |
The Associated Press | Stocks set for grouchy start CNNMoney.com Markets seen pulling back at Monday's open as W » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Serena's meltdown not winning her any fans FOXSports.com The Serena Williams camp commented earlier this week that they didn't expect a lot of crowd support for her semifinal match against Kim Clijsters at the US Open. After Saturday night's spectacle at Arthur Ashe Stadium, ... Serena Williams got exactly what she deserved in the semifinals of ... Bizarre ending dethrones Williams Serena's meltdown ends semifinal |
Washington Post | Jeter's big moment can't avert loss MLB.com NEW YORK -- So much of the postgame talk on Wednesday revolved around the importance of winning in light of Derek Jeter's franchise hits record. Tying Lou Gehrig would not have been as meaningful if the Yankees had lost the ... Jeter's Pursuit of Gehrig Rec » |
BBC News | Some Democrats still undecided on Obama plan Boston Globe President Obama met with Cabinet members at the White House yesterday. (Olivier Douliery/Pool/Bloomberg News) By Lisa Wangsness WASHINGTON - Although Democratic leaders in Congress praised his remarks and made fresh pledges to approve a health care ... Obama's speech r » |
BBC News | Rep. Wilson shouts to Obama during speech: 'You lie' CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Republican House member shouted "You lie" during President Obama's health care speech to Congress on Wednesday, and members of both parties condemned the heckling. Rep. Joe Wilson shouted "You lie" after President Obama denied ... Obama's health care address: A closer look at what he said Lawmakers react along party lines to Obama remarks 11:18 PMObama speech has breadth, but as for depth... |
BBC News | Obama to detail health care vision USA Today By H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â€" President Obama will tell Congress and the American people tonight his prescription for the nation's health care system in more detail than he ever has before. ... Obama's long-term agenda could ride on speech's impact Obama Takes on Health Care at 'Critical Moment' for Presidency Some schools watch Obama's education talk; many schools don't |
guardian.co.uk | Schools say no to Obama's speech The Detroit News Rochester -- Linda Key's ninth-grader was hoping to see President Barack Obama's address to America's schoolchildren today. Instead, her son, Graham, 14, is expecting a lesson in disappointment on his first day at Stoney Creek High School this year ... Obama Exhorts Kids to Pay Attention in School Obama to urge kids not to quit Schools opt not to air Obama speech |
ABC News | Obama aides leave room for healthcare compromise Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama's top aides said on Sunday he still wants a government insurance option in healthcare legislation but they left room for a compromise that could disappoint his ... Obama set to make final healthcare push Obama! Faces a Critical Moment for His Presidency Official: Obama set to 'draw some lines in the sand' on health care |
MiamiHerald.com | Green jobs czar Van Jones resigns Washington Times Van Jones, President Obama's green jobs czar, has resigned amid furor over his past statements regarding the Bush administration and the September 11 terrorist attacks. In a resignation letter released by the White ... Obama Aide Van Jones Resigns After GOP Attacks Obama adviser on green jobs under attack AP Top News at 12:32 am EDT |
