guardian.co.uk | Eyewitness: On air when tsunami hit BBC News Joey Cummings works for the radio station 93KHJ in Pago Pago, American Samoa. He was presenting the morning show Samoan Sunrise when the first tsunami wave hit. My colleague John Raynar c » |
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 Re! action to Roman Polanski Roman Polanski files for release from jail |
Telegraph.co.uk | Iran flexes muscle ahead of talks with major powers Reuters TEHRAN, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Iran test-fired missiles on Monday which a commander said could reach any regional target, flexing its military muscle before crucial talks this week with major powers worried about Tehran's ... Iran test fires two missiles capable of reaching Israel, US bases Iran tests long-range missiles Iran test-fires long-range Shahab-3, Sejil missiles |
CTV.ca | 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 tests short-range missiles amid nuclear tension Iranian missiles not threat to neighboring states: commander Iran Tests Missiles in War Games |
BBC News | Obama accuses Iran of building secret nuclear plant Reuters PITTSBURGH/VIENNA (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama and other Western leaders accused Iran on Friday of building a secret nuclear fuel plant and demanded Tehran immediately halt what he c » |
Daily Nation | Combo vaccine reduces risk of HIV infection, researchers say CNN (CNN) -- A vaccine to prevent HIV infection has shown modest results for the first time, researchers have found. Researchers found those who received the vaccine combination were 31 percent less likely to contract HIV. ... HIV Vaccine Shows Promise for First Time, Study Shows AIDS Vaccine Trial: Why a 'Modest' Benefit Is Notable |
FOXNews | Obama Says World Not Meeting Responsibilities in Tackling Problems Voice of America By VOA News US President Barack Obama will tell the UN General Assembly that the United States cannot solve » |
BBC News | Terror probe widens in US Los Angeles Times As many as a dozen people are suspected to have ties to what authorities say is an Al Qaeda-linked plot. Mohammed Wali Zazi is arrested by FBI agents in Aurora, Colo., on Saturday. He, his son Najibullah Zazi and Ahmad Wais Afzali of Queens, NY, ... Terrorism Suspect Held in Colorado Terror arrest sparks gov't warning on mass transit Terror suspect held without bail; alert issued |
Times Online | Report: More troops needed for Afghan war success The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" The situation in Afghanistan is growing worse, and without more boots on the ground the US risks failure in a war it's been waging since September 2001, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan says in a confidential report. ... US general warns of Afghan failure 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 Father, son arrested in terrorism investigation Zazi, father held in terror 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 |
Telegraph.co.uk | NATO urges link with Russia's missile defense msnbc.com Sept. 17: Republican critics c » |
Brisbane Times | Politics Digest: Jimmy Carter Says Racism Is Behind Animosity to Obama Washington Post President Obama speaks at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, one of two appearances in Philadelphia to help raise funds for Sen. Arlen Specter's campaign. (By Charles Dharapak -- Associated Press) Former president Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that he ... House rebukes Wilson for heckling Partisan tension lingers after Wilson rebuke Text of the resolution passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives: |
guardian.co.uk | 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 Patrick Swayze Dies at 57 |
New Zealand Herald | Stocks set for grouchy start CNNMoney.com Markets seen pulling back at Monday's open as W » |
guardian.co.uk | On the road, Obama touts health plan Philadelphia Inquirer In a campaign-style event in Minnesota, he asked supporters for help. It's time "to close the deal," an official said. By Ceci Connolly MINNEAPOLIS - Recapturing the energy of his brightest days on the campaign trail, President Obama attempted ... In Health Care Battle, a Truce on Abortion Obama r » |
New York Times | Senate committee tackles illegal immigrant healthcare concerns Los Angeles Times Drafters of overhaul plans had been considering the issue for months, and it gained new attention during Obama's healthcare speech to Congress. But enforcement is fraught with its own problems. By James Oliphant and David G. Savage and Teresa Watanabe ... Feinstein skeptical about health care costs It's Simple: Medicare for » |
ABC News | Abortion foes aren't buying Obama's assurances Los Angeles Times They continue to campaign against healthcare reform, contending that federal money will go toward abortions if the president has his way. A day after his healthcare address on Capitol Hill, President Obama is applauded by nurses as he is introduced by ... Obama's speech fails to move many lawmakers'votes President's Speech » |
New York Times | 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 Obama Doubles Down |
guardian.co.uk | 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. ... More than healthcare rides on Obama's speech Obama vows action on healthcare Obama aims to break deadlock on healthcare reform |
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 In speech, Obama will urge kids to stay in school |
Telegraph.co.uk | 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 Pace of Change Under Obama Frustrates Unions Official: Obama set to 'draw some lines in the sand' on health care |
