World News
- UK opposition leader slams world leaders over Gaza
The Tampa News.Net The Leader of the Liberal Democrats in Britain has slammed world leaders for allowing the violence currently taking place in the Middle East.
- Six Israeli soldiers now dead as Palestinian toll nears 600
The Tampa News.Net Six Israeli soldiers have now been killed since the army's ground offensive in Gaza began on Saturday.
- Obama talks about his rescue package
The Tampa News.Net President-elect Barack Obama has underscored the urgency of finalizing economic legislation with reporters in Washington.
- Israel says it will open a food corridor in Gaza
The Tampa News.Net Israel says it has decided to open a humanitarian corridor into the Gaza Strip.
- Israeli army are cowards says Chavez
The Tampa News.Net Israel's Ambassador to Venezuela has been expelled amid claims his country is carrying out genocide.
- Taliban members routed in US bomb search
The Tampa News.Net US and other coalition forces have killed 32 armed Taliban insurgents east of the Afghan capital, Kabul.
- Sarkozy to change French legal system
The Tampa News.Net French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said there will soon be changes to the French judiciary, to take it away from the magisterial system.
- Israeli troops begin partial withdrawal
The Tampa News.Net Israeli ground troops have been withdrawing from the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis.
- Cease-fire conditions discussed in Egypt
The Tampa News.Net An immediate cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza has been proposed by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
- US Congress refuses to accept credentials of new Senator
The Tampa News.Net In Washington, the new American Congress has convened for the first time in 2009.
- North Korea sacks nine ministers
The Tampa News.Net Nine cabinet ministers have been purged from the North Korean Cabinet.
- Congo women and children taken by private army
The Tampa News.Net UN aid agencies have conducted a mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo's Orientale Province, where agency workers say people are living in a state of utter desolation.
- Kenyan power-sharing arrangement not working
The Tampa News.Net Crisis talks are being held in Kenya to discuss the fragile eight-month-old coalition government.
- Bangladeshi PM sworn in
The Tampa News.Net Sheikh Hasina Wajed has become Bangladesh's Prime Minister.
- Virginia boy steals car to get to school
New Zealand Herald A 6-year-old Virginia boy who missed his bus tried to drive to school in his family's car - and crashed. His parents were charged with child endangerment. State police say the boy suffered only minor...
- Fears violence will flare across Europe
New Zealand Herald Government officials and Jewish leaders are concerned the conflict in Gaza may spill over into violence in Europe, with attacks reported against Jews and synagogues in France, Sweden and...
- Bush leaves fuel economy issue to Obama
USA Today The Bush administration said Wednesday it won't finish implementing new vehicle fuel-efficiency rules, leaving the issue to the incoming Obama administration.
- How will the presidency age Obama
CNN Presidents age twice as fast, says a theory by expert on aging at Cleveland Clinic Analysis determined by looking at medical records of previous presidents Tolls of stress can be reversed with...
- Spookfish Uses Mirrors For Eyes
Sky News The Spookfish, which lives at a depth of 1,000m, uses powerful mirrors for eyes instead of lenses. The fish has been known to naturalists for 120 years, but the secret of its penetrating vision in...
- Woman guilty of harassing TV star
BBC A woman has been found guilty of harassing television star Martin Shaw - having boasted in court she was an "itch he could not get rid of". King's Lynn Magistrates' Court heard Sandra Price, 66, of...
- Chairlift mishap strips US skier of trousers
BBC A skier was left dangling from a chairlift at an American resort after he became stuck upside-down with his ski trousers round his ankles. Photos show the man naked from his waist to his knees...
- CDC steps up efforts to find salmonella source
USA Today ... salmonella has sickened 388 people in 42 states, sending some to the hospital, over the past three months. There's only one problem — so far no one's been able to figure out what's causing it.
- Gaza clashes resume after truce
The Independent Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen resumed in the city of Gaza this afternoon after the expiration of a three-hour truce to allow in humanitarian aid, residents said. ...
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