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Ukrainians Wait to Hear Whether Tymoshenko Will Concede Defeat United Networks News Headlines

US couple take lead on carbon trade
FT.com - US and Canada

A Pennsylvania couple has sold the world's first carbon credit awarded for a reduction in personal carbon emissions and about 1,800 others have signed up to follow suit

Uganda: Trade With Sudan Triples AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
European Stocks Trade Mixed WSJ.com: What's News Europe

E.U. Slow to React to Toyota Safety Problems
NYT > Business

The system for monitoring car safety across the European Union has appeared, like Toyota, opaque and slow to react.

Looking With Anxiety at Toyotas Future, From Two Perspectives NYT > Business
Toyota Squandered Its Reputation For Quality NPR Topics: Nation
Toyota Squandered Its Reputation For Quality NPR Topics: Business
E.U. Slow to React to Toyota Safety Problems Business with Reuters - International Herald Tribune
Congress Questions Toyota's Fix WSJ.com: What's News US
Looking With Anxiety at Toyotas Future, From Two Perspectives Business with Reuters - International Herald Tribune
South Africa: Everthing Kept Going Right - Toyota AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

Spring rains threaten Haitian survivors
MSNBC.com: World news

Republicans Threaten Boycott of Health Care Summit Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
South Africa: Transnet Delays Threaten Shosholoza Meyl's Future AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

Nissan back in profit thanks to China
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Those displaced by major snowstorm thankful for place to go PittsburghLIVE.com

Limited bus and rail service tests Metro and its users
washingtonpost.com - Nation

Metrorail service will be extended Tuesday to some aboveground stations, although the time between trains will continue to be 30 minutes, Metro said Monday night. Rail and a modified bus service will start at 5 a.m., but service could be stopped if a pred

Tymoshenko preparing to contest runoff results RIA Novosti
Ukraine's Tymoshenko girds to contest result Reuters: International News
AN INDIA-PAKISTAN TEST : India papers over cracks Asia Times Online
Vote on NLRB nominee first test of GOP's new power AP Top Headlines At 6:09 p.m. EDT
Tymoshenko bloc to contest result BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
Ukraine's Tymoshenko girds to contest result United Networks News Headlines
Tymoshenko bloc to contest result United Networks News Headlines

Zimbabwe: Negotiators Brief SA Facilitation Team
AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

TALKS between Zanu-PF and the two MDC formations resumed in Harare yesterday with the parties' negotiators briefing the South African facilitation team on the state of the negotiations.

Former high school teammates square off PittsburghLIVE.com
Weather has teams scrambling PittsburghLIVE.com

Liverpool deny takeover rumour
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Spinoff lets investors buy a stake in N.Y. Knicks, Rangers USATODAY.com Nation - Top Stories
Spinoff lets investors buy a stake in N.Y. Knicks, Rangers USATODAY.com Money - Top Stories
BSkyB sells 10.4% of ITV stake guardian.co.uk home | guardian.co.uk
Surgical Mistake Caused Murtha's Death Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Ex-Merrill chief John Thain takes helm at CIT PittsburghLIVE.com
Tuesday takes PittsburghLIVE.com
Few high-risk women in U.S. take breast cancer drug Reuters Health eLine
Greensburg Tuesday takes PittsburghLIVE.com
South Africa: Business Group Takes Climate Plunge AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
West Ham chief urges players to take wage cut BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
BSkyB sells ITV stake at 348m loss Telegraph Business
Wendy Harmer and co take on the conservatives Breaking News Headlines from Around the World, Powered by Worldpress.org
Mrs. Obama takes on childhood obesity United Networks News Headlines

Admission to world's tallest skyscraper in Dubai suspended
RIA Novosti

The observation deck of the world's tallest skyscraper, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was closed to visitors on Tuesday over power supply problems.

The six best Dow stocks The Globe and Mail - Report on Business News
Asian Stocks Mixed NYT > Business
105 S&P 500 stocks are 10% or more off their highs USATODAY.com Money - Top Stories
Asian Stocks Mixed Business with Reuters - International Herald Tribune

Japan Airlines Decides to Stick With American Airlines
NYT > Business

The Japanese carrier said Tuesday that it will stay in the Oneworld alliance, rejecting an overture by Delta Air Lines of the rival SkyTeam group.

Japan Airlines Decides to Stick With American Airlines Business with Reuters - International Herald Tribune
Japan Airlines Sticks with AMR WSJ.com: What's News US
Japan Airlines Sticks with AMR WSJ.com: What's News Asia

How battle over MLS rules could cut real estate fees
The Globe and Mail - Report on Business News

Plus, traders, hedge funds bet big against euro. Toyota reported close to Prius recall. And, what shut down the world's tallest tower?

State TV: Iran begins controversial new nuclear process USATODAY.com World - Top Stories
Fannie, Freddie Remain State Wards WSJ.com: What's News US
Refugee retracts SIEV 36 threat statement United Networks News Headlines

Iran starts production of 20%-enriched uranium
RIA Novosti

Iran began on Tuesday production of 20%-enriched uranium at the Natanz nuclear facility, the Iranian Fars news agency reported.

Iran starts higher uranium enrichment: media IOL: World
A Star Abroad Burns Out at Home WSJ.com: What's News Europe
Beatles drummer Ringo Starr honoured with Walk of Fame star Telegraph News | International News
Star war BBC News | Africa | World Edition
Ex-inmate stars in play about Gitmo ordeal United Networks News Headlines

Memory lapses are common and increase with age; when do they signal Alzheimer's?
washingtonpost.com - Health

Where did I park my car? What is that lady's name? Where are my glasses? Some call these "senior moments" or "tip-of-the-tongue" experiences. They're mundane for many elderly (and not-so-elderly) adults, but when do they become something more serious? How

South Africa: Mixed Signals on Economic Policy 'Are Bad for Business' AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

Politicus: Few Signs of Turnabout in Germany
Europe - International Herald Tribune

Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing a record public debt of about $136 billion, projections of faint economic growth, and a report of sinking industrial productivity.

Russian parliament conflict over: speaker signs agreement with Putin backers RIA Novosti
Nigeria: UNN Signs MoU With New York Academy On Science Education AllAfrica News: United States, Canada and Africa
Hants sign 'world franchise' deal BBC News | Business | World Edition

As attitudes shift, marijuana classes roll
USATODAY.com Nation - Top Stories

In California alone, the medical-marijuana business could be worth as much as $2 billion, says Dale Gieringer, state coordinator ...

Shifts in commodity prices as El Nio fades FT.com - World

'Colin Firth serves the script'
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Nicholas Hoult and Matthew Goode, stars of A Single Man, on their co-stars

Paul MacInnes

Zimbabwe: Civil Service Strike Enters Fourth Day AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
Zimbabwe: Civil Service Strike Paralyses Govt AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

Chinese Advocate of Quake Victims Sentenced Over E-Mails
Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune

A Chinese activist who sought to document shoddy construction that he contended had contributed to deaths in Chinas devastating 2008 earthquake has been sentenced to five years in prison for subversion.

Chinese Advocate of Quake Victims Sentenced Over E-Mails NYT > World
Chinese quake activist sentenced BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

N. Korea's Kim Jong Il sends nuclear envoy to China
USATODAY.com World - Top Stories

North Korea's Kim Jong Il reportedly dispatched his top nuclear envoy to Beijing on Tuesday to discuss restarting nuclear disarmament ...

N. Korea's Kim Jong Il Sends Nuclear Envoy to China United Networks News Headlines

French president defends sale of Mistral warship to Russia
RIA Novosti

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has defended his decision to allow the sale of a Mistral-class amphibious assault ship to Russia by saying it would not threaten regional security, the Daily Herald reported.
Asia Sales Boost Coca-Cola WSJ.com: What's News US
Magazine Sales Continue to Slip WSJ.com: What's News US
MillerCoors Net Surges, Sales Fall WSJ.com: What's News US
Palace sale advertised in the FT BBC News | Business | World Edition
U.K. Same-Store Retail Sales Fall WSJ.com: What's News Europe

The Russians Are Coming: The T-50's Flight to the Future
RIA Novosti

In late January 2010, the PAK FA made its maiden flight, ushering in an end to an era of US dominance of stealth, fifth generation fighter aircraft.

Berezovsky's lawsuit against Russian broadcaster considered in London RIA Novosti
IOC president Rogge worried over Russian doping cases RIA Novosti
What the Russian papers say RIA Novosti
Top Russian MP says too soon to congratulate Yanukovych RIA Novosti
Rogge expresses concern about Russian doping cases United Networks News Headlines

Greenworks owner bet on flowers, and the risk has paid off big
washingtonpost.com - Business

You are shoveling out from another big snowfall and yet another drop is expected later this week. So who is thinking about the sunniness of flowers, roses by the basket and a heart-filled Valentine's Day, which arrives Sunday?
Safety Risks At Regional Airlines Detailed By PBS NPR Topics: Nation
Safety Risks At Regional Airlines Detailed By PBS NPR Topics: Business
Age of mother affects child's autism risk: study Reuters Health eLine

Blind spots to the right
Asia Times Online

Yes, the US national debt is rising, at around US$2 million a minute. But ignored by the polemicists on the right, other data, equally accessible, demonstrates that government spending did not bring about the financial crisis and even now is not bleeding

GREECE: New Migrant Law Tough But Respects Rights IPS Inter Press Service
World Briefing | Middle East: Saudi Arabia: Rights Group Hires Lawyer in Child-Marriage Case NYT > World

UBS Returns to Profit but Clouds Linger
NYT > Business

UBS posted its first quarterly profit in over a year Tuesday, but customers continued to pull money out of the bank, sending its shares down.

Freezing weather returns to Britain guardian.co.uk home | guardian.co.uk
UBS Returns to Profit but Clouds Linger Business with Reuters - International Herald Tribune
Nissan Returns to Profit and Lifts Forecast Business with Reuters - International Herald Tribune
Nissan reports return to profit BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
Nissan reports return to profit United Networks News Headlines
NYSE Euronext returns to profit in 4th quarter United Networks News Headlines

Promising Results in Bone Drug Trial
NYT > Business

A third trial of an experimental drug found that it worked better than a rival to delay the risk of bone complications in men with advanced prostate cancer.

Ukraine result 'to be challenged' guardian.co.uk home | guardian.co.uk
Atom-smasher yields first result BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

North Korea repeats calls for denuclearization
RIA Novosti

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has reiterated that his country is willing to continue efforts toward the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the Xinhua news agency said Tuesday.
Americas - International Herald Tribune

An informal media campaign tries to save a young Haitian girl from "death by red tape."

Skeleton Racer Hopes For Redemption In Vancouver NPR Topics: Nation
Latino voters may sway as many as 40 fall races PittsburghLIVE.com

Pitt pulls away from Robert Morris
PittsburghLIVE.com

Northeast Conference leader Robert Morris was tied with No. 25 Pitt late in the first half Monday night. That's when Pitt put the Colonials away.

Man Pulled From Rubble 27 Days After Haiti Quake United Networks News Headlines

Toromont profit falls 36 per cent
The Globe and Mail - Report on Business News

Heavy equipment dealer cites less construction, natural gas drilling

Agrium profit, revenue fall The Globe and Mail - Report on Business News
South Africa: Palamin Blames 61 Percent Profit Fall On Low Copper Prices AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
UBS Swings Back to Profit WSJ.com: What's News Europe
UBS Swings Back to Profit WSJ.com: What's News US
NYSE Euronext Swings to a Profit WSJ.com: What's News Europe
South Africa: Metals Prices Almost Wipe Out Angloplat Profit AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
Hartford, Lincoln Report Profits WSJ.com: What's News US
Nissan Swings to Profit WSJ.com: What's News US

Early language problems may hinder adult literacy
Reuters Health eLine

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with a limited vocabulary at the age of 5 may be at increased risk of poor literacy as adults, a study published Monday suggests.

PIGS no problem for 'low deficit' Australia United Networks News Headlines

Publishers Win a Bout in E-Book Price Fight
NYT > Business

Publishers have managed to take some control at least temporarily of how much consumers pay for their content.

Home prices on course to hit record highs in 2010 The Globe and Mail - Report on Business News

Cyprus president says will press on with talks
Reuters: International News

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriot President Demetris Christofias pledged to continue reunification talks on Tuesday, dismissing criticism from a former coalition partner of tactical blunders in negotiations with estranged Turkish Cypriots.

COSTA RICA: Chinchilla to Join Club of Women Presidents IPS Inter Press Service
Nigerian Lawmakers Empower Vice President NYT > World

Making Solar Power Portable
NYT > Business

A growing number of business travelers are using portable renewable energy devices to power up their electronics when they work in places that offer little or no access to electricity.

Nigeria MPs urge power transfer BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
Nigeria MPs urge power transfer United Networks News Headlines

Interim Excela CEO Rogalski gets permanent position
PittsburghLIVE.com

Robert J. Rogalski, who has been serving as Excela Health's interim chief executive since November, yesterday was named permanent CEO of the Greensburg-based health system.

Africa: Anglo Chief Executive Positive About Africa AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

Politics of Cosmic Catastrophe
RIA Novosti

One weighty decision that the world will need to make in 2010 is whether to support an idea raised by Anatoly Perminov, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, to launch an unmanned mission to redirect a large asteroid that might collide with Eart

Dizaei disciplinaries dropped 'due to politics' guardian.co.uk home | guardian.co.uk
Cuba bill buried in US political agenda IOL: World

N. Korea's Kim Said To Pledge Nuclear Disarmament
NPR Topics: World

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reiterated his country's pledge to achieve a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula when he met a senior Chinese envoy, Beijing's official news agency reported. "The sincerity of relevant parties to resume the six-party t

N. Koreas Kim reiterates disarmament pledge MSNBC.com: World news

Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty
FT.com - US and Canada

The doctor hired to care for Michael Jackson was charged with killing the pop star after a lengthy investigation that found a lethal cocktail of drugs in the singer's system when he died last year

Ex-Intel exec pleads guilty to insider trading United Networks News Headlines
Gong-gate councillors plead not guilty United Networks News Headlines

Church pews fill as Philippine poll campaign begins
Reuters: International News

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine politicians launched their campaigns on Tuesday in a wide-open race for the presidency, with poverty, corruption and unemployment the top issues for the impoverished Southeast Asian archipelago.

Philippine poll campaign begins BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

Dog Dependents and Other Federal Tax Myths
TIME: Top Stories

The tax code is over 60,000 pages long. No wonder there's a little confusion as to what's taxable, who is most likely to get audited, and what you can claim as a deduction. Mayor's brother gets boost when potential rival gets city job PittsburghLIVE.com

French identity no longer open to debate
The Globe and Mail - World News

PM shelves grand collective discussion that critics said opened a Pandora's box

Local parliament urges Putin to rethink opening pulp mill on Lake Baikal RIA Novosti
Open up your heart PittsburghLIVE.com
Allegheny County courts scheduled to reopen today PittsburghLIVE.com

Opels Strategy Includes Fewer Jobs and Less Capacity
NYT > Business

Opel, the European unit of General Motors, says it will invest $15 billion in restructuring that includes a raft of new models like the battery-powered Ampera.

Opels Strategy Includes Fewer Jobs and Less Capacity Business with Reuters - International Herald Tribune

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Ski jumping
Christian Science Monitor | World

Soaring above the rugged British Columbia landscape, young Austrian sensation Gregor Schlierenzauer will aim for gold. But absent will be women jumpers, who lost a legal battle to end Olympic ski jumping's 86-year history as a men's-only sport.

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Skeleton Christian Science Monitor | World
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Short track Christian Science Monitor | World
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Nordic combined Christian Science Monitor | World
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Luge Christian Science Monitor | World
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Ice Hockey Christian Science Monitor | World
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Freestyle skiing Christian Science Monitor | World
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Figure skating Christian Science Monitor | World
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Curling Christian Science Monitor | World
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Cross-country Christian Science Monitor | World
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Bobsled Christian Science Monitor | World
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Biathlon Christian Science Monitor | World
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Alpine skiing Christian Science Monitor | World
Vancouver Olympics 2010 Preview Christian Science Monitor | World
Why the Olympics still matter Christian Science Monitor | World
In Whistler and Vancouver, what drives Olympic athletes? Christian Science Monitor | World
Snow delivery for Vancouver Olympics RIA Novosti
Chinese aim for Olympic gold in curling FT.com - World

Last-minute Valentine's offers
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Nigeria: The Offer From Al-Qaeda AllAfrica News: West Africa

For obese, vaccine needle size matters
Reuters Health eLine

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic.

First Lady to Fight Childhood Obesity WSJ.com: What's News US

U.S. guards may outnumber police in Pakistan capital
PittsburghLIVE.com

There are more private security contractors from Xe, formerly Blackwater, operating in Islamabad than there are capital police, a religious leader said.

Chinese police admit enormous number of spies Telegraph News | International News

Al-Qaeda Wedding: Celebrating in an Unfortunately Named Town
TIME: Top Stories

An unexpected wedding invitation to an unfortunately named town highlights Yemen's promise -- and its challenges. An evening with the villagers of Al-Qaeda

Names of the Dead NYT > World

Abbas mulls peace talks; expects U.S. answers soon
Reuters: International News

TOKYO (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders have not set specific terms on which they would accept a U.S. offer to mediate indirect peace talks with Israel, and expect clarification on such talks in a week, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday.

Dutch mull longer Afghanistan stay at NATO request United Networks News Headlines

K. Skubiszewski, Polish Minister, Dies at 83
Europe - International Herald Tribune

Mr. Skubiszewski, Polands first foreign minister after Communism, helped the country chart a pro-Western course.

God and the prime ministers guardian.co.uk home | guardian.co.uk
Zimbabwe has no money for strikers - minister IOL: Africa
K. Skubiszewski, Polish Minister, Dies at 83 NYT > World

Ethiopia: Moha Orders Plastic Bottle Machinery From France for U.S.$9 Million
AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

MOHA (Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi) Soft Drinks Industry SC placed an order to Sidel, a company based in France, for 6.5 million euros (nine million dollars) worth of plastic bottle manufacturing machinery as part of the expansion of its existing factor

RBC's Gordon Nixon paid $10.4-million for 2009 The Globe and Mail - Report on Business News
U.S. commits millions to halt Asian carp USATODAY.com Washington - Top Stories

Loan guarantees recharge nuclear debate
MSNBC.com: Business

Green loans audit 'not enough' United Networks News Headlines

Labour on the NHS - LIVE
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INDIA: Lay-offs from Recession-hit Gulf Lead to New Lives at Home IPS Inter Press Service

Pitt hires linebackers coach
PittsburghLIVE.com

Pitt found a linebackers coach and addressed Florida recruiting all at once when it hired Bernard "Tiger" Clark, a Tampa native who played for Panthers coach Dave Wannstedt at the University of Miami in the late 1980s.

Drillers line up against Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale tax PittsburghLIVE.com
Online safety for five-year-olds BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
Credit experts line up to rebuff Joyce United Networks News Headlines

Older Moms More Likely to Have Autistic Kids
TIME: Top Stories

Women who give birth after age 40 face a higher risk of having an autistic child, regardless of the father's age, according to a comprehensive study of all births in the state of California in the 1990s'It's like I'm being abused over and over' IOL: World
In Northern Iraq, a Vote Seems Likely to Split NYT > World
Heavier boys more likely to hit puberty later Reuters Health eLine

City, county leaders were absent when the big snow fell
PittsburghLIVE.com

Frustration with snow-covered secondary roads turned into anger directed at Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, both of whom were out of town when a storm dumped more than 20 inches of snow over the weekend.

Pakistan leader survives attack BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

GOP Lacks Female Candidates
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

The NRCC added 14 new candidates to its "Young Guns" program and promoted 15 of its Young Guns to "Contender" status.

However, the Lack of evidence scuppers Garda trial IOL: Africa
UBS back in black but outflows double FT.com - UK Homepage
Zimbabwean law to require black business ownership United Networks News Headlines

North Korea's nuclear program
RIA Novosti

North Korean diplomacy heats up BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

Key dates after Michael Jackson's death
USA-World-The Times of India

Key dates following the death of pop star Michael Jackson, after the singer's doctor Conrad Murray was charged with involuntary manslaughter on Monday.

Michael Jacksons doctor freed on bail United Networks News Headlines
Joe Jackson: Dr. Murray 'a fall guy' in Michael's death United Networks News Headlines

Ethiopia: Insurance Company Eyes Construction Industry
AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

It would seem as if Nib Insurance SC was the only insurance firm that recognised the existence of potential clients in the construction industry. It was the only company in its sector that attended the Ethio Built'10, which was the second Addis Internatio

Cost of Insuring Greek Debt Falls WSJ.com: What's News Europe

Insiders Admission Deepens Galleon Case
NYT > Business

Rajiv Goel said that in 2007, he provided the hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam with confidential tips about Intel and Sprint Nextel.

Ex-Intel executive admits insider trading FT.com - US and Canada

Hotels' new-tech TVs have guests fuming
USATODAY.com Money - Top Stories

Hotel-room televisions' fuzzy or distorted pictures or images that freeze on the screen, as well as channel selection, frustrate ...

Woman in Saudi Arabia sues hotel $1.3 mln over mosquito bites RIA Novosti

Frequent Flier: A Chefs Ingredients, and His Hopes, Run Afoul of a Border Inspection
NYT > Business

In the travels of the chef Susur Lee, recipe ingredients raise red flags for airport security agents.

Pompey hopeful over court battle BBC News | Business | World Edition

McItaly burger controversial in home country
MSNBC.com: World news

Call to check homes after insulation ban United Networks News Headlines

UAL saw higher traffic, passenger revenue in Jan.
baltimoresun.com - Business

United Airlines said Monday that January traffic rose, and it collected more revenue from each passenger. United said it collected 9.5 percent to 11.5 percent more for each passenger flown one mile in January compared with January 2009. Throughout last ye

Iran begins production of high-grade nuclear fuel - Reuters RIA Novosti
Iran 'enriching high grade uranium' guardian.co.uk home | guardian.co.uk
Whistler: ready for the Games at the top of the Sea-to-Sky Highway Christian Science Monitor | World
Stimulus funds for high-speed Internet access tangled up USATODAY.com Money - Top Stories

Climate monitor gets go-ahead
guardian.co.uk home | guardian.co.uk

Cops: Iraq vet dunked daughter's head United Networks News Headlines

ASIA HAND : Vietnam as Asia's first domino
Asia Times Online

Businesses and citizens in Vietnam are showing an increased determination to hold gold or US dollars rather then the local currency, pointing to distrust of the government's ability to handle the economy. History shows that where locals set the lead, fore

Sarah Palin's 'helping hand' of crib notes for speech BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

Haitian 'lasts 28 days in rubble'
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

The family of a Haitian man says he has survived four weeks under rubble since the devastating quake hit of 12 January.

Haitians Confront New Threat: Deadly Rains United Networks News Headlines

Declining Greek Economy Fuels Anti-Immigrant Mood
NPR Topics: World

Seventy percent of migrants entering the European Union arrive through the Greek archipelago. With job opportunities vanishing in northern Europe, more and more immigrants are staying in Greece, even as a weak economy prompts a rising intolerance of forei

Iran 'ups nuclear fuel enriching' BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
Fuel drained from leaking tank at Mobil refinery United Networks News Headlines
Iran 'ups nuclear fuel enriching' United Networks News Headlines

Bolivia Expects 5, 000 Foreigners at Climate Forum
Americas - International Herald Tribune

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Bolivia's government says it expects thousands of activists, environmentalists and scientists to travel to the Andean nation for conference on climate change.

Foreigners taking U.S. jobs PittsburghLIVE.com

Dollars Flow Out as Data Flows In
NYT > Business

The average American is expected to spend nearly $1,000 on services like cable, Internet and online video games.

As Data Flows In, the Dollars Flow Out Business with Reuters - International Herald Tribune

UK financial watchdog chief quits
FT.com - World

The resignation of Hector Sants as head of the Financial Services Authority, the City watchdog, throws the direction of UK financial regulation into question

UK financial regulator resigns BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

Winter athletes fight to get day in sun
MSNBC.com: Business

Girl, 12, fighting to divorce 80-year-old husband in Saudi Arabia Telegraph News | International News

Fresh snowfall could stymie road crews
PittsburghLIVE.com

With snow piled as high as the plows along area roads, work crews are wondering where they will put fresh snow when a forecast storm moves through today.

Woman chasing dog falls to death off cliff MSNBC.com: U.S. news

Google's Gmail to try to challenge Facebook
USATODAY.com Money - Top Stories

Search giant Google is upgrading its Gmail program to add social-media tools similar to those found on Facebook.

Facebook Gifts Get Real TIME: Top Stories
U.N. Climate Panel and Chief Face Credibility Siege NYT > World

China confirmed as world's top exporter
FT.com - World

China overtook Germany last year to become world export champion, official figures have confirmed, but Europes Exportmeister can take comfort from a strong rebound at the end of last year.

China confirmed as world's top exporter FT.com - UK Homepage
Japan Exporters, Australia Down WSJ.com: What's News Asia

Iran Is Said to Begin Nuclear Enrichment
NYT > World

Brushing aside international threats of stricter sanctions, Iran reportedly began enriching its uranium on Tuesday.

Iran Claims Further Uranium Enrichment United Networks News Headlines

Learn Hindi
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Learn to speak Hindi with the Guardian's exclusive series of phrasebooks

Tysabri Boosts Biogen Earnings WSJ.com: What's News US

Colombia mounts major drugs raids
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

More than 20 people are arrested in Colombia in what the authorities say is the biggest anti-drug operation in a decade.

Colombia mounts major drugs raids United Networks News Headlines

Taiwan drops request for U.S. military subs: source
Reuters: International News

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has effectively dropped a request for U.S. submarines to help shore up the balance of power with political rival China, a military source said on Tuesday, dissolving what could be a new rift in tense Sino-U.S. ties.

Nigeria: Infant/Maternal Mortality Drops AllAfrica News: West Africa
Taiwan drops request for U.S. military subs: source United Networks News Headlines

Czech beer drinkers shrug off crisis to stay top of world
Telegraph Business

Czechs have held on to their position as the world's keenest beer guzzlers, largely shrugging off the global downturn that has nonetheless changed their drinking patterns.

Abbott against drinking age hike United Networks News Headlines

McDonnell directing more education money to N.Va.
washingtonpost.com - Politics

RICHMOND -- In one of his first decisions on the state's two-year budget, Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell sided with Northern Virginia, the vote-rich region that helped him secure his landslide victory in November, by sending it more school dollars.
South Africa: Direct Mail to Weather Digital Inroads, Budget Cuts AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

Chavez Declares "Electricity Emergency" In Venezuela
Americas - International Herald Tribune

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez inaugurated a folksy new radio talk-show on Monday by declaring an "electricity emergency" in oil-rich Venezuela.

Venezuela Declares Emergency Amid Energy Crisis Americas - International Herald Tribune
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez declares energy crisis The Globe and Mail - Report on Business News
Chavez declares energy emergency BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

Death of 2-month-old North Versailles boy called homicide
PittsburghLIVE.com

An autopsy showed that DeCarlos Lewis died as a result of head injuries, a spokesman for the county medical examiner said yesterday.

11 burn to death in KZN Breaking News Headlines from Around the World, Powered by Worldpress.org
UK deaths in Afghanistan hit 256 United Networks News Headlines
British death toll in Afghanistan matches Falklands United Networks News Headlines
NY mom accused of beer run guilty in tot's death United Networks News Headlines

Crew checks shuttle for damage
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Congressman: Murtha's intestine damaged in surgery United Networks News Headlines

The cream of the TSX Venture crop
The Globe and Mail - Report on Business News

Crunching the data to come up with 50 rising stars

GM crop battle BBC News | South Asia | World Edition

Congressman Jack Murtha, War Hero and War Critic, Dies at 77
TIME: Top Stories

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's first choice for majority leader, Pennsylvania Rep. John C. Murtha, died today of complications relating to a gallbladder surgery. Murtha was 77.US Congressman and Iraq war critic John Murtha dies at 77 USA-World-The Times of India
Kazakhstan lifts media critic ban BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

Consider FICO score before closing that credit card account
USATODAY.com Money - Top Stories

Closing a credit card account, while emotionally satisfying, could hurt your credit score.

Connellsville Area to consider math, English course revisions PittsburghLIVE.com

World Briefing | Europe: Vatican: Child Abuse Condemned
Europe - International Herald Tribune

Pope Benedict XVI on Monday condemned the abuse of children by members of the clergy.

World Briefing | Europe: Vatican: Child Abuse Condemned NYT > World

Tymoshenko camp vows to challenge Ukraine vote
The Globe and Mail - World News

‘We will recognize defeat only after a decision by the courts,' prominent member of Tymoshenko bloc says

ABI may challenge Marc Bolland's 14m pay at M&S Telegraph Business

Burmese-American Awaits Verdict in Myanmar Case
Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune

Nyi Nyi Aung, a naturalized American citizen, gave up a comfortable life near Washington to campaign for democracy for his native Myanmar.

Burmese-American Awaits Verdict in Myanmar Case NYT > World
Former top cop not guilty in perjury case United Networks News Headlines

Uganda: U.S Calls for Transparency in Oil Sector
AllAfrica News: United States, Canada and Africa

THE US ambassador to Uganda, Jerry Lanier, has added to calls for transparency and accountability in Uganda's oil sector.

Jenny Sanford calls memoir 'cathartic' United Networks News Headlines

Bid to bring healthcare bill in from the cold
FT.com - US and Canada

Democratic lawmakers and officials express scepticism that President Obama's latest attempt to revive healthcare reform will have better chances of succeeding than earlier attempts

Bid to bring healthcare bill in from the cold FT.com - World

On Health Bill, G.O.P.s Road Is a New Map
NYT > Washington

Republicans this month will bring President Obama a set of ideas and a more modest health care plan.

South Africa: Anti-Stalking Bill Tabled AllAfrica News: Women and Gender

Report: Iran begins controversial nuke process
MSNBC.com: World news

Report: Iran begins controversial nuke process United Networks News Headlines

U.K. terror conviction overturned on appeal
The Globe and Mail - World News

A court in Scotland has called the conviction of Mohammed Atif Siddique, an alleged ‘would-be suicide bomber,' a miscarriage of justice

Title IX lawsuit reinstated on appeal PittsburghLIVE.com

John Murtha, 1932-2010: A great American
PittsburghLIVE.com

Pennsylvania will not see the likes of a John Murtha anytime soon. More's the pity.

Illinois Woman Told She Is No Longer an American United Networks News Headlines

Mortgage Mess Breeds Unlikely Allies
WSJ.com: What's News US

Some activists and investors have formed a loose coalition, aiming to cut amounts owed by borrowers whose loans exceed the values of their homes.

Alligator shot with dead girl in jaws United Networks News Headlines

NATO: Afghans to play big role in offensive
MSNBC.com: World news

In southern Afghanistan, even the small gains get noticed washingtonpost.com - World
U.S. Enlists Former Foes to Lead Afghan Army WSJ.com: What's News US

Nigeria: Yar'Adua Knows Fate Today
AllAfrica News: West Africa

Palpable fear may have gripped Aso-Rock, the seat of power, as Senate meets today with the 36 state governors to take a final decision that may end the leadership vacuum created by the prolonged absence of President Umaru Yar'Adua from the country.

Nigeria: Yar'Adua - Reps Back Jonathan Today AllAfrica News: West Africa

Duke women rout UNC
PittsburghLIVE.com

Bridgette Mitchell and Keturah Jackson scored 12 points apiece, and No. 8 Duke routed No. 18 North Carolina, 79-51, on Monday night to bounce back from its first Atlantic Coast Conference loss.

Nigeria: 2,000 Pregnant Women Die Annually in Borno AllAfrica News: Women and Gender

SI swimsuit edition puts Roddick's wife Brooklyn Decker on cover
The Globe and Mail - World News

22-year-old model says being chosen for the front is 'the news of a lifetime'

SI swimsuit edition puts Roddick's wife on cover United Networks News Headlines

Video of the Shackleton Whisky Cache
Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune

Video from Antarctica on the team that dug up five crates of whisky and brandy left beneath a hut there in 1909 by the explorer Ernest Shackleton.

Video of the Shackleton Whisky Cache Europe - International Herald Tribune

Avatar conquers all-time UK chart
guardian.co.uk home | guardian.co.uk

Marines' time in Iraq to be over by mid-February PittsburghLIVE.com

Republicans may opt out of Obama's health-care summit
washingtonpost.com - Politics

Leading House Republicans raised the prospect Monday night that they may decline to participate in President Obama's proposed health-care summit if the White House chooses not to scrap the existing reform bills and start over.
Obama invites Republicans to summit on health care washingtonpost.com - Health
Leverage Sought In Health Summit WSJ.com: What's News US

Mid-Atlantic braces for second snowstorm
USATODAY.com Nation - Top Stories

Starting tonight, snow forecast to hit Eastern cities still digging out from a weekend wallop could keep some people stuck at ...

The great storm PittsburghLIVE.com
Mid-Atlantic Digs in For Second Snow Storm United Networks News Headlines

Germany Is Chastised for Stance on Nuclear Arms
Europe - International Herald Tribune

The German governments effort to remove American nuclear weapons has been sharply criticized by a former leader of NATO, who said the move was driven more by populist sentiment than any long-term strategic goal.

Germany Is Chastised for Stance on Nuclear Arms NYT > World

Japanese Split on Exposing Secret Pacts With U.S.
Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune

Agreements on U.S. bases and allowing nuclear-armed ships in Japanese ports date from the 1960s and 1970s.

Japanese Split on Exposing Secret Pacts With U.S. NYT > World

Quake Shakes Southern Mexico, Felt in Capital
Americas - International Herald Tribune

OAXACA, Mexico (AP) -- A magnitude 5.7-earthquake shook southern Mexico near the Oaxaca coast Monday, setting off evacuation alarms and swaying buildings as far away as Mexico City.

Magnitude 5.7 quake rattles southern Mexico MSNBC.com: World news
Magnitude 5.7 quake rattles southern Mexico United Networks News Headlines

South Africa: Now Angloplat Can Focus On Catching Impala
AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

THERE is a delicate balancing act at work in Angloplat 's huge rights offer. On the positive side is the fact that the offer is being fully supported by its parent, Anglo American.

South Africa complete India rout BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

Italy 'to punish reckless skiers'
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

Italy's government is to consider new laws to jail skiers and snowboarders who trigger deadly avalanches.

Italy 'to punish reckless skiers' United Networks News Headlines

Moscow says U.S. missile shield aimed at Russia
Reuters: International News

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top general said on Tuesday that plans for a U.S. missile shield are directed against his country.

Russia Says Missile Shield Delaying Nuclear Deal United Networks News Headlines
Moscow Says U.S. Missile Shield Aimed at Russia United Networks News Headlines

Hector Sants resigns as FSA boss
guardian.co.uk home | guardian.co.uk

Sants quits as FSA chief executive FT.com - UK Homepage
FSA's chief executive Hector Sants quits Telegraph Business

Preliminary: M 5.9 quake, Oaxaca, Mexico
United Networks News Headlines

(01:01 UTC) USGS

Magnitude 5.7 quake hits Oaxaca, Mexico United Networks News Headlines

French Identity Debate Leaves Public Forum
Europe - International Herald Tribune

The prime minister moved a contentious debate over national identity to a group of experts, ending the debate in its public form.

French Identity Debate Leaves Public Forum NYT > World

John P. Murtha, Congressman, Dies at 77
NYT > Washington

Representative Murtha served 36 years in Congress, and was alternately respected and feared by colleagues.

US Congressman John Murtha Dead at 77 United Networks News Headlines

Euro MPs back new EU Commission
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

The new 27-strong team of European commissioners gets overwhelming backing from Euro MPs in a vote.

Euro MPs back new EU Commission United Networks News Headlines

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