guardian.co.uk | 'Scores dead' after Pacific tsunami Aljazeera.net Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga are still struggling to establish the full cost of an earthquake and subsequent tsunamis which battered the Pacific Ocean islands. More than 100 people are believed to have died across the islands as waves up to 7.5m ... Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga at a glance Death Toll Rising from South Pacific Tsunami Pacific tsunami: Aid efforts begin in Samoa |
ABC News | 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. ... Filmmakers demand Polanski's release Roman Polanski Rep Says Ju! stice Has Already Been Served Roman Polanski files for release from jail |
Times Online | Iran Conducts New Tests of Mid-Range Missiles New York Times PARIS â€" Locked in a deepening dispute with the United States and its » |
BBC News | 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 Clinton: Hard for Iran to make peaceful nuke claim |
guardian.co.uk | 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 Iran to » |
Telegraph.co.uk | 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 ultimatum was issued by the US, Britain, France and Germany at the G20 after ... Obama: Iran Building Secret Nuclear Plant Obama says Iran breaking rules on nuclear programs Obama, Sarkozy, Brown rebuke Iran over secret nuclear plant |
Times Online | Security Council Adopts Nuclear Weapons Resolution Washington Post UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24 -- The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a US-drafted resolution Thursday morning that affirms many of the steps President Obama plans to pursue as part of his vision for an ... Obama Makes Gains at UN on Iran and Proliferation UN council endorses nuclear curbs UN passes 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 | 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 » |
BBC News | FBI Arrests Three Men in Terror Plot that Targeted New York ABC News The FBI arrested three men overnight on charges they lied to federal agents during an investigation of a terror plot against New York City that authorities say was "the real deal. ... 3 men in terror probe charged with making false statements Three s! uspects arrested in US terrorism probe Father, son arrested in terrorism investigation |
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 |
Times Online | Obama scraps missile defence plan BBC News To play this content javascript must be turned on and the latest Flash player inst » |
Times Online | 47 m agoAnnie Le investigators to make announcement Newsday Photo credit: Handout | Annie Le investigators were ready to talk Thursday as Raymond Clark DNA was tested in the slaying of the Yale lab technician. Police in the Annie Le murder case were set to make an anouncement early Thursday morning as attention ... Police in Yale Murder Probe Gather at Motel Housing Lab Worker Report: Police nearing arrest; DNA links Raymond Clark to Annie Le ... Building Was 'The Future' Of Research At Yale |
FOXNews | 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 |
Telegraph.co.uk | Patrick Swayze: the image of dignity, decency and defiance Los Angeles Times Though it was not his first film or even his breakthrough -- he'd already had that three years earlier with "Dirty Dancing" -- my favorite memory of Patrick Swayze came in 1990 with the romantic thriller "Ghost" with Demi ... Patrick Swayze danced into hearts, then broke them 'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57 Time of his life: death of 'danger' |
New Zealand Herald | Stocks set for grouchy start CNNMoney.com Markets seen pulling back at Monday's open as W » |
BBC News | 'You lie!' yeller Rep. Joe Wilson tells truth about GOPers' fringe New York Daily News A class act he is not, but South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's boorish behavior during President Obama's speech on health reform more than earned him his 15 minutes of infamy. It is understandable that he chose - or as some suggested, was told - to bellow ... Obama works to stay in control of health! debate On the road, Obama touts health plan Obama r » |
ABC News | Health care at center of US Senate race Boston Globe As a growing field emerges in the race to fill Edward M. Kennedy's US Senate seat, the white-hot debate over the nation's health care system is already shaping up to be a defining issue in the Democratic primary campaign. ... Med Center ceos examine health care reform |
BBC News | Obama presses legislators to pass bill on interim senator Boston Globe By Jim O'Sullivan and Michael Norton President Obama pushed Massachusetts lawmakers yesterday to rewrite a 2004 election law and » |
New York Times | Obama's health care speech doesn't end fight San Francisco Chronicle President Obama mustered » |
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. ... Obama's long-term agenda could ride on speech's impact President's speech wins high marks from students Many listen; some districts tune out |
Telegraph.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 |
FOXNews | Obama adviser Van Jones resigns amid controversy The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama's adviser Van Jones has resigned amid controversy over past inflammatory statements, the White House said early Sunday. Van Jones, an administration official specializing in environment » |
