Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Fwd: Daily News Digest: World News

Zimbabwe opposition leader pulling out of election
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,102
Female suicide bomber in Iraq kills 15, wounds 40
NATO launches artillery twice across Afghan border
Oil minister: Saudi willing to increase crude output
Contraceptive pill available online
UN atomic inspectors begin Syria mission
Soldiers raid Tijuana cartel party
World powers sound alarm over Zimbabwe
China wants to limit Everest climbers: state media
Australia expects tough talks at whaling meet: minister
--> Zimbabwe opposition leader pulling out of election
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:23 pm PDT
AP - Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of Zimbabwe's violence-wracked
presidentialrunoff Sunday, declaring that the election was no longer credible and the loss oflife
among his supporters was simply too high. Full Story Top
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,102
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:48 pm PDT
AP - As of Sunday, June 22, 2008, at least 4,102 members of the U.S. military have diedin the
Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Full Story Top

Female suicide bomber in Iraq kills 15, wounds 40
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:36 am PDT
AP - A female suicide bomber concealing explosives beneath her black robe struck
outsidea government complex northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 15 people andwounding
more than 40, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. Full Story Top
NATO launches artillery twice across Afghan border
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:50 am PDT
AP - Militants in Pakistan fired rockets at NATO bases across the border in
Afghanistan,killing three children in a village and prompting the alliance to launch a pair
ofretaliatory artillery strikes, officials said Sunday. Full Story Top
Oil minister: Saudi willing to increase crude output
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:55 pm PDT
AP - Facing strong U.S. pressure and global dismay over oil prices, Saudi Arabia
saidSunday it will produce more crude this year if the market needs it. But the vaguepledge fell
far short of U.S. hopes for a specific increase and may do little tolower prices immediately. Full
Story Top
Contraceptive pill available online
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:30 pm PDT
AFP - Women can for the first time get the contraceptive pill legally online without
havingto see medics first, under a new service being launched Monday. Full Story Top
UN atomic inspectors begin Syria mission
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:32 pm PDT
AP - U.N. nuclear sleuths looking into allegations that Syria is hiding secret
atomicactivities expressed hope Sunday that a fact-gathering trip to Damascus will be thestart of
a thorough investigation. Full Story Top
Soldiers raid Tijuana cartel party
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:43 pm PDT
AP - Mexican soldiers captured at least 10 suspected members of a Tijuana-based drug cartelin
a raid on a child's baptism party in this border city, officials said Sunday. Full Story Top

World powers sound alarm over Zimbabwe
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:45 pm PDT
AFP - Britain led international cries of alarm over Zimbabwe's violent electoral
crisisafter the main opposition leader all but handed victory to President Robert Mugabeby
quitting the run-off race. Full Story Top
China wants to limit Everest climbers: state media
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:44 pm PDT
AFP - China wants to restrict the number of climbers on Mount Everest in a bid to
protectthe fragile environment on the world's highest mountain, state media said Monday. Full
Story Top
Australia expects tough talks at whaling meet: minister
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:32 pm PDT
AFP - Australia said Sunday it will push for strengthened protection for whales at an
internationalmeeting in Chile this week, but admitted it expected talks to be difficult. Full
Story Top


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Sunday, June 8, 2008

Fwd: Daily News Digest: Most Popular News

Today's Most Popular News:

Typo on diplomas embarrasses Ohio principal
Pa. crews rescue nude man stuck in portable potty
Teacher's pet or jock? School roles influence job choice
Intense diabetes therapy didn't cut heart problems
Ex-Steeler star Dwight White dies at 58
Phila. newspapers run ads about fake airline Derrie-Air
Cuba approves free sex-change operations
Stocks fall sharply on surge in oil, jobs data
PluggedIn: Lost cameras "phone home" to catch thieves
Vets gather at WWII museum to remember D-Day
Senior NYC crane inspector accused of corruption
Japanese patient's 'tumour' turns out to be 25-year-old towel
Around the world, much is expected of Barack Obama
Bush weighs new measures to help stimulate economy
Woman says company published check for 'right arm'
Lost cameras "phone home" to catch thieves
After quake, Chinese open wallets, a few of them under pressure
Clinton lays plans for Obama endorsement
Oil's biggest day yet drags down stocks
Vin Diesel and girlfriend welcome a daughter
--> Typo on diplomas embarrasses Ohio principal
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:32 am PDT
AP - A Cleveland-area principal says he's embarrassed his students got proof of
their"educaiton" on their high school diplomas. Full Story Top
Pa. crews rescue nude man stuck in portable potty
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:24 pm PDT
AP - Rescue crews had to cut apart a portable toilet to rescue a man who got stuck nakedinside
the potty. Authorities say the 31-year-old man used his cell phone to call911 on Sunday from
inside a portable toilet. Full Story Top
Teacher's pet or jock? School roles influence job choice
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:25 am PDT
Reuters - Whether you were a geek, athlete, cheerleader, teacher's pet, class clown
orhonor student in high school, chances are it influenced your career choice. Full Story Top

Intense diabetes therapy didn't cut heart problems
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:13 pm PDT
AP - Aggressively treating diabetes doesn't prevent heart problems and deaths any
betterthan standard treatment for lowering blood sugar, Australian researchers reportedFriday.
Full Story Top
Ex-Steeler star Dwight White dies at 58
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:29 pm PDT
AP - Dwight White, the Steel Curtain defensive end known as "Mad Dog" who helped
leadthe Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s, died Friday. He was58. Full
Story Top
Phila. newspapers run ads about fake airline Derrie-Air
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:12 am PDT
AP - Derrie-Air has been exposed. Full Story Top
Cuba approves free sex-change operations
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:12 pm PDT
AP - Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for
qualifyingcitizens, an official said Friday. The move is the latest in a series of
changesimplemented by President Raul Castro since he succeeded his elder brother, Fidel,in
February. Raul Castro's daughter, Mariela, heads Cuba's National Center for SexEducation, which
strongly backs the new policy. Full Story Top
Stocks fall sharply on surge in oil, jobs data
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:44 pm PDT
AP - Wall Street tumbled Friday, taking the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 400
points,on a pair of alarming economic developments: oil prices that shot up by more
than${dlvDollarSign}11 a barrel and approached ${dlvDollarSign}140 for the first time, and the
biggest gain in thegovernment's unemployment reading in more than 20 years. Full Story Top
PluggedIn: Lost cameras "phone home" to catch thieves
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:06 am PDT
Reuters - Alison DeLauzon thought the snapshots and home videos of her infant son were
gonefor good when she lost her digital camera while on vacation in Florida. Full Story Top
Vets gather at WWII museum to remember D-Day
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:59 pm PDT
AP - Guy Gunter couldn't forget June 6, 1944 if he had to. At 1 a.m. that day,
Gunterwas piloting a glider carrying 15 soldiers in the Normandy invasion, which turnedthe tide of
World War II in Europe and eventually forced the surrender of Germanyless than a year later. Full
Story Top
Senior NYC crane inspector accused of corruption
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:26 pm PDT
AP - A senior city buildings official took bribes in exchange for falsely reporting
thatcranes had been inspected and that crane operators had been certified, but his actionsdid not
appear to be connected to two recent crane collapses that killed nine people,authorities said
Friday. Full Story Top
Japanese patient's 'tumour' turns out to be 25-year-old towel
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:47 am PDT
AFP - Doctors who carried out surgery on a Japanese man to remove a "tumour"had good
news and bad news for him. He did not have cancer -- but the "growth"that had been causing him
pain was in fact a 25-year-old surgical towel. Full Story Top
Around the world, much is expected of Barack Obama
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:39 pm PDT
AP - Here's all Barack Obama has to do to meet the world's expectations if he's
electedpresident of the United States: Full Story Top
Bush weighs new measures to help stimulate economy
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:14 pm PDT
AP - President Bush is considering new measures to help stimulate the battered
economy,the White House said Friday as unemployment and oil prices soared and Wall Streetsank.
White House counselor Ed Gillespie said Bush's advisers are constantly lookingat options for new
economic proposals. Full Story Top
Woman says company published check for 'right arm'
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:47 am PDT
AP - A Pittsburgh woman who sent Comcast Corp. a check made out for "My Right Arm andZero
Dollars" is up in arms because she says someone published a copy of the checkon the Internet. Full
Story Top
Lost cameras "phone home" to catch thieves
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:24 am PDT
Reuters - Alison DeLauzon thought the snapshots and home videos of her infant son were gonefor
good when she lost her digital camera while on vacation in Florida. Full Story Top
After quake, Chinese open wallets, a few of them under pressure
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:16 pm PDT
McClatchy Newspapers - BEIJINGâ€" Chinese citizens have opened their wallets to the
victims of lastmonth's savage earthquake, but not all their generosity has been voluntary. Full
Story Top
Clinton lays plans for Obama endorsement
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:26 pm PDT
Reuters - Frustrated in defeat, Democrat Hillary Clinton is to endorse U.S. campaign
rivalBarack Obama on Saturday and party strategists said she needs to set aside any badfeelings
and put on a convincing show of unity. Full Story Top
Oil's biggest day yet drags down stocks
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:55 pm PDT
AP - Oil prices made their biggest single-day leap ever Friday, dragging the Dow

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Daily News Digest: Technology News

FTC opens formal probe of Intel chip business
Amazon.com has problems for more than 2 hours
Gartner: Smart phone sales double in North America
New play explores what search reveals about us
Icahn recommends Yahoo set a ${dlvDollarSign}49.5B sale price
Taiwan says pioneering WiMAX points way to the future
Apple Expected to Address IT Concerns at WWDC
T-Mobile sues Starbucks over AT&T Internet deal
Open Source Awards Accepting Nominations
Ending the Hardware/Software Rat Race
Serving up Life in an Online World
Ninjas, Legos a good summer start for gamers
--> FTC opens formal probe of Intel chip business
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:29 am PDT
AP - Escalating the world's largest computer chip maker's legal woes, the Federal
TradeCommission has opened a formal probe into Intel Corp.'s sales tactics, a victoryfor its much
smaller rival, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Full Story Top
Amazon.com has problems for more than 2 hours
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:58 pm PDT
AP - Amazon.com's Web site experienced problems in North America for more than two hoursin the
middle of the day Friday because of system issues, the online retailer said. Full Story Top
Gartner: Smart phone sales double in North America
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:10 pm PDT
AP - Sales of "smart" phones doubled in North America in the first quarter, outstrippingthe
category's growth in the rest of the world, according to a report by researchfirm Gartner. Full
Story Top
New play explores what search reveals about us
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:59 am PDT
AP - They are an unquestionably bizarre set of Internet search terms: Mange. Human
mold.White camellia. Dying Elmo. Full Story Top
Icahn recommends Yahoo set a ${dlvDollarSign}49.5B sale price
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:31 pm PDT
AP - Hoping to negotiate a compromise, activist investor Carl Icahn urged Yahoo Inc.
todeclare it is willing to accept a takeover offer of ${dlvDollarSign}49.5 billion â€" about
${dlvDollarSign}2billion above Microsoft Corp.'s last bid for the Internet pioneer. Full Story
Top
Taiwan says pioneering WiMAX points way to the future
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:44 pm PDT
AFP - Residents in Taipei have been able to access wireless mobile Internet services
inmuch of the city since a programme launched by former mayor Ma Ying-jeou was completedin 2006.
Full Story Top
Apple Expected to Address IT Concerns at WWDC
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:41 pm PDT
NewsFactor - Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference next week in San Francisco is
widelyexpected to serve as the forum for Apple CEO Steve Jobs' unveiling of a new 3GiPhone. Full
Story Top
T-Mobile sues Starbucks over AT&T Internet deal
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:32 pm PDT
Reuters - T-Mobile USA is suing Starbucks, saying the coffee shop chain secretly colluded
withAT&T to offer free WiFi Internet access in its cafes despite an exclusive agreementwith
T-Mobile. Full Story Top
Open Source Awards Accepting Nominations
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:41 pm PDT
PC World - SourceForge.net's annual Community Choice awards highlight the most promisingopen
source projects-- and the most troubled. Full Story Top
Ending the Hardware/Software Rat Race
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:01 pm PDT
PC World - Could Microsoft's decision to extend the sales deadline for Windows XP signala
major strategic shift? Full Story Top
Serving up Life in an Online World
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:40 pm PDT
PC World - Thomas John Watson Sr. was the president of IBM during its years of spectacular
growthin the 1920s through the 1950s. It was... Full Story Top
Ninjas, Legos a good summer start for gamers
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:51 am PDT


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