Brown urges new banks 'contract'
UK PM Gordon Brown tells a G20 summit there should be a new contract with the world's banks to make them more responsible.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:42:35 GMT
Obama praises army base heroism
President Barack Obama praises the "valour" of those who responded to the deadly attacks at a US army base in Texas.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:55:46 GMT
Call for tests after sudden death
British doctors call for human tissue to be routinely kept for genetic testing when young people die without explanation.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:10:16 GMT
Lebanon government accord reached
Lebanon's Hezbollah says its opposition alliance has agreed to join a national unity government under PM-designate, Saad Hariri.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:15:56 GMT
ICC seeking speedy Kenya trials
The ICC's top prosecutor says perpetrators of Kenya's post-poll violence could face trial as early as next July.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:26:32 GMT
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Iran lawmakers: No shipment of uranium abroad
Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:55:01 +0000
Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims
A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:19:47 +0000
Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash
As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:36:20 +0000
Pakistan's fashionistas defy Taliban
Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with her shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:00:43 +0000
South Korean workers protest gov't labor policy
Tens of thousands of South Korean workers rallied Saturday to protest the government's plan to begin implementing contentious labor laws.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:38:51 +0000
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House Democrats resolve abortion impasse
House Democrats were able to reach a compromise on an abortion-related hurdle that threatened to derail an upcoming vote on a health care reform bill.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:56:46 EST
First responders calm in face of danger
The first people who came across Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, suspected in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, told tales Friday of quick, calm efforts in the face of danger.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:24:11 EST
'Tough woman' cop hailed Ft. Hood hero
A civilian police officer who shot the Fort Hood gunman four times during his bloody rampage stopped the attacker cold, a U.S. Army official said Friday.
Iran: Deal to ship out uranium 'called off'
A senior Iranian politician said Saturday the country would not ship low-enriched uranium out of the country, which is a major part of a pending nuclear deal between Iran and international powers, according to semiofficial state media.
California Bans Texting by Operators of Trains
After investigators said an engineer in last week’s collision had been texting on the job, regulators temporarily banned the use of all cellular devices by anyone at the controls of a moving train.
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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:53:04 GMT
Peter Ustinov
"It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously."
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Benjamin Disraeli
"My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me."
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Bertrand Russell
"The main things which seem to me important on their own account, and not merely as means to other things, are knowledge, art, instinctive happiness, and relations of friendship or affection."
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Paul Fix
"The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory."
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Randy K. Milholland
"The only thing that lasts longer than a friend's love is the stupidity that keeps us from knowing any better."
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