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| Clinton warns NKorea on missile launch (AP)
February 17, 2009 at 7:27 am
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|  AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday warned North Korea against following through on a threatened missile launch, saying it would damage its prospects for improved relations with the United States and the world.
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| Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens in Cambodia (AP)
February 17, 2009 at 7:09 am
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|  AP - The chief of a prison where some 16,000 men, women and children were tortured before being killed appeared Tuesday before Cambodia's genocide tribunal in its first trial over the Khmer Rouge reign of terror more than three decades ago.
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| Huge chimp shot dead after mauling woman in Conn. (AP)
February 17, 2009 at 6:50 am
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|  AP - A highly trained 200-pound chimpanzee who once starred in TV commercials for Old Navy and Coca-Cola was shot dead by police after a violent rampage that left a friend of its owner badly mauled.
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| Calif. budget stalemate sets up fiscal calamity (AP)
February 17, 2009 at 5:47 am
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|  AP - After a frustrating holiday weekend that failed to yield the one vote needed to end California's budget stalemate, the state is poised to begin layoff proceedings Tuesday for 20,000 government workers.
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| Did France's Secrecy Cause a Nuclear Submarine Collision? (Time.com)
February 17, 2009 at 4:30 am
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|  Time.com - A collision between a British nuclear-powered submarine carrying multiple nuclear warheads and a French nuclear submarine armed with a similar payload may have been the result of lack of communication between France and NATO nations
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| US, Japan sign pact to move Marines to Guam (AP)
February 17, 2009 at 1:48 am
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|  AP - Hoping to give new momentum to a plan to rework the deployment of U.S. troops in the Pacific, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton signed an agreement Tuesday with Japan that will move 8,000 Marines off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa to the U.S. territory of Guam.
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| British, French nuclear subs collide in Atlantic (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 7:35 pm
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|  AP - Nuclear submarines from Britain and France collided deep in the Atlantic Ocean this month, authorities said Monday in the first acknowledgment of a highly unusual accident that one expert called the gravest in nearly a decade.
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| Clashes exacerbate strike in French Caribbean (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 3:58 pm
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|  AP - Strikes that have nearly frozen everyday life on France's Caribbean islands burst into clashes on Monday as police battled protesters angry at high prices and resentful of a tiny white elite on lands better known for beach-side vacations.
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| Newest US troops in dangerous region near Kabul (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 3:23 pm
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|  AP - Close to 3,000 American soldiers who recently arrived in Afghanistan to secure two violent provinces near Kabul have begun operations in the field and already are seeing combat, the unit's spokesman said Monday.
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| France's role in Holocaust legally recognized (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 2:47 pm
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|  AP - France's top judicial body on Monday formally recognized the nation's role in deporting Jews to Nazi death camps during the Holocaust — but effectively ruled out any more reparations for the deportees or their families.
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| Livni: Give up parts of 'Land of Israel' (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 2:22 pm
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|  AP - Tzipi Livni, who hopes to be appointed Israel's prime minister-designate, said Monday Israel must give up considerable territory in exchange for peace with the Palestinians, drawing a clear distinction with her rival, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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| Push is on to tailor cancer care to tumor's genes (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 11:51 am
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|  AP - The days of one-size-fits-all cancer treatment are numbered: A rush of new research is pointing the way to tailor chemotherapy and other care to what's written in your tumor's genes.
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| Obama to lift ban on stem cell research soon: aide (Reuters)
February 16, 2009 at 10:20 am
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|  Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will soon issue an executive order lifting an eight-year ban embryonic stem cell research imposed by his predecessor, President George W. Bush, a senior adviser said on Sunday.
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| Islamic law to be imposed in parts of Pakistan (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 10:15 am
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|  AP - The government agreed to impose Islamic law and suspend a military offensive across much of northwest Pakistan on Monday in concessions aimed at pacifying the Taliban insurgency spreading from the border region to the country's interior.
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| Pilot's actions scrutinized in Flight 3407 crash (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 9:44 am
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|  AP - The sounds of the last desperate minutes in the cockpit aboard Flight 3407 could be clues to the cause of a crash that came violently and suddenly, with the doomed plane dropping steeply and pitching and rolling like a rollercoaster.
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| British, French nuclear subs collide in Atlantic (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 9:31 am
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| AP - Nuclear-armed submarines from Britain and France collided in the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month, authorities acknowledged Monday — touching off new concerns about the safety of the world's deep sea missile fleets. |
| Obama to appoint panel for auto recovery (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 9:02 am
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|  AP - It will take more than one "car czar" to help get the embattled U.S. auto industry back on track, President Barack Obama has decided. Instead, his administration is establishing a presidential task force to direct the restructuring of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, a senior administration official said Sunday night.
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| As Credit Dries Up, More Owners Seek Microloans (BusinessWeek Online)
February 16, 2009 at 8:08 am
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| | BusinessWeek Online - In September, Sarwat Etman, with a credit score in the high 700s, was looking for a loan and an overdraft account to help him expand Direct Furniture Source, his two-employee, $400,000 retailer in Brooklyn, N.Y. Etman's bank turned him down. That surprised him, but, he says, "I had other options. I knew someone would appreciate me." He turned to microlender Accion New York & New Jersey, which loaned him $20,000 for 48 months at 11% a year. |
| BMW axes 850 Mini jobs in Britain (AFP)
February 16, 2009 at 8:01 am
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|  AFP - German automaker BMW said on Monday that it would shed 850 workers in England who help to make the Mini as the economic crisis hits demand for the iconic car, celebrating its 50th birthday in 2009.
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| Israel takes control of more West Bank land (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 7:38 am
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|  AP - Israel has taken control of a large chunk of land near a prominent West Bank settlement, paving the way for the possible construction of 2,500 settlement homes, officials said Monday, in a new challenge to Mideast peacemaking.
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| HK woman's airport hysterics an online hit (Reuters)
February 16, 2009 at 4:34 am
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| | Reuters - A Chinese woman who freaked out at Hong Kong's international airport after missing her flight has hit the big time on YouTube after her hysterics were filmed and uploaded to the video sharing website. |
| Chavez calls Venezuela vote mandate for socialism (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 3:31 am
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|  AP - President Hugo Chavez says a referendum victory that removed limits on his re-election is a mandate to intensify his socialist agenda for decades to come. Opponents warn of an impending dictatorship.
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| Mystery fireball streaks across Texas sky (AP)
February 15, 2009 at 11:31 pm
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| | AP - What looked like a fireball streaked across the Texas sky on Sunday morning, leading many people to call authorities to report seeing falling debris. |
| Obama faces tough decisions on US auto industry (AP)
February 15, 2009 at 8:21 pm
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|  AP - The Obama administration faces difficult choices on the fate of the U.S. auto industry, weighing the cost of pouring billions more into struggling companies against possible bankruptcies that could undermine plans to jump-start the economy.
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