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| Norbert Hits Mexico, Weakens To Category 1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:00:02 EDT Hurricane Norbert swept across Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula, tearing off roofs and forcing hundreds of people to flee flooded homes. |
| French, German Leaders Nix Rescue Fund Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:30:04 EDT The leaders of France and Germany rejected the notion of creating a common financial rescue fund for Europe, but insisted that a coordinated response will emerge after a weekend summit. |
| Thousands Of Christians Flee Mosul Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:22:10 EDT Hundreds of terrified Christian families have fled Mosul to escape extremist attacks that have increased despite months of U.S. and Iraqi military operations to secure the northern Iraqi city, political and religious officials said. |
| North Korea OKs Nuke Inspection Demands Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:00:06 EDT North Korea has agreed to all U.S. nuclear inspection demands, allowing the Bush administration to remove the communist country from a U.S. terrorism blacklist. |
| Officials: U.S. Strike Kills 3 In Pakistan Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:00:02 EDT Two Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three people near a market close to the Afghan border. |
| Opponents Of U.S. Gloat Over Fiscal Crisis Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:00:02 EDT America's opponents in the Middle East are gloating over the financial meltdown in the United States, painting it as divine retribution for past misdeeds against Muslims and the last gasps of a dying empire. |
| Israel Hosts Cancer-Stricken Iranian Boy Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:01 EDT The head of an Israeli hospital where an Iranian boy is being treated for a brain tumor said Friday he hoped the gesture will help improve understanding between the bitterly divided countries. |
| Afghanistan Facing "Downward Spiral" Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:30:03 EDT The situation in Afghanistan now is the worst since the U.S.-led invasion of 2001 and the country is in danger of a "downward spiral" into violence and chaos, according to an intelligence report draft. |
| Freed Americans Back In Jordan Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:16:56 EDT Two American journalists who went missing during a vacation in Lebanon were quoted as saying they were "kidnapped" by their taxi driver and taken into Syria, where they were held in custody for a week before being released. |
| U.N.: Migrants Forced Overboard Near Yemen Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:30:06 EDT The U.N. refugee agency says 100 migrants are feared drowned after being forced overboard by smugglers in the Gulf of Aden. |
| Beijing Bans Cars In High Pollution Days Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:00:05 EDT Beijing will ban half of its 3.4 million cars from the roads during periods of very heavy pollution. |
| 10 Dead, 50 Hurt By Pakistani Suicide Bomb Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:54:06 EDT An official says a suicide bomber attacked a group of anti-insurgent tribesmen in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, killing at least 10 and wounding more than 50. |
| Doctors Remove Gallstone From Dalai Lama Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:10:12 EDT Surgeons have successfully removed a gallstone from the Dalai Lama just days after doctors had cleared the Tibetan spiritual leader during a medical checkup, a spokesman says. |
| Martti Ahtisaari Wins Nobel Peace Prize Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:00:06 EDT Martti Ahtisaari, a primary school teacher who joined Finland's Foreign Ministry in 1965 then went on to lead the country, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation between warring groups including Iraq's Shiites and Sunnis. |
| Global Credit Still In Deep Freeze Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:30:06 EDT Governments around the world have slashed interest rates and ramped up their lending, but banks are still charging each other extremely high borrowing rates - a bad sign for the credit markets that remain close to paralysis. |
| U.S., N. Korea Reportedly Make Nuke Deal Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:30:06 EDT The United States and North Korea have agreed on a compromise to get the communist nation to resume dismantling its nuclear program, a news report said Friday. |
| U.S. Missile Strike Suspected In Pakistan Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:30:02 EDT A suspected U.S. missile strike targeted two areas in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghanistan border on Thursday, killing at least nine people, Pakistani intelligence officials said. |
| Libya Starts Paying U.S. Terror Victims Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:00:02 EDT Libya has started making payments into a nearly $2 billion fund to compensate the families of American victims of Libyan-linked terror attacks in the 1980s, the State Department said. |
| N. Korea Ending Its Nuclear Freeze Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:30:04 EDT North Korea has told the International Atomic Energy Agency that it is placing all its main nuclear complex off-limits to inspectors and will stop its program of dismantling the site. |
| Hurricane Norbert Weakens To Category One Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:00:02 EDT Hurricane Norbert has weakened to a category one storm as it approaches Mexico's Baja California peninsula. |
| Suicide Blast Targets Pakistan Police Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:08 EDT An explosives-laden vehicle blew up an anti-terrorist squad building and wounded at least four people in a police complex in Pakistan's capital, and another attack has struck a prison vehicle in the country's volatile northwest. |
| Iraq: Bomb Kills Senior Shiite Lawmaker Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:00:04 EDT A bomb struck a convoy carrying lawmakers loyal to anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad, killing a prominent member of the Shiite bloc, officials said. |
| Rate Cuts Calm Nervous Stock Markets Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:10:29 EDT Asian markets were mixed but European bourses showed as investors weighed enthusiasm over rate cuts around the world against persistent fears over the severe strains in credit markets and the prospect of a global recession. |
| How Technology Helped Win Sadr City Battle Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:30:06 EDT Highly secret hi-tech tactics and technology helped defeat Muqtada al-Sadr's militia fighters in the battle for Sadr City. Lesley Stahl reports for 60 Minutes, this Sunday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. ET/PT. |
| U.S. May Rethink Talking To Taliban Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:00:03 EDT With U.S. and NATO forces suffering their deadliest year so far in Afghanistan, some officials have endorsed efforts to reach out to members of the Taliban considered willing to seek an accommodation with President Hamid Karzai's government. |
| Missing Americans Freed From Syrian Jail Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:00:05 EDT Syria says it is holding two missing American journalists for illegally crossing the border from Lebanon. A Foreign Ministry statement says Holli Chmela, 27, and Taylor Luck, 23 were aided by smugglers. |
| France's Le Clezio Wins Nobel Lit Prize Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:00:05 EDT French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio won the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature for his poetic adventure and "sensual ecstasy." |
| 2 American Journalists Missing In Lebanon Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:00:05 EDT Two American journalists vacationing in Lebanon have not been heard from since Oct. 1 and are believed missing, the U.S. Embassy said, appealing for information on their possible whereabouts. |
| U.S. Says Kim Jong Il Is Still In Power Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:00:05 EDT U.S. intelligence has detected no sign of North Korean activity to suggest the communist nation's reclusive leader, Kim Jong Il, has been disabled or otherwise lost his grip on power, the commander of American military forces in South Korea said. |
| Hurricane Norbert Bears Down On Mexico Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:00:06 EDT Hurricane Norbert strengthened to a powerful Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean and was forecast to hit Mexico's Baja California peninsula by the weekend. |
| Russia, Georgia Dispute Troop Pullback Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:30:05 EDT Russian troops pulled back from their positions outside Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia but held their ground in contested areas, setting the stage for more tension between the two countries that waged war in August. |
| European, Asian Markets Hemorrhage Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:00:05 EDT European markets have tumbled amid ongoing fears about the state of credit markets despite the British government's $87.5 billion rescue package. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei suffered its worst day since the 1987 stock market crash. |
| Woman Free-Falls Over Everest Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:30:03 EDT British skydiver Holly Budge is the first woman to ever try it, and she told Maggie Rodriguez all about it, on The Early Show. |
| U.S. Ups Afghan Civilian Death Toll Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:05 EDT U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan on Aug. 22 killed some 33 civilians, far more than the military has previously acknowledged, Defense officials said. |
| Plane Crash Near Mt. Everest Kills 18 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:30:05 EDT A small airplane crashed and caught fire as it tried to land in foggy weather at a tiny mountain airport near Mount Everest, killing 18 people, including 16 tourists from Germany, Australia and Nepal, officials said. |
| Iran Gave U.S. Help On Al Qaeda After 9/11 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:30:05 EDT Iran rounded up hundreds of Arabs to help the United States counter al Qaeda after the Sept. 11 attack after they crossed the border from Afghanistan, a former Bush administration official said Tuesday. |
| Afghan Refugees Fleeing Pakistan War Zone Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:30:04 EDT Afghan refugees ordered out of a Pakistani war zone have begun flowing over the border into their homeland, worsening a humanitarian crisis resulting from an army offensive against Taliban militants, officials said. |
| Interest Rates Slashed Worldwide Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:00:05 EDT The Federal Reserve and six other major central banks from around the world slashed interest rates in an attempt to prevent a mushrooming financial crisis from becoming a global economic meltdown. |
| Double Amputee Armed With Optimism Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:00:06 EDT A German farmer who received the world's first complete double arm transplant said that incredulity gave way to joy when he woke from surgery to discover he had arms again. |
| Iceland Teeters On Brink Of Bankruptcy Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:30:04 EDT Iceland is on the brink of becoming the first "national bankruptcy" of the global financial meltdown. |
| Germany To Extend Afghan Mission 14 Months Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:00:05 EDT Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet decided Tuesday to extend Germany's military mission in Afghanistan for 14 more months. |
| Half-Ton Mexican Dies After Pleas For Help Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:30:04 EDT A 990-pound, bedridden man who had appealed on Mexican television for help tackling his weight problem died Tuesday of heart failure, his family said. |
| Somali Pirates Reduce Ransom Demand To $8M Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:00:08 EDT A Somali pirate on a hijacked cargo ship transporting tanks reduced the ransom to $8 million, but it was unclear if he was speaking officially for the bandits holding the Ukrainian vessel. |
| Skinny Dipper Causes Scene At Japan Palace Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:00:08 EDT Police have apprehended a Western man who went skinny dipping in a moat ringing the Imperial Palace in a busy Tokyo business district, attracting a huge crowd, officials said. |
| Bush Talks With European Leaders On Crisis Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:00:03 EDT President Bush reached out to European leaders to urge coordination on efforts to solve the financial crisis spreading around the globe. The White House said Mr. Bush was open to the idea of a leaders' summit on the economic upheaval. |
| Iran Forced Hungarian Plane To Land Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:08 EDT Iran forced an aircraft carrying Hungarian military officials to land after it entered its airspace, Hungary's Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The plane was allowed to continue to Afghanistan after it was determined the entry was accidental. |
| Thailand Political Crisis Turns Bloody Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:30:04 EDT Thai riot police have clashed with thousands of protesters who barricaded Parliament and vowed to block the government from leaving, a bold new tactic that intensified a six-week political crisis and left 100 people wounded. |
| U.S. Troops To Remain In Kosovo 1 Year Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:30:03 EDT The United States will continue its troop presence in Kosovo until at least late next year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said just before he arrived in the world's newest nation, in the face of stern opposition from Russia. |