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An elephant removes a fallen tree that created a road block in Barishal,75 miles south of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. A cyclone slammed into Bangladesh's coast with 150 mph winds, killing at least 242 people, leveling homes and forcing the evacuation of 650,000 villagers before heading inland and losing power.  (Photo by Pavel Rahman / AP) Bhutto rejects interim cabinet CNN Musharraf frees Bhutto Yahoo! News Pakistani government resigns; caretaker government announced International Herald Tribune Barry Bonds indicted on perjury, obstruction charges Barry Bonds was indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice, charged with lying when he told a federal grand jury that he did not knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs. ESPN Special section: Read the indictment MSNBC   Cyclone in Bangladesh kills hundreds At least 600 people are reported to have died after a powerful cyclone smashed into Bangladesh's coast, levelling villages and uprooting trees. BBC Housing slump likened to depression San Jose Mercury News Democrats unable to bring troops home Nearly a year after anti-war voters put them in power, congressional Democrats remain unable to pass legislation ordering troops home from Iraq. Guardian Blackwater guard recounts shooting A guard from the U.S. security firm Blackwater says his motorcade came under fire and that he feared for his life in a deadly shootout in Iraq. AFP FBI finds Blackwater in violation NPR Response to Wal-Mart’s ‘green’ report Wal-Mart published its first report on the environmental and social sustainability drive it launched just over two years ago. Financial Times   NATION Surging oil price pushes up cost of living for Americans The cost of living increased 3.5 percent compared to a year ago after consumer prices rose another 0.3 percent last month, driven by higher fuel costs, according to official figures. Financial Times Oil prices climb above $95 a barrel Associated Press Volunteers to be told who got HIV vaccine Volunteers in a failed AIDS-vaccine study headed by Seattle researchers will be told whether they were given the experimental vaccine, and may face a higher risk of getting HIV than those who got a placebo. Seattle Times China spying 'biggest U.S. threat' Chinese espionage poses "the single greatest risk" to the security of U.S. technology, a panel has told Congress. BBC POLITICS Clinton says rivals 'throwing mud' Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton fired back at her rivals for "throwing mud" in a contentious debate marked by sharp clashes with opponents Barack Obama and John Edwards. Reuters Top 10 debate zingers CNN Vegas showdown Yahoo! News Mexican president denounces candidates Mexican President Felipe Calderón has inserted himself into the U.S. presidential campaign, denouncing the candidates for demonizing Mexican immigrants. MSNBC Airport screening failures draw criticism from Congress How serious is it that undercover teams were able to smuggle bomb components, including liquid explosives, past passenger checkpoints in all 19 airports they tested this year? Baltimore Sun BUSINESS Soft landings for CEOs Some shareholders may object, but heads of most major financial services firms will have very secure futures, even if they're forced out. BusinessWeek Starbucks' cup half-empty Starbucks reported a 35 percent increase in profit for the fourth quarter on the strength of a price increase, but same-store traffic in the U.S. declined for the first time since it began reporting the statistic. Forbes HEALTH Health Net punished for lying about contract cancellation bonuses State health regulators fined Health Net Inc. $1 million for lying to investigators about paying employees bonuses based on the number of contracts they canceled after those policyholders got sick. San Francisco Chronicle Mutated cold virus turns lethal A mutated version of a common cold virus has caused 10 deaths in the last 18 months, U.S. health officials said. Houston Chronicle SPORTS Padres' Jake Peavy unanimously voted NL Cy Young Award winner San Diego Padres right-hander Jake Peavy was unanimously voted the Cy Young Award after leading the National League in wins, strikeouts and earned run average. Bloomberg Taxman: Derek Jeter cheated New York out of millions New York Daily News Reinstated Ricky Williams rejoins Dolphins Ricky Williams stood at a window in the Miami Dolphins' player lounge and watched the start of practice as he chomped on an apple, so close to an NFL return he could taste it. ESPN   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Childhood for dummies International Herald Tribune Editorial: California's green future depends on high-tech innovations San Jose Mercury News Editorial: An anticorruption army of one Christian Science Monitor Editorial (John Donovan): Assessing the fallout Sports Illustrated Column: The threat from terrorism does not justify slicing away our freedoms Guardian Editorial: Mental feat Houston Chronicle Column: A brave decision USA Today Editorial: $1 trillion to the rescue Christian Science Monitor   Site edited by: Rachel Wright, Josh Miles, Jim Scripps, Walt Chiu, Angela Leland and Carolina Pinto.   GOOD NEWS Governors to fight climate warming Capping a summit on climate change and energy security, 10 Midwestern leaders signed the Midwest Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord. Environment News Service Galveston man saved as sinking boat catches fire The Coast Guard rescued a man after his sailboat started sinking about 10 miles offshore of Galveston, Texas. Houston Chronicle WORLD 10 injured in ground test of Airbus France: Ten people were injured when an Airbus 340-600 slammed into a wall during engine tests on the ground at a French airport, the planemaker and government officials said. International Herald Tribune Unions vote to extend transport strike Transport workers in France voted to keep a national strike going through the weekend over President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to strip away generous pension benefits, union officials said. USA Today 15,000 homeless in Chile quake Aftershocks from a powerful earthquake hit northern Chile as the government erected a military hospital and promised hundreds of other portable dwellings for 15,000 left homeless. Associated Press ENVIRONMENT Big Chevy Hybrid SUV wins 'Green Car of Year' at auto show An eight-passenger sport utility vehicle, the Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid from General Motors Corp., won the "Green Car of the Year" award at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Reuters L.A. auto show Yahoo! News U.S., China working on biofuels pact FOX News U.N. chief promises to help Brazil protect Amazon forest U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon promised the organization would join forces with Brazil to help protect the Amazon rain forest, Brazil's environment ministry said in a statement. International Herald Tribune LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Broadway strike: new talks planned The stagehands union, which walked off the job on Nov. 10 and shut down several shows on Broadway, has agreed to return to the bargaining table. Entertainment Weekly Faking it: Craigslist becomes a workshop for aspiring writers Aspiring writers are using Craigslist not just as a place to offload their futons, but as a pixeled writing workshop where they test their stabs at social satire on some of the more than 30 million visitors to the site. International Herald Tribune SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Weird looking dinosaur may have been 'cow of the Mesozoic' A dinosaur with rows of tiny teeth crammed into the very front of its jaws and fragile air-filled bones may have been the "cow of the Mesozoic," and far more common than better-known dinosaurs. Reuters Dino with 'vacuum mouth' revealed This bizarre-looking dinosaur "mowed" through ground vegetation using its vacuum cleaner-shaped mouth more than a hundred million years ago, a new study has found. National Geographic RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Russia cult members in cave siege Police and clergy in southern Russia are trying to negotiate with members of a doomsday cult barricaded inside a cave and threatening to blow it up. BBC Pastor's wife: Church is a divorce asset The estranged wife of a pastor claims her husband blended his professional and personal finances so thoroughly that his church should be counted as an asset in their divorce. Associated Press   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Robots may become essential staff on some U.S. farms With authorities promising tighter borders, some farmers who rely on immigrant labor are eyeing an emerging generation of fruit-picking robots and high-tech tractors. ABC News   Photo of the Day People make their way across the Brooklyn Bridge which is shrouded in low morning clouds as a fog breaks up in New York.   (Photo by Kathy Willens / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. 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