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In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, a four-wheel-drive vehicle travels on a flooded street in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Xia Yu / AP)

N. Korea begs for aid as flooding raises fears of famine

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he ordered units of the global organization to evaluate the needs of North Koreans in the wake of flooding that killed

Times Online

North Korea TV shows severe floods

Reuters

Thaksin a wanted man as Thai court issues arrest warrant

Senior Thai judges issued arrest warrants for the ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife on the grounds that they sought to evade corruption charges.

Guardian

Court orders Thaksin arrest

Reuters

A new look at history as India turns 60

Quietly, with barely a whisper of protest, which is rare in this country, a great upheaval is under way inside Indian high school classrooms.

International Herald Tribune

Suicide bombers hit Iraqi Kurds

At least 200 people have been confirmed dead and more than 300 injured in one of the deadliest suicide bomb attacks to hit Iraq.

Scotsman

Deadly day in Iraq

CBS News

Mattel recalls 9 million Chinese-made toys

With its reputation battered, Mattel announced recalls for 9 million more Chinese-made toys, and warned that more could be ordered off store shelves because of lead paint and tiny magnets.

Salt Lake Tribune

Toys recalled because of lead concerns

WCCO

Will third hole find trapped miners deeper in mountain?

Crews continue drilling a third borehole into the Crandall Canyon Mine in the desperate hope that it will help rescuers determine if six trapped coal miners retreated to the back of the mine and are still alive.

Salt Lake Tribune

First images from inside the mine

KUTV

Quake shakes hurricane-braced Hawaii

An earthquake jolted the Big Island of Hawaii, which is already under a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning.

CNN

NATION

Middle East already looking ahead to Bush's departure

With 17 months to go in President Bush's second term, political leaders in the region are anticipating his departure and preparing for change.

McClatchy Newspapers

22 dead in China bridge collapse

A bridge collapse in central China killed at least 22 people, with more than 40 reported missing.

Times Online

Blast derails Moscow-St. Petersburg train; 60 injured

Prosecutors opened a terrorism investigation into a bomb explosion that threw an express train on one of Russia's major passenger routes off the tracks, injuring 60 people.

International Herald Tribune

POLITICS

Giuliani vows to end illegal immigration

Under his immigration plan, Rudy Giuliani would allow most of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in this country to stay, work and even become citizens."

Newsday

Chertoff immigration reform

MSNBC

Huckabee: I'm in the top tier after Iowa

His second-place finish in the Iowa Straw Poll vaults Mike Huckabee into the top tier of Republican presidential candidates.

CBS News

Romney's Iowa poll victory a "big start"

Reuters

BUSINESS

Dow drops 208 on Wal-Mart woes, credit worries

After two relatively benign days of trading, the stock market finished at its lowest levels since April, thanks to disappointing earnings and worries about an asset manager.

MSN Money

Chinese-made toothpaste joins recalls

Complimentary toothpaste in upscale hotels has joined the growing list of potentially unsafe products imported from China, prompting an Indianapolis supplier to issue a worldwide recall.

Indianapolis Star

SPORTS

Media reports: ex-NBA referee to plead guilty to betting

Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy plans to plead guilty in federal court to charges alleging he bet on games he officiated, according to reports.

News10

NBA commissioner discusses betting scandal

WCBS

Baseball hall of famer Rizzuto dies

Phil Rizzuto, a Hall of Fame shortstop and 40-year broadcaster for the New York Yankees known for his catchphrase "holy cow," has died. He was 89.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Western diet ups new colon cancer risk

Colon cancer patients who eat a lot of red meat, french fries and desserts may raise their chances of suffering a relapse and dying early, researchers say.

NEWS.com.au

Avoiding fatty foods could keep colon cancer away

WCBS

FDA says Avandia to carry stronger heart failure warning

The widely used but controversial diabetes drug Avandia will now have a strong "black box" warning on its label, advising users of an increased risk of heart failure, the FDA announced.

Health Day

EDUCATION

Philly students to get free rides to school

About 36,000 Philadelphia school students will receive free weekly SEPTA passes to get to and from school, under an agreement between the transit agency and the Philadelphia School District.

Philadelphia Business Journal

Neighborhoods' affect on grades challenged

Many have said that low academic achievement among inner-city children can't be improved without moving them to better neighborhoods, but new reports show data that throws cold water on that theory.

EducationNews.org

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GOOD NEWS

Soldiers find loyal comrades in war dogs

About 2,000 working dogs confront danger beside American soldiers, largely in the Middle East. Their numbers have been growing about 20 percent a year since the terrorist attacks of 2001.

MSNBC

Largest Elvis collection outside U.S. opens its doors

An exhibition of Elvis Presley memorabilia — described by organizers as the biggest outside of the United States — opened in the German capital.

IOL

Bringing Elvis to the people

Yahoo! News

WORLD

Woman who killed preacher husband released after 67 days

A minister's wife convicted of manslaughter in her husband's shooting death was freed after serving 67 days in custody.

ABC News

Pedophile arrested near infant program

A man who blogs about his attraction to young girls but says he doesn't touch them was arrested near a university child care facility with a camera, police said.

ABC News

Pedophiles on the web

ABC News

Katrina aid used for luxury condos

With large swaths of the Gulf Coast still in ruins from Hurricane Katrina, rich federal tax breaks designed to spur rebuilding are flowing to investors who are buying up luxury condos.

TIME

ENVIRONMENT

U.N. food boss urges biofuels rethink

The world risks deeper poverty and greater environmental damage unless it fundamentally changes its bioenergy strategy, the United Nations’ top food and agriculture official has warned.

Financial Times

Study suggests carbon market encourages chopping forests

The current carbon market actually encourages cutting down some of the world's biggest forests, which would unleash tons of climate-warming carbon into the atmosphere, a new study says.

Environmental News Network

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Don Imus in talks to resume radio show

Don Imus has reached a settlement with CBS over his multimillion-dollar contract and is negotiating to resume his broadcasting career.

MSNBC

New publisher bites on O.J. book

A literary agent working on behalf of Ron Goldman's family said that she has found a publisher for O.J. Simpson's once scuttled hypothetical memoir.

E! Online

American tourists shun costly U.K.

North Americans are turning their backs on the U.K. as the strong pound and weak dollar persuade them to choose cheaper holiday destinations, official figures showed.

Financial Times

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Facebook code leaked onto Internet

Facebook said a misconfigured Web server was to blame after code from the social networking Web site's home page was exposed.

CBC

Jamming systems play secret role in Iraq

A silent, invisible battle is being fought against roadside bombs in Iraq: Electronic jamming systems are playing a key role in neutralizing the threat.

CNN

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