Bosnia radio show raises millions to save lives (AP)

Bosnia radio show raises millions to save lives (AP)


Bosnia radio show raises millions to save lives (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:21 PM PDT

AP - Three years ago, radio presenter Almir Cehajic got a knock on the door at his small Sarajevo station. It was a 38-year-old mother of three he had never met, who said hello and delivered a stark message: "I'm dying."


Philippine police rescue hostage held by militants (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:07 PM PDT

AP - Philippine police have rescued a government midwife kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants after a brief firefight on a southern island.


Australia seeks world backing on tobacco legal fight (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:14 PM PDT

Reuters - Australia is confident the world's toughest anti-tobacco laws will soon pass parliament, but the government warned on Thursday that the anti-smoking fight was not over and urged other nations to reject a possible WTO challenge backed by big tobacco.


Bolivian indigenous struggle to be heard – by indigenous President Morales (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:53 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When Evo Morales was elected Bolivia's first indigenous president in 2005, José Ortiz, a national indigenous leader, was hopeful.


US soldiers feel new sense of urgency in Afghanistan war (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:34 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - If there’s one place in Afghanistan where America’s counterinsurgency doctrine appears to be working, it’s in a remote corner of Paktika province about 10 miles from the border with Pakistan.


In Palo Alto, Mourning Local Hero Steve Jobs

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:02 PM PDT

While the whole world mourns the loss of Apple?s Steve Jobs, his death hangs especially heavily on his friends and neighbors in Palo Alto. The location of Steve?s house, at the corner of Waverly and Santa Rita, a little north of Oregon Expressway, is an open secret. And on Wednesday night, locals came in droves, ...


How Steve Jobs Impacted Our Lives In So Many Ways

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:54 PM PDT

In 2009 my dad purchased his first iPhone. He was resistant at first. But as he started playing with it, he complained less about AT&T?s poor coverage and focused more on the phone?s utility. It wasn?t until a few months passed by and he took my grandmother, Edna, out for her favorite meal at China ...


Music Training Improves Verbal Intelligence in Children

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:51 PM PDT

A new study suggests that the verbal intelligence of preschoolers can be improved by learning the fundamentals of music.


Steve Jobs Dies at 56

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:50 PM PDT

Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder who pioneered the PC industry and transformed the way people consume music, movies and mobile media, died Wednesday at the age of 56. ?Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being,? said Tim Cook, his longtime deputy, in a letter to ...


Why We All Give Thanks To Steve Jobs: 1955-2011

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:44 PM PDT

In 2009 my dad purchased his first iPhone. He was resistant at first. But as he started playing with it, he complained less about AT&T?s poor coverage and focused more the phone?s utility. It wasn?t until a few months passed by and he took my grandmother, Edna, out for her favorite meal at China Chef ...


Special Report: A fight for the soul of the ECB (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:20 PM PDT

Reuters - Juergen Stark is not the kind of man who enjoys drawing attention to himself. But the euro-zone crisis pushed him over the edge.


Ship stuck on New Zealand reef leaking some oil (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:52 PM PDT

The Liberian-flagged container ship MV Rena is stuck hard aground on a reef 12 nautical miles off the coast of Tauranga, New Zealand, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, after striking the reef early in the morning. The 236 meter (774 feet) long ship has 1,700 tonnes of fuel oil and 2,100 shipping containers on board as it sits on the reef at a 10-degree list. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Alan Gibson) AUSTRALIA OUT, NEW ZEALAND OUTAP - Authorities say a large container ship stuck on a reef off the coast of New Zealand is leaking oil.



Steve Jobs: 1955-2011

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:51 PM PDT

Apple's legendary co-founder was known as "best of the best" - charismatic, visionary, perfectionist and ruthless.


Police confront Wall Street protest march

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:33 PM PDT

At least 28 people arrested after pepper spray and batons used against group that reportedly rushed barricades.


VIDEO: Drought looms in Afghanistan

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:34 PM PDT

Ten years after the US-led invasion, Afghanistan is appealing for food aid, as it faces an unprecedented drought.


VIDEO: Protesters march on Wall Street

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:25 PM PDT

Thousands of protesters have marched on New York's financial district, with rallies also held in other US cities.


VIDEO: Drought looms in Afghanistan

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:34 PM PDT

Ten years after the US-led invasion, Afghanistan is appealing for food aid, as it faces an unprecedented drought.


VIDEO: Protesters march on Wall Street

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:25 PM PDT

Thousands of protesters have marched on New York's financial district, with rallies also held in other US cities.


ECB looks to help banks but rate cut unlikely (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:18 PM PDT

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet attends the Eurogroup ministers meeting in Luxembourg, Monday Oct. 3, 2011. The eurozone's financial chiefs faced tough decisions over how to deal with Greece's debt crisis on Monday after Athens' admission that its deficit will be higher than promised sent markets tumbling. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - The European Central Bank is likely to help banks with new credit but is not expected to cut interest rates Thursday, when Jean-Claude Trichet chairs his last monthly news conference before stepping down as president.



World mourns Steve Jobs, Apple's co-founder

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:50 PM PDT

Leaders, technology experts and other admirers pay tribute to the man who gave the world iPod and iPhone.


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