D-Day Piper Millin Dies at 87

D-Day Piper Millin Dies at 87

D-Day Piper Millin Dies at 87

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 10:46 PM PDT

Bill Millin, who was ordered to play on his bagpipes as his brigade waded ashore on D-Day, June 6, 1944, died at age 87.


Billionaires To Sell Marcellus Gas Stakes

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 10:45 PM PDT

Trevor Rees-Jones and Phil Anschutz aim to exit the Marcellus Shale, before higher cap gains taxes s


Scores still missing in western China mudslides (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 10:12 PM PDT

Rescuers move a victim's body after a landslide in Gongshan county, in southwest China's Yunnan province, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. Rescuers dug through the debris of China's latest landslide Thursday in a search for at least 90 people thought buried when a wall of mud crashed into their mountain town in southwestern China. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Rescue crews searched Friday for scores of people left missing and feared dead in southwestern China after torrential rains triggered massive mudslides during a summer plagued by deadly rains and flooding.

Britain bids to save silent Hitchcock thrillers (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 10:16 PM PDT

Legendary British director Alfred Hitchcock poses at the Milan Film Archive in October 1972. The British Film Institute is working to restore the early silent movies of the master of suspense.(AFP/File/Staff)AFP - Examining buckled film reels under a microscope, technicians pore over each precious original frame of Alfred Hitchcock's early movies as Britain bids to salvage the master's magic.

'Merchant of Death' to be Extradited

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 10:31 PM PDT

A Thai appeals court ruled to extradite suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to face terrorism charges in the U.S. Friday after intense diplomatic pressure from Washington.


U.S.: Israelis, Palestinians Near Talks

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 10:21 PM PDT

The Obama administration said it is near to securing an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians to resume direct peace talks.


Australian leaders in poll face-off

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 09:58 PM PDT

Leaders of ruling Labor and opposition coalition see closest race in a decade.


Australian PM faces voter backlash at election (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 09:50 PM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard gives her final address to the nation at the National Press Club before Saturday's federal election, in Canberra, Australia Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Graham)AP - Julia Gillard became Australia's first female prime minister by seizing control of her party from her former boss less than two months ago and called elections weeks later — hoping to save the left-leaning government from rising voter grumbling with fresh, straight-talking leadership. It hasn't quite worked out that way.

Crocodile tips Australian PM to win elections (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 09:57 PM PDT

AP - A crocodile that picked the winner of the soccer World Cup has predicted Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be re-elected.


58 pilot whales die in New Zealand beach stranding (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 09:32 PM PDT

AP - New Zealand whale rescue volunteers were racing against time Friday to save 15 pilot whales stranded on an isolated northern beach — after rescuers reported 58 of the pod had already died.


Poll: Dead heat in Australian election

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 09:04 PM PDT

Australia's top candidates for prime minister are campaigning furiously on election eve, with incumbent Julia Gillard in a dead heat with coalition challenger Tony Abbott in a national opinion poll.

Bolivian dictator arrested for exposure

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 10:20 AM PDT

A former Bolivian dictator has been arrested on a charge that he exposed himself to a group of children and has been sent to a drug rehabilitation center, the state-run news agency reported.

Russia nuclear fuel set for Iran arrival

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 03:23 PM PDT

Russia's top nuclear official Thursday called the pending supply of nuclear fuel to Iran's first atomic energy plant "an event of crucial importance" that proves that "Russia always fulfills its (international) obligations".

U.S. Navy rescues 8 Iranian sailors

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 07:13 PM PDT

Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman rescued eight Iranian mariners in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, the U.S. Navy said Thursday.

China train carriages fall into river

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 06:12 PM PDT

At least two carriages of a passenger train fell into a river Thursday after floods destroyed a bridge in southwest China's Sichuan Province, state-run CCTV reported Friday, citing Chengdu Railway authorities.

France expels 79 to Romania

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 09:19 PM PDT

France was due to begin the controversial expulsion of Roma on Thursday, putting 79 of them on a charter flight out of the country, the spokesman for the French minister of immigration said.

Yemen says a top militant surrenders

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 10:58 AM PDT

An al Qaeda leader in Yemen accused of aiding operatives in the 2002 bombing of a French-flagged oil tanker has surrendered to authorities, Yemen's embassy in the United States said Thursday.

Israel probing claims of flotilla ship thefts

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 10:21 AM PDT

Israel is investigating claims that some of its soldiers stole personal belongings of activists participating in the controversial Gaza aid flotilla in May.

American seeking "peace forest" in Korean DMZ

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:04 AM PDT

An American teenager who visited North Korea in his quest to establish a "children's peace forest" in the demilitarized zone returned from his trip.

Calls for probe into Megrahi release

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 09:28 PM PDT

A year after the controversial release of the only person convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, pressure is mounting for an independent investigation into the decision.


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