14 hours ago 2009-07-09T11:49:49-07:00
World
NKorea hints at raising fees for SKorean firms
AP – 14 mins agoSEOUL, South Korea – North Korea hinted Friday it could unilaterally raise fees paid by South Korea for the operation of their joint industrial complex, a development that could doom the symbol of reconciliation amid frayed relations between the two nations. Full Story »
- As crowds gather, Urumqi mosques open for prayers AP – 18 mins ago
- Obama and pope to hold their first meeting AP – 1 hr 28 mins ago
- Does Poker Stand a Chance in Asia? Time.com – 17 mins ago
-
Gaddafi raises Lockerbie bomber with UK's Brown
Reuters – 11 mins ago
Reuters L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - Libya's Muammar Gaddafi on Friday asked British Prime Minister Gordon Brown for help in the case of the dying former Libyan agent who is appealing against a life sentence for the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing. Full Story »
-
Netanyahu aide: No Golan pullout for peace
AP – 23 mins agoJERUSALEM - Israel will not withdraw from the entire Golan Heights in return for a peace deal with Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's top policy adviser said in an interview published Friday, rejecting Syria's key demand for an agreement with Israel. Full Story »
-
Brazilian VP recovering after surgery
AP – 42 mins agoRIO DE JANEIRO - Doctors say Brazil's vice president is recovering nicely after a six-hour surgery that removed 10 abdominal tumors. Full Story »
-
Robbers kill six policemen in Nigeria
AFP – 21 mins ago
AFP/File LAGOS (AFP) - Armed robbers killed six police officers as they fled after a raid on a commercial bank at Idi-Iroko, a Nigerian border town with Benin, witnesses said Friday. Full Story »
-
China exec probed for leaking price strategy to Rio
Reuters – 8 mins agoCANBERRA/BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese steel executive detained along with four Rio Tinto employees is under investigation for leaking China's "bottom line" in iron ore price negotiations, a source with knowledge of the probe said on Friday. Full Story »
-
Poll shows Tories, Liberals almost tied
Reuters – Thu Jul 9, 10:58 am ETOTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's opposition Liberals have lost the slight lead in popular support they had over the governing Conservatives and the two parties are now in a statistical "dead heat", a new poll said on Thursday. Full Story »
-
Australia says Rio arrests linked to iron ore talks
AFP – 43 mins ago
AFP/Rio Tinto/File SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia on Friday said China's arrest of a top Rio Tinto executive was over alleged bribery during fraught iron ore negotiations, as Chinalco denied the move was payback for a collapsed deal. Full Story »
-
Thousands rally in Tehran with bitter new cry
McClatchy Newspapers – Thu Jul 9, 7:49 pm ETTEHRAN, Iran — Chanting a bitter new rallying cry, thousands of Iranians marched through Tehran Thursday in the latest protest over last month's disputed presidential election, but teargas-firing riot police blocked them from reaching their intended goal of Tehran university. Full Story »
-
US troops in Afghanistan face tough battle: Making 'clear, hold, and build' work
The Christian Science Monitor – Wed Jul 8, 5:00 am ETJaghatu, Afghanistan - Part 2 of a two-part series. Full Story »
-
Quiet Returns to Urumqi, But Racial Tensions Remain
Time.com – 17 mins agoAnimosity betweenHans and Uighurs in Xinjiang's capital city is unlikely to fade, andthe threat of further violence is never far away Full Story »
-
SKorea says attackers use IP address in 16 nations
AP – 1 hr 22 mins ago
AP SEOUL, South Korea - Cyber attacks that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea used 86 IP addresses in 16 countries, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Friday, amid suspicions North Korea was behind the effort. Full Story »
-
Analysis: Africa still on back-burner for Obama
AP – 29 mins ago
AP ACCRA, Ghana - Never mind that Barack Obama has never set foot in Ghana before. This country has a message for the American leader when he makes his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as president this weekend: "Welcome Home." Full Story »
World Slideshows
More World Slideshows »More Yahoo! News
Politics News
Conservative Democrats break ranks on health care
AP – 1 hr 8 mins agoConservative House Democrats are demanding significant changes before they can support a sweeping health care overhaul, forcing the House to join the Senate in delaying action on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. Full Story »
U.S. News
AP sources: Burris won't seek full Senate term
AP – 1 hr 32 mins agoRoland Burris gambled that he could accept a U.S. Senate appointment from a political pariah and still be seen as an honest, hardworking public servant. He lost. Full Story »
Opinion
Op-Ed Contributor: Shifting America from sick care to genuine wellness
The Yahoo! Newsroom – Thu Jun 25, 3:21 am ETSen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is a senior member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and chairs the Senate panel that funds medical research and health care.. Full Story »
Elsewhere on the Web
Subscribe
Add headlines to your personalized My Yahoo! page (About My Yahoo! and RSS)
- World
- Iraq
- Mideast Conflict
- Asian Tsunami Disaster
- Housing and commercial development proposed for Century 12 site in Redwood City SJ Mercury News – 2 hrs 44 mins ago
- Peninsula agency defends process for selecting trash service bidders SJ Mercury News – 2 hrs 59 mins ago
- Two indicted over theft of arcade software S.F. Chronicle – 1 hr 59 mins ago
- Cash that killed Steve Fossett blamed on winds S.F. Chronicle – 1 hr 59 mins ago
- Letters: Government should be apologizing for wasting tax dollars Sunnyvale Sun – Thu Jul 9, 1:21 am ET
- James Maxwell ready for first day as new principal at Fremont High Sunnyvale Sun – Wed Jul 8, 7:21 pm ET