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  1. A Muslim boy wearing a face mask recites a thanksgiving prayer for the 63rd birthday anniversary of Bruneis Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in Bandar Seri Begawan July 14, 2009. REUTERS/Ahim Rani
    H1N1 pandemic spreading too fast to count: WHO Reuters - Thu Jul 16, 2:32 PM ETSent 7 times

    * H1N1 virus has spread more quickly than other pandemics

  2. Circumcision helps protect men, not women from AIDS Reuters - Thu Jul 16, 6:57 PM ETSent 5 times

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Circumcision may help protect men from the AIDS virus but it does not protect the wives and female partners of infected men, researchers reported on Thursday.

  3. People run following a blast at the Marriot Hotel in central Jakarta, July 17, 2009. REUTERS/Lydia Ruddy
    Bombs rip through Indonesia hotels, killing eight Reuters - 9 minutes agoSent 3 times

    JAKARTA (Reuters) - Bombs ripped through two luxury hotels in the heart of Indonesia's capital on Friday, killing eight people and wounding dozens in an attack the president said would damage confidence in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

  4. President Obama walks out of the Oval Office before speaking about health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House, July 15, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing
    Obama looks for Republican healthcare backing Reuters - Thu Jul 16, 8:10 PM ETSent 2 times

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to persuade Republicans to support overhaul of the U.S. healthcare industry, his signature domestic policy goal, as the measures moved on a fast track through congressional committees with only Democratic support.

  5. Photo released by the State Secreteriat shows Indonesian police inspecting the site of a blast inside the Ritz Carlton hotel in Jakarta. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he has "grave concerns" for an embassy official and two other Australians who are missing after bomb attacks in Jakarta.(AFP/Cahyo Bruri Sasmito)
    The Starting Point: Bombings, falls and medical record privacy The Yahoo! Newsroom - 1 hour, 17 minutes agoSent 2 times

    The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.

  6. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, center, are congratulated by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, and Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., after she finished her testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    A parting thought... The Yahoo! Newsroom - 18 minutes agoSent 2 times

    Long after her Judiciary Committee hearing, after the Senate debate and confirmation and, sadly, long past the day when Sonia Sotomayor departs the Supreme Court bench, the racial politics practiced here in Washington will go on.

  7. President Barack Obama speaks at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) 100th anniversary convention in New York City July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
    Obama has tough-love message for African-Americans Reuters - Thu Jul 16, 11:30 PM ETSent 2 times

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had a tough-love message for fellow African-Americans on Thursday, urging black parents to push their children to think beyond dreams of being sports stars or rap music performers.

  8. Spliced-in gene lays dogs low Reuters - Thu Jul 16, 6:46 PM ETSent 1 times

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - An extra gene may explain why dachshunds, corgis and basset hounds have short, stubby legs, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a finding that may also lend new clues about human dwarfism.

  9. The world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, at a showroom in Mumbai. The world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, hits the streets on Friday, as the first customer gets the keys to a vehicle that its makers hope will transform travel for millions of Indians.(AFP/File/Sajjad Hussain)
    World's cheapest car hits Indian streets AFP - 2 hours, 51 minutes agoSent 1 times

    MUMBAI (AFP) - The world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, hits the streets on Friday, as the first customer gets the keys to a vehicle that its makers hope will transform travel for millions of Indians.

  10. A Pakistani man is seen entering an audio and music shop in Peshawar. Pakistan's northwest has seen creeping religious conservatism over the years and in July 2007 Taliban extremists launched a bloody insurgency to impose a harsh brand of Islamic law across Swat.(AFP/File/A Majeed)
    Pakistan dancing girls fear return to Swat AFP - Fri Jul 17, 2:40 AM ETSent 1 times

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Clad in a low-cut dress and heavily made-up, 16-year-old dancing girl Shabnam used to spend her nights twirling gracefully for locals and tourists in Pakistan's Swat valley.

  11. Gates Foundation Gives $16.5 Million for Community-College Programs U.S. News & World Report - Thu Jul 2, 12:17 PM ETSent 1 times

    The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation renewed its commitment to improving college graduation rates for low-income and minority students by giving $16.5 million in grant money to expand remedial education programs at the community-college level.

  12. Actress Mischa Barton on "psych hold" in L.A Reuters - Thu Jul 16, 7:54 PM ETSent 1 times

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Mischa Barton, whose career cooled following her exit from the hit television show "The O.C.," has been hospitalized in Los Angeles for psychiatric observation, a news report said on Thursday.

  13. DNA test kits for the the A(H1N1) or swine flu virus at a British laboratory in Southampton. Britain announced a spike in deaths related to swine flu on Thursday, but as health experts began grappling with worst-case scenarios, difficult questions over the availability of vaccines emerged.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)
    Spike in British swine flu deaths as race for vaccines begins AFP - Thu Jul 16, 4:04 PM ETSent 1 times

    LONDON (AFP) - Britain announced a spike in deaths related to swine flu on Thursday, but as health experts began grappling with worst-case scenarios, difficult questions over the availability of vaccines emerged.

  14. REFILE - ADDITION CAPTION INFORMATION Chaplain Wes Gornall (C) prays with members of Alpha Company, 2-12 Infantry, 4th Brigade of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) before boarding a helicopter at Forward Operating Base Blessing in Kunar Province, to support Chosen Company in the Watapor Valley July 17, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT)
    Troop deaths spiral in Afghanistan as debate rages Reuters - 1 hour, 6 minutes agoSent 1 times

    KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a British soldier in southern Afghanistan, the military said on Friday, as defense officials in London said they may need to deploy even more troops in the fight against the Taliban.

  15. Pope Benedict XVI is greeted on arrival for his annual holidays in the Italian alpine village of Les Combes July 13, 2009. REUTERS/Paolo Bona
    Pope breaks wrist after slipping in bath Reuters - 1 hour, 19 minutes agoSent 1 times

    AOSTA, Italy (Reuters) - Pope Benedict underwent minor surgery on Friday after the 82-year-old pontiff slipped in the bath and broke his wrist while on holiday in northern Italy.

  16. Today in History - July 17 AP - Fri Jul 17, 12:01 AM ETSent 1 times

    Today is Friday, July 17, the 198th day of 2009. There are 167 days left in the year.

  17. This photo, reviewed by the US military, shows a US soldier at Camp Justice, Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba. A US lawmaker on Thursday angrily threatened to cut funds to the Pentagon over accounts that it helped China harshly interrogate prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)
    Keep Guantanamo open, September 11 families say Reuters - Thu Jul 16, 8:59 PM ETSent 1 times

    GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Nine relatives of September 11 victims witnessed the controversial Guantanamo war court in action on Thursday and called on U.S. President Barack Obama to keep the remote detention camp and war crimes trials open.

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