Syria's crackdown hits ally Hezbollah's image AP - 2 hrs 0 mins agoAs Syria's crackdown on protesters gets bloodier, it is having repercussions for one of Damascus' most crucial allies, eroding the reputation of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. More »Syria's crackdown hits ally Hezbollah's image
As Syria's crackdown on protesters gets bloodier, it is having repercussions for one of Damascus' most crucial allies, eroding the reputation of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
Mortgage applications rose last week: MBA Reuters - 35 mins agoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for home mortgages rose last week as interest rates fell to their lowest level this year, an industry group said on Wednesday. More »Mortgage applications rose last week: MBA
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for home mortgages rose last week as interest rates fell to their lowest level this year, an industry group said on Wednesday.
In Wisconsin recall fight, Republicans hold the line Time.com - 3 hrs agoWisconsin Democrats knocked off two GOP state senators on Tuesday night, exacting a hard-fought political price on Republican lawmakers for restricting collective bargaining rights of state and local employees. National advocacy … More »In Wisconsin recall fight, Republicans hold the line
Wisconsin Democrats knocked off two GOP state senators on Tuesday night, exacting a hard-fought political price on Republican lawmakers for restricting collective bargaining rights of state and local employees. National advocacy groups funneled tens of millions of dollars into nine races, seven of which have now been decided, …
Rats, dogs, and sundry insults fly at Libyan front Reuters - 1 hr 57 mins agoBIR AL-GHANAM, Libya - Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and Libyan rebels holding the strategic town of Bir al-Ghanam exchanged rocket fire interspersed with verbal abuse on Wednesday. More »Rats, dogs, and sundry insults fly at Libyan front
BIR AL-GHANAM, Libya - Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and Libyan rebels holding the strategic town of Bir al-Ghanam exchanged rocket fire interspersed with verbal abuse on Wednesday.
Afghan president: Courts cannot change election AP - 2 hrs 29 mins agoAfghanistan's president issued a decree Wednesday stating that the country's courts do not have the power to alter election results, a move appeared aimed at ending months of uncertainty over the parliament's legitimacy. More »Afghan president: Courts cannot change election
Afghanistan's president issued a decree Wednesday stating that the country's courts do not have the power to alter election results, a move appeared aimed at ending months of uncertainty over the parliament's legitimacy.
- Ahmadinejad urges UN to react on Britain riot AP - 39 mins ago
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday urged the U.N. Security Council to take action over the rioting in Britain, arguing it was hypocritical in its reaction to such events.
- North Korea drill draws tit-for-tat South firing Reuters - 2 hrs 3 mins ago
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test fired artillery shells into waters near a disputed border on Wednesday, provoking a South Korean volley of warning shots, raising tensions between the rivals as they inch towards disarmament talks.
- Somali president vows to hunt down Islamist rebels Reuters - 1 hr 27 mins ago
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed promised on Wednesday to rid the country of the Islamist militants who are fighting to overthrow his administration and blocking food aid to millions of people facing starvation.
- Texas' relentless drought may end up costing billions Time.com - 4 hrs ago
"If you don't like the weather, stick around." So goes the old saying in Texas, a land where Mother Nature's capricious ways are on display year round. Texas is a place where a storm cooked up in the mountains of Big Bend National Park can turn Hill Country creek beds into watery death traps within minutes, a state where …
- China's first aircraft carrier begins sea trials AP - 10 mins ago
China's first aircraft carrier swept through fog-shrouded waters Wednesday to open sea trials that underscore concerns about the country's growing military strength and its increasingly assertive claims over disputed territory.
- Pay TV industry loses record number of subscribers AP - 47 mins ago
The weak economy is hitting Americans where they spend a lot of their free time: at the TV set.
- Report: Suicides in movies tripled from 1950-2006 AP - 2 hrs 40 mins ago
Depictions of explicit and graphic suicides in movies tripled from 1950 to 2006, according to an analysis of top-grossing films.
- Surprise underwater volcanic eruption discovered LiveScience.com - 1 hr 41 mins ago
An undersea volcano has erupted off the coast of Oregon, spewing forth a layer of lava more than 12 feet (4 meters) thick in some places, and opening up deep vents that belch forth a cloudy stew of hot water and microbes from deep inside the Earth.
- A dancing carrot proposes marriage in China AP - 2 hrs 8 mins ago
If your girlfriend's favorite color is orange and you want to propose, maybe dressing yourself and 48 friends as giant carrots is the best way to get her to say yes.
- Solar storms building toward peak in 2013, NASA predicts SPACE.com - 1 hr 50 mins ago
Solar flares like the huge one that erupted on the sun early today (Aug. 9) will only become more common as our sun nears its maximum level of activity in 2013, scientists say.
Uggla extends hit streak to 30, Braves top Marlins AP - 7 hrs ago
Martin Prado delivered the go-ahead single in the 11th inning. It was Dan Uggla's single in the fifth that drew the biggest cheer in the Atlanta Braves dugout, thoug … More »Uggla extends hit streak to 30, Braves top Marlins
Martin Prado delivered the go-ahead single in the 11th inning. It was Dan Uggla's single in the fifth that drew the biggest cheer in the Atlanta Braves dugout, though.
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