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This edition was generated on Tue Sep 30 08:45:01 EDT 2008
WASHINGTON - Top congressional and White House officials, stunned when the House rejected a massive rescue plan for the nation's economy, scrambled to structure a new bailout proposal that would attract reluctant lawmakers and still soothe the unnerved financial markets.
JODHPUR, India - Thousands of pilgrims panicked by false rumors of a bomb stampeded at a Hindu temple in western India on Tuesday, killing at least 168 people in the crush to escape, officials said.
LAS VEGAS - The man who told a jury that O.J. Simpson asked him to bring guns and "look menacing" during a hotel room confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers acknowledged Monday he didn't tell police that last October.
NEW YORK - A representative for Janet Jackson says the singer has been hospitalized after falling ill shortly before a concert.
TOKYO - Dolphins at a Japanese marine park are going on a low fat diet after developing pot bellies and failing to look sharp in their aquatic performances.
CHICAGO - The Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox have a one-game playoff tonight to determine the American League Central Division champion. The winner faces the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round of the playoffs.
RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama urged lawmakers on Tuesday to return to the negotiating table to work on a financial rescue deal and offered a new proposal he said could help attract support.
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Bank rescues spread in Europe on Tuesday and some investors expressed faith that Congress would eventually pass a $700 billion bailout plan for the financial sector.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Tuesday, pointing to a partial rebound from Wall Street's worst slide in more than 20 years, as investors bet that Washington will work to revive a plan to stabilize the U.S. financial system.
JODHPUR, India (Reuters) - At least 90 people died and 150 were injured in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the western state of Rajasthan, police said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Sen. John McCain on Tuesday said he supported increasing the limit on bank deposits guaranteed by the federal government to $250,000 from its current level of $100,000.
LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks were at near three-year lows on Tuesday but fears of a major market meltdown failed to carry through from Wall Street to Europe as confidence in bank rescue packages persisted.
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - In the holy Iraqi Shi'ite city of Najaf, Iranian tourists throng the streets, speak to shopkeepers in Farsi and pay in Iranian money. Farsi chants blare from speakers at a nearby shrine.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican John McCain accused presidential rival Barack Obama on Monday of helping sink a $700 billion rescue plan for Wall Street, but Democrats said McCain was deflecting attention from his own failures.
LONDON (AFP) - Bargain-hunting helped lift the London, Paris and Hong Kong stock markets on Tuesday after investors worldwide had dumped shares following the unexpected rejection of a US financial bailout package.
JODHPUR, India (AFP) - At least 144 people were killed and scores more injured on Tuesday in a massive stampede at a Hindu temple in the western state of Rajasthan, a senior state official said.
BEIJING (AFP) - Police in northern China have arrested 27 people in their probe into tainted milk that has sickened 53,000 children and tarnished China's reputation abroad, state media reported on Tuesday.
MOGADISHU (AFP) - The US Navy stood guard on Tuesday around a Ukrainian ship carrying tanks and arms to stop them from falling into the wrong hands in lawless Somalia amid growing confusion over the cargo's destination.
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Stolen mobile telephones are being taught to turn against thieves by sending home word of where they are and letting owners snoop on calls.
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Dexia became on Tuesday the latest European bank to need a state bailout with Belgium, France and Luxembourg pumping 6.4 billion euros into the group so that the financial crisis would not claim another victim.
PARIS (AFP) - France and India on Tuesday signed a major nuclear cooperation pact which opens the way for the sale of French nuclear reactors to New Delhi.
ORANJEMUND, Namibia (AFP) - Archaeologists are racing against the little time left to salvage a fortune in coins and items from a 500-year-old Portuguese shipwreck found recently off Namibia's rough southern coast.
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Grandparents play a critical role in their grandchildren's lives, helping boost their development even through simple activities such as reading to them or going shopping together, an Australian study said.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wachovia Corp is in talks with rivals to be taken over, sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday, after the U.S. bank's shares fell 27 percent on Friday due to ongoing concerns about its portfolio of illiquid mortgage assets.
CHICAGO - Alexei Ramirez spread his arms wide, raced around the bases like a little kid and jumped into Paul Konerko's embrace at home plate. No wonder they were so happy. The White Sox would play one more day.
WASHINGTON - Top congressional and White House officials, stunned when the House rejected a massive rescue plan for the nation's economy, scrambled to structure a new bailout proposal that would attract reluctant lawmakers and still soothe the unnerved financial markets.