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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Herald Globe.com http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/10/id/2411cd3571b4f088/ en-us Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:12:36 -0400 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:12:36 -0400 30 Currency markets in turmoil as global stocks plunge Foreign exchange markets are experiencing violent gyrations Monday amidst global markets turmoil. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415307/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:26:08 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415307/cs/1/ Obama and McCain present conflicting views on Iraq Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have presented conflicting visions of how they plan to shrink American military presence in Iraq. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415163/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:36:33 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415163/cs/1/ John McCain regarded as cavalier air force pilot Though Republican presidential candidate John McCain has used his war hero status to push his political ambitions, fresh evidence has surfaced that the ex-navy pilot was actually accident prone. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415162/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:34:16 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415162/cs/1/ Australia says Afghanistan may be neglected in US economic debacle Australia’s defence minister, Joel Fitzgibbon, has raised some concerns that the war in Afghanistan may be neglected by the US administration. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415161/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:32:55 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415161/cs/1/ Sri Lankan bomber finds his mark At least 25 people, including a television journalist and two key members of the main opposition United National Party, have been killed in a suspected suicide bombing in Sri Lanka. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415160/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:30:01 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415160/cs/1/ Earthquake kills many in Kyrgyzstan A strong earthquake has hit Kyrgyzstan, close to the country's border with China, killing more than 60 people. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415159/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:26:27 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415159/cs/1/ US Elections Commission asked to audit Obama contributions The Republican National Committee has announced it will file complaints about Democrat Barack Obama's fundraising for the presidential campaign. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/414993/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:15:37 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/414993/cs/1/ German government scrabbles to fix lender The German government has announced that it will guarantee all private savings accounts, to alleviate fears in the widening global credit squeeze. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/414992/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:14:23 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/414992/cs/1/ Russian forces seen to be leaving Georgia Russian forces in Georgia appear to be pulling back from the buffer zone around South Ossetia and western Georgia. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/414991/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:12:45 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/414991/cs/1/ OJ Simpson mostly-white jury thought he was guilty of murder A poll has been taken amongst the jurors on the OJ Simpson armed robbery trial, with half saying they thought he was also guilty of killing his former wife. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/414990/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:11:07 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/414990/cs/1/ Indian spiders in IUCN Red List Indian tarantulas, hairy and large spiders, are now in the 'Red List' of species threatened with extinction, according to a leading global environmental network as it unveiled its latest global study of threatened species. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415408/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:01:02 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415408/cs/1/ Spielberg ends ties with Paramount, to form Ambani-backed company DreamWorks top executives Steven Spielberg, David Gaffen and Stacey Snider have formally ended their ties with Paramount Pictures, clearing the way for a new film company backed by Anil Ambani. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415401/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:00:35 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415401/cs/1/ Dow Jones index drops below 10,000 The Dow Jones Industrial Average Monday fell below 10,000 points for the first time in four years and the S&P 500 reached a four-year low on worries about more bank bail-outs in Europe and tumbling commodity prices. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415397/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:00:16 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415397/cs/1/ 18 killed in Pakistan suicide attack At least 18 people were killed and more than 40 injured Monday in a suicide bomb attack at the guest house of a lawmaker in Pakistan's Punjab province, the police said. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415392/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:00:07 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415392/cs/1/ Hayden says Harbhajan fires him up Harbahajan Singh's declaration that he is not out to make friends against Australia has fired up his foe opener Matthew Hayden, who said such comments would only inspire him to perform better against the hosts. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415387/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:33 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415387/cs/1/ Bush administration pledges rapid response to financial crisis Washington, Oct 6 (Xinhua) The Bush Administration pledged Monday to move rapidly to deal with the current financial crisis. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415384/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:30 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415384/cs/1/ Gilchrist to play for All-Stars against Australia XI Adam Gilchrist will return to play cricket against Australia. The batsman will feature in a team of returning greats against a full-strength Australian XI in a Twenty20 All-Star clash at Brisbane next month. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415381/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:27 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415381/cs/1/ Indian American likely to oversee $700-bn bailout package Neel Kashkari, an Indian American, is expected to oversee the $700-billion bailout package of the US Treasury Department approved by Congress. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415374/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:22 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415374/cs/1/ Israel seeks new image, hires public relations firm Israel has hired a British public relations firm to re-market it to the world, and the company is in the final stages of preparing to launch the new image, the Israeli Ha'aretz daily reported Monday. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415365/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:11 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415365/cs/1/ Jeev shoots 67, finishes 24th at Dunhill Links St.Jeev Milkha Singh primed himself up for a home challenge with a brilliant five-under 67 at the Old Course here that propelled him to a 24th place finish at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Sunday. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415362/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:06 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415362/cs/1/ Breakaway LTTE leader Karuna to enter parliament Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, a former commander of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers, was Monday named by the government as a member of Sri Lanka's 225-seat parliament, official sources here said. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415353/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:01:08 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415353/cs/1/ Abbas bats for Indian cricket Pakistan's legendary batsman Zaheer Abbas has warned that India will make a grave mistake if it decided to dump its senior players who have been the cornerstone of its strong batting line-up. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415350/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:01:00 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415350/cs/1/ 11 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan Kabul, Oct 6 (Xinhua) The Afghan National Army (ANA) and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) killed 11 Taliban militants and wounded five in a joint operation Monday in Daychopan district in southern Afghanistan, an official said. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415339/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:00:40 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415339/cs/1/ Parliamentarians from Nato nations to gather at Abu Dhabi Parliamentarians from 15 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) countries will interact with legislators from Middle Eastern and North African countries at a seminar here this month. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415325/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:00:24 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415325/cs/1/ Wachovia may be split between Citigroup and Wells Fargo The two warring suitors of Wachovia banking chain in the US - Citigroup and Wells Fargo - are being pressured by the federal government to reach a compromise, which may end up carving up the North Carolina-based bank, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) newspaper has reported. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415313/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:00:10 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415313/cs/1/ ICICI Direct launches futures trading for Gulf Indians With an eye to the vast expatriate Indian population in the Gulf, ICICI Direct, the online trading platform of India's ICICI Securities, has launched its online futures and options (F&O) trading facility for overseas Indians. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415311/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:00:08 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415311/cs/1/ Toll in Kyrgyzstan quake rises to 72 Bishkek, Oct 6 (RIA Novosti) The toll in the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit southern Kyrgyzstan Sunday night has risen to 72, with authorities saying Monday the number of casualties could grow as many were feared trapped under the rubble. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415254/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:01:16 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415254/cs/1/ Strong earthquake jolts Tibet Beijing, Oct 6 (Xinhua) A powerful earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck Tibetan capital Lhasa Monday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, officials said. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415243/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:00:40 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415243/cs/1/ Israel likely to withdraw from occupied Lebanese village Beirut, Oct 6 (Xinhua) Israel is likely to withdraw from a southern border village of Lebanon which it has been occupying since the 2006-war against Hezbollah, the An-Nahar newspaper reported Monday. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415230/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:00:10 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415230/cs/1/ Bhullar ends 43rd, close to Asian Tour card Gaganjeet Bhullar, the lone Indian golfer to make the cut at the Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open has shot a final round of one-over 72 to finish tied 43rd. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415197/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:00:09 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415197/cs/1/ Shah Rukh launches $2.2-bn real estate project in UAE Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has announced the launch of his signature real estate development, Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard, to be located in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415176/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:14 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415176/cs/1/ Former captains offer help to revive Pakistan cricket Former Pakistan Test captains have offered to help the country overcome what is a deepening cricket crisis. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415170/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:08 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415170/cs/1/ Six militants disguised as troops killed in Pakistan Security forces killed six militants in an overnight operation in northwestern Pakistan while rockets fired by other rebels fell near the house of the province's chief minister, officials said Monday. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415145/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:00:38 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415145/cs/1/ Three Indians nabbed in Nepal Three Indians were among the first foreigners to feel the pinch of the anti-sleaze drive begun by Nepal's new Maoist government, landing behind bars for allegedly having sex in a restaurant in a border town. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415141/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:00:24 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415141/cs/1/ Shares fall sharply in Seoul Shares on the Seoul Stock Exchange nosedived Monday, sending the benchmark Kospi index down more than 4 percent as worries over the global financial crisis persisted despite a US bail-out plan. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415139/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:00:20 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415139/cs/1/ Now, a kilometre-high tower in Dubai Even as the Burj Dubai, touted to become the world's tallest building nears completion, plans have been announced for a new kilometre-high tower in this West Asian metropolis. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415096/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:24 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415096/cs/1/ Republicans want probe into Republicans have accused Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign of receiving funds from suspicious donors who might have links to terrorism and called on the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to investigate the matter, the Washington Post reported Monday. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415092/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:18 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415092/cs/1/ Expat Indians in Gulf rally to help India The large expatriate Indian community in the Gulf is mobilising its resources to provide aid to victims of the floods that hit India's northern and eastern regions last month. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415088/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:12 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415088/cs/1/ Zardari criticised for calling Kashmir militants Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chairman of Pakistan's parliamentary committee on Kashmir and president of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, has criticised President Asif Ali Zardari for terming militants operating in Kashmir as 'terrorists' and for saying that India has never been a threat to Pakistan. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415081/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:00:36 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415081/cs/1/ 25 killed, 80 injured in Sri Lanka suicide terror attack At least 25 people, including a television journalist and two key members of the main opposition United National Party (UNP), were killed and 80 more injured when a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew himself up in Sri Lanka's north-central town of Anuradhapura Monday, the military said. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415079/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:00:33 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415079/cs/1/ Investors desert Australian stocks on global cues Australian stocks lost ground Monday following the heavy selloff last week on Wall Street. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415077/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:00:30 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415077/cs/1/ Nikkei falls to a four-year low; broader Japanese index sheds 1,000 points Japan's key Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell to a four-year low Monday on worries about the financial crisis, despite US Congressional approval of a Wall Street bail-out. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415070/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:00:22 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415070/cs/1/ Janet Jackson cancels more concerts Pop star Janet Jackson has cancelled three more shows on her North American tour. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415066/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:00:17 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415066/cs/1/ Chinese shares fall 3.52 percent in morning session Beijing, Oct 6 (Xinhua) Chinese shares fell by over three percent in the morning session Monday on worries about the financial crisis and after big losses on Wall Street. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415054/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:00:02 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415054/cs/1/ Jolie gets tattoos of twins Superstar actress Angelina Jolie has gone ahead and got her twins' names tattooed on her left arm. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415051/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:01:11 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415051/cs/1/ Fiona Zuzartee is Miss MalaysiaIndian Fiona Zuzartee, who thinks beauty contests are for empowering women, is the new Miss MalaysiaIndian Global. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415050/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:01:09 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415050/cs/1/ Sell n-reactors to India, apex body tells Canada The Canada-India Business Council (C-IBC) has urged Canada to resume sale of nuclear reactors to India after the recent lifting of nuclear embargo on it. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415048/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:01:05 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415048/cs/1/ At least 58 killed in Kyrgyzstan earthquake Moscow/A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan Sunday has killed up to 58 people, the US Geological Survey and Russian media reports said early Monday. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415026/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:00:14 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415026/cs/1/ Voter registration for presidential poll begins in Afghanistan The Afghan government began voter registration Monday ahead of a presidential election slated for autumn 2009 despite the country's worsening security situation as it battles a Taliban-led insurgency. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415024/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:00:07 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415024/cs/1/ Hong Kong court rejects appeal of The wife of a wealthy American investment banker Monday lost her appeal against her life sentence in Hong Kong for killing her husband in the so-called 'milkshake murder' case. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415016/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:00:08 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415016/cs/1/ Peru children demand right to work, end to exploitation Child labour may be condemned as a gross abuse of human rights, but in Peru children are demanding their right to lawful employment as an alternative to labour exploitation, arguing if poverty persists, so will child labour. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415008/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:55 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415008/cs/1/ a changing social and political order Beijing, Oct 6 (Xinhua) Eric Wang walks into a restaurant near his office in Beijing's central business district. Wearing an immaculately pressed dark blue suit with a gold-coloured tie, he picks up a cup of cappuccino and sips. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415007/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:23 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415007/cs/1/ Nigerian oil militants release 19 hostages Nairobi/Nigerian oil militants Sunday said they had released 19 Nigerian oil workers kidnapped two weeks ago but said they would hold on to a Briton and two Ukrainians taken at the same time. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415001/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:00:02 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415001/cs/1/ UK teachers union says sex with some pupils should be allowed A UK school union leader has said teachers should not be prosecuted for having affairs with older pupils. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/414989/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:09:01 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/414989/cs/1/ German, French scientists share 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine The Nobel Foundation announced here Monday that the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be shared by Harald zur Hausen of Germany, and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier of France. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415246/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:00:51 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415246/cs/1/ London mayor orders police racism inquiry after charges London mayor Boris Johnson Monday ordered an inquiry into alleged racism in the Metropolitan Police, the force responsible for policing the British capital and its suburbs. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415236/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:00:25 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415236/cs/1/ Woman spends 10,000 pounds to hear her cat miaow again A pet owner in southeast Britain has spent a whopping 10,000 pounds to hear her moggy miaow again after the cat suffered a rare throat condition, the Daily Telegraph reported. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415208/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:00:27 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415208/cs/1/ BNP Paribas pays 14.5 bn euros for troubled Fortis French bank BNP Paribas will pay 14.5 billion euros ($19.7 billion) to take over the majority of the troubled insurance and banking giant Fortis in Belgium and Luxembourg, BNP Paribas said Monday. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415184/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:23 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415184/cs/1/ Asian stocks plunge as financial crisis spreads to Europe Asian stocks nosedived throughout the region Monday as investors feared the US bail-out would fall far short of resolving the financial crisis that has also spread to Europe. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415172/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:12 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415172/cs/1/ Sacked British Indian minister blogs about disappointment Parmjit Dhanda, an Indian-origin Labour MP who lost his ministerial post in the recent reshuffle of the british cabinet, has written about his disappointment in his personal blog. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415168/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:07 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415168/cs/1/ London markets sharply down after German move The Financial Times Index plunged by 4.5 percent in London Monday as leading bank shares were also down following unease about Germany's move to guarantee all private savings, analysts said. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415166/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:05 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415166/cs/1/ German stocks plunge after bank rescue bid Stocks plunged in early trading in Germany Monday, a day after the government and banks agreed to expand a bail-out for troubled property lender Hypo Real Estate (HRE). http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415137/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:00:12 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415137/cs/1/ Lazio, Udinese and champions Inter Milan lead in Serie A Napoli missed a chance to seize the Serie A lead as hosts Genoa came from behind in a high-voltage game to beat them 3-2 despite having two men dismissed. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415108/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:35 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415108/cs/1/ Comeback winners Liverpool keep pace with Chelsea at top Liverpool staged a superb second-half fightback to win 3-2 at Manchester City and keep pace with Chelsea at the top of the English Premier League. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415106/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:30 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415106/cs/1/ Four miles apart, but siblings reunite after 60 years A brother and sister who got separated some 60 years ago have reunited to discover that they had been living just four miles apart all these years in west-central Britain, the Daily Telegraph reported Monday. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415094/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:22 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415094/cs/1/ Still no place in England squad for striker Owen England coach Fabio Capello again left striker Michael Owen on the sidelines, omitting him from his squad for the forthcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Kazakhstan and Belarus. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415090/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:15 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415090/cs/1/ Valencia back on top, Real Madrid held to draw Valencia are back on top of the Spanish Liga after a tight 1-0 win in Valladolid. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415086/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:07 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415086/cs/1/ Bayern Munich meet Stuttgart, Dortmund face Bremen in German cup Cup holders Bayern Munich face a tough away trip to VfB Stuttgart in the draw for the last 16 of the German Cup. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415082/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:03 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415082/cs/1/ Bust enhancement without pain for Wright Penn Actress Robin Wright Penn went for size 36D for the computer generated movie 'Beowulf'. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415068/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:00:19 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415068/cs/1/ Field trials of Indian multidrug started Scientists in New Zealand have started the test of 'polypill', a multidrug manufactured by an Indian company to protect against heart disease and stroke. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415058/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:00:09 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415058/cs/1/ Tina Turner returns with impressive performance Legendary singer Tina Turner hit the stage once again for a world tour after eight years. She had last performed in 2000 at the age of 60. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415049/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:01:07 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415049/cs/1/ Largest floating fortress for Chelsea owner What would a billionaire do if pirates tried to board his yacht? In the case of Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea football club, he would quietly slip out in his personal submarine. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415045/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:00:44 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415045/cs/1/ Low stress hormone may trigger antisocial behaviour Low level of stress hormone may trigger antisocial behaviour in male adolescents, a new study in Britain shows. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415038/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:00:35 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415038/cs/1/ Blake Fielder-Civil threatens wife Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse's husband has sent an abusive letter to her father from jail. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415028/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:00:18 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415028/cs/1/ Now, a quick test to spot prostate cancer Scientists have launched a new blood test in Britain that they say can spot prostrate cancer - the most common cancer in men - in just ten minutes. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415015/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:00:02 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415015/cs/1/ Berlin plans savings guarantee, wrangles over HRE The German government indicated Sunday it would guarantee personal deposits to prevent a run on banks as a banking crisis worsened, but balked at expanding a bail-out for troubled mortgage lender Hypo Real Estate (HRE). http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415005/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:00:24 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415005/cs/1/ US raid kills 11 family members in Iraq Mosul (Iraq), Oct 6 (Xinhua) Eleven members of a family were killed Sunday in a US military raid at a house in this northern Iraqi city, officials said. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415004/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:00:21 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/415004/cs/1/ Russia steps up preparations for Georgia pullout You Report TBILISI, GEORGIA (AP) - Russian forces stepped up preparations Monday to withdraw from bases and checkpoints surrounding two separatist regions in Georgia, four days before a deadline being... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394920/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:47:47 -0400 Washington Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394920/ Global panic on markets as US bailout fails to stem credit crisis Car sales slump A global tsunami of panic wiped nearly 8 per cent off the value of the FTSE 100 index today and hit other markets equally hard as investors decided that Friday's $700 billion bank ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18393671/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:44:56 -0400 Times Online http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18393671/ Hamlin released from hospital day after hard wreck TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Denny Hamlin was released from a hospital Monday, a day after a tire failure led to a hard crash at Talladega Superspeedway.Hamlin was kept overnight for observation at a Birmingha... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394839/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:36:49 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394839/ Death toll now 49 in northeast India ethnic riots You Report GAUHATI, INDIA (AP) - Clashes between ethnic groups in India's remote northeast has left at least 49 people dead in four days including 19 killed on Monday, officials said. The fighting in... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394923/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:47:44 -0400 Washington Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394923/ Pakistan Insists No Deal Made With U.S. on Air Strikes ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan insisted Monday it had no deal allowing the U.S. to fire missiles at militant hideouts after an American newspaper quoted the new president as suggesting otherwise.... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394964/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:28:40 -0400 Fox News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394964/ North Korea leader Kim makes appearance Sun, Oct 05 - Anna Gebauer reports on an ad for a Vancouver furniture store featuring Green Party leader Elizabeth May – that appears to violate Elections Canada rules. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394976/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:14:17 -0400 National Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394976/ Falling house prices must be stabilised the collapse of the housing bubble . House prices nationwide have fallen by almost 20% since their peak in the summer of 2006. In some cities the decline has been more than 30%. As a result, tens of m... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394952/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:29:22 -0400 The Guardian http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394952/ Half of mammals in decline BARCELONA, Spain - One in two mammal species on Earth are in decline and at least one in four are at risk of disappearing forever, according to a scientific survey released Monday and whose sponsors d... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18393448/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:16:26 -0400 MSNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18393448/ Rapist Snared By Jewellery Clue Daniel Webb was wearing two gold sovereigns and a third ring bearing the word "Dad" when he attacked a 23-year-old woman in London. His victim remembered the jewellery and described them for police d... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394986/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:10:56 -0400 Sky News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394986/ Fear slashes shares, dollar The problems engulfing European banks heightened fears that Washington's $US700 billion ($935 billion) Wall Street bailout would do little to soften the economic downturn unleashed by the global credi... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18393480/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:51:58 -0400 The Australian http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18393480/ Turkish planes bomb Kurdish hideout in north Iraq You Report ANKARA, TURKEY (AP) - Turkish warplanes bombed a Kurdish rebel hideout in northern Iraq on Monday _ the third airstrike in as many days in retaliation for an attack that killed 15 soldiers.... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18393985/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:47:20 -0400 Washington Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18393985/ Basque regional president to face trial in Spain You Report MADRID, SPAIN (AP) - The Basque regional government's president will be tried for meeting members of Batasuna, a party banned for its links to the armed separatist group ETA, a Spanish cour... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394931/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:47:28 -0400 Washington Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394931/ Driver sideswipes Fort Lauderdale restaurant A driver was injured Monday morning when her car sideswiped the Copper Kettle restaurant in Fort Lauderdale.Police said a woman was driving a green Nissan south in the 1600 block of South Andrews Aven... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394941/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:36:48 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394941/ 30 die after 2 strong earthquakes hit Tibet BEIJING (AP) -- A pair of strong earthquakes jolted the capital of Tibet and surrounding areas Monday, killing more than 30 people and causing hundreds of houses to collapse, the official Xinhua News ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394988/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:06:29 -0400 Associated Press http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394988/ Carlos the Jackal ordered back to French court You Report PARIS (AP) - A French judicial official says the convicted Venezuelan terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal has been ordered back to court over four deadly bombings in 1982 and 1983. Ilich ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394926/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:47:39 -0400 Washington Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394926/ Beijing revives vanity plates, bans crude choices You Report BEIJING (AP) - Beijing began issuing vanity plates on Monday after a six-year hiatus sparked by rude, crude and politically incorrect messages. Top picks this time emphasized numbers consi... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394929/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:47:31 -0400 Washington Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394929/ Ex-ruling party rebounds in local election You Report ACAPULCO, MEXICO (AP) - The party that governed Mexico for 71 consecutive years has rebounded in local elections, returns showed on Monday, and a poll had it jumping into the lead for next ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394921/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:47:48 -0400 Washington Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394921/ Monkey works as waiter in Japanese restaurant A Japanese restaurant is gaining international notoriety after a clip of a macaque monkey serving drinks to its customers was posted on the internet. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394883/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:15:28 -0400 Belfast Telegraph http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394883/ Banks turn to fund for cheap cash THREE of Australia's biggest banks tapped long-term loans from the Future Fund as cash dried up from other sources in the wake of the collapse of US investment giant Bear Stearns. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18393479/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:51:56 -0400 The Australian http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18393479/ Crew Subdues Passenger Who Tried to Open Plane Door A British flight crew wrestled an unruly German passenger after he assaulted two fellow passengers and tried to open the plane's door mid-flight, the U.K.'s Daily Mail newspaper reported Monday. The i... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394958/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:28:48 -0400 Fox News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394958/ Russia to Carry Out Large-Scale Cruise Missile Test Russia began the most ambitious test of its strategic bomber fleet in almost a quarter of a century Monday. Up to 20 bombers are being sent into the air with full combat payloads to carry out live fir... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394962/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:28:41 -0400 Fox News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394962/ Britain poised to go it alone In Germany, Angela Merkel, the Chancellor, buried any remaining semblance of a unified European response by guaranteeing individuals deposits in an effort to avert a crisis of confidence in the nation... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18393483/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:51:53 -0400 The Australian http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18393483/ Tropical Storm Norbert strengthens off Mexico You Report MEXICO CITY (AP) - Tropical Storm Norbert is growing toward hurricane force off Mexico's Pacific coast and forecasters say it might bring weekend rains and wind to the Baja California Penin... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394927/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:47:34 -0400 Washington Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/18394927/