Thursday, November 25, 2010

SKorea's defense chief resigns after NKorea attack (AP)

SKorea's defense chief resigns after NKorea attack (AP)

SKorea's defense chief resigns after NKorea attack (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:06 AM PST

A South Korean man walks under a street lamp near the ruins of a neighborhood on Yeonpyeong Island, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. South Korea's president vowed Thursday to boost troops on the island targeted by a North Korean artillery barrage, while the North stridently warned of additional attacks if the South carries out any 'reckless military provocations.' (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - South Korea's president ordered more troops to a front-line island and dumped his defense minister Thursday as the country grappled with lapses in its response to a deadly North Korean artillery strike.

Thanksgiving sales bring shoppers, grumbles (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:31 PM PST

AP - Not all Americans tucked into turkey with their families on Thanksgiving. Some were out shopping, hitting sales ahead of the crowds expected Friday.

Epic battle over, Iraq PM must form new government (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:30 AM PST

In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, right, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, are seen during a ceremony of asking al-Maliki to form the next government in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. al-Maliki appealed to the country's warring political factions for unity after formally accepting on Thursday Nov. 25 2010 a request by the president to form the next government, part of a deal to end an eight-month deadlock over who would lead the country the next four years. (AP Photo/Iraqi Government, HO)AP - Incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki cemented his grip on power Thursday, bringing an end to nearly nine months of political deadlock after he was asked to form the next government.

Kanye West, Kung Fu Panda star at NYC parade (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:36 PM PST

Members of the New York Police Department stand by as the Shrek balloon makes it's way across 42nd Street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)AP - A high-kicking Kung Fu Panda and a diary-toting Wimpy Kid joined the giant balloon lineup as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade unfolded Thursday, drawing tens of thousands of spectators to the annual extravaganza on a chilly, overcast morning.

US presence in Afghanistan as long as Soviet slog (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:04 AM PST

FILE - In this 1987 file photo, mujahedeen guerrillas sit atop a captured Russian T-55 tank. The US military presence in Afghanistan has surpassed the Soviet occupation of the country. The Soviet Union couldn't win in Afghanistan, and now the United States is about to have something in common with that futile campaign: nine years, 50 days. The U.S.-led coalition has now been fighting for as long as the Soviets did, and while two invasions had different goals — and dramatically different body counts — whether they have significantly different outcomes remains to be seen. (AP Photo/File)AP - The Soviet Union couldn't win in Afghanistan, and now the United States is about to have something in common with that futile campaign: nine years, 50 days.

Mexico's modern city succumbs to drug violence (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:20 PM PST

AP - A 21-year-old university student lies dead from a gunshot to the head. Nearby, paramedics wrap the head of another woman in a blood-soaked shirt while her husband holds their cowering children.

After 50 days adrift, 3 teens rescued in S Pacific (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:04 PM PST

AP - Three teens who have been missing in the South Pacific for 50 days — and were already eulogized in a memorial service — have been found alive by a New Zealand fishing boat.

AG: 2 murder charges for honeymoon death suspect (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:10 PM PST

AP - An Alabama man accused of killing his wife during their honeymoon on the Great Barrier Reef has been indicted on two murder counts, the state attorney general said Thursday after the suspect arrived in the United States from Australia, where he served an 18-month prison sentence for the 2003 drowning death.

Dinosaur die-off cleared way for gigantic mammals (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:01 PM PST

This undated diagram image provided by the journal Science shows the largest land mammals that ever lived, from left, Indricotherium and Deinotherium, that would have towered over the living African Elephant. Indricotherium. They just needed some leg room: New research shows the great dinosaur die-off made way for mammals to explode in size — leading to creatures that would have towered over today's elephants. The largest land mammal ever: A rhinoceros-like creature, minus the horn, that stood 18 feet tall, weighed 17 tons and grazed in the then-forests of what is now Eurasia. It makes the better known woolly mammoth seem a bit puny. (AP Photo/Science)AP - They just needed some leg room: New research shows the great dinosaur die-off made way for mammals to explode in size — some more massive than several elephants put together.

Brady's 4 TDs lift Patriots to 45-24 win vs. Lions (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:55 PM PST

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) leads his teammates onto the field at the start of an NFL football game with the Detroit Lions, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, in Detroit, Mich. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)AP - Tom Brady threw a season-high four touchdown passes, all in the second half, to help the New England Patriots rout the Detroit Lions 45-24 on Thursday.

South Korea defense minister quits after attack (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:51 AM PST

Protesters shout slogans while holding defamed portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (R) and his son Kim Jong-un at a rally denouncing North Korea in Seoul November 24, 2010. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - South Korea's defense minister resigned on Thursday, two days after an attack by North Korea and amid criticism that the South's response was too slow.

Ex-House leader Tom DeLay guilty of money-laundering (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 05:33 PM PST

Former House Majority leader Representative Tom Delay (R-TX) walks out of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill on the day his resignation takes effect in Washington, June 9, 2006. REUTERS/Evan SisleyReuters - A Texas jury on Wednesday found former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, dubbed "The Hammer" for his hard-driving style, guilty of money laundering and conspiracy.

No risk of euro zone breakup in Irish crisis: EU (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:59 AM PST

Reuters - Senior euro zone officials dismissed any risk of the single currency area breaking up after financial markets, alarmed by Ireland's debt crisis, forced the borrowing costs of Portugal and Spain to record highs.

Harmful errors still common in U.S. hospitals: study (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 06:44 PM PST

Reuters - Harmful errors and accidents remain common in U.S. hospitals despite a decade of efforts to improve patient safety, a study found.

Search for Air France crash black box revived (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 11:01 AM PST

Reuters - The search for the wreckage and black boxes of an Air France aircraft which crashed into the Atlantic last year killing all 228 people on board will resume in February, the French government said on Thursday.

Afghan settlement would leave no room for al Qaeda-Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:16 PM PST

Reuters - A political settlement in Afghanistan would leave no room for al Qaeda, which would have to "fall in line or leave the region," a senior Pakistani politician said on Thursday.

If it's Thanksgiving, it must be time to shop (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 11:24 AM PST

Holiday shoppers walk through Time's Square in New York November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Forget the turkey and the football -- if it's Thanksgiving Day, why aren't you shopping?

Kremlin says eyeing new naval bases abroad (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:15 AM PST

People watch a naval parade from a construction site at the harbour of Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok, July 25, 2010. REUTERS/Yuri MaltsevReuters - President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday Russia was looking to open new naval bases abroad to increase the global reach of a military that shrunk abruptly when the Soviet Union collapsed.

S.Korea boosts defences as North warns of more strikes (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:16 AM PST

Interactive graphic on relations between North and South Korea as the death toll from the North's shelling of a border island, one of its worst attacks in decades, rises to four.(AFP iactiv)AFP - South Korea said Thursday it would send more troops and guns to frontline islands, as North Korea warned it could follow up this week's deadly shelling with more attacks.

Maliki named Iraq PM for second term, urges unity (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:33 AM PST

File picture shows Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) with President Jalal Talabani. Nuri al-Maliki is to be officially named for a second term as Iraq's premier on Thursday, giving him 30 days to form a cabinet after an eight-month impasse following elections.(AFP/File/Safin Hamed)AFP - Nuri al-Maliki called for unity among Iraq's factions on Thursday after he was named for a second term as prime minister, signalling an end may be in sight to an eight-month political impasse.
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