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This is a collection of various news feeds that I like to read on a regular basis. Placed them all here on one page for ease of use. The rss feeds on this page are updated automatically every hour by there various suppliers (mostly Yahoo and Google) so is well worth bookmarking if you like to read about current News and Technology. Many of the news items published here are less than one hour old. Enjoy…

Odd But True…

  • Lou the mule credited with saving woman from fire (AP) -

    In this image from video from WTVF - NewsChannel 5, Lou the mule is shown in McMinnville, Tenn.  Lou is credited with saving the life of his owner Jolene Solomon on Jan. 1, 2009, after a fire destroyed her home. (AP Photo/WTVF - NewsChannel 5)AP - Jolene Solomon is beginning the new year with her life, her mule named Lou and little else. The Southern Standard in McMinnville reported Solomon had just finished eating supper on New Year's Day when Lou's braying and acting up got her attention.


  • Berlin zookeeper's son tries to cash in on Knut (Reuters) -

    Polar bear Knut eats his 'birthday cake' during his second birthday celebrations in his enclosure at the Berlin Zoo December 5, 2008. (Johannes Eisele/Reuters)Reuters - The son of the late German zookeeper who nurtured celebrity polar bear cub Knut at Berlin zoo has raised nearly 7,000 euros ($9,748) by selling off his father's belongings on internet auction site eBay.


  • Holier than thou? Rio's Christ statue has rival (Reuters) - Reuters - A little-known Brazilian farming town with sugar cane wealth is set to upstage Rio de Janeiro by erecting a statue of Christ that will eclipse its famous equivalent atop Rio's Corcovado mountain.
  • Worker accidentally spills pills into cake batter (AP) - AP - The Connecticut Department of Development Services has placed an employee on administrative leave after prescription pills were found in a cake served at a home for disabled people.
  • Stolen Madoff statue returned with note attached (Reuters) -

    Bernard Madoff walks back to his apartment in New York December 17, 2008. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Reuters - A statue stolen last month from Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff's Florida home has been returned undamaged, and with a note attached, to a country club where the accused swindler is a member, Palm Beach police said on Thursday.


  • Police foil German children's dash to Africa (Reuters) - Reuters - Three German children aged five, six and seven who said they were fed up with cold weather at home set off on a voyage to Africa but only got as far as the local train station, police said on Monday.
  • Church of England pens prayer for the redundant (Reuters) - Reuters - The Church of England published a prayer on Tuesday to help comfort Britons who lose their jobs in the financial crisis.
  • Australian police hunt blow-up doll sex bandit (Reuters) - Reuters - An Australian man broke into three adult shops, had sex with blow up dolls named "Jungle Jane" and then dumped his plastic conquests in a nearby alley, local media reported on Wednesday.
  • Morris dancers urge young to strap on the bells (Reuters) - Reuters - Britain's morris dancers, renowned for bells on knees, coloured rags and flower-bedecked hats, are launching a recruitment drive to convince young people that their stick-slapping art form is not a thing of the past.
  • Bummer: Man's bottom bared in Colo ski-lift mishap (AP) - AP - A guy who dangled upside down from a ski lift with his bare bottom exposed probably doesn't want to hear any "ski bum" jokes. Officials at Vail Resorts in Colorado say the 48-year-old man was trying to get on the Blue Ski basin lift on New Year's Day. They haven't said what went wrong.
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    RSS And Blogging…

  • Android App Market Gets Down to Business (PC World) - PC World - Google's Android App Market will begin selling applications in early 2009, according to blogger and app developer Martin Drashkov. Drashkov and other developers have been receiving e-mail from Google alerting them of upcoming plans for the Android Mobile OS and the system's App Market. In a blog post, Drashkov says that the paid Market will first hit the U.S. and the U.K with roll-outs to Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, France, Italy, and Spain shortly thereafter. Not all of these countries have an Android-based phone available to them yet, and Google also has to set up payment systems for many of these countries. Unlike Apple's iTunes Store, Google does not have the ability to collect money from retail sales across the globe.
  • SOA gets an obituary (InfoWorld) - InfoWorld - SOA is dead but services remain alive, according to a prominent analyst who published an obituary for SOA in a blog post on Monday.
  • Phishing Scam Targets Twitter (PC Magazine) - PC Magazine - Micro-blogging site Twitter was the victim of a phishing scam over the weekend that took control of users' direct messaging capabilities.
  • A New Year's Celeb Blog Log (E! Online) -

    A New Year's Celeb Blog Log(E! Online)E! Online - We're less than 48 hours into the new year and, already, celebs from Alec Baldwin to Katy Perry to Courtney Love can't wait to blog it out.


  • Best-selling "God" author faces plagiarism claim (AP) - AP - Neale Donald Walsch, best-selling author of "Conversations with God," said Tuesday that he unwittingly passed off another writer's Christmas anecdote as his own in a recent blog post.
  • A Larger Screen for Apple's iPod Touch Seems Unlikely (NewsFactor) - NewsFactor - Bloggers are taking another bite of the Apple, but analysts say they may have bit off more than they can chew. The rumors on Wednesday speculated about a bigger, better iPod touch with a larger screen.
  • China blogger population exceeds 50 mln: report (AFP) -

    China now has more than 50 million bloggers as increasing numbers of people seek an outlet for their views. The number, reached by the end of November, compared to a blogging population of about 47 million a year earlier, according to Xinhua news agency, quoting figures from the Internet Society of China.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - China now has more than 50 million bloggers as increasing numbers of people seek an outlet for their views, state press reported.


  • Iran confirms detaining Iranian-Canadian blogger (AFP) -

    Two Iranian women at an Internet cafe in Tehran in 2004. The Iranian judiciary confirmed on Tuesday that a prominent Iranian-Canadian blogger is under arrest over remarks he allegedly made about key figures in the Shiite faith, local media reported.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)AFP - The Iranian judiciary confirmed on Tuesday that a prominent Iranian-Canadian blogger is under arrest over remarks he allegedly made about key figures in the Shiite faith, local media reported.


  • 'Zune 30 Midnight Meltdown' Angers Music Lovers (NewsFactor) - NewsFactor - While the rumor mill is focused on Apple developing a larger-screen iPod touch, the blogosphere is churning with angry reports about frozen 30GB Microsoft Zunes.
  • Model wants Google to identify anonymous commenter (AP) - AP - A model targeted by negative commentary by an anonymous blogger is seeking a court order that would force Google to reveal who the person or people responsible are.
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    Modern Technology…

  • Satyam Computer head quits, admits doctoring books (AP) - AP - The chairman of India's Satyam Computer Services Ltd. quit Wednesday after admitting the company's profits had been inflated for several years, sending shares of the software services provider plunging by more than 70 percent.
  • Asus Unveils Netbook With Touchscreen That Swivels (PC World) - PC World - Asustek Computer on Tuesday unveiled its latest Eee PC netbook, with an 8.9-inch touchscreen that swivels and can even fold down to convert the device into a tablet PC.
  • D-Link Promises Fastest 11n Router Ever (PC Magazine) - PC Magazine - In addition to new routers, the home networking company promises new cameras, new storage, and a unique companion monitor for your PC.
  • Even in recession, CES to have stuff worth seeing (AP) -

    This undated photo provided by Nvidia Corp., a leading maker of graphics chips for computers, will be touting $199 glasses that turn compatible monitors into true three-dimensional displays, spicing up games like 'Far Cry 2,' 'Spore' and 'Left 4 Dead.' Gaming in 3-D, with and without glasses, has been possible for years, yet has never caught on. The support of a big name like Nvidia might make a difference. (AP Photo/Nvidia Corp.)AP - The recession figures to tone down the flashiness of this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, but the lineup of innovative products likely will measure up to those of past years.


  • Apple's Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO (AP) -

    In this photo combo, Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs is seen on Sept. 17, 2007 in Berlin, Germany, left, and on Sept. 9, 2008 in San Francisco, right. Jobs, looking to end health rumors, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 said that a hormone imbalance is to blame for the weight loss that has prompted worries about his health. (AP File Photos)AP - Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company.


  • Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes (AP) -

    Phil Schiller, senior vice-president of worldwide product marketing for Apple, delivers his keynote address Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and plans to make every track available without copy protection.


  • China issues 3G licences: government (AFP) -

    A visitor uses a mobile phone as he walks past Chinese brand 3G mobile phones displayed at an exhibition in Beijing. China issued long-anticipated third-generation mobile phone licences Wednesday, state media said, a move that is likely to set off a new round of investments in the world's largest cellular market.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - China issued long-awaited third-generation mobile phone licences Wednesday, a move that will pour billions of dollars into new networks as consumers buy video- and Internet-enabled handsets.


  • Review: 'MacHeads,' a documentary on the Mac faithful (CNET) - CNET - It's a long-established truism in technology journalism: That stories about Apple are pretty much guaranteed to do better than just about any other subject.
  • Wii boosts UK games sales, music resilient (Reuters) - Reuters - British retailers sold a record combined number of DVDs, games and music in 2008 despite the economic gloom, boosted by the popularity of Nintendo's Wii and single downloads, trade bodies said on Wednesday.
  • Logitech to cut salaried staff by 15 percent (AP) - AP - Logitech International SA, a maker of mice, webcams and other computer peripherals, said Monday it is cutting its salaried work force by 15 percent in response to weak consumer demand amid what it expects to be an extended global downturn.
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  • Another Gitmo Grows in Afghanistan (Time.com) -

    Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 6-4 Cavalry fire a 120 mm mortar at Forward Operating Base Bostick in eastern Afghanistan January 5, 2009. REUTERS/Bob Strong (AFGHANISTAN)Time.com - Obama faces a tough decision on detention policy at the U.S. prison at Bagram


  • Lisa Marie Presley defends Scientology (AP) -

    This Dec. 6, 2007, file photo shows Lisa Marie Presley in New York. Lisa Marie Presley is expressing her condolences over the death of Jett Travolta, the son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, and is defending Scientology, the controversial religion created by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard that Presley, Travolta and Preston follow.  (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)AP - Lisa Marie Presley is expressing her condolences over Jett Travolta's death and defending Scientology, the religion that Presley, John Travolta and Kelly Preston follow.


  • Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions (AP) -

    In this image released by Rogers & Cowan public relations, actor John Travolta, second left, poses with his daughter Ella Bleu, left, wife Kelly Preston, right, and son Jett in an undated family photo.  (AP Photo/Rogers & Cowan)AP - Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston.


  • Aruba prosecutor: End is near in Holloway case (AP) - AP - Aruban prosecutors said Tuesday their investigation into the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway is nearing the end and appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
  • Surprise! Milky Way Much More Massive (SPACE.com) - SPACE.com - LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Scientists have dramatically revised the mass of the Milky Way, saying our home galaxy is half again as heavy as previously thought.
  • Bummer: Man's bottom bared in Colo ski-lift mishap (AP) - AP - A guy who dangled upside down from a ski lift with his bare bottom exposed probably doesn't want to hear any "ski bum" jokes. Officials at Vail Resorts in Colorado say the 48-year-old man was trying to get on the Blue Ski basin lift on New Year's Day. They haven't said what went wrong.
  • Gaza truce proposed after Israeli shell kills 30 (AP) -

    Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a street near a U.N. school, after an Israeli attack killed dozens of Palestinians, in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. An Israeli bombardment struck outside a U.N. school where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge on Tuesday, the U.N. and Palestinian medics said, killing at least 30 people, many of them children whose parents wailed in grief at a hospital filled with dead and wounded. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)AP - France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza late Tuesday, hours after Israeli mortar shells exploded near a U.N. school sheltering hundreds of people displaced by the onslaught on Hamas militants. At least 30 Palestinians died, staining streets with blood.


  • Supporters Surface as Burris Campaign for Senate Seating Continues (CQPolitics.com) -

    Illinois U.S. Senate Appointee Roland Burris makes a statement after departing Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)CQPolitics.com - On the eve of Roland W. Burris' meeting with Senate leaders, cracks are appearing in the united front against his effort to be admitted to the chamber.


  • Obama apologizes to Feinstein for his CIA surprise (AP) - AP - Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Tuesday that President-elect Barack Obama apologized to her for not notifying her ahead of time that Leon Panetta was his pick for CIA director.
  • Ala. policeman feared missing arrested in Vegas (AP) -

    This photograph released by police in Decatur, Ala., shows Sarah Richardson, who is accused of helping police Sgt. Faron White stage his disappearance in a bid to cover up an alleged theft. Police said Richardson, 29, of Decatur was arrested Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, on a charge of hindering prosecution. White was arrested in Las Vegas on a charge of stealing $2,500 from his department. (AP Photo/Decatur Police Department)AP - Sgt. Faron White's job running a squad that targeted drug dealers, gamblers and other organized crime in a northern Alabama city earned him accolades but was filled with pressure.


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  • Report: Microsoft to do free Windows 7 upgrades - Computerworld -

    ITBusiness.ca

    Report: Microsoft to do free Windows 7 upgrades
    Computerworld - 6 hours ago
    By Gregg Keizer January 6, 2009 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. will offer free or discounted Windows 7 upgrades to users who buy Vista PCs after July 1, according to a Web site that has accurately predicted the company's moves in the past.
    Buy a Vista PC as of July 1, upgrade to Windows 7 for free Ars Technica
    Vista's flaws surface again on eve of Windows 7 beta ITworld.com
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  • EGM closes, 1UP Sold in Ziff-Davis shakeup - GamePro.com -

    GamePro.com

    EGM closes, 1UP Sold in Ziff-Davis shakeup
    GamePro.com - 7 hours ago
    By Dave Rudden Electronic Gaming Monthly, one of the major American gaming magazines and longtime GamePro competitor, has printed its last issue, according to reports.
    Electronic Gaming Monthly shutting down GameSpot
    1UP sold to Hearst, EGM out of print GamesAreFun.com
    IGN - MMORPG blog - Indianapolis Star - Talk Xbox
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  • Skype 2.8 beta for Mac released - Macworld -

    TECH.BLORGE.com

    Skype 2.8 beta for Mac released
    Macworld - 11 hours ago
    Just in time for Macworld, those ridiculously talented Estonian engineers have come out with the latest version of everyone's favorite Internet phone and video calling software the Skype 2.8 beta.
    Skype adds screen sharing, metered WiFi service in 2.8 beta Ars Technica
    Skype pops up on Mac Register
    The Mac Observer - VNUNet.com - CNET News - Wired News
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  • Murley To Chair Florida Energy & Climate Commission - Chipley Florida Online Newspaper - Foster Folly News -

    KVAL

    Murley To Chair Florida Energy & Climate Commission
    Chipley Florida Online Newspaper - Foster Folly News - 9 hours ago
    Commission will lead state energy policy, administer Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Technologies Grants Program. TALLAHASSEE - Governor Charlie Crist has named James F. Murley, Director of the Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions at ...
    Obama’s radical environmental strategy Reuters
    A Crash Course in Climate Change Plenty Magazine
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  • News from the American Astronomical Society meeting - Ars Technica -

    BBC News

    News from the American Astronomical Society meeting
    Ars Technica - 15 hours ago
    By Matt Ford | Published: January 06, 2009 - 10:57AM CT This week, the American Astronomical Society is hosting their 213th meeting in Long Beach, California, which will feature presentations from researchers in a variety of astronomical and ...
    Our Milky Way galaxy is 50% bigger than previously thought TG Daily
    Data Uncover Bigger Galaxy in Cosmos, and It’s Ours New York Times
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  • CES 2009: Asus shows touchscreen EeePC and Keyboard PC - TG Daily -

    Slippery Brick

    CES 2009: Asus shows touchscreen EeePC and Keyboard PC
    TG Daily - 1 hour ago
    By Wolfgang Gruener Las Vegas (NV) - Asus took advantage of the crowd present at the first major press conference at CES 2009 and showed off next-generation of EeePC netbooks, Windows 7 on netbooks, a multitouch EeePC as well as a 4.3” screen PC that ...
    Asus Unveils Netbook With Touchscreen That Swivels PC World
    Asus debuts S121 netbook with Windows 7 and 512GB SSD Computerworld
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  • Refurbished iPhones at Best Buy - San Francisco Chronicle -

    ABC News

    Refurbished iPhones at Best Buy
    San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago
    Apple iPhones aren't cheap. But now, consumers can save a little cash by opting for a used model. Best Buy, the electronics retail chain, said Tuesday that it will start selling refurbished iPhone 3G handsets in an effort to capitalize on an already ...
    Best Buy begins selling refurbished iPhones BusinessWeek
    Will Refurbished Smart Phones Be the New Hot Trend? Earth911.com
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  • Microsoft layoff rumors swirl - GameSpot -

    EL33TONLINE

    Microsoft layoff rumors swirl
    GameSpot - 9 hours ago
    By Tom Magrino, GameSpot Xbox 360 purveyor said to be reducing workforce significantly as early as this month; initial estimates of 15000 layoffs labeled "grossly exaggerated.
    Xbox 360 Weathers 2008 With Record Sales TechNewsWorld
    Microsoft claims Xbox 360 sold 8 million worldwide BetaNews
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  • CES 2009: Logitech unveils $500 remote - TG Daily -

    Business Wire (press release)

    CES 2009: Logitech unveils $500 remote
    TG Daily - 49 minutes ago
    By Wolfgang Gruener Las Vegas (NV) - Logitech expands its Harmony remote control line with a new flagship model: The 1100 integrates a 3.5” touch screen and can be yours for $500.
    Logitech Launches a New Luxe Remote Control PC Magazine
    Logitech Harmony 1100 Universal Remote Slippery Brick
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  • BlackBerry Curve, Bold, and Storm Fuse Into Curve 8900 - PC Magazine -

    Blackberry Cool

    BlackBerry Curve, Bold, and Storm Fuse Into Curve 8900
    PC Magazine - 1 hour ago
    by Sascha Segan LAS VEGAS - AT&T has the Bold. Verizon has the Storm. Now T-Mobile has their very own next-generation BlackBerry: the BlackBerry Curve 8900, which combines some of the top features from previous BlackBerry lines.
    T-Mobile USA to Offer Customers the Thinnest and Lightest Full ... FOXBusiness
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  • Driver plucked from rising floodwaters - The Australian -

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    Driver plucked from rising floodwaters
    The Australian - 2 hours ago
    By Tara Ravens | January 07, 2009 Article from: Australian AP A ROAD train driver has been rescued by helicopter following a deluge of rain in the Northern Territory Outback, while residents from a remote community prepare to be evacuated.
    Floods will send truckies broke: union The Age
    Evacuations begin in the flooded Barkly ABC Online
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  • Concerns raised over Ningaloo oil, gas access - ABC Regional Online -

    Concerns raised over Ningaloo oil, gas access
    ABC Regional Online - 6 hours ago
    The WA Greens have raised concerns that the oil and gas industry could still have access to marine areas near Ningaloo Reef, despite the reef being nominated for a World Heritage listing.
    Ningaloo reef coasts closer to heritage listing The Australian
    Support for World Heritage listing of Ningaloo Reef ABC Online
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  • Town shocked by fatal dog attack - ABC Online -

    Sydney Morning Herald

    Town shocked by fatal dog attack
    ABC Online - 1 hour ago
    Residents of a small town in the New South Wales Riverina are shocked by a dog attack this morning that killed a toddler and seriously injured her baby sister.
    Toddler killed by dogs Sydney Morning Herald
    Readers' Comments Vicious dog attack kills girl Melbourne Herald Sun
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  • SCENARIOS-What next after India presents Mumbai evidence? - Reuters India -

    CTV.ca

    SCENARIOS-What next after India presents Mumbai evidence?
    Reuters India - 50 minutes ago
    By Simon Denyer NEW DELHI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - India presented a dossier of material to Pakistan this week which it said showed that Pakistani militants carried out the November attacks in Mumbai that killed 179 people.
    Transcript: Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone The Associated Press
    Pakistani Govt accused of links to Mumbai attacks ABC Online
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  • Senators Turn Burris Away at Capitol - Washington Post -

    Senators Turn Burris Away at Capitol
    Washington Post - 3 hours ago
    By Perry Bacon Jr. Blocked from claiming a Senate seat, a man who once said his success in politics was the result of "divine intervention" stood outside the Capitol yesterday and declared: "Members of the media, my name is Roland Burris, ...
    Roland Burris/Al Franken TIME
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  • Family appeal for information on missing woman - ABC Online -

    Family appeal for information on missing woman
    ABC Online - 1 hour ago
    There have been a number of uncomfirmed sightings of Dawn Wilson in the Geelong area. (supplied) The family of a Sunbury woman who went missing near Geelong almost three weeks ago are still hopeful she will be found.
    Concerns grow for missing woman Melbourne Herald Sun
    Daughters' teary plea: come home mum The Age
    NEWS.com.au - Geelong Advertiser
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  • Sheikh Hasina Wajed sworn in as premier - PRESS TV -

    Voice of America

    Sheikh Hasina Wajed sworn in as premier
    PRESS TV - 2 hours ago
    Sheikh Hasina Wajed of the Awami League has been sworn in by President Iajuddin Ahmed as Bangladesh's 12th premier for a five-year term.
    Bangladesh's PM Hasina hands ministers portfolios Reuters India
    Women take lead in Bangladesh cabinet The West Australian
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  • Three Bulgarian Citizens Busted for Pickpocketing in Melbourne - Sofia News Agency -

    Three Bulgarian Citizens Busted for Pickpocketing in Melbourne
    Sofia News Agency - 2 hours ago
    Bulgaria Three Bulgarian Citizens Busted for Pickpocketing in Melbourne: Three Bulgarian citizens were arrested for pickpocketing in the trams in the city of Melbourne in December, the ABC News Australia reported Wednesday.
    Bulgarian nationals arrested over tram thefts ABC Online
    Tram warning after theft of 70 purses and wallets Melbourne Herald Sun
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  • Nail-biting finish as Aussies win Test - The Age -

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    Nail-biting finish as Aussies win Test
    The Age - 1 hour ago
    Graeme Smith batted with a fractured hand in one of cricket's bravest acts but narrowly failed to save his side from defeat as Australia claimed victory with 10 balls to spare on the final day of the third Test.
    Australia saves face despite Graeme Smith's heroics The Australian
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  • US President creates new Pacific Marine Monuments - Radio Australia -

    Times Online

    US President creates new Pacific Marine Monuments
    Radio Australia - 2 hours ago
    The President of the United States, George W Bush, has signed off on the creation of three new marine reserves in the Pacific. President Bush used the US Antiquities Act to create the reserves as national marine monuments, which means their status as ...
    Bush names marine monuments, defends record The Age
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  • Attorney: Charge against Brolin to be dropped (AP) -

    In this Dec. 15, 2008 file photo, Josh Brolin arrives at the opening of the Dolce & Gabbana flagship boutique in Los Angeles. An attorney for for actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright says prosecutors have agreed to drop all charges stemming from an incident at a Louisiana bar last year. Brolin, Wright and five crewmembers of the Oliver Stone film 'W.' were arrested arrested on misdemeanor charges at the Stray Cat Club on July 12, 2008. Brolin and Wright were charged with interfering with police officers after a disturbance involving a movie crew member broke out at the bar. (AP Photo, file)AP - It's not exactly a presidential pardon, but prosecutors have agreed to drop charges filed against "W." actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright after an incident a Louisiana bar last year.


  • All About the Hair at the "Bride Wars" Premiere (Fashion Wire Daily) -

    FWD105  Anne Hathaway, left, and Kate Hudson arrive for the premiere of Fashion Wire Daily - You'd think that at a movie premiere for a flick called "Bride Wars" would be all about the dresses, but in New York on Monday night, it was all about the hair.


  • 'Hedda Gabler', Starring Parker, Cerveris, Stormare and Sparks, Begins Broadway Run (Playbill) - Playbill - Tony Award winner Mary-Louise Parker exercises a trigger finger starting Jan. 6, with the first Broadway preview of Christopher Shinn's new adaptation of Hedda Gabler, the Henrik Ibsen classic about an unhappily married woman in 1880s Norway.
  • HBO lands rights to inaugural ceremony (Reuters) -

    Workers construct the reviewing stand which will be used by President-elect Barack Obama and other dignitaries to view his inauguration parade on January 20, 2009, outside the White House in Washington November 18, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)Reuters - HBO will kick off coverage of Inauguration Week with an exclusive Sunday, January 18, telecast of the star-studded opening ceremony, two days before the saturation coverage of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration begins in earnest.


  • CNN's Medicine Man Tapped for Surgeon General? (E! Online) -

    CNN's Medicine Man Tapped for Surgeon General?(E! Online)E! Online - Barack Obama is apparently looking to bring sexy back to Washington.


  • New Eminem, 50 Cent songs hit radio and Web (Reuters) -

    Rap artist Eminem performs during the 2006 BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles June 27, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - There's still no solidified release dates for upcoming albums from Eminem and 50 Cent, but new music from both rappers has emerged in the past 24 hours.


  • Bollywood bids Bush goodbye with a parting shot (Reuters) -

    U.S. President George W. Bush speaks about conservation and the environment in Washington January 6, 2009. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)Reuters - Barely two weeks before George W. Bush leaves the White House, Bollywood is ready with a farewell present -- a film that takes pot shots at the outgoing U.S. president.


  • Garner Delivers! Jen & Ben Welcome Baby No. 2 (E! Online) -

    Garner Delivers! Jen & Ben Welcome Baby No. 2(E! Online)E! Online - Jennifer Garner's nursery is abloom with more than Violet.


  • Best-selling "God" author faces plagiarism claim (AP) - AP - Neale Donald Walsch, best-selling author of "Conversations with God," said Tuesday that he unwittingly passed off another writer's Christmas anecdote as his own in a recent blog post.
  • CBS replaces "Worst Week" with more "Rules" (Reuters) - Reuters - CBS plans to return the midseason comedy "Rules of Engagement" to its schedule on March 3, replacing freshman series "Worst Week."
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