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Automotive catalytic converter theft on the rise

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:15:09 EDT

The pollution-reducing converters contain small amounts of the precious metals platinum and palladium, and they've joined copper wire and sewer grates on the long list of metal items targeted by thieves eager to cash in on climbing metal commodity prices.

Channel: Autos Tags: catalytic converter theft cars theft

American pilot killed in cargo jet crash in Mexico

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:51:38 EDT

A cargo jet crashed Sunday just west of Monterrey, Mexico, killing the pilot and injuring the co-pilot, a company representative said.

Channel: News Tags: cargo jet crash mexico

Afghans: Wedding Party Bombed, 27 Dead

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:40:56 EDT

Afghan officials say fighter aircraft battling militants in Afghanistan accidentally killed up to 27 Afghans walking to a wedding ceremony early today.

Channel: News Tags: afghans wedding party afghanistan

Records Reveal U.S. Presence in Secret Korean War Slaughter

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:28:28 EDT

A declassified record from the Korean War shows an American colonel telling his South Korean counterpart it "would be permitted" to machine-gun 3,500 political prisoners, to keep them from joining approaching enemy forces.

Channel: News Tags: korean war south korea us military korean war slaughter

Head, threatening note, found in Mexico

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:14:59 EDT

A human head was left near the home of the Oaxaca state attorney general with a note, purportedly from a drug cartel, threatening three officials of the southern Mexican state, authorities said Sunday.

Channel: News Tags: mexico

The Food Crisis Hits Home

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:54:10 EDT

The increase in food prices is wreaking havoc across the globe, but the food crisis is not confined to "over there" in Egypt, Bangladesh or Haiti. It's affecting many people in the Washington region.

Channel: Food Tags: washington

Iraq: Electricity production up over 10%

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:49:05 EDT

Iraq's electricity production jumped more than 10 percent in roughly the first six months of 2008 compared to the same period a year ago, the director of energy operations for coalition forces said Sunday.

Channel: News Tags: iraq electricity production energy

Fast food makers create buzz, Web traffic in freebies

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:13:15 EDT

What do the Mir spacecraft, Axl Rose and NASCAR have in common? They're all part of publicity stunts that could bring you some free junk food -- and help companies develop relationships with you, Mr. or Ms. Potential Customer.

Channel: Food Tags: fast food internet freebies web traffic

2 ex-generals arrested in alleged Turkey coup plot

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:10:40 EDT

Two retired generals were jailed Sunday in connection with an alleged plot to topple Turkey's Islamic-rooted government, the highest-ranking ex-soldiers detained as part of the probe, a news report said.

Channel: News Tags: turkey coup plot

Korea Outlines Energy-Saving Plan

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:57:00 EDT

South Korea announced plans to lower energy demand by 10% in the public sector. The government will limit vehicle and elevator use to address the impact rising oil prices are having on the economy.

Channel: Money Tags: south korea energy oil prices economy

Bush: Skipping Olympics Would Be An Insult

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:54:41 EDT

Above all else, President Bush views his decision to attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics as an act of patriotism.

Channel: News Tags: bush beijing olympics patriotism

Geri Halliwell's West End dream

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:49:40 EDT

Geri Halliwell wants to become a West End star. The former Spice Girls star is keen to make a move into musical theatre and would like to star in a play in London's famous theatre district.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: geri halliwell spice girls music musical theatre

Accident at Chinese mine kills 21

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:47:52 EDT

At least 21 people have died in an accident at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province.

Channel: News Tags: asia pacific news world news china coal mine

'Idols' on the road

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:44:34 EDT

It's been more than six weeks since Season 7 of "American Idol" wrapped, with rocker David Cook - in what some dubbed a shocker - taking the title over teen crooner David Archuleta.

Channel: Television Tags: american idols idols david cook music david archuleta

One year on, Pakistan marks Red Mosque siege

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:37:19 EDT

Thousands of Islamists gathered Sunday in Pakistan's capital to mark the one-year anniversary of a deadly military crackdown on the radical Red Mosque.

Channel: News Tags: red mosque pakistan world news

Syria blames inmates in jail riot

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:30:19 EDT

Syria's government has blamed prisoners serving sentences for extremism and terror for clashes with jail guards that left several inmates dead.

Channel: News Tags: syria jail riot middle east news

Mugabe crisis 'infecting' Africa

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:23:55 EDT

The crisis in Zimbabwe is "infecting the whole of southern Africa", UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said after visiting refugees.

Channel: News Tags: zimbabwe africa refugees world news

Bush defends decision to attend Olympics opening

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:23:28 EDT

President Bush spoke out Sunday on the Beijing Olympics and North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens, two sensitive issues in Asia, before turning attention to global talks on the Earth's rising temperature and oil prices.

Channel: News Tags: beijing olympics sports bush

Iraqi leader asserts terrorism over

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:15:00 EDT

Iraq's prime minister said yesterday that the government had defeated terrorism in the country, a sign of growing confidence after recent crackdowns against Sunni extremists and Shiite militias.

Channel: News Tags: iraqi leader terrorism extremists shiite militias

In Japan, Bush Defends Shift on North Korea

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:07:01 EDT

President Bush arrived on the lush and mountainous northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Sunday for a gathering of world leaders that is to focus on climate change, soaring oil and gas prices and aid to Africa. But first, he defended his decision to remove North Korea from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Channel: News Tags: bush north korea terrorism

United Arab Emirates cancels Iraq debt

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:02:01 EDT

The United Arab Emirates canceled all its Iraqi debt Sunday and moved to restore a full diplomatic mission in Baghdad by naming a new ambassador.

Channel: News Tags: united arab emirates iraq iraqi debt

Low-key birthday for Dalai Lama

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:56:38 EDT

The Tibetan government-in-exile won't hold any celebrations to mark the Dalai Lama's birthday Sunday because of the ongoing suffering of the people of Tibet, an official said.

Channel: News Tags: dalai lama tibet dalai lama birthday

Malaysia hunts for sex claim man

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:52:04 EDT

Malaysian police have launched an international hunt for a private investigator who accused a top politician of sexual misconduct.

Channel: News Tags: malaysia sexual misconduct

Iran and Brazil Can Do It. So Can We.

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:47:20 EDT

When the founding fathers declared our independence, they could not have imagined that, 232 years later, the United States would be so spectacularly dependent on foreign countries. It would be roughly eight more decades before oil gushed from a well in Titusville, Pa., marking the beginning of the global oil economy.

Channel: News Tags: oil global oil economy economy

Car bomb blasts kills 13 in Iraq

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:46:09 EDT

In the first, a car bomb exploded in a mainly Shia district in north-eastern Baghdad, killing six people and injuring 14. The second bomb, in the restive eastern province of Diyala, killed seven people, including the wife and two children of a Kurdish leader.

Channel: News Tags: iraq car bomb

Tired firefighters battle 330 California wildfires

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:37:59 EDT

Firefighters got a gift of a mild, mostly windless night and a forecast for similar conditions Sunday as they attempted to protect thousands of Santa Barbara County homes from a huge wildfire, one of more than 300 taxing their energy and resources around the state.

Channel: News Tags: california wildfires firefighters fire wildfires

For Republicans, the Senate outlook is bad

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:36:36 EDT

Mississippi and other longtime strongholds could go Democratic this fall. Obama's candidacy is a boost.

Channel: Politics Tags: mississippi republicans democratic obama

Salmonella signs point to peppers

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:27:39 EDT

Investigators are seeing more signs that the salmonella outbreak blamed on tomatoes might have been caused by tainted jalapeno peppers and have begun collecting samples from restaurants and from the homes of those who have been sickened, according to health officials involved in the probe.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: health salmonella peppers jalapeno peppers

Lawn-chair balloonist drifts from Oregon to Idaho

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:22:17 EDT

Using his trusty BB gun to help him return to Earth, a 48-year-old gas station owner flew a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled balloons more than 200 miles across the Oregon desert Saturday, landing in a field in Idaho.

Channel: News Tags: lawn chair balloonist idaho

From evangelical Christians, good news for McCain and Obama

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:12:15 EDT

Barack Obama got good reviews from some conservative quarters after his speech outlining a plan for building upon the faith-based initiative established by President Bush. But John McCain got better news from the right -- signs of a real push by conservative Christian leaders to coalesce on his behalf.

Channel: Politics Tags: religion barack obama john mccain evangelical christians

Helms never changed on civil rights opposition

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:06:14 EDT

Jesse Helms forever changed North Carolina politics and the conservative movement. The former senator did it without ever changing much about himself.

Channel: Politics Tags: jesse helms north carolina civil rights

14 dead after heavy rains in north India

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:01:12 EDT

Flooding, house collapses and lightning strikes caused by heavy rains killed at least 14 people in northern India, taking the reported death toll in the annual monsoon season to 79, officials said Sunday.

Channel: News Tags: india floods

8 dead, 13 injured in China building collapse

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:55:44 EDT

China's state news agency says a four-story building under construction in the central part of the country collapsed and killed eight people.

Channel: News Tags: china building collapse

Bush arrives in Japan for G8; oil, climate in focus

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:48:53 EDT

U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in Japan on Sunday for the Group of Eight rich nations' meetings where North Korea's nuclear weapons program, soaring oil and food prices, and climate change top the agenda.

Channel: News Tags: bush oil food global warming nuclear

Reporters covering Mexico drug wars risk their lives

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:30:29 EDT

As violence has soared, more than 30 reporters have died or disappeared in Mexico since 2000, the group Reporters Without Borders says.

Channel: News Tags: mexico drug wars news reporters

Mariah flaunts her new self

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:26:40 EDT

Mariah Carey's new video pays tribute to her makeover, and features another rapper who isn't her hubby.

Channel: Music Tags: mariah carey celebrities

Nigeria's first oil well is still a source of woe

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:20:56 EDT

Three decades after pumping its last drop, the first oil well in Nigeria is marked by a decrepit signboard bearing what would seem an uncontroversial statement:

Channel: News Tags: nigeria oil

Betancourt: 'I suffered terribly'

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:16:18 EDT

Ingrid Betancourt has reiterated that she does not believe her freedom or that of 14 other hostages was bought with a ransom to their Colombian rebel captors. But she suffered so much, she said, that had a ransom been paid, "why not?"

Channel: News Tags: ingrid betancourt colombian rebel

Afghan president orders probe into civilian deaths

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:08:24 EDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered an investigation into a U.S.-led coalition airstrike that local officials say killed 15 civilians, but the U.S. military says killed only armed Taliban militants.

Channel: News Tags: afghan president hamid karzai taliban militants us military

Israel to reopen Gaza border crossings

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:01:10 EDT

Israel was reopening some border crossings with Gaza on Sunday, an official said, after it closed them on Thursday following the launch of a rocket into the Jewish state by Palestinian militants.

Channel: News Tags: israel gaza palestinian militants