Jan. 7, 2009 (Reno Gazette-Journal, Nevada) The first in a series of wilderness survival seminars is from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in the conference center at Cabela's, 8650 Boomtown Road in... > full article
Jan. 7, 2009 (TMCnet.com) German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan on phone to exchange views over developments in... > full article
Jan. 7, 2009 (CBS 8 Des Moines (KCCI)) Roland Burris will be back on Capitol Hill Wednesday to meet with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.. . . . The man appointed to President-elect ... > full article
Jan. 7, 2009 (Edmonton Sun, Canada) A Petawawa soldier charged with second-degree murder in connection with a military operation in southern Afghanistan last October was seen near a ... > full article
Jan. 7, 2009 (WB 58 Sacramento (KQCA)) Defense Secretary Robert Gates says military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan would cost almost $136 billion for the 2009 budget year that began ... > full article
Jan. 7, 2009 (Los Angeles Daily News) GOV. Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest, fullest plan to rid the state of a $41 billion budget deficit is also the starkest. There's plenty to dislike ... > full article
Jan. 7, 2009 (Cape Times, South Africa) Two gunmen shot and killed a Muslim cleric in a mosque in southern Afghanistan, an official said yesterday, while a Nato serviceman was killed... > full article
Jan. 7, 2009 (NBC 12 Winston Salem (WXII)) Raymond Felton scored 25 points and dished out eight assists, and fellow guard D.J. Augustin stepped into the limelight with a big effort in ... > full article
Jan. 7, 2009 (PerthNow, Perth, Australia) A FORMER staffer for Alexander Downer is to become Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull's right-hand man.. Chris Kenny will start work as Mr ... > full article
Jan. 7, 2009 (Bloomberg) Crude oil traded little changed before a report forecast to show that crude inventories increased in the U.S. as its economy contracted. . . U.S ... > full article
Apartment rents show first decline in over 5 years BOSTON, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) Average rents for U.S. apartments fell in the fourth quarter, as a sharp economic downturn and rising unemployment left Americans unwilling to pay higher prices, according to data released on Wednesday. ... > full story
Pakistani spy chief says no war with India ISLAMABAD, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) The chief of Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has said there will not be a war with India over November's militant attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai, Der Spiegel reported. Lieutenant-General Ahmed Shujaa Pasha told the German magazine in an interview terrorism, not India, was Pakistan's enemy, and he said he took orders from the civilian president. ... > full story
Lawyer says Madoff cooperating with probes NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2009 (Reuters) Bernard Madoff is cooperating with government investigations into his alleged $50 billion fraud, one of his lawyers said on Tuesday, as prosecutors sought to revoke his bail and jail him. ... > full story
Alcoa to slash 13,500 jobs and cut production NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2009 (Reuters) Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc said on Tuesday it will curtail metal production by about 18 percent and cut some 15,200 jobs to save cash and reduce costs as it seeks to counter the impact of the global economic downturn. ... > full story