Friday, October 05, 2007

My Way News - Victim Called Conscious During Caesarean
AP reports: "The day after a Missouri woman was killed and a baby cut from her womb, the woman accused of killing her was showing off a newborn as her own, several acquaintances testified Friday."

Thursday, October 04, 2007

My Way News - Israelis, Palestinians Move Toward Talks

AP reports: "Palestinian leaders expect an upcoming Mideast conference to relaunch Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and set a six-month deadline for completing a deal, the Palestinian information minister said Thursday."
My Way News - Turkish Teen Sentenced in Priest Killing
AP reports: "A Turkish teen will spend more than 10 years in prison for killing a Catholic priest as the man knelt in prayer, state-run media reported Thursday."
My Way News - Deep Sea Vents Yield New Microbes
AP reports: "Hot vents deep in the ocean harbor thousands of previously unknown microorganisms, scientists report. By examining the DNA of microbes taken from two hydrothermal vents off the coast of Oregon, researchers identified as many as 37,000 different kinds of bacteria and 3,000 archaea, a type of microorganism distinct from bacteria, according to researchers from the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Mass. and the University of Washington."
My Way News - Strong Quake Rattles Indonesia
AP reports: "A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck about 235 miles west of Meulaboh, a coastal town in Aceh province, said Sugiyono, an agency official."

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

My Way News - Hezbollah Regains Strength in Lebanon
AP reports: "But Hezbollah appears to be in a strong position north and south of the Litani, both politically and militarily. And the group - whose name means Party of God - says it would be ready to fight again should Israel attack."
My Way News - EU Envoy Warns Iran on Nuclear Progress
AP reports: "The European Union's top envoy warned Iran on Wednesday that the EU wanted to see progress in international negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program or risk new sanctions by the end of the year."
My Way News - Israelis, Palestinians Move Toward Talks
AP reports: "After a series of informal talks, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders took a first small step Wednesday toward long elusive peace talks, asking aides to draft a joint statement on the principles that will guide negotiations."
My Way News - Swastikas, `KKK' Written on Deaf Student
AP reports: "A group of students at a Washington high school for the deaf scrawled 'KKK' and swastikas on a black student's body with a marker while holding him against his will, police said Wednesday."
My Way News - Minn., Iowa Residents See Flaming Object
AP reports: "Residents from the Twin Cities to the southwestern corner of Minnesota and into Iowa reported seeing a flaming object shooting through the sky Wednesday, and experts said they may have been watching a meteor."
My Way News - WHO: Cholera Outbreak in Iraq Spreads
AP reports: "The toll of people in Iraq infected with cholera has risen to 3,315, the World Health Organization said Wednesday."

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

My Way News - Israel Releases Details on Syrian Raid
AP reports: "Israel on Tuesday eased a strict news blackout on an airstrike in Syria last month, allowing the first publication of reports it struck an unspecified 'military target' deep inside Syrian territory."
My Way News - Island Nations Warn of Warming Threat

AP reports: "Island countries from around the world warned Tuesday that despite debate over global warming and the potential for a significant increase in sea levels, there has been little concrete action to stem the climate changes that threatens their existence."
My Way News - Putin Move Assuages Markets, Governments
AP reports: "The mere suggestion that Vladimir Putin has found a way to stay in power in Russia has assuaged markets, reassured diplomats and quieted the fears of his subordinates - many of them veterans of the KGB or other security services for whom stability is an imperative."
My Way News - Doctors Hope to Contain Ebola Outbreak
AP reports: "With only two patients left in an isolation ward Tuesday, doctors are hopeful an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Congo may soon be contained."
WND - Are Iran, Russia, China behind dollar's free-fall?
WorldNetDaily reports, "Diane Francis, a financial reporter for the National Post in Canada, says it plainly and boldly: "There is a Currency Cold War being waged by Russia, Iran and various allies such as Venezuela." The grand strategy being engineered by Vladimir Putin, she writes, is to force the use of euros as the international monetary standard as a transition to the Russian ruble.

Monday, October 01, 2007

My Way News - Dengue Fever Surges in Latin America
AP reports: "Dengue fever is spreading across Latin America and the Caribbean in one of the worst outbreaks in decades, causing agonizing joint pain for hundreds of thousands of people and killing nearly 200 so far this year."
My Way News - Syria Says Israel Hit `unused Building'
AP reports: "Syrian President Bashar Assad confirmed Monday that Israeli warplanes attacked a target inside his country last month and didn't just intrude into its air space, but he said the jets hit only an 'unused military building.'"
My Way News - Putin: From President to Prime Minister?
AP reports: "President Vladimir Putin, in a surprise announcement, opened the door Monday to becoming Russia's prime minister and retaining power when his presidential term ends next year."
My Way News - Earthquake Hits Western Indonesia
AP reports: "A powerful earthquake hit the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island Tuesday, prompting authorities to temporarily issue a tsunami alert. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck nearly 100 miles off the coast of the town of Bengkulu, according to the U.S. Geological Survey."