AP - Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal with Netflix.
Source:Microsoft's Xbox 360 to stream Netflix movies
(AP)
Reuters - A Taliban attack that killed nine U.S.
soldiers, the biggest single American loss in Afghanistan since
2005, was a well-planned, complex assault which briefly
breached the defenses of an outpost near the Pakistan border.
Source:U.S. troops died in Taliban attempt to storm base
(Reuters)
AFP - The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor Monday sought the arrest of Sudan’s President Omar al-Beshir for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur.
Source:ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Sudan's Beshir for 'genocide'
(AFP)
AP - Tropical Storm Bertha raked Bermuda with high winds on Monday while kicking up choppy surf along the East Coast of the United States.
Source:Slow-moving Tropical Storm Bertha rakes Bermuda
(AP)
Reuters - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hit back
at a senior adviser to Iran’s top authority who had criticized
his “provocative” speeches about the country’s nuclear work,
which the West says is a cover to build bombs.
Source:Iran president hits back over nuclear criticism
(Reuters)
Pilgrims cheered, sang and wept as a giant wooden cross serving as the symbol of a Roman Catholic youth festival led by Pope Benedict XVI sailed into Sydney Harbor on Monday, the culmination of a yearlong journey through Australia.
Source:Giant cross arrives in Sydney for pope’s visit
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has filed genocide charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
Source:Genocide charge for Sudan president
The stock market this week dipped to levels that indicate a bear market is in full swing. Based on comparisons to prior down cycles, both the economy and the stock market haven’t yet hit bottom.
Source:Bears back in charge on Wall Street
Barack Obama’s campaign says a satirical New Yorker magazine cover showing the Democratic presidential candidate dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist is “tasteless and offensive.”
Source:New Yorker's Obama cover stirs controversy
Scrambling to bolster eroding investor confidence, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department announced steps to brace slumping mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Source:Treasury, Fed to help Fannie, Freddie
