Kamis, 24 September 2009

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Obama asks more economic balance from G-20 nations (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:24 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, left, listens before offering a toast at a luncheon during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)AP - With the world's major economies having stepped back from the brink of a devastating meltdown, President Barack Obama comes to a global summit here pushing a slimmed-down agenda designed to prevent a repeat of the conditions that caused such panic a few months ago.

A world first: Vaccine helps prevent HIV infection (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:31 AM PDT

A laboratory technician examines blood samples for HIV/AIDS in a public hospital in Valparaiso city, about 75 miles (120 km) northwest of Santiago, November 14, 2008. REUTERS/Eliseo FernandezAP - For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible.

US-Russian sanctions would put pressure on Iran (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:19 AM PDT

President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shake hands at the end of their meeting Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - A unified U.S.-Russian stance on sanctions against Iran would put added pressure on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to yield some ground on his nation's nuclear program.

Feds probe US Census worker hanging in Kentucky (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:47 AM PDT

AP - When Bill Sparkman told retired trooper Gilbert Acciardo that he was going door-to-door collecting census data in rural Kentucky, the former cop drawing on years of experience warned: "Be careful."

Official: More questioned in NYC terror probe (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:45 AM PDT

Army National Guard soldiers patrol inside Grand Central Station Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - Casting a wide net in a neighborhood where high-profile raids prompted nationwide terrorwarnings, investigators searched for anyone who might have been behind the alleged terror plot beyond a Colorado airport shuttle driver and two others, authorities said.

UN to give big boost to nuclear free world (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:17 AM PDT

AP - With U.S. President Barack Obama presiding, the U.N. Security Council is expected to give a big political boost to long-stalled efforts to move toward a world without nuclear weapons.

Health Care bill intact with challenges ahead (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:27 AM PDT

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., listens as Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., makes a point as the Senate Finance Committee continued their markup on health care legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Health care legislation along the lines sought by President Barack Obama is moving methodically if slowly through the Senate Finance Committee, where Republicans are so far unable to force any significant changes and Democrats have yet to try.

Supporters hole up with ousted Honduran president (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:29 AM PDT

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, center , sits as supporters cheer inside the Brasilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. Zelaya spent a second night holed up in the Brazilian embassy as police fought running battles with his supporters and world leaders called for a peaceful solution to the standoff.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - Honduras' deposed leader is sleeping on an air mattress. His "roommates" have not bathed, shaved or changed their clothes in three days. Tap water is scarce and dinner is limited to dry biscuits or rice and beans.

Mackenzie Phillips says she had sex with her dad (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 07:49 PM PDT

FILE- This March 5, 1981 file photo shows John Phillips of the pop group 'The Mamas and The Papas,' left, and his daughter MacKenzie, right shown during a taping of the John Davidson Show in Burbank, Calif. Phillips says she had a long-term sexual relationship with her father, John. People magazine says Phillips writes in her new book, 'High on Arrival,' that she had sex with her father on the night before she was to get married in 1979. (AP Photo/File)AP - Former child star Mackenzie Phillips said Wednesday that she had a decade-long sexual relationship with her father, pop superstar John Phillips, who also taught her how to roll joints and injected her with cocaine.

Duensing, Punto pace Twins to 8-6 win over Chisox (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:26 PM PDT

Minnesota Twins' Nick Punto watches his two-run single off Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Carlos Torres that scored Jason Kubel and Delmon Young during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Brian Duensing won his fifth straight decision and the Minnesota Twins stayed on the heels of first-place Detroit in the AL Central with their ninth victory in the last 10 games, beating the Chicago White 8-6 on Wednesday night.

G20 looks to nurture recovery, plant safeguards (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:01 AM PDT

A sign for the upcoming G20 Summit is seen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 22, 2009. Leaders of the world's biggest rich and developing countries meet on Thursday to seek ways to nurture the economic recovery and build safeguards against future catastrophes. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/FilesReuters - Leaders of the world's biggest countries meet on Thursday to seek ways to nurture the recovery from the worst recession since the 1930s and build safeguards against future catastrophes.

Obama to chair historic U.N. council nuclear meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:28 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama waits to address the 64th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N.headquarters in New York, September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will chair a historic meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that is expected to ask nations with nuclear weapons to scrap their deadly arsenals.

Fed says recovery is underway, holds interest rates low (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 01:46 PM PDT

The U.S. Federal Reserve is reflected in a car as a security officer patrols the front of the building in Washington, June 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday upgraded its assessment of the U.S. economy, saying growth had returned after a deep recession, while reiterating its promise to hold interest rates very low for a long time.

U.S. Senate panel rejects Republican healthcare moves (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 07:56 PM PDT

U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, discusses the healthcare reform bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangReuters - The Senate Finance Committee battled over insurance plans for seniors on Wednesday and rejected a Republican effort to delay a final vote on a broad healthcare overhaul as it slowly waded through a crush of amendments.

Obama: U.S., Russia agree Iran may face new sanctions (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:21 PM PDT

Protesters shout slogans and chants outside the United Nations headquarters against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmdinejad, as he prepares to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Wednesday Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed on Wednesday that further U.N. sanctions will be considered if Iran does not respond to proposals to end a nuclear standoff.

AIDS vaccine protects 1/3 of trial volunteers (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 11:03 PM PDT

A Chinese woman checks her mobile phone while passing an anti-AIDS poster in Beijing November 28, 2004. REUTERS/Claro CortesReuters - An experimental AIDS vaccine made using two older vaccines protected volunteers, lowering the risk of infection by about a third, U.S. and Thai researchers reported on Thursday.

Obama won't change terror detention system: report (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 08:04 PM PDT

Flags wave above the sign posted at the entrance to Camp Justice, the site of the U.S. war crimes tribunal compound, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba May 31, 2009. REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/PoolReuters - The Obama administration has decided not to seek legislation to establish a new detention system to hold foreign terrorism suspects, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

MRI, solar cells, aging work lead Nobel predictions (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:30 PM PDT

Reuters - Scientists who discovered the secrets of how cells age, who made efficient solar cells possible and whose work led to real-time imaging of the brain are all leading contenders for Nobel prizes, Thomson Reuters predicted on Thursday.

Iran tops agenda at UN general assembly (AFP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 08:51 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with Russian President Dimitry Medvedev during a meeting in New York. Iran came under mounting pressure for its nuclear defiance as Russia signaled it could back biting sanctions if Tehran fails to make concessions in crunch talks next month.(AFP/Jim Watson)AFP - Iran came under mounting pressure for its nuclear defiance as Russia signaled it could back biting sanctions if Tehran fails to make concessions in crunch talks next month.

New mediation bid for tense Honduras (AFP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 10:29 PM PDT

A supporter of ousted Honduran President, Manuel Zelaya, throws a stick at riot police during clashes in Tegucigalpa. A new international bid to resolve the tense Honduras standoff between two presidents was set in motion Wednesday, as Zelaya, waited out a seige of the Brazilian embassy.(AFP/Jose Cabezas)AFP - A new international bid to resolve the tense Honduras standoff between two presidents was set in motion Wednesday, as the country's deposed leader, Manuel Zelaya, waited out a seige of the Brazilian embassy.
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