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Ethiopian plane crashes off Lebanon, 90 on board (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:47 AM PST

A passenger jet takes off from Beirut airport as in the background U.N. and Lebanese vessels search for survivors after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed in the sea in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. The Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people crashed into the Mediterranean Sea early Monday just minutes after takeoff from Beirut, Lebanon's transportation minister said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)AP - An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in flames early Monday just minutes after takeoff from Beirut, authorities said. At least 12 bodies were recovered as rescuers searched the stormy waters.

Urgent need for tent cities for Haitian refugees (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:55 PM PST

Haitians live in a makeshift camp at a golf course in Port-au-Prince, Haiti January 24, 2010. A magnitude-7 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, killing up to 200,000 and leaving as many as 3 million hurt or homeless and pleading for medical aid, food and water in nightmarish conditions in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country. REUTERS/Marco Dormino/UN/MINUSTAH/Handout (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - Grieving families are watching workers recover the bodies of loved ones as Haiti's death roll rises, while aid groups focusing on the living struggle to find tents and sites to erect them for all the people streaming out of Port-au-Prince.

China rejects claims of Internet hacking attacks (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:51 AM PST

Computer users at an Internet cafe in Suining in southwestern China's Sichuan province Saturday Jan. 23, 2010. Beijing has issued a stinging response to Hillary Rodham Clinton's criticism that it is jamming the free flow of words and ideas on the Internet, accusing the United States of damaging relations between the two countries by imposing its 'information imperialism' on China. (AP Photo)AP - China denied involvement in Internet attacks and defended its online surveillance practices as lawful Monday after the United States urged Beijing to investigate a computer attack against search engine giant Google.

Anti-tax stance boosts Jindal despite budget woes (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:17 AM PST

FILE - In a Thursday, June 11, 2009 file photo, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addresses a news conference at the state capitol in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)AP - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's refusal to raise taxes is boosting his stature with a re-energized national GOP, even while his state faces severe budget cuts to education, health care and social service programs.

Thousands of vets could get benefits upgrade (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:50 AM PST

AP - The military has agreed to expedite a review the records of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans discharged with post-traumatic stress disorder to determine whether they were improperly denied benefits.

Owners: $5.4B NY housing complexes go to creditors (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST

FILE - The Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town apartment complex is seen in New York in this Oct. 17, 2006 file photo. The owners of two massive New York City apartment complexes that sold for a record $5.4 billion a few years ago are turning them over to their creditors, a spokeman for the owners said in an e-mail Monday, Jan. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)AP - The financially troubled owners of two massive apartment complexes that sold for a record $5.4 billion a few years ago said Monday they're turning them over to their creditors.

Bin Laden endorses bomb attempt on US plane (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 06:00 PM PST

FILE - This is an undated photo of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden issued a new audio message claiming responsibility for the Christmas day bombing attempt in Detroit and vowed further attacks. (AP Photo, File)AP - Osama bin Laden endorsed the failed attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and threatened new attacks against the United States in an audio message released Sunday that appeared aimed at asserting he maintains some direct command over al-Qaida-inspired offshoots.

"All My Children" actor James Mitchell dead at 89 (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 11:45 PM PST

AP - James Mitchell, who for nearly three decades played gruff patriarch Palmer Cortland on the ABC soap opera "All My Children," has died, his longtime partner said Sunday night.

Saints beat Vikings in OT, reach 1st Super Bowl (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 09:28 PM PST

New Orleans Saints kicker Garrett Hartley celebrates after kicking the game winning field goal during overtime in the NFC Championship NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010. The Saints defeated the Vikings 31-28 to advance to the Super Bowl against the Indianapolis Colts. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - A 40-yard field goal in overtime by a little-known kicker could become as famous as jambalaya in these parts.

Manning, Colts rally past Jets, reach Super Bowl (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 07:27 PM PST

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) gets protection as he passes against the New York Jets during the AFC Championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)AP - This is perfect for the Indianapolis Colts: They have Peyton Manning and they're back in the Super Bowl.

China steps up defense of Internet controls (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:16 AM PST

A man walks past a logo of Google China in front of its headquarters in Beijing January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Lee CHINAReuters - China widened its attack against U.S. criticisms of Internet censorship on Monday, raising the stakes in a dispute that has put Google in the middle of a political quarrel between the two global powers.

Ethiopian plane crashes off Beirut, 14 bodies found (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:46 AM PST

A general view of Beirut international airport January 25, 2010. REUTERS/Jamal SaidiReuters - An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 90 people on board crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Beirut in stormy weather early on Monday and the airline's chief executive said there was no word of survivors.

Embattled Bernanke edges closer to a second term (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 02:17 PM PST

Reuters - Embattled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke edged closer to winning support for a second term after the Senate's Republican leader predicted confirmation and Democrats aimed to have a vote this week.

U.S., Brazilian troops hand out aid in Haiti slum (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 08:13 PM PST

Haitians wait in line for food and water distribution as a U.S. Navy helicopter lands in Port-au-Prince January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Hans DerykReuters - U.S. soldiers and Brazilian U.N. troops handed out food and water in one of Haiti's largest slums on Sunday amid criticism that aid was not getting to earthquake victims fast enough.

Myanmar says Suu Kyi to be freed in November: witnesses (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 09:51 PM PST

A pro-democracy activist for Myanmar holds a portrait of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest in New Delhi August 12, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be freed when her house arrest ends in November, according to a government minister quoted by witnesses on Monday, but critics said that may be too late for this year's elections.

Bin Laden claims U.S. plane attempt, vows more attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:37 AM PST

The U.S. Department of State and FBI have released this Reuters - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the failed December 25 bombing of a U.S.-bound plane in an audio tape aired on Sunday, and vowed to continue attacks on the United States.

Bill Gates worries climate money robs health aid (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:09 PM PST

Reuters - Bill Gates, the world's richest man and a leading philanthropist, said on Sunday spending by rich countries aimed at combating climate change in developing nations could mean a dangerous cut in aid for health issues.

After 2008 scare, China finds more toxic milk products (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 09:44 PM PST

Reuters - Authorities in southwestern China have ordered three batches of milk products off shelves because they contain a chemical that killed at least six children in 2008, causing global concern over the made-in-China brand.

Ethiopian jet crashes in Lebanon, no sign of survivors (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:05 AM PST

Lebanese rescuers scan the sea near Beirut after an Ethiopian jet carrying 90 passengers and crew plunged into the Mediterranean in a ball of fire. Families of the passengers, some of them weeping, could be seen huddled at the VIP lounge of Beirut International Airport while awaiting news of their loved ones.(AFP/Mahmoud Zayat)AFP - An Ethiopian jet carrying 90 people plunged into the sea off the coast of Lebanon in a ball of fire just after takeoff in stormy weather early Monday with no sign of survivors, officials said.

Haiti counts 150,000 quake victims, toll still rising (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 11:49 PM PST

US soldiers walk through a make-shift camp on a golf course in Port au Prince. Haiti said around 150,000 bodies were expected to have been recovered from the wreckage of its devastating earthquake by Monday, with another 200,000 feared dead under the rubble.(AFP/UN/Minustah/Marco Dormino)AFP - Haiti said around 150,000 bodies were expected to have been recovered from the wreckage of its devastating earthquake by Monday, with another 200,000 feared dead under the rubble.
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