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	last updated: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:26:54 GMT

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:12:20 GMT Teenager admits schoolboy murder

A teenager gets a life sentence for murdering 11-year-old Joe Geeling, whose body was dumped in a park.

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:16:58 GMT Sri Lanka attack causes carnage

At least 99 people are reported killed in a suicide attack on a navy bus convoy in northern Sri Lanka.

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:49:16 GMT Control order suspect 'is on run'

A terror suspect under a control order has escaped from a mental health unit and is on the run, the BBC learns.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:12:02 GMT

US presses to enforce North Korea resolution

Secretary Rice travels to Northeast Asia this week following UN passage of a resolution Saturday.

Big banks find little loans a Nobel winner, too

The world of finance is realizing Muhammad Yunus's idea is more than mere charity - it is good business.

GOP strategies for blue-state victories

In these three races, Republican candidates are looking to succeed in Democratic powerhouses.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:51:04 GMT

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:41:03 EDT U.S. Confirms Nuclear Claim by North Korea

The force of the explosion was smaller than the usual size of nuclear tests, American officials said.

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:01:02 EDT Scores Are Killed in Attack on Sri Lankan Convoy

The early death tolls ranged from 60 to 92, and the government blamed the rebel Tamil Tiger movement.

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:42:42 EDT In Final Weeks, G.O.P. Focuses on Best Bets

Republicans seem to be conceding some Senate and House seats and moving money and other resources into more promising races.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:26:55 GMT

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:00:00 EST Monday's Political Wire

Foley's Seat Still in Play?

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:00:00 EST Accused Lacrosse Players Speak on 60 Minutes

The three Duke University athletes last night gave their first public interviews since they were accused of raping an exotic dancer in an off-campus house last spring. In their interviews, part of a sympathetic 60 Minutes program, the players complained that the investigation against them has damaged their lives beyond repair, the Chronicle reports. A Chronicle editorial says that the broadcast may help the rest of the world understand why "many if not most Duke students" side with the players. "Over the past six months, 60 Minutes has examined nearly the entire case file," said the student paper's television reporter. "The evidence we've seen ? raises serious concerns about whether or not a rape even occurred," said 60 Minutes reporter Ed Bradley.

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:00:00 EST As UnitedHealth CEO Steps Down, Options Scandal Will Go On

UnitedHealth's announcement that CEO William McGuire will step down December 1 is the biggest, but nowhere near the last, boardroom repercussion of the stock option backdating scandal, predicts one of the economists who uncovered the questionable practice.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:51:04 GMT

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:06:13 GMT China inspects cargo from North Korea (AP)

AP - China will implement a U.N. Security Council resolution and inspect cargo from North Korea for illegal weapons and missiles, China's U.N. ambassador said Monday.

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:17:10 GMT Hawaiians check for quake damage (AP)

AP - Officials began inspecting bridges and roads across Hawaii early Monday following the strongest earthquake to rattle the islands in more than two decades, a 6.7-magnitude quake that caused blackouts and landslides but no reported fatalities.

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:46:16 GMT Israel wants Lebanon talks but not Syria (AP)

AP - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday invited the Lebanese prime minister to begin peace talks following Israel's recent war against Hezbollah guerrillas, but Olmert ruled out peace talks with Syria at the present time, saying President Bashar Assad isn't a suitable negotiating partner.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:51:05 GMT

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:35:18 -0400 Israeli President Gaces Rape Charges, Calls For Resignation

Under Cloud of Scandal, Israeli President Decides to Skip Opening of Parliament

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:10:35 -0400 Death Toll Surges in Iraq Killings

Death Toll in a Surge of Sectarian Killings in Balad, Iraq, Swells to at Least 91

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:35:58 -0400 Tamil Rebels Kill 92 in Sri Lanka Attack

Tamil Rebels in Sri Lanka Ram Truck Loaded With Explosives Into Naval Convoy, Killing 92

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:33:01 GMT

2006-10-16T00:00+00:00 US confirms N Korea nuclear blast

Air samples confirm North Korea did conduct a small nuclear blast last week, according to US research.

2006-10-16T00:00+00:00 Michael Hamer jailed after admitting murder of fellow pupil Joe Geeling who had cystic fibrosis

Schoolboy sentenced to life in jail for murdering 11-year-old boy who had cystic fibrosis.

2006-10-16T00:00+00:00 Football: Stephen Hunt rejects claims he intended to hurt Chelsea's Petr Cech

Football: Reading midfielder insists his collision with Petr Cech on Saturday was entirely accidental.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:26:55 GMT

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:31:07 EDT At 300 million, U.S. enters uncharted territory

The population of the United States will reach 300 million early Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau says. The United States has become a "supersize, metro-nation with a fast-growing population, and supersize appetites for housing, land and resource consumption," one expert says. The U.S. is now a vastly different nation from the one where the Baby Boomers were born.

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:46:35 EDT Slain family's Jeep found in Florida

Police found a vehicle Monday that was driven by a family of four before they were shot to death Friday along Florida's Turnpike, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department said.

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:59:51 EDT Man accused of murder, kidnapping, cuts plea deal

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