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	BBC News \| News Front Page \| UK Edition
	last updated: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:03:22 GMT

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:43:06 GMT Bank chief defends role in crisis

Mervyn King says it would have been "irresponsible" to have intervened earlier to save Northern Rock.

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:07:41 GMT I'm not too old, says Sir Menzies

Sir Menzies Campbell hits back at critics who say he is too old, in his keynote speech to the Lib Dem conference.

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:37:44 GMT BBC admits new breaches of trust

The BBC confirms Blue Peter broke rules in a vote to name a cat, and reveals three other breaches of its guidelines.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:03:22 GMT

Private security in Iraq: whose rules?

A major gunfight has sparked rage and debate over Blackwater's role.

U.S. seeks new sanctions on Iran

It begins lobbying for a third U.N. resolution, with stiffer penalties, to halt Tehran's nuclear program.

Beirut blast kills anti-Syrian lawmaker

Antoine Ghanem, the eighth anti-Syrian figure to be assassinated since February 2005, died Wednesday in a car bombing just days before the presidential vote.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:10:56 GMT

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:00:34 GMT Euro Reaches All-Time High Against Dollar

The euro traded above $1.40 for the first time since the common European currency was introduced. The dollar also sank to one-to-one parity with the Canadian dollar.

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:28:44 GMT Effort to Shift Course in Iraq Fails in Senate

A proposal that Senate Democrats had put forward as their best chance of changing strategy in Iraq died as Republicans stood behind President Bush.

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:41:46 GMT Fed Chief Calls for New Mortgage Rules

Ben S. Bernanke?s call for consideration of stricter regulation of mortgage lending practices signals a shift from regulatory policy over the past several years.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:07:46 GMT

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:38:00 EST Morning Buzz: Sept. 20, 2007

Osama bin Laden declared war on Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf. in yet another al Qaeda video release as part of a stepped-up propaganda campaign in connection with the six-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The announcement comes after al Qaeda released a documentary-style video of bin Laden's deputy Ayman al-Zawahri, who claimed the United States was being defeated in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:26:00 EST Boys Who Grow Breasts: What They Can Do

Enlarged breasts plague many boys and some older men. An endocrinologist discusses solutions.

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:09:00 EST Update on Halliburton and Iraq

Yesterday, while reporting on Blackwater's troubles in Iraq, the News Desk blog referenced a congressional investigation dealing with Blackwater and Halliburton. Halliburton took issue with being called a "defense company" because it no longer has a relationship with the company KBR, which was the subsidiary of Halliburton that dealt with its defense contracts in Iraq. KBR was the company under investigation.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:07:46 GMT

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:02:39 GMT Bush optimistic about economy (AP)

AP - President Bush on Thursday cited "some unsettling times" in the U.S. housing and credit markets as he sought to assure jittery Americans that the economy is holding up well despite worries about a recession.

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:29:24 GMT Bin Laden urges Pakistanis to revolt (AP)

AP - Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden called on Pakistanis to rebel against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in a new recording released Thursday, saying his military's siege of a militant mosque stronghold makes him an infidel.

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:45:48 GMT U.S. commander: Violence down in Baghdad (AP)

AP - The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq said Thursday that a seven-month-old security operation has cut violence in Baghdad by half, but he acknowledged that civilians were still dying at too high a rate.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:52:08 GMT

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:19:21 -0400 Al Qaeda's Next Target: Pakistan's Musharraf

In new tape, Ayman al-Zawahri said U.S. is being defeated in Iraq & Afghanistan

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:32:06 -0400 Myanmar Monks Keep Up Protests

Myanmar Monks, Guarded by Onlookers, March in Yangon As Protests Continue

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:44:12 -0400 Tastes Like...Songbird?

France cracks down on bite-size bird delicacy.

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:02:19 GMT

2007-05-11T00:00+00:00 'I did what I thought was right': Tony Blair gives his resignation speech

Blair to step down on June 27.

2007-05-11T00:00+00:00 CCTV boosts search for kidnap girl

British-registered vehicle gives police new lead.

2007-05-11T00:00+00:00 Andrew Marr on curling up with a good ebook

Andrew Marr - who treasures his smelly, beautiful library of real books - roadtests one of the new gadgets.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:07:46 GMT

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:47:45 EDT Thousands march for justice for 'Jena 6'

Thousands of protesters gathered in Jena, Louisiana, today to support the "Jena 6," six black teens charged in the beating of a white classmate. "This is a march for justice," said the Rev. Al Sharpton.

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:26:47 EDT Al Qaeda wants 'jihad' against Musharraf

An audio message from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden released Thursday called on Muslims to "carry out jihad" against Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:35:57 EDT Surgery begins for Youssif's face repairs

Youssif raced around his hospital room, gleeful that he was finally going to undergo surgery. His mother wept and said she hadn't seen her boy so happy since he was attacked nine months ago. "I want to go to the hospital to get my face fixed," the boy told his mom.

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