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	BBC News \| News Front Page \| UK Edition
	last updated: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:03:01 GMT

Thu, 23 Jun 05 00:39:12 GMT Blair to warn EU of 'challenges'

It is time for the EU to face up to the challenges of globalisation, Tony Blair is expected to tell MEPs.

Wed, 22 Jun 05 23:06:06 GMT 'Fog of ignorance' over superbugs

There is still a "fog of ignorance" over hospital superbugs despite years of warnings, MPs say.

Wed, 22 Jun 05 20:54:09 GMT Final seat contested in election

Voters go to the polls in Staffordshire South - the final undecided contest of the 2005 UK general election.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:03:01 GMT

Battle readies over Rehnquist's seat

Interest groups are ready to react with warp-speed in a media environment that's only grown more diverse and saturated.

Adoptions from Russia face a chill

Approvals for American parents have slowed by a third so far this year.

Cities adopt tough stance against beggars

Municipalities are making arrests under 'aggressive panhandling' laws despite freedom of speech concerns.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:03:02 GMT

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 03:49:00 EDT Chinese Oil Company Offers $18.5 Billion for Unocal

The bid by CNOOC may be a watershed in Chinese corporate behavior and demonstrates the increasing influence of Wall Street's bare-knuckled tactics in Asia.

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT Major Changes for Treatment of Lung Cancer

Research has proven that chemotherapy can significantly lengthen life for many patients for whom it was previously thought to be useless.

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT Law Backfires, Stranding Orphans in Romania

A new child welfare law in Romania forbids international adoptions, leaving families without children they had counted as theirs.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:03:02 GMT

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 16:00:00 EST Auto woes multiply

Problems continue to plague U.S. automakers. This morning, it was Ford's turn to drop some bad news on its investors and employees.

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 12:00:00 EST Drugs may not work

Each year, millions of coughing, wheezing, phlegm-filled people flock to their doctor's office asking for antibiotics to treat lower-respiratory-tract infections. These infections, which include bronchitis, account for the majority of doctors' visits, 55 percent of all prescriptions, and nearly a billion dollars a year in healthcare costs in the United States and England combined. But in recent years, researchers have learned that the overuse of antibiotics can lead to problems including drug-resistant bacteria and the killing of healthy bacteria in the gut, not to mention money wasted when the antibiotics don't work. Because of doubt that these drugs are effective treatments for lower respiratory illness, British researchers looked into whether antibiotics actually helped patients recover from these infections.

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:00:00 EST For Frist, a pile of Bush burdens

The second failed cloture vote on John Bolton in two weeks underscored that things are not going as planned for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and some people are beginning to blame the White House for his troubles.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:09:43 GMT

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:06:55 GMT Four Car Bombings in Iraq Leave 23 Dead (AP)

AP - Four car bombs exploded at dusk Wednesday, killing at least 23 people, including sidewalk diners and passengers at a bus station. The coordinated attacks served as a chilling reminder of how potent militants remain in the capital despite around-the-clock American and Iraqi troop patrols.

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:04:18 GMT Parents: Scout's Survival 'Like a Dream' (AP)

AP - Jody Hawkins buckled and collapsed as she climbed into a sheriff's truck, convinced that authorities were about to tell her that her 11-year-old son had been found dead four days after getting lost in the Utah wilderness. Instead came the shocker: Her boy was found alive. And not only that, but he was unscathed.

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:02:29 GMT House Approves Move to Outlaw Flag Burning (AP)

AP - A constitutional amendment to outlaw flag burning cleared the House Wednesday but faced an uphill battle in the Senate. An informal survey by The Associated Press suggested the measure doesn't have enough Senate votes to pass.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:03:03 GMT

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:48:07 -0400 Four Car Bombings in Iraq Leave 23 Dead

Four Car Bombings in Baghdad Kill at Least 23; Gunmen Assassinate Sunni Law Professor

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:48:04 -0400 Rare Look Inside Iran's Nuclear Power Plant

Iran Grants Access as U.S. Expresses Concern About Nuclear Program

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 07:15:26 -0400 Know the Law Before Ruining Your Vacation

When Traveling Abroad, if You Have a Doubt, Don't Do It

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:03:03 GMT

Hewitt plans GPs shake-up

A radical shake-up of primary care to make GP surgeries more flexible and patient friendly is to be outlined today by Patricia Hewitt.

Iraq creating jihadists, says CIA

New breed of Islamic jihadists could go on to destabilise other countries, according to CIA report.

Life behind the prison looking glass

Special investigation: Nick Davies finds staff and inmates fighting a society which obstructs rehabilitation.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:03:04 GMT

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:21:06 EDT Scout's parents: Brennan hid from strangers

The parents of 11-year-old Cub Scout Brennan Hawkins said today their son "continues to amaze us" after surviving four days alone in the Utah wilderness. They said Brennan was taught to stay on the trail if he ever got lost and also not to talk to strangers, so "when an ATV or horse came by [searching for him] he got off the trail ... when they left, he got back on the trail."

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:42:28 EDT Social Security privacy rules eased for FBI after 9/11

The Social Security Administration allowed the FBI to search its files as part of the terrorism investigation after the September 11, 2001, attacks, according to government documents released Wednesday by a privacy group.

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:07:53 EDT Three bombs in 10 minutes kill 18 in Baghdad

Robert Tarongoy, a Filipino citizen taken hostage in Iraq almost eight months ago, has been freed, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said today. In a phone interview with Philippines' GMA television station, an emotional Tarongoy thanked Arroyo, The Associated Press reported. "She did not neglect me," he said, also thanking diplomats who helped win his freedom.