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	last updated: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:16:57 GMT

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:32:12 GMT UN welcomes Lebanon force pledges

The UN says it is near to receiving promises of troops for the entire 15,000 Lebanon peacekeeping force.

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:30:06 GMT UN agrees disability treaty

A new convention to protect the rights of the world's 650 million disabled people is agreed at the UN in New York.

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 03:16:25 GMT Church 'alarm' over cross caution

The Catholic Church says the cautioning of a Celtic player for crossing himself during an Old Firm game is "alarming".

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:21:32 GMT

Hostage: The Jill Carroll Story - Part 10 • Freedom

Make another video, Jill is told, and you'll be let go. But she doesn't believe it until they give her a gold necklace and eight $100 bills.

Immigration bill sticker shock

A government study puts the cost of the Senate's version of reform at $127 billion over 10 years.

Ransom claims abound in Carroll case

New evidence indicates that the UAE tried to negotiate for her release.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:16:57 GMT

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT Europe Pledges a Larger Force Inside Lebanon

Officials cautioned that the peacekeeping force would not be used to disarm Hezbollah.

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT Clergywomen Find Hard Path to Bigger Pulpit

Women in the clergy still bump against what many call the stained-glass ceiling — limits and prejudices within their denominations.

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT The Katrina Year | The Next Emergency: Despite Steps, Disaster Planning Still Shows Gaps

In large chunks of the country, FEMA has made limited progress to prepare for the next catastrophe.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:17:00 GMT

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:00:00 EST Apple recalls batteries made by Sony

Apple is recalling 1.8 million battery packs used to power its laptop computers, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company announced Thursday. The potentially hazardous lithium-ion batteries were manufactured by Sony, the same company that made the laptop batteries Dell recalled earlier this month.

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:00:00 EST Bernanke warns against hindering trade

Acknowledging fears arising from unprecedented economic globalization, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today warned lawmakers against protectionist measures that would stymie the benefits of world trade.

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:00:00 EST Law & order TiVo style

Just in time for the start of a new television season, millions of digital video recording devices could be put on pause depending on the outcome of a lawsuit between TiVo and satellite television service EchoStar.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:17:00 GMT

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 03:15:53 GMT Dynamite found in luggage aboard flight (AP)

AP - A stick of dynamite was found in a college student's checked luggage on a Continental Airlines flight from Argentina, one of seven security incidents Friday that caused U.S. flights to be diverted, evacuated, searched or delayed.

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:06:51 GMT Europe offers 'backbone' of peacekeepers (AP)

AP - The European Union swept away a major hurdle to keeping the peace between Israel and Hezbollah by agreeing Friday to provide the "backbone" of a French-led peacekeeping force of 15,000 soldiers in Lebanon.

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:26:57 GMT Judge blocks Northwest employees' strike (AP)

AP - A federal judge blocked Northwest Airlines flight attendants from going on strike Friday, handing a victory to the airline just hours before a planned strike action that could have devastated the cash-strapped company.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:50:03 GMT

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 06:02:51 -0400 Israel Buys 2 Nuclear-Capable Submarines

Israel Buys 2 Nuclear-Capable Submarines to Send Clear Message to Iran That It Can Strike Back

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:42:14 -0400 U.N.: Cluster Bombs Litter South Lebanon

U.N. Says Hundreds of Cluster Bombs Still Litter Civilian Areas in South Lebanon

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:09:12 -0400 Army Reviews Wars' Fallen Heroes

Army Reviewing Afghan and Iraq Casualty Reports on Complaints of Not Always Being Accurate

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:17:01 GMT

2006-08-26T00:00+00:00 Ex-CBI boss caught in NHS fiasco

Sir Digby Jones enmeshed in the controversy over the government's £6.2bn NHS computer system.

2006-08-26T00:00+00:00 Cricket: Show me the money, Hair tells ICC

Test row umpire asked for $500,000 in exchange for his resignation.

2006-08-26T00:00+00:00 Unravelling Julianne

Julianne Moore is turning her hand to comedy. Oliver Burkeman finds her game for a laugh.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:17:02 GMT

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:23:16 EDT FBI: Dynamite found in airplane luggage

A college student has been detained after customs agents found what they suspected was dynamite in his checked luggage, but authorities said he was not involved in terrorism. The student was identified as Howard McFarland Fish, 21, a U.S. citizen from Connecticut.

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:17:10 EDT Ernesto could become first hurricane

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Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:34:49 EDT U.S.: U.N. force needed to stop Sudan 'genocide'

A U.N. force is critical to prevent a "planned offensive" on Darfur by the Sudanese government, the U.S. State Department's top diplomat on Africa said Friday while accusing Sudan of committing genocide.

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