Monday, March 16, 2009

3/16 FOXNews.com




Bristol's Ex: 'I'm Not Mature'
March 16, 2009 at 3:34 am

Former fiance of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter said he and Bristol broke up after a fight 1-2 weeks ago

Bernanke: Recession End in Sight
March 16, 2009 at 3:34 am

Federal reserve chief says recession 'probably' will end this year if government succeeds in bolstering banks
Cheney: Obama Policy Raises Risk | 1ST 100 DAYS
Obama Team Heads to 'War' Over Economic Agenda
Econ Adviser Reverses Obama Campaign Rhetoric

FOXBusiness: AIG to Hand Out $165M in Bonuses
March 16, 2009 at 3:34 am



HIV Rate in D.C. Soars, Now 'On Par With Uganda'
March 16, 2009 at 3:09 am

A new report by Washington D.C. health officials says that at least 3 percent of residents in the nation's capital are living with HIV or AIDS and every mode of transmission is on the rise.

Leftist Ex-CNN Reporter Wins El Salvador Presidency
March 16, 2009 at 2:57 am

A leftist television journalist won El Salvador's presidential elections Sunday, bringing a party of former guerrillas to power for the first time since a bloody civil war and ending two decades of conservative rule.

Red Cross Report Describes 'Torture' at CIA Sites
March 16, 2009 at 2:03 am

The International Committee of the Red Cross concluded in a secret report that the Bush administration's treatment of Al Qaeda captives in CIA prisons "constituted torture," The Washington Post reported on Monday.

Ex-Detroit Mayor's Former Top Aide Out of Jail
March 16, 2009 at 1:35 am

The former chief of staff to ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was released from jail early Monday after serving 69 days for obstruction of justice.

Pakistan to Reinstate Chief Justice, Defuses Crisis
March 16, 2009 at 1:15 am

Pakistan agreed Monday to reinstate a fired Supreme Court chief justice, a move that will help defuse a political crisis that has sparked street battles and raised fears of instability in the U.S.-allied country at a time of surging Islamist violence.

Christian Minister Beaten After Clashing With Muslims on TV
March 16, 2009 at 12:59 am

A Christian minister in London who has clashed with Muslims on his television show says he was brutally attacked by three men who warned him, "if you go back to the studio, we'll break your legs," the Daily Mail reported on Sunday.

Roadside Bomb Kills 4 American Soldiers in Afghanistan
March 15, 2009 at 11:42 pm

New evidence of rising violence in a region where clashes and attacks in the first two months of 2009 more than doubled from the same period a year ago.

California Due to Release Convicted Domestic Terrorist
March 15, 2009 at 11:10 pm

Sara Jane Olson, who attempted to kill Los Angeles police officers and participated in a deadly bank robbery as a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army, is scheduled to be released from a California prison.

CDC Confirms Flight Passenger Has Tuberculosis
March 15, 2009 at 8:15 pm

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Detroit has been diagnosed with tuberculosis.

Cheney's Terror Warning
March 15, 2009 at 6:33 pm

Former VP says Obama administration overhaul of Bush War on Terror policies 'raises risk' of terror attack

White House Slams AIG
March 15, 2009 at 6:33 pm

Obama's econ aides lash out at American International Group, calling their bonus pay-outs 'outrageous'
FOXBusiness: AIG to Hand Out $165M in Bonuses
White House: G-20 Nations Reach General Consensus
Geithner Tells FOXBusiness He's 'Pleased' With G-20
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'Witch Mountain' Claims Top Spot at Box Office
March 15, 2009 at 4:14 pm

Disney's 'Race to Witch Mountain' raced to No. 1 at the weekend box office with $25 million in ticket sales.

Man Arrested After Trying to Sell Paris Hilton's Phone
March 15, 2009 at 4:12 pm

The 30-year-old put the phone his ex-girlfriend found at a New York club up for sale on Craigslist, but the buyer ended up being an undercover cop.

Attorney: Lohan Will Not Appear in Court Monday
March 15, 2009 at 4:07 pm

Lindsay Lohan's lawyer says the actress won't be going to court Monday to respond to a warrant issued for her arrest.

Florida Man Shoots 4 at Family Event, Kills Self
March 15, 2009 at 4:05 pm

Police say the gunman may have been angry because his wife had left him, but they're still investigating.

Coed Murder Suspect Amanda Knox Faces New Charge
March 15, 2009 at 3:28 pm

An Italian prosecutor says he will bring additional charges of slander against Amanda Knox for allegations she made against police.

Nonprofit Started to Raise Money for O.J. Simpson
March 15, 2009 at 12:17 pm

A nonprofit corporation and an Internet Web site, the Society Against Legal Injustice Inc. was created to solicit money for the former football star's appeal of his Nevada conviction and prison sentence on kidnapping and armed robbery charges.


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Brown cool on alcohol price plan
March 16, 2009 at 7:01 am

Plans to set minimum prices for alcohol are unveiled - but have not attracted government support.

Khatami 'pulls out of Iran race'
March 16, 2009 at 6:59 am

Iran's ex-president Mohammad Khatami is expected to withdraw from June's presidential election, the BBC understands.

Banks 'concerned' over model riot
March 16, 2009 at 6:48 am

America's Next Top Model host Tyra Banks says she is 'concerned' over an audition which descended into chaos.

Fritzl admits rape, denies murder
March 16, 2009 at 6:31 am

Austrian Josef Fritzl, accused of imprisoning his daughter and fathering her children, admits rape but not murder.

Queen Cleopatra was 'of African descent', say experts
March 16, 2009 at 6:24 am

Forensic tests on remains thought to be Queen Cleopatra's sister show the siblings had an African mother.

Far right joins Israel coalition
March 16, 2009 at 6:17 am

Israel's PM-designate signs his first coalition deal, provisionally handing the foreign ministry to a controversial right-winger.

Mini-boats are 'strongest ever'
March 16, 2009 at 6:15 am

Super-buoyant metals used to make postage stamp-sized boats could one day be the basis of "aquatic robots"

West Ham & Blades end Tevez saga
March 16, 2009 at 6:13 am

West Ham and Sheffield United reach an out-of-court settlement over the long-running Carlos Tevez dispute.

Vote offer rejected in Madagascar
March 16, 2009 at 5:52 am

Madagascar's opposition leader rejects the president's offer of a referendum to solve the nation's political crisis.

UN aid workers seized in Somalia
March 16, 2009 at 5:49 am

Gunmen in southern Somalia kidnap four UN aid workers, three of them foreigners, reports say.

Select club
March 16, 2009 at 5:45 am

EU making it ever harder for neighbours to join

What next for Pakistan?
March 16, 2009 at 5:10 am

Pakistan's government will reinstate a sacked Supreme Court chief justice. Will this quell recent unrest?

Policemen killed in Afghan blast
March 16, 2009 at 4:59 am

A suicide bomber kills 11 people, including nine policemen, and wounds many others in an attack in southern Afghanistan.

Bernanke hopeful for US recovery
March 16, 2009 at 4:24 am

The head of the US central bank, Ben Bernanke, says he expects the country's recession to end this year.

Baghdad park-life
March 16, 2009 at 4:08 am

Cautious optimism greets improved security in Iraq

Australia cuts migrant job intake
March 16, 2009 at 3:16 am

Australia cuts its quota of foreign skilled workers to save local jobs amid the world financial downturn.

US drone 'kills five in Pakistan'
March 16, 2009 at 3:11 am

A suspected missile fired by a US drone kills at least five people in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, officials say.

Iraqis 'more upbeat about future'
March 16, 2009 at 1:00 am

Violence and insecurity are no longer the Iraqis' chief concerns, for the first time since the 2003 war, a BBC poll suggests.

Elusive peace
March 15, 2009 at 10:29 pm

No relief for the victims of southern Philippines rebellion

Text insurgency
March 15, 2009 at 10:25 pm

SMS Islamists vying to seize Somalia and beyond

Vegetarians 'get fewer cancers'
March 15, 2009 at 8:27 pm

Vegetarians have a lower incidence of cancer but surprisingly a higher rate of colorectal cancer, a large UK study suggests.

Nasa shuttle launched after delay
March 15, 2009 at 8:16 pm

Space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Florida on a mission to the International Space Station after weeks of delay.

Sharif joins Pakistan protesters
March 15, 2009 at 6:23 pm

Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif joins a march on Islamabad amid reports that a sacked top judge has been reinstated.

Israeli police officers shot dead
March 15, 2009 at 5:51 pm

Two Israeli traffic policemen are killed in the first fatal shooting of Israelis in the West Bank in nearly a year.

Tourists die in Yemen explosion
March 15, 2009 at 5:46 pm

Four South Korean tourists visiting Yemen die in an explosion while posing for photographs at an historic fortress.

Second generation Surface coming
March 15, 2009 at 3:45 pm

A second generation of Microsoft's Surface computing device is two to three years away, the South by SouthWest Festival hears.

Night shift fears
March 15, 2009 at 3:06 pm

Cancer risk for women who work through the night

England can offer more - Johnson
March 15, 2009 at 2:59 pm

England manager Martin Johnson urges his side to continue their improvement after seeing them hand out a 34-10 Six Nations hiding to France.

Number of Irish dissidents 'tiny'
March 15, 2009 at 2:23 pm

Police say the number of republican dissidents trying to wreck the Northern Ireland peace process is about 300.

Resurgent England destroy France
March 15, 2009 at 12:56 pm

England beat France 34-10 with some magnificent attacking rugby in a five-try rout at Twickenham.

EU peacekeeping handover in Chad
March 15, 2009 at 12:05 pm

European peacekeepers in Chad hand over operations to a larger UN force at a ceremony in the eastern town of Abeche.

Cliff-hanger vote for El Salvador
March 15, 2009 at 11:58 am

Former Marxist rebels put up their strongest electoral challenge in 20 years as El Salvador elects a new president.

Iraqi footballer shot dead by fan
March 15, 2009 at 11:56 am

A spectator shoots dead an Iraqi footballer, as he is about to score an equalising goal in the last minute of a match.

Steve Martin backing banned play
March 15, 2009 at 11:47 am

Actor Steve Martin steps in to save a school production of his play that was banned for its adult content.

Flying the flag
March 15, 2009 at 11:04 am

UK web firms aiming for digital innovation

Afghan attack kills Nato soldiers
March 15, 2009 at 10:52 am

Four soldiers from the Nato-led force have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance says.

Carbon-neutral goal for Maldives
March 15, 2009 at 10:52 am

The Maldives leader says his country will be carbon-neutral within a decade by switching to renewable energy.

Plans for minimum alcohol price
March 15, 2009 at 10:30 am

Proposals to set a minimum price for alcohol have been drawn up by England's chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson.

Live text - England v France
March 15, 2009 at 10:25 am

Martin Johnson's under-pressure England take on a confident France team at Twickenham.

Australia oil coast 'half clear'
March 15, 2009 at 9:46 am

Half of the beaches affected by an oil spill along the coast of north-east Australia have been cleared, say officials.

Opec debates oil production cuts
March 15, 2009 at 9:24 am

Oil ministers from the 12 Opec countries meet to discuss cutting production rates amid falling prices.

Freeman's fall
March 15, 2009 at 9:09 am

How criticism of Israel hurt Obama's intelligence choice

Pakistan ex-PM ignores 'arrest'
March 15, 2009 at 8:56 am

Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif defies what he says was an "illegal" house arrest order, to head for a protest in Lahore.

Live text - Premier League
March 15, 2009 at 8:46 am

Chelsea host Manchester City in Sunday's early kick-off ahead of Tottenham's trip to Aston Villa.

Madagascar president offers poll
March 15, 2009 at 8:25 am

Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana offers to hold a referendum to resolve the country's political crisis.

Clinging on
March 15, 2009 at 8:20 am

Isolated Madagascar leader remains defiant

G20 summit 'critical for economy'
March 15, 2009 at 7:36 am

The G20 summit in London is critical if the world wishes to avoid the turbulence seen in the 1930s, the UK warns.

Auditions for America's Next Top Model descend into chaos
March 15, 2009 at 7:31 am

Open auditions for America's Next Top Model in New York descend into chaos, leaving six people injured.

Bolivia leader redistributes land
March 15, 2009 at 7:06 am

Bolvia's President Evo Morales hands over thousands of acres of land seized from large-scale owners to indigenous farmers.

Israel envoys seek Shalit release
March 15, 2009 at 4:48 am

Two senior Israeli envoys attend talks in Cairo aimed at securing the release of captured soldier, Gilad Shalit.