Washington, Dec 15 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Monday urged banks to ease access to credit, saying they owed it to the American people after billions of taxpayer dollars were spent last year to prevent the financial industry from completely collapsing.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:50:01 -0500

Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) Ahead of a meeting with President Barack Obama, Citigroup's Indian American CEO Vikram Pandit Monday announced that the banking giant has struck a deal with the government to return $20 billion in bailout money to taxpayers.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:40:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec.14 : With the reprocessing agreement with United States still in the works and practical implementation of Indo-US nuclear trade looking far fetched, Russia is looking forward to securing an early bird advantage.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:18 -0500

Islamabad, Dec. 14 : In the wake of arrest of five terror-accused US nationals in Pakistan, the PML-Q has alleged that the United States is deliberately "exporting terrorism" to Pakistan.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:07 -0500

New York, December 14 : The prescription drug Ambien has become popular on blogs and web forums after Tiger Woods' alleged mistress Rachel Uchitel reportedly revealed to a pal that the duo had "crazy Ambien sex."...
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:00:14 -0500

New York, Dec 14 : Socialite Kim Kardashian and her younger sister, Khloe, were spotted shopping for underwear with their boyfriends' zodiac signs on.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:00:06 -0500

Washington, Dec 14 : American actress Halle Berry has pleaded with her fans to donate money to a number of struggling shelters for battered women.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:00:03 -0500

London, Dec 14 (IANS) Confidence levels among senior business executives in Mumbai and Shanghai are so high that they are leaving their counterparts in New York and London far behind, with significant implications for the post-recession global economy.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:10:04 -0500

London, Dec 14 : Chris Brown has blasted American music retailers for refusing to sell his latest record following his conviction for assaulting ex-flame Rihanna.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:00:08 -0500

New York, Dec 14 : Cori Rist, who allegedly had a fling with Tiger Woods, may have been a professional escort in the past, it has emerged.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:00:06 -0500

Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) The Ganges, a river held sacred by the Hindus, 'sounds like a disease', a Fox News commentator has said, drawing protests from the Hindu community.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:30:02 -0500

Islamabad, Dec 14 (DPA) A Pakistani court Monday blocked the repatriation of five American Muslims arrested on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks last week, a lawyer said.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:20:02 -0500

Karachi, Dec. 14 : Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has reiterated that American private security agency Blackwater's presence is limited to Afghanistan and Iraq only, and it is not active in Pakistan.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:11 -0500

Washington, Dec. 14 : The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has reportedly been asked to launch drone strikes beyond Pakistan's tribal region.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:30:11 -0500

London, Dec 14 : An American photographer has successfully captured the flapping of hummingbirds wings with the help of high-speed photography.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:30:07 -0500

New York, Dec 14: Golfing legends have come forward as a pillar of support to disgraced American golfer Tiger Woods, following revelations of his alleged infidelities.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:30:03 -0500

London, Dec 14 : American rock band Kings Of Leon has reportedly planned a six-month break from music.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:30:02 -0500

Washington, December 14 : Filmmaker Guy Ritchie is planning to open a pub in New York, it has emerged.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:00:09 -0500

Washington, Dec. 14 : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that the America has decided to support Pakistan in a "new and vigorous way" on the appeal of the people of Pakistan who are being targeted by Al-Qaeda and the TTP in mosques and marketplaces indiscriminately.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:00:06 -0500

New York, Dec 14 : Ashley Dupre, made famous by the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, is now offering people advice on sex, love and relationships.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:30:27 -0500

New York, Dec 14 : Tiger Woods' first girlfriend has opened up about her relationship with the troubled golfer, saying he used to be a shy guy.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:30:25 -0500

Washington, Dec 14 : Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan has returned to the U.S. after a weeklong visit to India to shoot her documentary about the trafficking of women and children.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:35 -0500

New York, December 14 : The Florida Department of Children and Families reportedly paid a visit to Tiger Woods' mansion.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:20 -0500

Washington, Dec 14 (DPA) It's party time at the White House. During December, the Obamas are set to host 28 events with a total of 50,000 guests during their first Christmas season as the First Family.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:20:02 -0500

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. ? Women's Basketball Hall of Famer Jennifer Gillom on Monday was named the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks, a team for which she once played. Gillom replaces Michael...
Sign on San Diego Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:44:34 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled a U.S. human rights agenda on Monday calling for universal standards that apply to all nations, prompting rights groups to urge the a...
West Australian Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:42:17 -0500

The second man charged in a plot to attack a Danish newspaper also knew about the 2008 deadly terror attacks in Mumbai days before they occurred, prosecutors said on Monday.Tahawwur Hussain Rana has n...
West Australian Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:42:05 -0500

Dr. Lee Kurisko practiced in Canada for 13 years under government controlled health care, before moving to the U.S. to practice health care in a free-market economy. In speaking engagements and in his...
PR Web Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:36:01 -0500

Now that Bank of America Corp. is freeing itself from the government restrictions that hampered its search for a new CEO, the company should look more appealing to prospective candidates, especially t...
Miami Herald Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:32:37 -0500

By JOHN FLESHERAP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Federal officials say they'll use $13 million in Great Lakes restoration funds to step up the fight against invasive Asian carp....
KTNV Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:31:52 -0500

Dec. 14--Do you suppose the San Francisco 49ers are dying to emulate the Arizona Cardinals, who win more often, score more points and have played better defense in bigger games?Guess again, slackers.M...
Hispanic Business Magazine Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:29:18 -0500

(AP Photo/Don Ryan)High winds whip snow off the western peaks of Mount Hood, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, as seen from Government Camp, Ore., where rescuers are waiting to begin their search for two missing...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:27:24 -0500

The number of children killed or injured by falling television sets appears to have risen even as more consumers replace their clunky old TVs with lighter flat screens, studies suggest.The reason for ...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:27:23 -0500

(AP Photo/File)these file photos show U.S. Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske, left, Lloyd Johnston of the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research, c...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:27:20 -0500

Philadelphia , donors are careful to conceal anything that might reveal them.One client distributes donations using only the name "Santa's Silent Elves." Another asks that donation checks be coded onl...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:27:18 -0500

A gas leak at an oil recycling company forced about 4,000 workers to evacuate nearby office buildings for six hours Monday, sending one person to the hospital, authorities said.Firefighters who arrive...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:27:17 -0500

North Carolina Court of Appeals on Monday temporarily blocked the release of two convicted murderers sentenced to life in prison under a 1970s law, issuing an order an hour before they were to be set ...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:27:16 -0500

Sending Khan and possibly other Guantanamo detainees to trial in Brooklyn raises the possibility of one city hosting two major terrorism trials in separate locations, though it is difficult to predict...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:26:29 -0500

(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2009 file photo, President George W. Bush speaks during a news conference in the pressroom at the White House in Washington. Two nonprofit groups, t...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:26:26 -0500

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.'s CEO Robert Kelly told employees Monday that he isn't going anywhere, leaving Bank of America Corp. with one less candidate for its top job.
The Seattle Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:23:12 -0500

Washington — The Obama administration wants to help countries in the Western Hemisphere strengthen their democratic institutions so their citizens can see democracy is delivering for them and provid...
America.org Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:21:00 -0500

Washington — The United States government repeats its demand that Madagascar’s political leadership move forward rapidly toward the establishment of democratic constitutional rule. Additional dela...
America.org Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:20:59 -0500

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- Dennis deLeon, who served as the president of the Latino Commission on AIDS and as the New York City human rights commissioner, has died. He was 61. Latino Commiss...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:18:21 -0500

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON -- About three dozen Boston students have been sickened by natural gas fumes after a maintenance worker inadvertently opened a natural gas line next to their school's ve...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:18:20 -0500

By JEFFREY COLLINSASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A South Carolina man who police say shot and killed a trick-or-treater at his door has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison on ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:18:20 -0500

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. -- Prison officials say an inmate is holding an employee hostage at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center in southern Illinois. The Illinois Department of ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:18:19 -0500

By JILL ZEMAN BLEEDASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A secular display celebrating the winter solstice and "freethinkers" such as Albert Einstein and Bill Gates can be placed at the stat...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:18:18 -0500

PHILADELPHIA - It played like a scene from a holiday movie — a mystery couple, who didn’t leave their names or numbers, walked into a restaurant, finished their meal and then set off a chain react...
MSNBC Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:16:45 -0500

SOS: Send loans now With bank lending to small businesses nearly frozen, these 8 entrepreneurs are among the thousands fighting for the credit lines and loans they need to keep their companies alive.
Fortune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:48 -0500

WASHINGTON - Computer technicians have found 22 million missing White House emails from the administration of President George W. Bush, according to two groups that are settling lawsuits they filed ov...
C News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:14 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A recent spate of exonerations in New York state has put renewed focus on the plight of the wrongly convicted, with advocates saying it is not as easy as it should be to get an un...
Reuters Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:06:58 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco native plant thought extinct by botanists has been discovered near the Golden Gate Bridge. The last, wild Franciscan Manzanita was believed to have perished in th...
Oakland Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:04:24 -0500

Email This Post With the aim of exploring trade opportunities in various industry sectors in the UAE and South America, the Embassy of Argentina in the UAE and the Dubai Export Development Corporati...
Dubai Chronicle Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:02:50 -0500

CHICAGO, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Encyclopaedia Britannica has published a new article about the 1995 Dayton Accords written by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, the company said today.
Earth Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:02:40 -0500

Christmas came early for the Salvation Army of St. Joseph County. In front of a Walmart, a good samaritan donated a gold coin worth an estimated $1200. WSBT's Ed Ernstes reports.
CBS News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:01:23 -0500

Governor Pat Quinn suspended a controversial early prisoner release program , and ordered a top to bottom review of it. But as CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports, the governor is still taking a lot of heat ...
CBS 2 Chicago Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:59:09 -0500

The end game in sight, Senate Democrats coped with stubborn internal differences as well as implacable Republican opposition on Monday in a struggle to pass health care legislation by Christmas. (File...
CBS 2 Chicago Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:59:08 -0500

(12/10/2009) Pakistani police Monday seized luggage and a cell phone from a hotel where three of five Americans arrested on suspicion of militant links stayed, while a court ruled the men cannot be ...
CBS 2 Chicago Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:59:04 -0500

(12/8/2009) The second-highest ranking U.S. general in Afghanistan said Monday it will likely take more time than expected to fully deploy the additional 30,000 American troops, saying it could take...
CBS 2 Chicago Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:59:03 -0500

Federal prosecutors are considering sending a Guantanamo Bay detainee named Majid Khan to New York to face a federal civilian trial, a person familiar with the discussions said Monday.Khan is one of f...
The News Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:54:16 -0500

It is not known if a trade sending Halladay to the Phillies is imminent, but if Halladay and the Phils are negotiating--as is indicated by the pitcher's presence in Philadelphia--that would suggest th...
Philadelphia Daily News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:51:57 -0500

Published Date: December 15, 2009 In rags and bare feet, they walk through Sao Paulo's dilapidated city center like ghosts. Some beg for change that goes straight to purchasing the drug that has wast...
Kuwait Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:48:16 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors are considering sending a Guantanamo detainee named Majid Khan to New York to face a federal civilian trial, a person familiar with the discussions said Monday. K...
Breitbart Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:38:49 -0500

The end game in sight, Senate Democrats coped with stubborn internal differences as well as implacable Republican opposition on Monday in a struggle to pass health care legislation by Christmas. (File...
WBZ4 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:36:57 -0500

(12/10/2009) Pakistani police Monday seized luggage and a cell phone from a hotel where three of five Americans arrested on suspicion of militant links stayed, while a court ruled the men cannot be ...
WBZ4 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:36:56 -0500

The bloody image of Berlusconi, reeling after being attacked as he signed autographs following a rally Sunday, has created sympathy and solidarity on one hand, while on the other generating praise for...
WBZ4 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:36:55 -0500

LONDON (AP) ? British Airways cabin crew will strike over Christmas, their union said Monday, throwing the plans of thousands of holiday travelers into uncertainty at one of the busiest times o...
WBZ4 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:36:54 -0500

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) ? Honduras' president-elect said Monday he is willing to meet with ousted leader Manuel Zelaya anywhere to help end the political impasse over last June's coup.
WBZ4 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:36:52 -0500

Canada, a laggard at these climate talks, was announcing a radical shift, ready to embrace a 40 percent cut in its emissions by 2020 versus its 1990 levels, and 80 percent by 2050 — the toughest of ...
WBZ4 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:36:51 -0500

KABUL (AP) ? The military may not finish its surge of 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan until nearly a year from now, a senior U.S. commander said Monday — a slower pace than President Ba...
WBZ4 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:36:50 -0500

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iran said Monday a court will try three Americans who wandered across the border from Iraq last July and became ensnared in an increasingly bitter standoff with the West ove...
WBZ4 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:36:49 -0500

Justice Department is weighing whether to put him on trial in federal court in Brooklyn, but no final decision has been made, according to a person speaking on condition of anonymity in order to discu...
Yahoo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:11 -0500

A report published Monday in Politico stated that White House officials wanted Reid to cut a deal with Lieberman, which would almost certainly require getting rid of legislative language that would ...
Morning Star Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:06 -0500

Argentine stocks led advancers in Latin American equity markets Monday, with gains arriving after the government said it plans to create a fund to repay debt that's due in 2010.
Morning Star Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:33:59 -0500

Argentine stocks led advancers in Latin American equity markets Monday, with gains arriving after the government said it plans to create a fund to repay debt that's due in 2010.
Morning Star Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:33:49 -0500

Argentine stocks led advancers in Latin American equity markets Monday, with gains arriving after the government said it plans to create a fund to repay debt that's due in 2010.
Morning Star Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:33:46 -0500

Barclays , mounted a spirited defence of big banks and their trading arms on Monday, saying “to make banks smaller and narrower is not the solution”.In an...
Financial Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:33:14 -0500

Federal authorities announced Monday they seized $26 million worth of "knockoff" DVDs, CDs, clothing, electronics, cosmetics, phones, holiday ornaments and pharmaceuticals in a carefully coordinated c...
Fox News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:32:30 -0500

MIAMI (AP) -- About 300 guests have been moved from a luxury Miami hotel after Legionnaires' disease struck at least three former guests since October.
Tampa Bay Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:32:25 -0500

TEHRAN, Iran ? Iran said Monday it would try three Americans jailed since crossing the border from Iraq in July, a step certain to aggravate the U.S. at a time when Tehran is locked in a standoff...
Fox News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:32:21 -0500

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Box-office revenue is up 7.5 percent this year in the United States and Canada despite sharp drops in consumer spending resulting from the recession, it was announced ...
SINA Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:32:00 -0500

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called on Monday for more pressure on Iran, to make the country yield and prove its nuclear programs are peaceful. Clint...
SINA Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:31:57 -0500

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday rejected as totally unfounded spy charges against three Americans held in Iran since June after they apparently strayed into Iranian territory while hiking in...
VOA Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:53:39 -0500

December 14, 2009 The city of Los Angeles is home to nearly 1,000 medical marijuana dispensaries. Its desired target is fewer than 100, so the city wants to close hundreds of existing pot storefronts ...
NPR Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:45:02 -0500

RCNI ), a leading provider of high-speed internet, digital cable TV with high definition and unlimited phone service, signed a multi-year agreement with...
Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:43:08 -0500

REXI ) (the "Company") announced today that Thomas C. Elliott, Senior Vice-President of Finance and Operations for the Company, has been promoted to the additional position of Chief Financial Offic...
Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:43:07 -0500

President Barack Obama gave voice to his irritation over banks' resistance to regulatory reform. Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP The heads of the leading US banks were summoned to the White House yesterd...
The Guardian Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:38:33 -0500

(AP Photo/Don Ryan)High winds whip snow off the western peaks of Mount Hood, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, as seen from Government Camp, Ore., where rescuers are waiting to begin their search for two missing...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:37:07 -0500

Josh Powell told police last week that he left his wife and took his boys, ages 2 and 4, on a camping trip around 12:30 a.m. Dec. 7 in subfreezing temperatures.Authorities were notified the family was...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:37:05 -0500

Faye Brown , two of several dozen inmates sentenced during a period in the 1970s when state law defined a life term as just 80 years.A few hours before the deadline, the attorney general's office aske...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:37:03 -0500

Liberian man testified Monday that he was held naked in a chest-high pit of filth in the jungle, one of several torture victims seeking damages from the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:37:02 -0500

Oakland schools, Futures Elementary and Community United Elementary.The winning bidder will also receive a thank-you note from Sullenberger and his wife, Lorrie.
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:36:57 -0500