News and Current Events [Archive] - Page 18

Army Training Turns To Tackling Counterinsurgency (NPR)
Ford CEO Explains His Plan For Ailing Company (NPR)
Israelis 'edge into urban Gaza' (BBC)
Bush warns Obama of terror threat (BBC)
Russia set to restart gas supply (BBC)
UN chief wants Gaza conflict halt (BBC)
Israel: Shots fired at patrol on Jordan border (USA Today)
Researchers ferret out a link between Vicks and high mucous (USA Today)
Israeli leader warns Hamas of `iron fist' (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Shots fired at Israeli patrol on Jordan border (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Senate Democrats Agree To Seat Burris This Week (NPR)
Henderson, Rice To Enter Baseball's Hall Of Fame (NPR)
Russian gas to Europe 'blocked' (BBC)
Israelis 'push on into Gaza City' (BBC)
Judge: Obama must get papers from attorney firings (USA Today)
Police: Missing Ind. pilot 'could be anywhere' (USA Today)
Egypt pushes Hamas to accept truce (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Ethiopian military hands over security of Somalia (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Chinese Electric Car Jolts The Competition (NPR)
Obama Picks Pledge Broad Policy Changes (NPR)
Russian gas flow disappoints EU (BBC)
More Chinese are willing to challenge legal system (USA Today)
For relatives of 9/11 victims, activism and altered views (USA Today)
Israel shells southern Lebanon after rocket attack (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Israeli forces storm Gaza City neighborhood (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Blair: Obama, Clinton Can Make Progress In Mideast (NPR)
Bush Will Soon Call Dallas 'Home' Again (NPR)
Israel pursues its Gaza offensive (BBC)
EU warns of legal action over gas (BBC)
Arctic cold grips much of nation (USA Today)
Treasury chief hearing set for after inauguration (USA Today)
Bin Laden urges jihad against Israel (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Unemployed Without Benefits: A Couple's Struggle (NPR)
Army Ramps Up Repairs To Fix Battered Equipment (NPR)
'More than 1,000 killed in Gaza' (BBC)
Grim US data sparks shares slide (BBC)
Iffy, illegal tactics reported in Iraqi politics (USA Today)
Holder is likely to face tough questions (USA Today)
Israeli troops advance deep into Gaza City (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Vatican secret confession tribunal opens up (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Apple's Jobs To Take Medical Leave Through June (NPR)
Judge Orders Young Guantanamo Detainee Freed (NPR)
Gaza pounded amid push for truce (BBC)
Mugabe 'to hold talks with rival' (BBC)
Key Hamas leader killed in Gaza (BBC)
US Democrats seek $825bn stimulus (BBC)
Homeland Security pick vows immigration crack down (USA Today)
Obama sets priorities; poised to tackle Gaza crisis (USA Today)
Iran president: 'Not feasible' for Israel to live (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Geithner's Stumble Points To Tax Complexity (NPR)
Bank Of America Seeks Billions More For Merrill Deal (NPR)
Pilot hailed for 'Hudson miracle' (BBC)
Urgent push for Gaza ceasefire (BBC)
D.C. set for inaugural chill (USA Today)
Israeli forces shell UN office in Gaza (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Trial opens Friday for US suspect in Italy (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Sorting Out A Clear Strategy For Afghanistan (NPR)
Like Obama, Companies Sell Own Brand Of Change (NPR)
Poll: Americans believe Obama will deliver despite down times (USA Today)
NY mayor hails 'hero' crash pilot (BBC)
Citigroup to split as losses grow (BBC)
Obama's pick for Justice Department earns praise (USA Today)
Court will review school strip search for drugs (USA Today)
Qatar suspends ties with Israel (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Life On A Kibbutz, In The Shadow Of Gaza (NPR)
Pilot, Crew Rewarded With Key To New York City (NPR)
Israel poised for ceasefire vote (BBC)
Hunt for NY crash plane's engines (BBC)
Passengers marvel they're alive (USA Today)
Kabul bomb kills 2 U.S. troops, wounds 12 (USA Today)
Israeli Cabinet prepares for cease-fire vote (AP) (YAHOO World News)
2 US troops among 4 killed in Kabul blast (AP) (YAHOO World News)
I Solemnly Swear To Bundle: Dressing For Cold D.C. (NPR)
Searching For Vital Signs In A Sick Economy (NPR)
Tsvangirai goes back to Zimbabwe (BBC)
Obama urges 'perseverance' during train ride (USA Today)
NTSB: 1 engine still attached to US Airways jet (USA Today)
Gaza civilians hope for cease-fire (AP) (YAHOO World News)
4-D Imaging To Help Inauguration Tourists (NPR)
'Proud' Bush Bids Weekly Radio Audience Adieu (NPR)
Israel declares ceasefire in Gaza (BBC)
Obama begins historic rail trip (BBC)
Rocket fire tests Gaza ceasefire (BBC)
Gas to flow after deal in Moscow (BBC)
Obama urges 'perseverance' during train ride (USA Today)
Israel unilaterally halts fire; Hamas rockets persist (USA Today)
Israel unilaterally halts fire, rockets persist (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Russia and Ukraine reach gas deal (AP) (YAHOO World News)
FDA: Avoid Products Made With Peanut Butter (NPR)
Obama Takes Whistle-Stop Trip To White House (NPR)
Hamas announces ceasefire in Gaza (BBC)
Bomber kills manager of election campaign in Iraq (USA Today)
Obama, Biden and 400,000 others attend inaugural concert (USA Today)
Rick Warren: The Purpose-Driven Pastor (NPR)
D.C. Security Braces For Inauguration Crush (NPR)
Mexican collapse? Drug wars worry some Americans (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Israel 'wants rapid Gaza pullout' (BBC)
Obama tells rally of hope for US (BBC)
Pakistan temporarily halts U.S.-NATO supplies (USA Today)
Obama, Biden, hundreds of thousands at inaugural concert (USA Today)
Israeli officials: Gaza troops out by inauguration (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Gitmo war court back for what may be last session (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Obama's Remarks At The 'We Are One' Concert (NPR)
Sounds From The Lincoln Memorial (NPR)
Scale of Gaza destruction emerges (BBC)
Eurozone economy 'to shrink 1.9%' (BBC)
Mrs. Biden lets slip that VP-elect also was offered State job (USA Today)
Galveston seawall being repaired after Hurricane Ike (USA Today)
Human rights lawyer killed in central Moscow (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Return To Gaza Reveals Scenes Of Destruction (NPR)
Charity Organization Helps With Inaugural Meals (NPR)
Men jailed for caustic soda rape
UK banking plan faces criticism (BBC)
Gaza 'looks like earthquake zone' (BBC)
For Obama, tough decisions from the start (USA Today)
Russia restarts gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine (USA Today)
Pakistani militants kill 6 suspected US spies (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Plans to close Gitmo anger 9/11 victims' families (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Inauguration '09: Obama Set For Victory Throng (NPR)
Civil Rights Icon Hopes For Solidarity Under Obama (NPR)
Rwandan military enters DR Congo (BBC)
Barack Obama to open new US era (BBC)
Obama vows to meet US challenges (BBC)
New president confident U.S. will meet challenges it faces (USA Today)
Hamas holds victory rallies as UN chief tours Gaza (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Senate Confirms 6 For Cabinet, Delays Clinton (NPR)
Gazans Skeptical Obama Will Bring Mideast Change (NPR)
Kennedy awake at hospital (USA Today)
Economy and war on Obama's agenda (BBC)
UN demands flow of goods to Gaza (BBC)
Israeli military: All soldiers withdrawn from Gaza (USA Today)
Speech mixes promises with rebuke of Bush (USA Today)
Obama administration moves to suspend Gitmo trials (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Israeli military says Gaza pullout complete (AP) (YAHOO World News)
A 105-Year-Old Witness To History (NPR)
Sunnis Plan To Flex Political Muscle In Iraqi Elections (NPR)
President Obama tackles first day (BBC)
German economy faces gloomy 2009 (BBC)
Inaugural group apologizes to those turned away (USA Today)
Attorney general vote delayed a week (USA Today)
Obama Takes Steps Toward Shutting Guantanamo (NPR)
Flubbed Inaugural Oath Examined (NPR)
Obama 'set to close Guantanamo' (BBC)
Hamas leader urges West to talk (BBC)
Kennedy confirms she won't bid for N.Y. Senate seat (USA Today)
Starting with diplomacy, Obama sets new course (USA Today)
2 death sentences given in China milk scandal (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Analysis: US, Israel could coax Hamas to moderate (AP) (YAHOO World News)
'Roe V. Wade' Anniversary Could Bring Policy Change (NPR)
Veterans Turn To Online Strangers For Financial Help (NPR)
Chinese milk scam duo face death (BBC)
Rally marks Roe v. Wade anniversary (USA Today)
Deep freeze chills Florida (USA Today)
Gaza tunnels back in business (AP) (YAHOO World News)
AP: Iraq forced to cut spending as oil price falls (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Clinton Takes Charge; Special Envoys Named (NPR)
U.S. Envoy Leaves Iraq With Message Of Caution (NPR)
Obama appoints key hotspot envoys (BBC)
Europeans 'seized in Sahara' (BBC)
Rebel leader arrested in DR Congo (BBC)
UK in recession as economy slides (BBC)
Aide: Kirsten Gillibrand picked as next N.Y. senator (USA Today)
Hamas is battered, but resilient (USA Today)
Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda (AP) (YAHOO World News)
China: Parents of milk victims demand better deal (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Senate Confirms More Obama Nominees (NPR)
U.S. Life Expectancy Increases As Cities Clear Air (NPR)
Infants stabbed at Belgian creche (BBC)
Obama signs order reversing abortion policy (USA Today)
Hudson crash survivors face life after near death (USA Today)
NKorea's Kim Jong Il meets with Chinese official (AP) (YAHOO World News)
3 dead, 12 wounded in Belgian day care stabbings (AP) (YAHOO World News)
The Fight To Keep A Treehouse — Or 'Love Shack' (NPR)
Defense Pick's Lobbyist Ties Show Ethics Policy Limits (NPR)
Obama lifts ban on abortion funds (BBC)
India PM undergoes heart surgery (BBC)
Salmonella may have contributed to 7 deaths (USA Today)
Portland mayor to decide soon whether to resign (USA Today)
US, Afghan villagers differ over 15 killed in raid (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Somali pirates free a chemical tanker (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Obama Ends Global Family Planning Restrictions (NPR)
Obama Reverses Abortion Funds Policy (NPR)
Fatal storm hits France and Spain (BBC)
Obama issues US recovery pledge (BBC)
Hometown gives hero's welcome to Hudson River pilot (USA Today)
For bruised Caroline Kennedy, what's next? (USA Today)
Obama touts aid plan's impact on average Americans (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Elections are test for al-Maliki, Iraq (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Obama Takes Office Under Economic Cloud (NPR)
Admiral Applauds Guantanamo Closure Order (NPR)
Vatican attacks US abortion move (BBC)
Iraq to reopen notorious Abu Ghraib prison (USA Today)
Obama touts aid plan's impact on average Americans (USA Today)
Bolivians vote on new Morales-backed constitution (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Suicide bomber kills 1, wounds 8 in Afghanistan (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Obama Pushes $825B Economic Stimulus Plan (NPR)
S Lanka troops 'in rebel bastion' (BBC)
Bolivians vote on Indian rights (BBC)
Gas price up more than 7 cents across U.S. (USA Today)
More cancer patients having healthy breasts removed (USA Today)
Israeli PM in war crimes pledge (BBC)
China dams reveal flaws in climate-change weapon (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Israeli war against Hamas scars Gaza's children (AP) (YAHOO World News)
$825 Billion Stimulus Package Faces Obstacles (NPR)
Thailand Cracks Down On Political Dissent (NPR)
Congo warlord in landmark trial (BBC)
Police: Bicycle bomb kills 5 in Pakistan (USA Today)
Ex-ACLU lawyer settles into government role (USA Today)
International court begins case of Congo warlord (AP) (YAHOO World News)
US military: 4 coalition forces killed in Iraq (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Anger, Dismay As Pope Reinstates Holocaust Denier (NPR)
Obama aims for oil independence (BBC)
Crisis claims Icelandic cabinet (BBC)
Obama sends envoy to Mideast to solidify cease-fire (USA Today)
Schools cultivate green living (USA Today)
Pentagon: Gitmo prisoner releases not fail safe (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Layoffs Mount As Recession Gets Worse (NPR)
Study: Global Warming Is Irreversible (NPR)
Massive layoffs as gloom deepens (BBC)
Israel: Troops, Palestinian militants clash despite cease-fire (USA Today)
Large swath of U.S. braces for ice storm (USA Today)
Troops, militants clash in Gaza despite cease-fire (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Official: 300 wounded in Sri Lanka artillery fire (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Immigration Debate Roils Children's Health Bill (NPR)
Fate Of One Family Illustrates Gaza War's Ferocity (NPR)
Israeli strike hits southern Gaza (BBC)
MDC denies Zimbabwe deal (BBC)
Palin launches political action committee (USA Today)
Veterans Affairs office reaches data theft deal (USA Today)
After offensive, posters of dead sell well in Gaza (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Baghdad seeks `normal' footing on unsteady legs (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Obama Woos Hill Republicans On Stimulus Plan (NPR)
Clinton Says Ball In Iran's Court (NPR)
Obama urges quick economic action (BBC)
Israeli warplanes hit Gaza smuggling tunnels (USA Today)
Jurors weep at details of 'Baby Grace' torture (USA Today)
Israeli warplanes hit Gaza tunnels (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Davos gathering muted by sobering economic reality (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Investor: Renewable Energy Needs Federal Funding (NPR)
Hamas Accused Of Cracking Down On Opponents (NPR)
US envoy visits amid Gaza clashes (BBC)
Russia 'halts missile deployment' (BBC)
World growth 'worst for 60 years' (BBC)
Iranian leader seeks US apology (BBC)
Obama offers little insight on war decisions (USA Today)
More Americans having outpatient surgery (USA Today)
Early voting begins in Iraqi provincial elections (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Friedman: Mood At World Economic Forum 'Anxious' (NPR)
Students Protest Arizona Education Cuts (NPR)
US House passes economic package (BBC)