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Clinton warns against undermining Grameen Bank

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday urged the government of Bangladesh not to do anything that could undermine the effectiveness of the internationally acclaimed Grameen Bank micro-lender....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

AUDIO: Criticism 'hurts' says Tim Minchin

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
Tim Minchin discusses the song he wrote about a journalist who gave him a bad review early in his career.
Categories: BBC, News

Mayweather beats Cotto to remain undefeated

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
Floyd Mayweather Jr. had his nose bloodied midway through the fight, but maintained his poise to remain undefeated and claim the WBA junior middleweight title from Miguel Cotto.
Categories: CNN, News

France's Sarkozy loses to Hollande

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
President-elect Francois Hollande declares his victory "a new start for Europe." France is a key player in plans to lead the eurozone out of its debt crisis, making the election vital to the region.
Categories: CNN, News

Look! Up in the sky! It's Supermoon!

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
NEW YORK (AP) -- The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrived Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

9/11 defendants ignore judge at Guantanamo hearing

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The second attempt to prosecute the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four men accused of helping orchestrate the plot got off to a rough start, with the defendants disrupting their arraignment and forcing the proceedings to drag on late into the night....

9/11 defendants ignore judge at Guantanamo hearing

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The second attempt to prosecute the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four men accused of helping orchestrate the plot got off to a rough start, with the defendants disrupting their arraignment and forcing the proceedings to drag on late into the night....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Netanyahu emerges as strongman with unity deal

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Now backed by a parliamentary supermajority, Benjamin Netanyahu has tremendous room to maneuver on Israel's most pressing issues: peace with the Palestinians, possible war with Iran, and the growing rift at home between religious and secular Jews....

US eyes more cuts in India's oil imports from Iran

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will use a two-day visit to India this week to urge further reductions in Indian imports of Iranian oil....

US eyes more cuts in India's oil imports from Iran

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will use a two-day visit to India this week to urge further reductions in Indian imports of Iranian oil....

Papers consider coalition's future

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
Stern words in the papers for coalition government
Categories: BBC, News

VIDEO: Greeks go to the polls

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
The people of Greece, where the eurozone crisis first erupted, have begun voting in parliamentary elections.
Categories: BBC, News

Greek election critical and uncertain

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greeks began voting at precisely 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT, 12 a.m. EDT) in their most critical - and uncertain - election in decades, with voters set to punish the two main parties that are being held responsible for the country's dire economic straits....

'Nine dead' in S Korea bar fire

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
A fire in a karaoke bar in the South Korean city of Busan leaves nine people dead, including three Sri Lankans, according to police.
Categories: BBC, News

2 bodies found in Miss. amid search for mom, girls

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Two unidentified bodies have been found at a Mississippi residence associated with a man suspected of abducting a Tennessee woman and her three young daughters, who are believed to be in "extreme danger," authorities said Saturday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

2 bodies found in Miss. amid search for mom, girls

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Two unidentified bodies have been found at a Mississippi residence associated with a man suspected of abducting a Tennessee woman and her three young daughters, who are believed to be in "extreme danger," authorities said Saturday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Clinton to press India on Iran oil imports

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will use a two-day visit to India this week to urge further reductions in Indian imports of Iranian oil....

Clinton to press India on Iran oil imports

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will use a two-day visit to India this week to urge further reductions in Indian imports of Iranian oil....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Clinton to press India on Iran oil imports

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will use a two-day visit to India this week to urge further reductions in Indian imports of Iranian oil....

VIDEO: Zombies take to the streets of Prague

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:09
Hundreds of zombies have taken over the streets of Prague for the annual zombie walk through the Czech capital.
Categories: BBC, News
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