Archive for May 26th, 2009

ABC NewsUN Security Council Urges Burma to Release All Political PrisonersVoice of AmericaBy Margaret Besheer The UN Security Council has called for the release of all political prisoners in Burma, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and expressed its concern over her recent trial.UNSC concerned ... Full story

Washington PostTop US official warns that war in Afghanistan strengthens Taliban ...Telegraph.co.ukAmerica's top military official warned that the US offensive in Afghanistan could end up fuelling the conflict in Pakistan by pushing more Taliban fighters across the border.Video: US to Aid 1.5 Million Pakistan Refugees The ... Full story

Chicago TribuneBurris-Blagojevich Ties Come to Life in TranscriptNew York TimesBy MONICA DAVEY and KAREN ANN CULLOTTA CHICAGO - A transcript of a secretly recorded telephone call released on Tuesday revealed the degree to which Roland W. Burris aggressively and openly pursued an appointment to the United States ... Full story

New Zealand HeraldFacebook scores $200 millionCNNMoney.comRussian investment group Digital Sky gets 2% stake in Facebook. Investment values social networking site at $10 billion. By David Goldman, CNNMoney.From Russia With Love: Facebook Lands $200 Million BusinessWeekFacebook's New Perspective ForbesWall Street Journal - Telegraph.co.uk - BNET - ... Full story

MyFox AustinLogjam of bills forms in HouseHouston ChronicleBy RG RATCLIFFE and GARY SCHARRER Austin Bureau AUSTIN - Expanded jobless benefits for laid-off Texans, more health insurance for thousands of low-income children and reform of windstorm insurance rates for coastal residents all were in peril of dying ...... Full story

BBC NewsHuge explosion in central LahoreCNN InternationalISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A huge explosion reduced at least one building to rubble and sent plumes of thick smoke miles into the sky in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday.At Least 30 People Killed in Lahore Attack ... Full story

BBC NewsNorth Korea fires sixth missile and restarts nuclear plantTelegraph.co.ukNorth Korea is reported to have restarted its nuclear plant and fired another short-range missile in defiance of warnings from the United States that it would "pay the price" for its actions.Video: Sec. Clinton Wants ... Full story

Washington TimesObama raises money for Democrats out WestThe Associated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) - Hours after exercising a cherished presidential right Tuesday - naming a Supreme Court nominee - Barack Obama engaged in one of the office's grubbier traditions: raising money for an embattled lawmaker.Obama raises money ... Full story

Washington PostGM Slashes the UAW's Equity StakeBusinessWeekBy David Welch and David Kiley General Motors (GM) has moved closer to a historic bankruptcy filing, with much work still needed to reach a deal with bondholders as a deadline looms.Rescue Plan Would Give US Most of GM's Stock ... Full story

FOXNewsObama Hails Judge as 'Inspiring'New York TimesPresident Obama with Judge Sonia Sotomayor and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. at the White House on Tuesday. More Photos > By PETER BAKER and JEFF ZELENY WASHINGTON - President Obama announced Tuesday that he would nominate Sonia Sotomayor, ... Full story