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World Edition Headlines [ Auto updated [46] seconds ago ] History of Lead International TV News Headlines Britain's Brown Announces Full Troop Withdrawal from IraqDeutsche Welle | Wed Dec 17, 2008 09:50 ESTDuring a visit to Baghdad, British PM Gordon Brown announced that the remaining 4,100 troops stationed in Basra will head home by summer. This will allow the UK to focus more on Afghanistan. Suicide warning added to epilepsy drugs in U.S.CBC Lead Headline (World) | Wed Dec 17, 2008 09:50 ESTDrugs used by millions of patients to control epileptic seizures must carry warnings about heightened risks of suicide, federal regulators in the United States said. more Wedding Bells for Drew Peterson?FOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 09:40 ESTURGENT: Accused wife-killer Drew Peterson is engaged to fiancamp;#233;e number 5, FOXNews.com has confirmed Protesting Greek Youths Take Message to AcropolisDeutsche Welle | Wed Dec 17, 2008 09:30 ESTMore than a week after the police shooting of a 15-year-old, young people in Greece continue anti-government demonstrations. They briefly hijacked radio and TV stations -- as well the country's most famous monument. Time's Person of the Year: Barack ObamaCNN Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 09:10 ESTIn one of the craziest elections in American history, he overcame a lack of experience, a funny name, two candidates who are political institutions and the racial divide to become the 44th President of the United States. Greek youths urge Europe-wide protests over teen shootingCBC Lead Headline (World) | Wed Dec 17, 2008 09:10 ESTSmall-scale attacks continued across Greece on Wednesday as protesters over the fatal police shooting of a teenager in Athens called for mass demonstrations across Europe. more Satellites detect large gap in Earth's magnetic fieldCBC Lead Headline (World) | Wed Dec 17, 2008 09:10 ESTRecent satellite observations have revealed the largest breach yet seen in the magnetic field that protects Earth from most of the sun's violent blasts. more New Thai PM to work for 'reconciliation, unity'ABC Australia - World Lead | Wed Dec 17, 2008 09:00 ESTNew Thai PM to work for 'reconciliation, unity' By SE Asia Correspondent Karen Percy and wires A Friendly FraudCBS News | Wed Dec 17, 2008 08:40 ESTThe Early Show: Wall Street Scam Artist Bernard Madoff Was Kind And Generous, Friends And Investors Say Oil trades lower despite plans for big OPEC output cutCBC Lead Headline (World) | Wed Dec 17, 2008 08:30 ESTOil prices slipped lower on Wednesday even though OPEC ministers were set to approve a two-million barrels a day cut at a meeting in Algeria. more Indian Lawyer Steps Up for Mumbai SuspectABC News (US)/International | Wed Dec 17, 2008 08:10 ESTJackson Spoke To Feds About BlagojevichCBS News | Wed Dec 17, 2008 08:00 ESTIll. Congressman's Campaign Snub Cost Wife Job Promised By Governor, Source Says Nearly 2 trillion tons of ice gone, NASA saysCNN Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 07:40 ESTBetween 1.5 trillion and 2 trillion tons of ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska has melted at an accelerating rate since 2003, according to NASA scientists, in the latest signs of what they say is global warming. Geophysicist Scott Luthcke concluded that the losses amounted to enough water to fill the Chesapeake Bay 21 times. Jackson Jr. a Federal InformantFOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 07:10 ESTIll. congressman provided information to feds for years on his 'personal knowledge' of apparent government corruption, Blago Chaos in Illinois House ECB Feels Rate Pressure as Fed Cuts, Inflation SlowsDeutsche Welle | Wed Dec 17, 2008 07:10 ESTEuropean inflation fell sharply to 2.1 percent in November as fuel prices dropped, new data shows. This adds to the pressure on the ECB to press on with its interest-rate cutting cycle well into the new year. British-Iraqi doctor sentenced to 32 years for U.K. bomb plotCBC Lead Headline (World) | Wed Dec 17, 2008 06:50 ESTA British judge has sentenced a British-Iraqi doctor to 32 years in prison for plotting car bomb attacks in central London and Glasgow airport. more Life sentence for doctor over botched UK bomb plotsABC Australia - World Lead | Wed Dec 17, 2008 06:50 ESTAn Iraqi doctor has been jailed for life for trying to murder hundreds of people in failed car bombings in London and Glasgow last year. More Jackson Jr. Was a Federal InformantFOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 06:40 ESTIll. congressman is said to have been sharing information about Gov. Blagojevich with federal investigators for years, Jackson Jr. Talked to Feds for Years, Spokesman Says, Blago Chaos in Illinois House Jackson 'Talked to Feds for Years'FOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Dec 17, 2008 06:20 ESTCongressman is said to have been sharing information about Gov. Blagojevich with federal investigators for years, Jackson Jr. Talked to Feds for Years, Spokesman Says, Blago Chaos in Illinois House British PM visits Iraq to consult before troop withdrawalCBC Lead Headline (World) | Wed Dec 17, 2008 06:10 ESTBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday for an unannounced visit. more |
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