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World Edition Headlines [ Auto updated [2] minutes ago ] History of Lead International TV News Headlines EU monitors begin Georgia missionBBC Lead Headline | Wed Oct 01, 2008 03:30 ESTEuropean Union observers in Georgia begin monitoring a ceasefire between Russian troops and Georgian forces. Round II: Candidates return for bailout voteCNN Lead Headline | Wed Oct 01, 2008 02:40 ESTSens. John McCain, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will be in Washington on Wednesday to vote on the $700 billion bank rescue plan. The vote, scheduled to happen at sundown Wednesday evening, comes two days after the House failed to pass the controversial economic recovery plan. EU Observers Begin Georgia Mission Amid Confusion Over RoleDeutsche Welle (Europe) | Wed Oct 01, 2008 02:00 ESTSome 350 European Union observers begin work in Georgia on Wednesday. But since Russia has said it won't be allowed in any of the so-called buffer zones, it's unclear precisely what they'll be watching. Gas lines, and drivers' fuses, shorten after IkeCNN Lead Headline | Wed Oct 01, 2008 01:50 ESTLines eased somewhat Tuesday in Atlanta, the largest city hit by a hurricane-induced gas shortage in the southeast, as Georgia's governor waited for a White House answer to his request to release more crude oil. Russia puts restrictions on EU observers patrolling in GeorgiaCBC Lead Headline | Wed Oct 01, 2008 01:50 ESTAs hundreds of European Union monitors began to deploy in Georgia on Wednesday, Russia said it would not allow them to enter a buffer zone surrounding separatist South Ossetia. more VPs Shape Up for Main EventFOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Oct 01, 2008 01:10 ESTWith only one day until the only vice presidential debate of 2008, Biden and Palin aren't taking anything for granted U.S. missile attack kills 3 near Pakistan's border: security officialsCBC Lead Headline | Wed Oct 01, 2008 01:00 ESTThree people are dead and six others wounded following a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan near the Afghan border, according to national security officials. more Do We Live in a Giant Bubble?FOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Oct 01, 2008 00:10 ESTEarth may be trapped in an abnormal bubble of space-time that is particularly devoid of matter, scientists say Voting Begins in Battleground OhioFOXNews Lead Headline | Wed Oct 01, 2008 00:00 ESTControversial early voting begins in Ohio, and the stakes are high - 20 electoral votes and perhaps the presidency itself N.Y. mayor to seek 3rd term: sourceCBC Lead Headline | Tue Sep 30, 2008 23:30 ESTNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has decided to try to reverse the term-limits law he had long supported so he can seek a third term next year and help the city emerge from financial turmoil, a source has said. more Tax Sweetener for BailoutFOXNews Lead Headline | Tue Sep 30, 2008 22:40 ESTGOP-favored tax legislation could help $700B rescue plan pass Senate Wednesday NASA Struggles to Keep Right StuffFOXNews Lead Headline | Tue Sep 30, 2008 22:40 ESTSpace agency celebrates 50th birthday with midlife crisis as Chinese, Russians race ahead with own programs Ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev to leap back into politicsCBC Lead Headline | Tue Sep 30, 2008 22:30 ESTA Russian billionaire said Tuesday that he is teaming up with former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev to form a new political party that will challenge the country's recent steps away from democracy. more US Senate to vote on Wall Street rescue packageABC Australia - World Lead | Tue Sep 30, 2008 21:40 ESTThe US Senate has agreed to vote on a $US700 billion ($880 billion) financial bailout package on Wednesday night (local time) that will include an increase in the amount of bank deposits insured by the FDIC to $US250,000 from $US100,000, a Senate aide said. More Has NASA Lost the Right Stuff?FOXNews Lead Headline | Tue Sep 30, 2008 21:30 ESTSpace agency celebrates 50th birthday with midlife crisis as Chinese, Russians race ahead with own programs U.S. Senate to vote on bailout plan WednesdayCBC Lead Headline | Tue Sep 30, 2008 21:00 ESTThe U.S. Senate is set to vote Wednesday on a $700-billion US financial bailout plan that was narrowly defeated Monday in the House of Representatives. more US senators to vote on bail-outBBC Lead Headline | Tue Sep 30, 2008 20:30 ESTThe US Senate is to vote on the $700bn financial rescue package that was rejected by the House of Representatives on Monday. Bailout Goes to SenateFOXNews Lead Headline | Tue Sep 30, 2008 20:20 ESTSenate schedules Wednesday evening vote on deal that includes hike in federal deposit insurance limit Senate to vote on rescue plan WednesdayCNN Lead Headline | Tue Sep 30, 2008 20:20 ESTThe Senate plans to vote on the $700 billion bank rescue plan Wednesday evening -- two days after the House failed to pass it. The bill adds provisions -- including raising the FDIC insurance cap from $100,000 to $250,000 -- and will be attached to an existing revenue bill, according to several aides of Democratic leadership. developing story Sources: Man blamed for Bhutto killing is deadCNN World Lead Headline | Tue Sep 30, 2008 20:00 ESTThe leader of Pakistan's Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, is dead from kidney failure, sources told CNN. The Pakistan government blamed Mehsud for the December 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. |
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