http://www.newslookup.com/Wires/ News feeds provided by Newslookup.com en Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:55 EDT 5 http://today.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE49A0ZB20081011 11 Oct 2008, 01:55 EDT Reuters Today http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/politics-1/1223703252306930.xml&storylist=topstories CINCINNATI (AP) - A federal appeals court sided with Ohio's top elections official Friday in her running battle with Republicans over how to verify the eligibility of newly registered voters. 11 Oct 2008, 01:42 EDT AP International http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/international-30/1223699666195390.xml&storylist=topstories VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Austrian politician Joerg Haider, whose far-right rhetoric at times cast a negative light on the Alpine republic, has died in a car accident at age 58. 11 Oct 2008, 01:32 EDT AP International http://today.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE49A0XH20081011 11 Oct 2008, 01:15 EDT Reuters Today http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/international-31/1223701450247760.xml&storylist=topstories PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Hundreds of mourners attended funerals Saturday for more than 30 anti-Taliban tribesmen killed in a brazen suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan. 11 Oct 2008, 01:12 EDT AP International http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/international-31/1223701462247760.xml&storylist=topstories KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S.-led coalition says its troops have killed four militants, including an al-Qaida commander, in central Afghanistan. 11 Oct 2008, 01:12 EDT AP International http://today.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE49A0X420081011 11 Oct 2008, 01:10 EDT Reuters Today http://today.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE49911I20081011 11 Oct 2008, 01:10 EDT Reuters Today http://today.reuters.co.uk/article/worldNews/idUKTRE4999CN20081011 11 Oct 2008, 01:10 EDT Reuters UK http://today.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE49896S20081011 11 Oct 2008, 01:00 EDT Reuters Today http://today.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE49A0V720081011 11 Oct 2008, 00:55 EDT Reuters Today http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081011/ts_afp/autoprixjpn_081011044447 FUJI SPEEDWAY, Japan (AFP) - BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica topped the timesheets Saturday in the third and final practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. 11 Oct 2008, 00:52 EDT AFP http://today.reuters.co.uk/article/sportsNews/idUKTRE4990OK20081011 11 Oct 2008, 00:35 EDT Reuters UK http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081011/bs_afp/financebankingchinabank_081011042810 BEIJING (AFP) - China's central bank has pledged to continue international cooperation to tackle the global financial crisis and maintain market stability, according to state media. 11 Oct 2008, 00:32 EDT AFP http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/G/GM_CHRYSLER_MERGER_TALKS?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-10-11-01-31-18 DETROIT (AP) - General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM, according to published reports Saturday. The Wall Street Journal, citing people it described as familiar with the discussions, said Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity firm that owns 80.1 percent of Chrysler and 51 percent of GMAC Financial Services, proposed trading Chrysler's automotive operations to GM. The Journal said Cerberus would receive GM's remaining 49 percent stake in GMAC. 11 Oct 2008, 00:17 EDT AP Top News http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/B/BBA_ALCS?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-10-11-01-34-08 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Unhittable most of the game, Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox taught Tampa Bay all about dominant postseason pitching. Matsuzaka took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and the defending World Series champions played a little better in every way, beating the Rays 2-0 Friday night in the opener of the AL championship series. Jed Lowrie snapped a scoreless tie in the fifth with a sacrifice fly and Kevin Youkilis drove home another run with a seventh-inning double off left fielder Carl Crawford's glove as the playoff-savvy Red Sox beat baseball's best home team on its own turf. 11 Oct 2008, 00:12 EDT AP Top News http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/international-31/1223697251106650.xml&storylist=topstories SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea released pictures of leader Kim Jong Il on Saturday for the first time in nearly two months, showing the reclusive ruler looking generally well despite reports he recently underwent brain surgery. 11 Oct 2008, 00:07 EDT AP International http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081011/ts_afp/indiakashmirunresttrain_081011035255 SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - Indian Kashmir's first train service hits the tracks Saturday -- the fruit of an eight-year project that had to overcome the twin challenges of tough terrain and separatist violence. 10 Oct 2008, 23:57 EDT AFP http://today.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE49A00B20081011 10 Oct 2008, 23:55 EDT Reuters Today http://today.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE49A0RE20081011 10 Oct 2008, 23:50 EDT Reuters Today http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081011/ts_afp/austriapoliticsroadaccident_081011032558 VIENNA (AFP) - Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider died in a road accident Saturday, APA news agency reported quoting the police. 10 Oct 2008, 23:32 EDT AFP http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/politics-16/1223687961150080.xml&storylist=topstories WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration plans to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist on Saturday after getting assurances the Stalinist nation has agreed to a plan to inspect its nuclear facilities, The Associated Press has learned. 10 Oct 2008, 23:32 EDT AP International http://today.reuters.com/article/usDollarRpt/idUSSNAPSHOT20081011 10 Oct 2008, 23:20 EDT Reuters Today http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/U/US_KOREAS_NUCLEAR?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-10-11-01-32-30 WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration plans to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist on Saturday after getting assurances the Stalinist nation has agreed to a plan to inspect its nuclear facilities, The Associated Press has learned. President Bush signed off on the move on Friday in a bid to salvage a faltering accord aimed at getting the North to abandon atomic weapons, according to diplomats briefed on the matter. 10 Oct 2008, 23:12 EDT AP Top News http://today.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSTRE49A0P720081011 10 Oct 2008, 23:10 EDT Reuters Today http://today.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSTRE4991X720081010 10 Oct 2008, 22:55 EDT Reuters Today http://today.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSTRE4998X420081011 10 Oct 2008, 22:55 EDT Reuters Today http://today.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSTRE49A06V20081011 10 Oct 2008, 22:30 EDT Reuters Today http://today.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE49995320081011 10 Oct 2008, 22:15 EDT Reuters Today http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081011/pl_afp/usvote_081011020526 JUNEAU, Alaska (AFP) - Investigators found vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her powers as Alaska governor, dealing another blow to Republican John McCain's struggling White House bid. 10 Oct 2008, 22:12 EDT AFP http://today.reuters.co.uk/article/domesticNews/idUKTRE49A0GO20081011 10 Oct 2008, 22:10 EDT Reuters UK http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-111/1223690049216650.xml&storylist=topstories NEW YORK (AP) - A black Columbia University teacher who reported finding a noose on her door is suing the New York City school for firing her after a plagiarism investigation. 10 Oct 2008, 22:07 EDT AP International http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-111/1223690350224780.xml&storylist=topstories LOS ANGELES (AP) - A homeless man died after being doused with gasoline and set on fire on a street where he had lived for many years and was a familiar face to residents of Koreatown, police and local merchants said Friday. 10 Oct 2008, 22:07 EDT AP International http://today.reuters.co.uk/article/sportsNews/idUKTRE4995KS20081011 10 Oct 2008, 22:05 EDT Reuters UK http://today.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE49A09X20081011 10 Oct 2008, 22:00 EDT Reuters Today http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-111/1223688846178080.xml&storylist=topstories DENVER (AP) - The attorney for a man accused of binding the hands of a teenage girl on a Southwest Airlines flight and trying to do the same to her sister said it was merely "horseplay" and pointed out that the girls didn't scream. 10 Oct 2008, 21:57 EDT AP International http://today.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE49994420081011 10 Oct 2008, 21:55 EDT Reuters Today http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/international-14/1223689451195180.xml&storylist=topstories LIMA, Peru (AP) - President Alan Garcia accepted the resignation of his entire Cabinet on Friday without naming replacements in response to an oil kickbacks scandal. 10 Oct 2008, 21:52 EDT AP International http://today.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE49A0FJ20081011 10 Oct 2008, 21:50 EDT Reuters Today http://today.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE4990OS20081011 10 Oct 2008, 21:50 EDT Reuters Today http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE49999F20081010?virtualBrandChannel=10112 10 Oct 2008, 21:40 EDT Reuters Today http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE49A0B520081011?virtualBrandChannel=10112 10 Oct 2008, 21:40 EDT Reuters Today http://today.reuters.co.uk/article/businessNews/idUKTRE4998AG20081011 10 Oct 2008, 21:25 EDT Reuters UK http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/O/OJ_SIMPSON?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-10-11-01-34-05 LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson's lawyers cited judicial errors and insufficient evidence Friday in seeking a new trial for the former football star, who was convicted of kidnapping and robbing two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a casino hotel room. "Simpson should be granted a new trial," attorney Gabriel Grasso wrote in a motion faulting Clark County District Judge Jackie Glass' decisions during jury selection, her limitations on cross-examination of witnesses during trial and her instructions to jurors before deliberations. 10 Oct 2008, 21:17 EDT AP Top News http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-111/1223686449108810.xml&storylist=topstories SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The death toll has risen to nine in the crash of a charter bus that was on its way to a casino in Northern California. 10 Oct 2008, 21:12 EDT AP International http://today.reuters.co.uk/article/businessNews/idUKTRE49994V20081011 10 Oct 2008, 21:05 EDT Reuters UK http://today.reuters.co.uk/article/worldNews/idUKTRE49995T20081011 10 Oct 2008, 21:05 EDT Reuters UK http://today.reuters.co.uk/article/UKNews1/idUKTRE4987EE20081011 10 Oct 2008, 21:05 EDT Reuters UK http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081011/ts_afp/cyclingfratourarmstrong_081011005517 PARIS (AFP) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) has come in for some harsh criticism after bending its own rules to allow American star Lance Armstrong to return to professional cycling at the Tour Down Under. 10 Oct 2008, 21:02 EDT AFP http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-111/122368585489560.xml&storylist=topstories (AP) - As of Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, at least 540 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. 10 Oct 2008, 21:02 EDT AP International