http://www.deseretnews.com/world-nation Get breaking world news and photos from America, United States, national, Iraq, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia from the online home of the Deseret News. en-us Copyright 2009, Deseret News Publishing Company Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 MST Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:48:54 MST Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346056/Warrant-Drug-in-Jackson-case-came-from-Vegas-firm.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346056/Warrant-Drug-in-Jackson-case-came-from-Vegas-firm.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police believe a batch of drugs blamed in Michael Jackson's death was purchased by his personal... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:48:54 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345952/Stocks-fall-for-3rd-day-as-dollar-strengthens.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345952/Stocks-fall-for-3rd-day-as-dollar-strengthens.html The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:40:59 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345988/Palins-book-tour-to-include-stop-at-Fort-Hood.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345988/Palins-book-tour-to-include-stop-at-Fort-Hood.html Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:45 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346023/More-states-add-jobs-but-many-for-temporary-staff.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346023/More-states-add-jobs-but-many-for-temporary-staff.html WASHINGTON — In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:14:55 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346022/University-of-Nebraska-board-votes-down-stem-cell-rule-changes.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346022/University-of-Nebraska-board-votes-down-stem-cell-rule-changes.html LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted down a proposal to restrict the... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345964/South-Carolina-lawmakers-to-take-up-Sanford-impeachment.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345964/South-Carolina-lawmakers-to-take-up-Sanford-impeachment.html South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:44:45 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345990/Hatch-attacks-Napolitanos-immigration-comments.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345990/Hatch-attacks-Napolitanos-immigration-comments.html Sen. Orrin Hatch joined 11 other GOP senators in a letter Friday criticizing Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:43:04 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345982/Fingers-tooth-said-to-be-Galileos-are-found.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345982/Fingers-tooth-said-to-be-Galileos-are-found.html A Florence museum says two fingers and a tooth believed to belong to Galileo Galilei have been found and will go on display... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:44:03 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345972/Ethics-committee-No-punishment-for-Burris.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345972/Ethics-committee-No-punishment-for-Burris.html The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:45:46 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345973/Pakistan-demands-US-share-Afghan-blueprint.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345973/Pakistan-demands-US-share-Afghan-blueprint.html Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:45:08 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345968/Russias-Gorbachev-considers-political-comeback.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345968/Russias-Gorbachev-considers-political-comeback.html Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:16:06 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345963/Police-NC-girl-raped-killed-on-day-she-was-taken.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345963/Police-NC-girl-raped-killed-on-day-she-was-taken.html Authorities say a 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:05:52 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345960/Italian-prosecutors-Knox-hated-murder-victim.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345960/Italian-prosecutors-Knox-hated-murder-victim.html An American student accused of murdering her British roommate in Italy had a growing hatred for the victim and killed her in... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:56 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345961/Senate-Dems-moving-ahead-on-crucial-health-vote.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345961/Senate-Dems-moving-ahead-on-crucial-health-vote.html With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats pushed toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345959/Egyptian-soccer-fans-riot-against-Algeria.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345959/Egyptian-soccer-fans-riot-against-Algeria.html Egyptian soccer fans burned Algerian flags and rioted outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo, smashing cars and shop windows,... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:39:08 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345957/UK-man-cleared-of-wifes-death-during-nightmare.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345957/UK-man-cleared-of-wifes-death-during-nightmare.html A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:15:49 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345958/Natural-gas-plunges-12-percent-this-month.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345958/Natural-gas-plunges-12-percent-this-month.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:15:12 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345955/Downbeat-Dell-weighs-on-world-markets.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345955/Downbeat-Dell-weighs-on-world-markets.html World stock markets fell Friday amid mounting concerns about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery following a disappointing... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:56:19 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345954/Researcher-says-text-proves-Shroud-of-Turin-real.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345954/Researcher-says-text-proves-Shroud-of-Turin-real.html A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:55:55 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345950/Jayson-Williams-plea-hearing-delayed-indefinitely.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345950/Jayson-Williams-plea-hearing-delayed-indefinitely.html Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be in a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:27:07 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345951/Cosmonaut-says-Russia-falling-behind-in-space-race.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345951/Cosmonaut-says-Russia-falling-behind-in-space-race.html Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and will likely fall behind in the space race, a veteran... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:26:22 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345953/Small-SC-county-reels-from-corruption-scandal.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345953/Small-SC-county-reels-from-corruption-scandal.html When federal officials descended on this small South Carolina town to investigate a kickback scheme that had caught up the... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:25:48 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345948/University-of-Calif-approves-big-fee-hikes.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345948/University-of-Calif-approves-big-fee-hikes.html As protests resounded outside, the University of California Board of Regents approved a fee 32 percent fee increase for... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:23 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345947/Gunman-opens-fire-on-Pacific-island-Saipan-5-dead.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345947/Gunman-opens-fire-on-Pacific-island-Saipan-5-dead.html A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan Friday, first at a shooting range and then at a World War... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:54:05 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345946/Russian-ship-frees-itself-from-ice-in-Antarctic.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345946/Russian-ship-frees-itself-from-ice-in-Antarctic.html A Russian cruise ship that has been struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days has finally reached open water off... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:46:26 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345949/Floods-devastate-UK-Lake-District-much-of-Ireland.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345949/Floods-devastate-UK-Lake-District-much-of-Ireland.html Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:37:32 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345945/6-world-powers-meet-about-Iran-nuclear-issue.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345945/6-world-powers-meet-about-Iran-nuclear-issue.html Representatives of six world powers on Friday were considering measures against Iran for its refusal to halt nuclear... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:36:48 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345915/North-Pole-Alaska-chafes-at-Grinchlike-postal-rules.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345915/North-Pole-Alaska-chafes-at-Grinchlike-postal-rules.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:33:04 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345913/The-number-31-2-Twitter-use-growing.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345913/The-number-31-2-Twitter-use-growing.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:15:12 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345912/Polanskis-family-bears-brunt-of-imprisonment.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345912/Polanskis-family-bears-brunt-of-imprisonment.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:13:46 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345898/Hidden-victims-2000-men-have-breast-cancer.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345898/Hidden-victims-2000-men-have-breast-cancer.html While health-care pundits debate over when women should have mammograms, 2,000 men diagnosed with breast cancer this year are... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:02:17 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345897/Pentagon-to-probe-for-procedural-lapses.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345897/Pentagon-to-probe-for-procedural-lapses.html WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:01:37 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345895/Karzai-makes-big-promises-at-inaugural.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345895/Karzai-makes-big-promises-at-inaugural.html For his critics, President Hamid Karzai's inaugural speech Thursday struck all the right notes — sober pledges to get... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:01:03 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345896/Muslim-countries-pushing-for-blasphemy-ban.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345896/Muslim-countries-pushing-for-blasphemy-ban.html GENEVA — Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:59:41 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345892/World-powers-weighing-new-sanctions-for-Iran.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345892/World-powers-weighing-new-sanctions-for-Iran.html SEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the six nations dealing with Iran's nuclear program will... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:58:56 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345894/Remote-controlled-bomb-kills-2-police-officers-in-Pakistan.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345894/Remote-controlled-bomb-kills-2-police-officers-in-Pakistan.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A blast early Friday killed two police offers a day after a suicide bomber killed 19 people... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:58:28 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345893/World-datelines.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345893/World-datelines.html Peru: Killed for fat? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:57:55 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345891/Circuit-board-glitch-snarls-air-traffic.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345891/Circuit-board-glitch-snarls-air-traffic.html ATLANTA — For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:53:29 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345889/Timothy-Geithner-says-some-bailout-funds-will-lower-debt.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345889/Timothy-Geithner-says-some-bailout-funds-will-lower-debt.html WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday the government's $700 billion bailout program will end... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:52:25 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345803/Oprah-Winfrey-to-announce-show-will-end-in-2011.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345803/Oprah-Winfrey-to-announce-show-will-end-in-2011.html "The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:51:20 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345888/California-hikes-tuition-32.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345888/California-hikes-tuition-32.html LOS ANGELES — The governing board of the University of California approved a $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:50:01 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345883/News-briefs.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345883/News-briefs.html Aneurysm may have led to fatal bus crash Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:38:59 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345874/US-survey-shows-obesity-high-in-Southeast.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345874/US-survey-shows-obesity-high-in-Southeast.html ATLANTA — The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:25:04 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345873/Rate-your-movie-popcorn-F-for-fat.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345873/Rate-your-movie-popcorn-F-for-fat.html ALBANY, N.Y. — Forget the apocalyptic earthquakes and alien abductions on the screen, the real movie horror is the... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:24:13 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345867/Obese-man-dies-after-8-months-in-recliner.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345867/Obese-man-dies-after-8-months-in-recliner.html COLUMBIA, S.C. — When an ambulance brought Daniel Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March,... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:01:20 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345866/Senate-girds-for-first-vote-on-health-care.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345866/Senate-girds-for-first-vote-on-health-care.html WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday began what promises to be a bitter, lengthy battle over the future of health care... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:54 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345862/Financial-fees-Fed-audit-ready-for-panel-vote.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345862/Financial-fees-Fed-audit-ready-for-panel-vote.html Taking aim at Wall Street and the U.S. central bank, an important House committee voted Thursday to assess fees on large... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:47:50 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345861/Gripes-about-swine-flu-vaccine-just-wont-go-away.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345861/Gripes-about-swine-flu-vaccine-just-wont-go-away.html When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:46:34 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345792/Health-officer-Canucks-jumped-H1N1-vaccine-line.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345792/Health-officer-Canucks-jumped-H1N1-vaccine-line.html British Columbia's provincial health officer says Vancouver Canucks players jumped the line when they received swine flu... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:39:39 MST