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 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:01 MDT Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:33:58 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315839/House-passes-bill-to-boost-food-stamp-spending.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315839/House-passes-bill-to-boost-food-stamp-spending.html Spending for food stamps would rise 14 percent under legislation passed by the House Thursday, giving the program a boost as... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:33:58 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315837/US-to-launch-15-billion-food-initiative-at-G-8.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315837/US-to-launch-15-billion-food-initiative-at-G-8.html President Barack Obama is expected to announce a $15 billion agricultural investment initiative to help small farmers feed... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:06:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315791/Worst-violence-since-US-pullback-hits-Iraq.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315791/Worst-violence-since-US-pullback-hits-Iraq.html Bombs killed more than 50 people in Iraq on Thursday in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:04:47 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315825/Violence-in-SAfrica-as-World-Cup-workers-strike.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315825/Violence-in-SAfrica-as-World-Cup-workers-strike.html Hundreds of striking workers demonstrated at World Cup stadiums across South Africa on Thursday, with some stoning cars and... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:53:41 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315819/Pelosi-Resolution-on-Michael-Jackson-unnecessary.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315819/Pelosi-Resolution-on-Michael-Jackson-unnecessary.html House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she sees no need for a House resolution in praise of Michael Jackson. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:13:30 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315818/Michael-Jackson-memorial-cost-LA-14-million.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315818/Michael-Jackson-memorial-cost-LA-14-million.html Los Angeles spent $1.4 million to provide security, traffic control and other services for Michael Jackson's memorial... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:12:07 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315816/House-Dems-look-at-taxing-the-rich-for-health-care.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315816/House-Dems-look-at-taxing-the-rich-for-health-care.html House Democrats working on President Barack Obama's goal of health legislation are narrowing in on an income tax surcharge on... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:06:40 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315814/Fixit-How-to-get-a-presidential-greeting.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315814/Fixit-How-to-get-a-presidential-greeting.html I sent a letter to the White House requesting a greeting for my mother's birthday, but it never came. Isn't the Obama White... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:00:31 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315806/A-look-at-the-world.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315806/A-look-at-the-world.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:46:37 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315800/UN-chief-rebukes-G8-over-climate-failures.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315800/UN-chief-rebukes-G8-over-climate-failures.html The U.N. chief sharply rebuked the Group of Eight leaders on Thursday for failing to make more commitments to reducing... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:19:29 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315794/El-Nino-conditions-return-to-affect-weather.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315794/El-Nino-conditions-return-to-affect-weather.html El Nino's back. Government scientists say the periodic warming of water in the tropical Pacific Ocean that can affect weather... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:39:54 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315793/New-complications-hit-talks-to-end-Honduran-crisis.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315793/New-complications-hit-talks-to-end-Honduran-crisis.html U.S.-backed talks to resolve a standoff over Honduras' coup faced new difficulties even before they began on Thursday as the... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:29:29 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315795/Study-Sotomayor-tough-on-white-collar-criminals.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315795/Study-Sotomayor-tough-on-white-collar-criminals.html High court nominee Sonia Sotomayor typically handed out tougher prison sentences than her colleagues in the federal... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:20:36 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315792/Hundreds-protest-in-Iran-defying-crackdown-vow.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315792/Hundreds-protest-in-Iran-defying-crackdown-vow.html Hundreds of young men and women chanted "death to the dictator" and fled baton-wielding police in the capital Thursday as... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:06:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315788/Official-says-7-South-Korean-Web-sites-attacked-again.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315788/Official-says-7-South-Korean-Web-sites-attacked-again.html South Korean Web sites were attacked again Thursday after a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea that several... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:58:16 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315787/US-demand-for-handguns-driving-world-gun-trade.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315787/US-demand-for-handguns-driving-world-gun-trade.html American demand for handguns has fueled a 28 percent jump this decade in world exports of pistols, rifles, shotguns and other... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:51:42 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315786/US-first-lady-tours-quake-hit-city.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315786/US-first-lady-tours-quake-hit-city.html Michelle Obama shook her head as she inspected the damage to centuries-old churches and other treasures turned to rubble by... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:45:42 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315762/2-states-ready-for-first-open-wolf-hunts.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315762/2-states-ready-for-first-open-wolf-hunts.html Montana and Idaho are moving to host the first open gray wolf hunts in the lower 48 states after the animal's removal from... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:18:38 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315761/Blagojevich-chief-of-staff-pleads-guilty-in-corruption-case.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315761/Blagojevich-chief-of-staff-pleads-guilty-in-corruption-case.html A former chief of staff to ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a scheme to sell or trade... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:17:53 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315760/Man-is-charged-in-abuse-of-stepson.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315760/Man-is-charged-in-abuse-of-stepson.html For years, a man regularly confined his adolescent stepson to a bedroom rigged with an alarm, molested him several times a... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:08:58 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315759/Theft-of-body-may-be-linked-to-ritual.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315759/Theft-of-body-may-be-linked-to-ritual.html Authorities investigating the theft of a 2-year-old girl's body from a Connecticut cemetery said Wednesday that evidence at... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:08:22 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315758/Weather-could-delay-launch-of-Endeavour.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315758/Weather-could-delay-launch-of-Endeavour.html NASA began another countdown Wednesday for space shuttle Endeavour, but stormy weather could stall the weekend launch. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:07:40 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315757/Activists-hang-sign-on-Mount-Rushmore.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315757/Activists-hang-sign-on-Mount-Rushmore.html Environmentalists using park service rock anchors scaled Mount Rushmore on Wednesday and unfurled a banner along President... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:06:58 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315756/Hundreds-of-dogs-seized-during-raids.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315756/Hundreds-of-dogs-seized-during-raids.html As many as 350 dogs were seized and about 30 people arrested during raids in five states Wednesday that animal welfare groups... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:06:11 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315755/Fire-forces-Getty-Center-evacuation.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315755/Fire-forces-Getty-Center-evacuation.html The world-famous Getty Center art complex and nearby Mount St. Mary's College were evacuated Wednesday as a fire burned in... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:05:24 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315753/Senate-health-care-deadline-in-doubt.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315753/Senate-health-care-deadline-in-doubt.html Senate Democrats edged away Wednesday from their goal of passing ambitious health-care legislation by early August amid... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:05:02 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315751/Obama-names-gene-guru-Francis-Collins-NIH-chief.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315751/Obama-names-gene-guru-Francis-Collins-NIH-chief.html President Barack Obama is choosing an influential scientist who helped unravel the human genetic code — and is known... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:01:37 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315754/Final-resting-place-for-Jackson-is-still-wreathed-in-mystery.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315754/Final-resting-place-for-Jackson-is-still-wreathed-in-mystery.html Michael Jackson's glimmering casket took center stage at the Staples Center, sitting for more than two hours as celebrities... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:34 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315747/The-number-73--2--Born-in-the-US.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315747/The-number-73--2--Born-in-the-US.html The number Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:58:52 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315746/Nielsen-311-million-watched-Jackson-memorial.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315746/Nielsen-311-million-watched-Jackson-memorial.html Some 31.1 million people in the United States watched the Michael Jackson memorial on television, with millions more catching... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:58:50 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315744/World-datelines.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315744/World-datelines.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:50:16 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315743/Executions-vowed-for-China-instigators.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315743/Executions-vowed-for-China-instigators.html As Xinjiang province in northwest China settled into tense stillness after three days of deadly ethnic violence, a Communist... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:48:24 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315742/Costa-Rican-president-to-mediate-talks-between-Honduran-rivals.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315742/Costa-Rican-president-to-mediate-talks-between-Honduran-rivals.html In the struggle for control of the Honduran presidency, both sides have vowed to not to go down without a fight. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:46:58 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315741/US-vows-greenhouse-gas-cuts.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315741/US-vows-greenhouse-gas-cuts.html Targeting global warming, President Barack Obama and other leaders of the world's richest industrial countries pledged... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:46:29 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315740/45-Pakistani-militants-killed-in-drone-attacks.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315740/45-Pakistani-militants-killed-in-drone-attacks.html Suspected U.S. unmanned aircraft launched two attacks against militants loyal to the head of the Pakistani Taliban on... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:45:09 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315737/Investigation-finds-weaknesses-in-federal-security.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315737/Investigation-finds-weaknesses-in-federal-security.html Federal investigators had no trouble smuggling bomb-making materials past ill-trained and poorly supervised guards at federal... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:43:07 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315738/US-suspicious-of-North-Korea-in-cyber-attack.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315738/US-suspicious-of-North-Korea-in-cyber-attack.html U.S. authorities on Wednesday eyed North Korea as the origin of the widespread cyber attack that overwhelmed government Web... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:42:15 MDT