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 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:01 MST Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:20:41 MST Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350078/Senate-Dems-at-odds-over-health-care-insurance.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350078/Senate-Dems-at-odds-over-health-care-insurance.html Senate Democrats remained at odds Tuesday over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, with moderates cheering a move... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:20:41 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350125/US-3-billion-to-end-royalty-dispute-with-American-Indian-tribes.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350125/US-3-billion-to-end-royalty-dispute-with-American-Indian-tribes.html The Obama administration Tuesday proposed spending more than $3 billion to settle a long-running lawsuit with American Indian... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:09:59 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350124/Prison-population-growth-slows-in-2008.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350124/Prison-population-growth-slows-in-2008.html The U.S. prison population edged up slightly last year, though the number of total inmates dropped in 20 states, including... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:05:48 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350109/Episcopal-lesbian-bishop-calls-election-liberating.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350109/Episcopal-lesbian-bishop-calls-election-liberating.html The lesbian priest who was elected assistant bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles said Tuesday that she was upset... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:58:38 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350107/Ex-Washington-Times-editor-sues-paper-Rev-Moon.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350107/Ex-Washington-Times-editor-sues-paper-Rev-Moon.html The former opinion editor of The Washington Times sued the paper Tuesday over his claims that executives there pressured him... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:36:21 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350049/Obama-urges-major-new-stimulus-jobs-spending.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350049/Obama-urges-major-new-stimulus-jobs-spending.html President Barack Obama called for a major new burst of federal spending Tuesday, aiming to jolt the wobbly economy into a... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:34:29 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350104/Death-penalty-for-gays-Uganda-debates-proposal.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350104/Death-penalty-for-gays-Uganda-debates-proposal.html Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:58:19 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350035/Tiger-Woods-mother-in-law-Barbro-Holmberg-released-from-Fla-hospital.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350035/Tiger-Woods-mother-in-law-Barbro-Holmberg-released-from-Fla-hospital.html Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:52:47 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350100/Iraq-sets-parliamentary-elections-for-March-7.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350100/Iraq-sets-parliamentary-elections-for-March-7.html Iraq's presidential council on Tuesday again postponed nationwide parliamentary elections, setting March 7 as the date for... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:51:21 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350098/EPA-to-unveil-new-policies-on-water-at-schools.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350098/EPA-to-unveil-new-policies-on-water-at-schools.html The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a new national strategy to enforce safe drinking water laws in small, rural... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:38:56 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350040/McChrystal-supports-new-strategy-drawdown.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350040/McChrystal-supports-new-strategy-drawdown.html The general in charge of the war in Afghanistan said Tuesday he expects to know by this time next year whether the new troop... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:33:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350026/Big-storm-targets-Midwest-with-snow-wind.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350026/Big-storm-targets-Midwest-with-snow-wind.html A fierce wintry storm moved into the nation's midsection Tuesday, covering roads with deep snow that was set to be followed... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:54:55 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350060/Russian-court-rules-against-Jehovahs-Witnesses.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350060/Russian-court-rules-against-Jehovahs-Witnesses.html Russia's highest court on Tuesday upheld a ruling halting the activities of a regional branch of Jehovah's Witnesses and... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:44:31 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350091/Fact-check-Obama-likes-both-sides-of-an-argument.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350091/Fact-check-Obama-likes-both-sides-of-an-argument.html In President Barack Obama's hands, the $700 billion financial rescue fund offers a bit of bookkeeping magic: an opportunity... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:30:01 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350022/Students-militia-clash-in-2nd-day-of-Iran-protest.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350022/Students-militia-clash-in-2nd-day-of-Iran-protest.html Pro-government militiamen assaulted university students demonstrating for a second straight day and hard-liners on... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:27:49 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350062/Report-Brazil-police-killed-more-than-11000.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350062/Report-Brazil-police-killed-more-than-11000.html Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:13:45 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350021/Coordinated-blasts-hit-Baghdad-kill-at-least-121.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350021/Coordinated-blasts-hit-Baghdad-kill-at-least-121.html A series of coordinated attacks struck Baghdad Tuesday, including two suicide car bombers and another vehicle that blew up... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:36:56 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350044/UN-2000-2009-likely-warmest-decade-on-record.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350044/UN-2000-2009-likely-warmest-decade-on-record.html This decade is on track to become the warmest since records began in 1850, and 2009 could rank among the top-five warmest... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:59:35 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350043/Pope-keeps-Spanish-Steps-tradition-in-Rome.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350043/Pope-keeps-Spanish-Steps-tradition-in-Rome.html ROME (AP) — Pope Benedict is praying at the foot of the Spanish Steps, keeping a tradition that rings in the Roman... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:54:09 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350039/US-tops-world-in-health-care-spending-results-lag.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350039/US-tops-world-in-health-care-spending-results-lag.html The United States ranks near the bottom in life expectancy despite spending more than double per person on health care than... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:50:48 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350041/FBI-sending-team-to-Pakistan-in-terror-probe.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350041/FBI-sending-team-to-Pakistan-in-terror-probe.html The FBI is sending a team to Pakistan as part of an investigation into links with a Chicago terror suspect, the U.S. Embassy... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:42:20 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350024/European-Union-Jerusalem-should-be-joint-capital.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350024/European-Union-Jerusalem-should-be-joint-capital.html European Union foreign ministers called on Tuesday for the resumption of talks between Israel and the Palestinians, and urged... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:38:08 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350023/Obama-envoy-begins-rare-trip-to-North-Korea.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350023/Obama-envoy-begins-rare-trip-to-North-Korea.html President Barack Obama's envoy began a rare trip to North Korea Tuesday for the highest-level talks with the communist... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:12:27 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349977/Idaho-man-charged-with-animal-cruelty.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349977/Idaho-man-charged-with-animal-cruelty.html Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:53:16 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349980/Chicagoan-charged-in-Mumbai-attack.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349980/Chicagoan-charged-in-Mumbai-attack.html CHICAGO — A Chicago man conducted extensive surveillance on potential targets in the Indian city of Mumbai before the... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:42:31 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349979/1-in-6-American-workers-is-foreign-born.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349979/1-in-6-American-workers-is-foreign-born.html Nearly one in six American workers is foreign-born, the highest proportion since the 1920s, according to a census analysis... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:42:12 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349981/News-briefs.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349981/News-briefs.html Mortgage officials face fraud counts Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:41:01 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349974/Admiral-expects-rising-casualties.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349974/Admiral-expects-rising-casualties.html CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — The nation's highest-ranking military officer told soldiers and Marines on Monday that the... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:27:34 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349971/US-prods-Pakistan-to-fight-the-Taliban.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349971/US-prods-Pakistan-to-fight-the-Taliban.html WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is turning up the pressure on Pakistan to fight the Taliban inside its borders,... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:27:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349973/Bombings-kill-49-in-Pakistan.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349973/Bombings-kill-49-in-Pakistan.html LAHORE, Pakistan — Bombings in two Pakistan cities killed 49 people Monday, as militants struck back in the wake of an... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:26:39 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349972/Dubai-World-looking-to-unload-assets-in-quest-for-cash.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349972/Dubai-World-looking-to-unload-assets-in-quest-for-cash.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai World, the cash-strapped conglomerate at the center of Dubai's debt crisis, appears... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:26:07 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349970/World-datelines.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349970/World-datelines.html Iran: School casualties Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:25:26 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349956/Top-court-to-hear-religious-bias-case.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349956/Top-court-to-hear-religious-bias-case.html WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether a Christian student group's right to religious liberty... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:54:27 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349958/2000-join-dozens-of-survivors-to-remember-Pearl-Harbor-attack.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349958/2000-join-dozens-of-survivors-to-remember-Pearl-Harbor-attack.html PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Dozens of survivors of Pearl Harbor on Monday solemnly remembered those who died in the Japanese... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:52:44 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349955/The-Number-63-support-US-talks-with-Iran.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349955/The-Number-63-support-US-talks-with-Iran.html Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:51:23 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349957/Reid-labels-GOP-obstructionists.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349957/Reid-labels-GOP-obstructionists.html WASHINGTON — Republicans trying to slow action on the Democrats' health care plan are using the same tactics as the... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:51:03 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349954/EPA-Global-warming-bad-for-us.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349954/EPA-Global-warming-bad-for-us.html The Obama administration took a major step Monday toward imposing the first federal limits on climate-changing pollution from... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:47:55 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349947/Tens-of-thousands-join-Iranian-student-protests.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349947/Tens-of-thousands-join-Iranian-student-protests.html TEHRAN, Iran — Tens of thousands of students, many shouting "Death to the Dictator!" and burning pictures of Iran's... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:39:18 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349944/Wild-horse-roundup-faces-opposition.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349944/Wild-horse-roundup-faces-opposition.html SPARKS, Nev. — One of most stirring symbols of the American West — mustangs thundering freely across the range... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:29:28 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349945/Offshore-oil-drilling-in-Alaskas-Arctic-gets-OK.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349945/Offshore-oil-drilling-in-Alaskas-Arctic-gets-OK.html WASHINGTON — The Interior Department on Monday gave the go-ahead for Shell Oil to begin drilling three exploratory... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:28:59 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349943/Chimps-owner-will-not-be-charged-over-attack-on-woman.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349943/Chimps-owner-will-not-be-charged-over-attack-on-woman.html STAMFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut woman who owned a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman won't be charged because... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:28:28 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349927/Obama-is-looking-for-jobs-help.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349927/Obama-is-looking-for-jobs-help.html WASHINGTON — Under heavy pressure to get Americans back to work, President Barack Obama on Monday suggested using a... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:19:51 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349931/Virgin-Galactic-unveils-it-spaceship.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349931/Virgin-Galactic-unveils-it-spaceship.html MOJAVE, Calif. — The sleek, bullet-shaped spacecraft is about the size of a large business jet — with wide... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:18:04 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349921/Police-find-the-body-of-wanted-man.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349921/Police-find-the-body-of-wanted-man.html MADISON, Wis. — Police on Monday found the body of a man wanted in two double homicides in Wisconsin in the car of one... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:49:17 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349865/Comparison-of-Democratic-health-care-bills.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349865/Comparison-of-Democratic-health-care-bills.html The Senate Democratic bill (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act): Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:21:50 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349899/Report-says-many-caregivers-dont-put-infants-to-sleep-on-back.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349899/Report-says-many-caregivers-dont-put-infants-to-sleep-on-back.html Although the practice is viewed as essential to keeping babies safe, nearly a third of all caregivers still don't regularly... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:18:56 MST