Latest Links - Big Dawg Pet Directory

Current News Today

Suicide bombs kill 39, wound 95 in Pakistani city (AP)

Pakistan's security officials and investigator gather near an army truck damaged by suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, March 12, 2010. A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other, killing scores of people, police said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

AP - A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 39 people in this eastern city and wounding nearly 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:53:31 GMT

Israel seals off West Bank to prevent unrest (AP)

Map locates the West Bank, which Israel sealed off from clashes

AP - Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:33:45 GMT

Kenya elephant deaths soar as ivory sales debated (AP)
AP - Tracking the wounded elephant to its death bed was easy for the ranger. Hit by a poison arrow, the huge mammal could only drag its hind leg, creating a wide gash across the bush.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:21:52 GMT

Pope meets with German bishop amid sex scandal (AP)

Pope Benedict XVI looks on during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The Pope has appealed for an end to violence in Nigeria between Christians and Muslims that has taken more than 200 lives. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

AP - Pope Benedict XVI met Friday with Germany's top bishop amid the spiraling abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church in his homeland.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:39:15 GMT

Current News Today

Woods likely to return at Masters (AP)
Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press. Woods has been practicing at Isleworth near his Orlando home the last two weeks, and swing coach Hank Haney flew there during the weekend to work with him. That led to speculation Thursday he was close to playing again.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:33:39 PST

Hoyas beat top-seeded Orange in quarters (AP)
Arinze Onuaku crashed to the floor and clutched his right knee, writhing in pain at Madison Square Garden. Suddenly, top-seeded Syracuse had more to worry about than a loss in its Big East tournament opener. Chris Wright scored 27 points and No. 22 Georgetown sailed past the third-ranked Orange with an impressive second-half surge that yielded a 91-84 victory in the quarterfinals Thursday.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:11:26 PST

Pro Football Hall of Famer Olsen dies (AP)
Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 69. Olsen was a member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" along with Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy and Rosey Grier in the 1960s.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:57:41 PST

Mets SS Reyes told to rest 2-to-8 weeks (AP)
All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes has been told to rest and refrain from athletic activity for 2-to-8 weeks until his thyroid levels normalize, another blow to the New York Mets before opening day. Center fielder Carlos Beltran already is expected to miss the first month of the season following right knee surgery Jan.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:56:15 PST

Current News Today

BA cabin crew to strike for 7 days this month (AP)
AP - British Airways PLC cabin crew plan to strike for a total of seven days this month, potentially disrupting thousands of travellers ahead of Easter holidays, after talks with management over changes to pay and working conditions broke down.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:54:53 GMT

Eurozone industrial productions soars in January (AP)
AP - Industrial production in the 16 countries that use the euro spiked by an impressive 1.7 percent in January from the month before, official figures showed Friday, raising hopes that the recovery from recession may be more buoyant than expected.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:26:47 GMT

European markets lifted by industrial output data (AP)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

AP - LONDON AP) — European stock markets rose Friday after a strong set of industrial production figures for January stoked hopes that the recovery from recession in the 16 countries that use the euro may be stronger than previously thought.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:20:56 GMT

Brian Pitman, former Lloyds Bank CEO, dies at 78 (AP)
AP - Sir Brian Pitman, the banker who led Lloyds TSB to become one of Europe's largest financial groups, has died at age 78, the British Bankers' Association said Friday.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:39:51 GMT

Current News Today

First Lady marks International Women’s Day with Hillary ‘President’ joke (The Newsroom)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and first lady Michelle Obama share a laugh as Andrea Jung, chairman and CEO of Avon Products, not pictured, speaks during the 2010 International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The Newsroom - In a fitting show of solidarity for International Women's Day, First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made light of the brutal 2008 battle Clinton conducted to defeat Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. As Michelle Obama launched a State Department commemoration of International Women's Day, she briefly stumbled over Clinton's job title. "Let me thank my dear friend, Senator - Secretary Clinton. I almost said, 'President Clinton,' " said the first lady to laughter and applause. "But let me thank you for that kind introduction, and most of all thank you for your friendship, thank you for your support, and thank you for your indispensable advice in getting me through this first year and helping me figure out how to get my family settled in our new life in D.C."

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:50:31 GMT

Norway doomsday seed vault hits 1/2 million mark (AP)

The interior of Vault 2 inside the Global Seed Vault in Longyearbyen, 2008. Barely two years after it opened, a unique Arctic

AP - Two years after receiving its first deposits, a "doomsday" seed vault on an Arctic island has amassed half a million seed samples, making it the world's most diverse repository of crop seeds, the vault's operators announced Thursday.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:01:58 GMT

'Jihad Jane': How does Al Qaeda recruit U.S.-born women? (The Christian Science Monitor)

In this June 26, 1997 booking photo released by the Tom Green County Jail in San Angelo, Texas, is shown Colleen R. LaRose. LaRose, the self-described 'Jihad Jane' who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden, is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists and shows the evolution of the global threat, authorities say. LaRose is accused in an indictment filed Tuesday, March 9, 2010, of actively recruiting fighters, as well as agreeing to murder the artist, marry a terrorism suspect so he could move to Europe and martyr herself if necessary. (AP Photo/Tom Green County Jail)

The Christian Science Monitor - The case of Colleen R. LaRose – also known as “Jihad Jane” and “Fatima Rose” – raises troubling questions about the ability of Al Qaeda to attract US-born women to terrorism.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:58:00 GMT

2-second video causes headache for ABC News (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2010 photo, a 2010 Toyota Corolla is shown at Toyota dealership in San Francisco. For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

AP - For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:29:31 GMT