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Jul 16, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS CLOSE: Sen. Christopher J. Dodd looks on as Sen. Harry Reid proclaims victory for the financial-reform bill on Capitol Hill on Thursday after winning over three Republicans.

NBC, CBS reject ad against ground zero mosque

STANDING THEIR GROUND: Protesters object to proposed construction of a mosque near ground zero. Three separate plans to build mosques in the city are being met with anger. (Associated Press)

Parents seek lessons with conservative slant

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Tim Fairfield wears period clothing as he talks to children about the merits of free enterprise on the first night of a Vacation Liberty School in Georgetown, Ky., on Monday. "If we're going to take our country back, we've got to remember where we came from - not only as adults, but we need to teach our children," said Mr. Fairfield, one of the teachers.

Minor earthquake rattles the D.C. area - Washington Times

PRUDEN: With a whine and whimper, a presidency splits a seam

Bikinis in Moscow: Europe wilts in heat wave

People have rest in Kolomenskoye park in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 15, 2010. A heat wave hit central Russia, breaking temperature records going higher than 30 C (86 F) for at least two weeks. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

People have rest in Kolomenskoye park in Moscow, Thursday, July 15, 2010. A heat wave hit central

U.S. shifts control of last prison to Iraq

Associated Press Iraqi Minister of Justice Dara Noureddin speaks after the ceremony transferring the last U.S.-controlled prison to Iraqi authorities on Thursday in Baghdad. The shift marked a milestone in Iraq's push for complete sovereignty.

Vatican toughens rules on sexual abuse of children

Venezuelans charged in case of 'false' tweets

Gambia plotters get death penalty

Mandela turns 92 as S Africa basks in glory

South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela waves as he arrives to attend the World Cup match recently at Soccer City stadium in Soweto. Picture: AFP

US gives up last Iraqi prison

Detainees seen at the US detention facility at Camp Cropper in Baghdad, Iraq in this file photo. Picture: AP

Some 1,000 crime cases brim World Cup

Russia identifies killer of activist

Sudan expels two Darfur aid chiefs after Beshir charge

Sudan expels two Darfur aid chiefs after Beshir charge | The Brunei Times

Russia expects Iran nuke explanation

Abducted Iranian denies giving info

North Iraq hotel fire kills 29, half foreigners

Sunni group claims Iran mosque blast that killed 27

This picture released by Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency shows the scene of the bomb blast in the city of Zahedan, 940 miles southeast of Tehran Thursday, July 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA)

Malaysia makes first military deployment to Afghanistan

Grand affair at birthday banquet

(From Left) HRH Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah, HRH Crown Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hjh Saleha, HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, HRH Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hjh Zariah, HRH Prince Hj Jefri Bolkiah, HRH Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Norhayati. Picture: BT/Yusri Adanan

Satellite spots brightest super nova in the heavens

WASHINGTON
Friday, July 16, 2010
THE brightest explosion of a star ever seen temporarily blinded a satellite set up to watch such events, astronomers said on on Wednesday.
The gamma-ray burst and explosion of X-rays that followed came from a star that died five billion years ago, far beyond our own Milky Way galaxy, Nasa and British scientists said. It took this long for the radiation to reach the Swift orbiting observatory.
The bright X-ray burst blinded Swift on June 21, and the observatory's software ignored it as if it were an anomaly, the astronomers said.
"The intensity of these X-rays was unexpected and unprecedented," Neil Gehrels, Swift's principal investigator at Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland.
Gehrels said the burst, named GRB 100621A, is the brightest X-ray source that Swift has detected since it started looking for them in 2005.
"Just when we were beginning to think that we had seen everything that gamma-ray bursts could throw at us, this burst came along to challenge our assumptions about how powerful their X-ray emissions can be," Gehrels said.
"The burst was so bright when it first erupted that our data-analysis software shut down," said Phil Evans of Britain's University of Leicester, who discovered the burst when he was going through some recorded data from Swift.
"So many photons were bombarding the detector each second that it just couldn't count them quickly enough. It was like trying to use a rain gauge and a bucket to measure the flow rate of a tsunami." When a star explodes, radiation travels at the speed of light in all directions. Gamma rays reach Earth first, followed by X-rays. This particular one was 140 times brighter than the brightest continuous X-ray source in the sky — a nearby neutron star. Reuters

Brunei News.Net A Malay Indian man, claiming to have connections with high-profile figures in India, has allegedly conned over 40 local companies with offers of contracts for large-scale government projects.
General Sources IMPROVING the public service, accelerating national housing projects and strengthening religious education were among the main issues addressed in His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei ...
General Sources On Friday July 16, 2010, 2:30 am EDT CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - 07/16/10) - Kulczyk Oil Ventures (WARSAW: KOV) announces that Lempuyang-1, the second onshore exploration well to be drilled in ...

Cook Islands, General News

Telecom OIA awaits ombudsman’s view
Snoppy looking for a home
Hundreds heading to Mangaia
Airvo already proving its worth
Atiu kai fundraiser to help with hostel
Super Fund reports a ‘fantastic’ year
Canada Day celebrations all go
Allpress gives keynote address
Mobility vehicle heading to Raro from Thames
Taking steps to safeguard culture
Locals undergo trauma training
Telecom OIA awaits ombudsman’s view
Snoppy looking for a home
Hundreds heading to Mangaia
Airvo already proving its worth
Atiu kai fundraiser to help with hostel
Super Fund reports a ‘fantastic’ year
Canada Day celebrations all go
Allpress gives keynote address
Mobility vehicle heading to Raro from Thames
Taking steps to safeguard culture
Locals undergo trauma training
Regional body starts work in Cooks
Ivaiti lists misconduct claims
CI Tours sending group to Mangaia
Youth back in prison
Childhood development vital
Tangi faces July 15 run-off
CIT upbeat despite smaller budget
Tourism job applicants put through exhaustive process
Technology researchers strengthen relationship
Cooks fisheries officers complete course
Panthers repel first challenge
Aroa and funds pour in for Aratoa
Calling Canadians
Obesity affects reproductive health
Early childhood educators gather
Run-off delay
Phone credit for all Aitutaki customers
‘Blackout’ possible today in Raro
Three more quit CI Tourism
Conference explores sexual issues
PND studied
Fire destroys tennis gear
Region’s media has new voice
Warm welcome for Sydney flight
Teen found unconscious
Southern Cross to chase eclipse
New party to announce reps this week
George and Glassie staying with CIP
Rotary names first woman president
Te Vaerua garage sale a success
Dame’s gift of memories given to the Cook Islands
Tourism’s sole NZ rep latest to quit
Short responds to Sholan’s implications
Beattie defends ‘impersonal’ complaint
Tourism awards 2011 set to go
Rotary confusion apology
SeaWeb signs on
Power loans expected to grow
Panthers ready to take on Warriors

Cook Islands, Top Stories

Toa appeal confirmed
Debate over traditional medicine preservation
Vaka confirms Mangaia voyage
Beattie dispels flight rumours
New party from CIP fallout
Man jailed for rape
ON THE STREET
New Toa lawsuit against Triad
CIP plans injunction
John Henry picked for CIP Avatiu
Tests a success
Demos propose national seats
George fires at CIP executive
Helping keep Te Reo strong
Police investigate audit director
Call for further reform
Meyer to represent Cooks
CIP fighting defection rumours
$2.1m for illegal fishing

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Jul 16, 2010

Philippines tropical storm death toll rises - CNN.com

Typhoon Conson strikes China - CNN.com

Senate passes financial-reform bill