eo.st - Actualité et News en direct - L'actu en continu - 09/05/2009

FRANCE: Rwandan leader's widow bailed in genocide case
Agathe Habyarimana, widow of assassinated Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana, ...

CHILE EARTHQUAKE: Troops struggle to contain looting in quake aftermath
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who condemned the "pillage and criminality" ...

FRANCE: Search for bodies continues after deadly storm 'Xynthia'
Rescuers waded through floodwaters and took to boats in France on Monday looking ...

WAR CRIMES: Hague court delays Karadzic genocide trial again
The war crimes trial of Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was postponed on Tuesday ...

DIPLOMACY: Sarkozy and Medvedev to negotiate major arms deal
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says France has entered “exclusive negotiations” ...

WAR CRIMES: Serbian 'war criminal' arrested in Spain
Spanish police have arrested Serbian Veselin Vlahovic, the subject of three international ...

AUTO INDUSTRY: GM to recall 1.3 million cars over potentially faulty power steering ...
US auto giant General Motors announced Tuesday that it would be recalling 1.3 million ...

Doctor: Quake victims dying without US airlifts (AP)
AP - The U.S. military has halted flights carrying Haitian earthquake victims to ...

Investigator in Calif. official's slaying killed (AP)
AP - Authorities say the lead investigator in the slaying in Mexico of a Southern ...

South blanketed with ice, snow; mid-Atlantic next (AP)
AP - A storm that blanketed the South with snow Saturday had children eager to sled ...

11 injured in fight in Arizona prison (AP)
AP - Eleven inmates at an Arizona prison were injured after a fight broke out at ...

Police: Former mother-in-law killed Utah teacher (AP)
AP - A 70-year-old woman shot and killed her former daughter-in-law in the parking ...

Many obstacles to choosing a site for 9/11 trials (AP)
AP - Now that President Barack Obama's administration is considering moving the Sept. ...

Hungry otters stray into fishermen's territory (AP)
AP - The first hint of trouble in trying to save endangered sea otters and protect ...

9/11 trials to be moved from NYC
Following growing opposition, including from the mayor of New York, the Obama administration ...

Proposal to send trailers to Haiti stirs criticism
The trailer industry and lawmakers are pressing the government to send Haiti thousands ...

NYT: Cost dispute halts airlift of Haiti victims
The U.S. has suspended its medical evacuations of critically injured Haitian earthquake ...

50 officers gave chase in Phoenix officer killing
With a police lieutenant mortally wounded and his alleged assailants fleeing in a ...

Storm slams southern Plains, head east
Southeastern states brace for a storm that toppled Midwestern power lines, buried ...

Gitmo closure looks increasingly uncertain
The closure of the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is beginning ...

Former San Jose coach sentenced
A former San Jose swim coach who pleaded no contest to 20 child molestation charges ...

Bob McDonnell's GOP Response: Full Text
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's Republican Address to the Nation Following Obama's ...

Why Elizabeth Edwards Showed John the Door
People Magazine: Meeting His Love-Child Finally Pushed Her Over the Edge; Executive ...

John Edwards Sex Tape Being Sought?
His Ex-Mistress Gets Court Order for Author Claiming He Found the Tape to Turn Over ...

Add Some Spark to Your Sex Life
Three Sexperts Share Tips on Sensual Spots, Bedroom Etiquette and Foods to Increase ...

Cameron Douglas Pleads Guilty to Meth Rap
Son of Actor Michael Douglas, 31, Faces Minimum 10-Year Sentence

Congress Went to Denmark, You Got the Bill
Exclusive: CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson Follows the Money from Copenhagen to the U.S. ...

Leno: I Was Victim of NBC
He's Being Portrayed as Bad Guy in Recent Late-Night Wars, but Says He Was "Devastated" ...

Obama's New Lobbying Proposals are a Mixed Bag
Some good, some not so much.

'Washington Times' Hires Sam Dealey as New Editor
The troubled paper will announce Dealey’s hire on Monday.

Obama’s Indecision in War on Terrorism is Dangerous
The president’s changing his mind again about where to hold ...

Fort Hood Report Reveals Deeper Dilemma
Pentagon review focuses on the need for more military psychiatrists. ...

What One Olympic Athlete Eats (Hint: It's Healthful, and It's a Lot)
Take a peek into speedskater Maria Lamb's food diary.

Online Tool Helps Parents Manage Kids’ Sleep Problems
Plus more apps to track eating, nursing, and even diapers. ...

The Winter Olympic Nutrition Plan: What the Athletes Eat
Except for quantities, the athlete's dietary needs are pretty ...

Pain Spreads as Credit Vise Grows Tighter
Lenders have become even less willing to part with their money, further crimping ...

For Rivals, Finance Crisis Is Posing on-the-Fly Tests
The presidential race has turned into an audition for who could best handle a national ...

Drug Label, Maimed Patient and Test for Court
At issue is whether plaintiffs have the right to sue when the products that hurt ...

After Impasse, New California Budget Agreement
California legislative leaders and the governor have come to an agreement on the ...

California Bans Texting by Operators of Trains
After investigators said an engineer in last week’s collision had been texting ...

Political Memo: Given G.O.P. Predicament, Rangel Opts to Ride Out the Storm
Democrats believe that a long list of Republican lawmakers with legal troubles makes ...

Panel Proposes Broad Changes in Federal Financial Aid for College
The recommendations included a simpler application, Pell grant maximums linked to ...