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George Soros slams U.S., European leaders for their 'slow' response

WASHINGTON - Outspoken billionaire investor George Soros on Sunday criticized U.S. and European officials for taking too long to effectively address the financial crisis. Updated 8:30 PM 10/12/08

1. Lost manatee rescued in Massachusetts dies on trip to Florida

   BOSTON - An animal welfare official says a wayward manatee that was rescued from cold Cape Cod waters died on the way home to Florida. Updated 8:30 PM 10/12/08

2. Billions and billions boggle the brain

   NEW YORK - There's an old saying attributed to Everett Dirksen, the Illinois senator who dotted his speeches with colourful rants against government borrowing: A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money. Updated 8:00 PM 10/12/08

3. New York grave of 1st Ellis Island immigrant gets a Celtic cross

   NEW YORK - The New York grave of an Irish woman who was the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island has been marked with a Celtic cross. Updated 8:00 PM 10/12/08

4. Saudi prince to build world's tallest building in Jidda, competing with Dubai

   RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal says he will build the world's tallest building in Jidda. Updated 8:00 PM 10/12/08

5. Biden decries McCain campaign's 'ugly inferences' about Obama

   SCRANTON, Pa. - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday accused the McCain campaign of trying to distract Americans from their economic woes by launching "unbecoming personal attacks" at Barack Obama. Updated 8:35 PM 10/12/08

6. Forecasters say tropical storm Nana has formed in the Atlantic

   MIAMI - Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say tropical storm Nana has formed in the eastern Atlantic, but predict it will weaken to a tropical depression by Monday. Updated 5:20 PM 10/12/08

7. Norway says it will issue government bonds worth $55.4 billion US

   OSLO, Norway - The Norwegian government plans to offer new government bonds worth $55.4 billion US to banks to help improve liquidity in the market. Updated 5:05 PM 10/12/08

8. Key points of euro nations' financial crisis plan

   European leaders agreed to several measures - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called them a "tool kit" - that governments will be able to use to shore up financial institutions and stop banks' financing problems from contaminating the wider economy. A few highlights: Updated 5:05 PM 10/12/08

9. World Bank, IMF to protect poor countries during current financial crisis

   WASHINGTON - The World Bank has agreed to protect poor and vulnerable countries in the current financial turmoil. Updated 4:25 PM 10/12/08

10. Artificial intelligence chat program fools testers at British university

    READING, England - Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions Sunday, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading. Updated 3:15 PM 10/12/08

11. British authors pick up their pens to protest proposed new detentions law

    LONDON - Dozens of renowned British writers have joined the latest protest against that country's proposed new anti-terrorism legislation. Updated 5:00 PM 10/12/08

12. Tribesmen rise up against militants in Pakistan's lawless region

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani tribesmen are raising armies to battle al-Qaida and Taliban militants close to the Afghan border - a movement encouraged by the military and hailed as a sign its offensive there is succeeding. Updated 3:10 PM 10/12/08

13. EU leaders consider guaranteeing bank debt as means of easing credit crunch

    PARIS - Countries that use the euro would temporarily guarantee future bank debt to encourage lending and ease the credit crunch, according to a draft statement under discussion by European leaders Sunday. Updated 2:05 PM 10/12/08

14. U.S. treasury secretary says protectionism won't help in current crises

    WASHINGTON - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is appealing for global unity in the current economic crisis. Updated 12:40 PM 10/12/08

15. Zimbabwe opposition leader says Mugabe must compromise on key ministries

    HARARE, Zimbabwe - Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he will pull out of Zimbabwe's national unity government if President Robert Mugabe refuses to cede key ministries. Updated 12:40 PM 10/12/08

16. Kenya's elephants send text messages to rangers

    OL PEJETA, Kenya - The text message from the elephant flashed across Richard Lesowapir's screen: Kimani was heading for neighbouring farms. Updated 12:20 PM 10/12/08

17. Antiquities dealer has colourful, checkered career

    MUNICH, Germany - Leonardo Patterson made his first archeological find at age seven in a yam field in his native Costa Rica - a piece of clay pottery his cousin said could be thousands of years old. Updated 12:15 PM 10/12/08

18. Amid the meltdown, this year's winner of Nobel economic prize no easy pick

    STOCKHOLM, Sweden - If history is any guide, this year's Nobel economics prize will award the developers of economic theories that have had the time to take root, grow and prove resilient. Updated 11:30 AM 10/12/08

19. Global warming getting political cold shoulder in U.S. amid economic woes

    WASHINGTON - The global economic crisis has thrown a political chill over one of the main initiatives under consideration in the United States to combat global warming: the so-called cap-and-trade plan. Updated 11:25 AM 10/12/08

20. Fire burns 200 hectares of forest north of Los Angeles; homes threatened

    LOS ANGELES - A wildfire has burned about 200 hectares of forest north of Los Angeles, threatening hundreds of homes and an animal sanctuary. Updated 11:20 AM 10/12/08

21. Somalian troops fail in attempt to recapture one of several hijacked ships

    MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali forces have made an unsuccessful attempt to recapture one of the many ships hijacked off the country's coast. Updated 11:20 AM 10/12/08

22. Pope creates 4 new saints, including Indian woman

    VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has given the Roman Catholic church four new saints, including an Indian woman whose canonization is seen as a morale boost to Christians in India. Updated 9:30 AM 10/12/08

23. Austrian politican Haider going twice the speed limit before crash, police say

    VIENNA, Austria - Austrian investigators say far-right politician Joerg Haider was speeding at more than twice the posted limit before the car crash in which he died. Updated 9:30 AM 10/12/08

24. Pakistan officials say Missile strike kills five in northwest

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani security forces clashed with militants in two tribal areas in northwest Pakistan, killing more than 50 alleged insurgents, a paramilitary statement and a government official said Sunday. Updated 4:25 PM 10/12/08

25. North Korea to resume dismantling nuclear facilities

    SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Sunday it will resume dismantling its main nuclear facilities, hours after the United States removed the communist country from a list of states that sponsor terrorism. Updated 9:25 AM 10/12/08

26. Hurricane Norbert weakens as it crosses over Mexico's mainland

    PUERTO SAN CARLOS, Mexico - Officials from the U.S. National Hurricane Center say Hurricane Norbert has made landfall but is weakening over mainland Mexico. Updated 9:20 AM 10/12/08

27. Rocket carrying Americans, Russian launches on space station voyage

    BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - An American computer game designer reached space Sunday, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream that began with the flight of his astronaut father. Updated 4:20 PM 10/12/08

28. European leaders meet in Paris to deal with global financial crisis

    PARIS -- A European summit on the global financial crisis opened today with Britain's leader saying strong banks should be protected and "whatever is necessary" must be done to restore stability. Updated 2:53 PM 10/04/08

29. France to host EU summit Saturday on international money crisis

    PARIS -- The French government formally called an exceptional weekend summit Thursday to hash out a common European Union response to the spreading U.S. financial crisis, amid divisions among European officials about how closely to coordinate their action. Updated 1:46 PM 10/02/08

30. Republican, Democrat clash on bailout bill en route to House of Representatives

    WASHINGTON -- Rep. David Dreier says he plans to vote for the rewritten financial industry bailout bill when it comes to the House, even though he "hated" the version that went down there earlier this week. Updated 6:47 AM 10/02/08

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