Belleville News Democrat: World http://www.bnd.com/news/world/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat World 60 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:21:06 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com Dozens of bodies wash ashore in Yemen http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/498791.html http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/498791.html Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:15 CDT SAN'A, Yemen -- Dozens of bodies washed ashore Friday in Yemen after smugglers threw nearly 150 Somali migrants overboard in shark-infested waters, the latest such tragedy in one of the most lawless stretches of ocean in the world. Attack by suicide bomber leaves 30 dead in Pakistan http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/498805.html http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/498805.html Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:15 CDT Pakistan's efforts to combat terrorism suffered a major blow Friday when a suicide bomber attacked a tribal gathering that was part of an emerging anti-Taliban movement, killing at least 30 and injuring 100. Former Finnish leader wins the Nobel Peace Prize http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/498729.html http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/498729.html Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:10 CDT Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday, but this year the news was as much about who didn't get the award. Children still sick from tainted milk http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/497324.html http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/497324.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:14 CDT More than 10,000 children remain hospitalized in China's tainted milk scandal, Chinese health officials revealed, while the country defended its dairy products Thursday at a meeting of the World Trade Organization. Benedict prays for Pius XII sainthood process to succeed http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/497239.html http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/497239.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:09 CDT Pope Benedict XVI gave World War II pontiff Pius XII a push toward possible sainthood Thursday and defended his memory from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust. NorthKorea warns against provocation by South Korea http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/497346.html http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/497346.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:59 CDT North Korea warned South Korea against provoking war on Thursday as it reportedly deployed an arsenal of missiles near their sea border and told U.N. inspectors it plans to restart its nuclear facility. Scandal forces reforms in China's dairy industry after milk laced with chemicals causes 4 deaths http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/497253.html http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/497253.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:09 CDT Peering into five pails of foaming milk, Wang Guifeng quickly jotted down the farmer's name before signaling the batch was OK. Every day he rejects milk from two or three farms whose cows don't meet hygiene standards or show signs of disease. Some at Guantanama Bay now see U.S. as their ally http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/497259.html http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/497259.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:09 CDT A Chinese Muslim locked up at Guantanamo Bay may soon be granted an improbable wish: To move to the United States. UN blames 10 for security lapse in Algiers bombing http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/496025.html http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/496025.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:09 CDT Associated Press Gates wants allies to aid U.S. in Afghanistan http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/496042.html http://www.bnd.com/news/world/story/496042.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:09 CDT NATO allies must send either more forces or more money for the fight in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates will argue this week as he meets with NATO defense ministers.