K-Lite FM - World News http://www.k-litefm.com/taxonomy/term/56/0 en UN says it's still in dark about survivor needs 2 weeks after Myanmar cyclone http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719895 <p>YANGON, Myanmar - The United Nations said Friday that severe restrictions by Myanmar's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark about the extent of survivors' suffering two weeks afte...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 15:02:56 +0000 Bin Laden's new message says holy war on against Israel, its allies http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719896 <p>CAIRO, Egypt - Osama bin Laden says in a new message that al-Qaida will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until it liberates Palestine. Friday's message comes as U.S. President Ge...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 15:02:57 +0000 Legislators in Portugal approve deal to standardize Portuguese spellings http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719892 <p>LISBON, Portugal - Legislators in Portugal have adopted a widely contested standardization of Portuguese that requires hundreds of words to be spelled the Brazilian way. Both the governing Socialis...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 14:43:05 +0000 Opponents ask Calif. court to postpone decision legalizing gay marriage http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719889 <p>SAN FRANCISCO - Opponents of gay marriage say they plan to ask the California Supreme Court to hold off on its decision legalizing such unions until fall. The conservative Alliance Defense Fund say...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 14:42:58 +0000 Vivid blue, 3.7-carat diamond sells for almost $5 million at Swiss auction http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719891 <p>GENEVA - A vivid blue, 3.7-carat diamond ring has sold for nearly $5 million at auction in Switzerland, becoming the priciest gemstone per carat ever. Sotheby's says the oval-shaped stone - about t...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 14:43:03 +0000 Dutch cartoonist arrested on suspicion of violating hate speech laws http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719893 <p>AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A Dutch political cartoonist is facing possible hate crimes charges. The cartoonist, who works under the pseudonym Gregorius Nekschot, was arrested Tuesday and held overnig...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 14:43:07 +0000 Strong aftershock causes landslides earthquake-ravaged China http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719888 <p>BEICHUAN, China - A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicentre of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days. ...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 14:42:55 +0000 Pope voices opposition to gay unions, backs traditional man-woman marriage http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719890 <p>VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict is again weighing in on the issue of same-sex marriage. Benedict has told representatives of Catholic family organizations in Europe on Friday that traditional marriage...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 14:43:01 +0000 Sri Lanka's military says suicide blast kills 6 policemen, wounds 50 people http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719829 <p>COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A military spokesman says a suicide bomb blast in Sri Lanka's capital has killed six policemen and wounded 50 other people. Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara says a su...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 13:17:31 +0000 Einstein letter dismissing 'childish' religion sells at UK auction for $400,000 http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719846 <p>LONDON - A letter in which Albert Einstein dismissed the idea of God as the product of human weakness and the Bible as "pretty childish" has sold at auction for more than $400,000. Bloomsbury Aucti...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 13:17:54 +0000 Clashes, roadside bomb kill 8 militants, 1 Afghan soldier http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719835 <p>KABUL, Afghanistan - Clashes in eastern and southern Afghanistan have left eight militants dead, while a roadside bomb killed an Afghan soldier. Afghan army commander in Zhari district Rehmatullah ...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 13:17:39 +0000 Losing racehorses in Puerto Rico condemned to die http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719849 <p>CANOVANAS, Puerto Rico - For thoroughbred racehorses in Puerto Rico, success can be a matter of life and death. Many losers don't make it off the racetrack grounds alive. More than 400 horses, many...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 13:18:00 +0000 Strong aftershock hits China quake epicentre; death toll rises to 22,000 http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719839 <p>BEICHUAN, China - A strong aftershock has sparked landslides near the epicentre of this week's powerful earthquake in China. Xinhua news agency says the tremor rattled parts of central Sichuan prov...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 13:17:44 +0000 Iranian Embassy convoy ambushed in Iraq, four people wounded http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719841 <p>BAGHDAD - Gunmen ambushed an Iranian Embassy convoy in Baghdad, wounding three Iranians, including two diplomats, and an Iraqi. Iranian Embassy spokesman Manoucher Taslimi says the convoy was en ro...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 13:17:47 +0000 UN says it's still in dark about survivor needs two weeks after Myanmar cyclone http://www.k-litefm.com/node/719826 <p>YANGON, Myanmar - The United Nations said Friday that severe restrictions by Myanmar's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark about the extent of survivors' suffering two weeks afte...</p> World News Fri, 16 May 2008 13:17:24 +0000