http://www.xmlfeeds.net Top 20 US News Stories en-us Compilation, xmlfeeds.net Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:34:37 CST DEMO MODE - Please register to get current information ATHENS, Greece, July 4 (UPI) -- A Greek journalist for The Washington Times will soon be freed from captivity in Iran, Iran's ambassador in Athens says. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335847/ntop=2/usg=9 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July 4 (UPI) -- Four United Nations human rights experts Thursday joined U.N. leaders in voicing serious concern over last weekend's coup d'etat in Honduras. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335838/ntop=2/usg=9 NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar, July 4 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday he's been turned down in his bid to visit Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335837/ntop=2/usg=9 COLUMBIA, S.C -- Mark Sanford's quest to hold on to the governorship picked up more steam Friday when a pair of allies offered their support for him to remain in office. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335812/ntop=2/usg=9 WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- White House officials announced an influenza A H1N1 Preparedness Summit with states to prepare for the possibility of a more severe outbreak of swine flu. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335723/ntop=2/usg=9 CANBERRA, Australia, July 2 (UPI) -- The children of aborigines are seven times more likely than other Australian children to be abused or neglected, a report released Thursday said. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335715/ntop=2/usg=9 A federal judge in Los Angeles Thursday dismissed charges against Lori Drew, the Missouri woman whose online deception had been blamed for a teenager's suicide. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335706/ntop=2/usg=9 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 2 (UPI) -- A lifetime of living with one U.S. Social Security number could soon be matched by a lifetime of living with one phone number, a product reviewer said. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335656/ntop=2/usg=9 Jul. 1--KNOXVILLE -- A federal judge today ordered a retired University of Tennessee professor to serve four years behind bars for his handling of restricted defense technology secrets. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335559/ntop=2/usg=9 BEIJING, July 1 (UPI) -- China's state-run Xinhua news agency says it has started an English-language international television news service to be distributed worldwide. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335548/ntop=2/usg=9 TEHRAN, July 1 (UPI) -- A correspondent for Newsweek magazine says the western media was stirring up unrest in Iran by harping on the country's post-election problems. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335522/ntop=2/usg=9 NEW YORK, July 1 (UPI) -- A prominent reformist detained in Iran for more than two weeks should be transferred to a medical facility or released to his family, a humanitarian group says. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335517/ntop=2/usg=9 WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) -- The transfer of control from the U.S. military to Iraqi officials is a milestone as Iraq takes control of its fate, U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335455/ntop=2/usg=9 WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) -- Foundations, philanthropists and other non-profits were challenged by President Barack Obama to invest in community solutions across the United States. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335451/ntop=2/usg=9 China has backed off from requiring all new personal computers be equipped with Internet-filtering software, letting a Tuesday deadline pass, officials said. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335441/ntop=2/usg=9 NEW YORK, June 29 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will press for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners on his visit to Myanmar, U.N. News said. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335375/ntop=2/usg=9 BRUSSELS, June 29 (UPI) -- European Union countries may stage a brief mass withdrawal of ambassadors if Iran doesn't release detained British Embassy personnel, diplomats said. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335343/ntop=2/usg=9 TEHRAN, June 29 (UPI) -- Iran's Guardian Council validated President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election after conducting a recount of 10 percent of the votes Monday. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335281/ntop=2/usg=9 BEIJING, June 29 (UPI) -- A new Chinese law, designed to eliminate fraud in economic data, calls for punishing any government staff or official doing such things. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335272/ntop=2/usg=9 TEHRAN, June 28 (UPI) -- Thousands of marchers and a bevy of Iranian opposition leaders staged a protest in Tehran Sunday, witnesses told the Los Angeles Times. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=335227/ntop=2/usg=9