 guardian.co.uk | Obama Unveils National Security Team FOXNews - President-elect Barack Obama announced as expected that Hillary Clinton would be his top diplomat and Robert Gates would stay on as defense secretary. Video: No web consensus on Hillary Clinton Obama to fill out national security team |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Mumbai attacks raise pressure on a beleaguered Pakistan Christian Science Monitor - While conclusive evidence is elusive, blame is being leveled on a Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, further stressing ties between the neighbors. Video: Police: Pakistani Militants Behind Mumbai Attack India makes protest to Pakistan |
 Washington Post | Plaxico Burress Surrenders to Police New York Times - By JULIET MACUR and ANAHAD O’CONNOR Nearly three days after accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub, Giants receiver Plaxico Burress turned himself in at a New York City police precinct in midtown Manhattan on Monday morning ... Video: Many Questions, Few Details in Burress Shooting Burress Reports to Police Station |
 ABC News | Palin campaigns in Ga.'s US Senate runoff guardian.co.uk - AP foreign, Monday December 1 2008 By SHANNON McCAFFREY Associated Press Writer= AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff, telling a cheering crowd Monday ... Palin hits the campaign trail for Georgia senator Palin in Georgia: 'We Need Checks and Balances' |
 eFluxMedia | Midwest snow causes accidents, delays schools USA Today - By Adam Gerik, Journal Star, via AP The National Weather Service says the season's first major snowstorm across northern and central Illinois could be followed by high winds. Full Fleet of Trucks Battling Snow Accumulations Marietta, Gainesville get snow flurries |
 guardian.co.uk | Thai airports still closed as court date looms Reuters - By Darren Schuettler BANGKOK (Reuters) - Restarting operations at Thailand's main airport will take at least a week once a sit-in by anti-government protesters ends, officials said on Monday, as attention shifted to a court verdict that could end the ... Fears of Widespread Violence Grow as Thai Political Crisis Takes ... Thai protesters leave PM's office |
 WCBD | Alabama mayor arrested over payments: report Reuters - BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) - Federal investigators arrested the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, on Monday on charges of receiving illegal payments, the Birmingham News newspaper reported on its website. Alabama Mayor Arrested on Federal Charges, Birmingham News Says FBI: Birmingham Mayor arrested on federal charges |
 PC World | Holiday web sales seen up on Monday Reuters - By Brad Dorfman CHICAGO (Reuters) - Retail sales online are expected to surge on Monday as shoppers look for more discounts than they found during the holiday weekend, but overall holiday web sales will remain weak due to the economy, analysts said. Video: Online Retailers See Monday As Black Friday Cyber Monday starts online shopping season |
 Sydney Morning Herald | International Climate Change Forum Opens in Poland Voice of America - By VOA News Delegates from nearly every nation began discussions in Poznan, Poland Monday in an effort to create a new global climate change pact to replace the Kyoto Treaty, which expires in 2012. Building trust tops global climate agenda Global Economic Crisis Loom Over UN Global Warming Summit In Poland |
 guardian.co.uk | Israel Turns Back Libyan Ship Carrying Aid Supplies to Gaza Voice of America - By VOA News The Israeli navy has ordered a Libyan ship carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip to turn back. Officials say the ship, the Al Marwa, was carrying some 3000 tons of aid when it was stopped by the Israeli navy. Israel turns back Gaza aid ship Qatari aid group says it will send boat to Gaza |
 GulfNews | Two Bombings Kill at Least 30 Iraqis New York Times - Hadi Mizban/AP American soldiers stood by a crater created by a car bomb near the entrance to a police academy in Baghdad on Monday. Dozens killed in Iraqi bombings Bombs kill at least 34 in Iraq |
Text message scandal: Beatty takes plea deal DetNews.com - DETROIT -- Wiping tears from her eyes, former Detroit mayor chief of staff Christine Beatty agreed in court this morning to a plea bargain that is similar to that of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Beatty's jail assignment not decided Ex-Detroit mayoral aide pleads guilty in scandal |
 ABC News | Parents: Slain anchorwoman was sexually assaulted FOXNews - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The parents of the television anchorwoman who was beaten to death said Monday there is evidence their daughter also was sexually assaulted, and that she broke her hand fighting her attacker. Video: Police: DNA Ties Anchor Murder Suspect to Rape After arrest, slain anchor’s parents still have questions |
 BBC News | Tense times for Mumbai's Jews BBC News - By Soutik Biswas The mood at Monday morning prayers at the 124-year-old, green-painted Keneseth Eliyahoo synagogue in Mumbai was grim as members of the city's Jewish community paid homage to the six people who lost their lives in the attacks that hit ... Tears, shock as Mumbai's Jews mourn rabbi Chabad Movement Vows to Continue Work of Couple Killed in Attack |
 BBC News | Bustling Mumbai tries to find normality BBC News - By Prachi Pinglay The citizens of Mumbai returned to its bustling streets on Monday with a mixture of necessity, resolve - and a lot of fatigue. Trident likely to be up and running in two weeks Bleeding city comes out again to honour the dead |
 BBC News | Obama forms balanced foreign team BBC News - By Paul Reynolds President-elect Barack Obama's foreign policy team under Hillary Clinton as secretary of state will reassure the more hawkish elements in the United States, but might disappoint those who wanted a more radical shift. Iran Could Blow Up in Obama's Face Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State Nominee |
 New York Daily News | Media and Retailers Both Built Black Friday New York Times - By DAVID CARR This weekend, news reports were full of finger-wagging over the death by trampling of a temporary worker, Jdimypai Damour, at a Wal-Mart store in Long Island on Friday. Officials planning 'doorbuster' sale crowd-control laws Slain Long Island man's family awaiting autopsy results |
 guardian.co.uk | Baby P death: Haringey chief sacked and councillors quit Times Online - The head of children's services in the London borough of Haringey is to be removed from her job with immediate effect and the council's social services shaken up after a damning report into the death of Baby P, the Children's Secretary Ed Balls. Baby P report: Balls orders sacking of council child protection chief Baby P: case provoked shock and anger |
 AFP | Pentagon to Beef Up Domestic Security FOXNews - The Pentagon will have 20000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 to help state and local officials respond to a domestic catastrophe. Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security Pentagon to deploy 20000 troops for domestic emergencies |
 eFluxMedia | Awash in New Light, Angels Are Revealed New York Times - The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, on the Upper West Side, was rededicated with music, speeches and sermons. By PAUL VITELLO The Cathedral Church of St. Thousands at rededication of St. John's The Cathedral Church Of St. John The Divine Is Now Open |