Breakingnews World RSS FeedFor complete list of INQUIRER.net RSS Feed visit http://services.inquirer.net/rss/rss.phpScientists raise new concern over plastic containers- (Found September 17, 2008 ) WASHINGTON--A new study released Tuesday linked a controversial chemical widely used in baby bottles and plastic food containers to diabetes, heart disease and liver abnormalities in adults.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080917-161143/Scientists-raise-new-... 16 killed in attack on US embassy in Yemen- September 17, 2008 SANAA (UPDATE 2) Islamist militants attacked the US embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa with a car bomb and rockets on Wednesday, leaving 16 people dead, in the second strike on the high-security compound in six months.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080917-161202/16-killed-in-attack-o... US approves food sales to hurricane-hit Cuba- September 17, 2008 HAVANA -- Bypassing its trade embargo on communist Cuba, the United States on Tuesday announced approving $250 million in "farm sales" to Havana after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike devastated Cuba's crops.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080917-161163/US-approves-food-sale... Bush: Bolivia joins Myanmar, Venezuela on drugs blacklist- September 17, 2008 WASHINGTON -- US President George W. Bush has declared that Bolivia, Myanmar, and Venezuela failed over the past year to live up to their obligations to battle the narcotics trade, the White House said Tuesday.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080917-161155/Bush-Bolivia-joins-My... 7 killed in Mexico independence day blasts- (Found September 17, 2008 ) MEXICO CITY -- At least seven people were killed and some 100 hurt in overnight blasts at Mexican independence day celebrations in Michoacan, the heart of a government crackdown on violent drug gangs that has left thousands dead nationwide.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080917-161153/7-killed-in-Mexico-in... China finds more brands of tainted baby milk -- state TV- (Found September 17, 2008 ) BEIJING -- Chinese officials have found 22 companies produced baby milk tainted with a toxic chemical, state television said Tuesday, in a dramatic escalation of a scandal that has left two infants dead.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080917-161151/China-finds-more-bran... McCain, Obama vow Wall Street crackdown- (Found September 17, 2008 ) GOLDEN--White House foes Barack Obama and John McCain vowed to crack down on Wall Street excess Tuesday but slammed one another as unfit to fix the economy as global markets took another pounding.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080917-161145/McCain-Obama-vow-Wall... Tainted milk sickens 6,000 babies in China- (Found September 17, 2008 ) BEIJINGChina said Wednesday more than 6,000 babies had fallen ill and three died after drinking milk powder contaminated with a toxic chemical, as it vowed massive efforts to contain a widening food scandal.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080917-161260/Tainted-milk-sickens-... Nigerian oil rebels hit more facilities- (Found September 17, 2008 ) LAGOSArmed Nigerian militants who have declared an "oil war" in the restive south of the country claimed Wednesday to have blown up a major pipeline in their latest attack on oil installations in the region.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080917-161261/Nigerian-oil-rebels-h... Nigeria rights groups find 86 lawyers for man with 86 wives- (Found September 17, 2008 ) KANOA coalition of Nigerian human rights groups has mobilized 86 lawyers to defend the country's most married man, currently detained for unlawful marriages and inciting contempt of Islamic religious laws, an activist said Wednesday.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080917-161265/Nigeria-rights-groups... |