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Nabih Berri said the constitution did not need to be amended A parliamentary session had been due to take place later on Saturday, but has now been delayed until 12 January. The presidency has been vacant since 23 November, when Emile Lahoud's term ended without a successor being named. The pro-Western ruling majority ... | Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament has delayed the presidential vote for an eleventh time since initial voting began on September 25. The last vote was set for December 29 but has been rescheduled for January 12. A senior political source stated the reason for the delay was due to "complications in regiona... |
ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian tribunal on Tuesday rejected opposition demands for a re-run of last year’s presidential election, averting a political crisis in Africa’s most populous nation. Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua addresses a rally in Abuja, March 29, 2007. A Nigerian tribunal will uphold or annul the 2007 el... | Umaru Yar'Adua A result is expected today on the possibility of an election re-run in Nigeria. Opposition parties claim that current President Umaru Yar'Adua's People's Democratic Party (PDP) fixed the results of the 2007 election in his favour and are calling to have the result annulled. So far, the tribunal has rejec... |
Peru quake kills 500, bodies in streets Posted Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead and wounded from the rubble of homes and churches overnight and some gathered them on street corners after a massive earthquake ravaged the country's central coast. About 500 people were killed and a further 1,600 injured in the 8.0-magnit... | Map showing location and strength of 7.9 quake. Star marks epicenter. Black box indicates hardest hit areas. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 has struck just off the coast of Peru followed by 16 aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from the lowest of 4.5 ... |
Climate change will be the focus of international talks in Copenhagen Japan's next leader has promised a big cut in greenhouse gas emissions, saying he will aim for a 25% reduction by 2020 compared with 1990 levels. Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama is due to take over as prime minister on 16 September, after a re... | Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's Prime Minister-elect, has pledged that the country will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2020. The prime minister-elect told a conference on climate change on Monday that "we can't stop climate change just with our country setting an emissions target. We will also aim to create a fa... |
Pope Benedict XVI has called on all nations to protect and respect human rights during his address to the United Nations General Assembly. From U.N. headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more from inside the assembly hall. Pope Benedict XVI delivers speech to U.N. General Assembly in New York, 18 Apr 200... | Benedict XVI Benedict XVI arrived in New York Friday, as part of his visit to the United States. The first part of his visit was spent in Washington, D.C.. He arrived on "Shepherd One", a specially dedicated plane belonging to Alitalia, the flag carrier of Italy. On the first day of his visit to New York City, he went ... |
30.8.2006 18:23 Three people injured in Skopje incident Three people have been injured in an incident at the Old Bazaar, when an unknown individual shot at restaurant King, reads Ministry of Interior press release. read More:: mia NOW 30.8.2006 19:22 New Moldavian, Ghanaian Ambassadors to Macedonia present credentials ... | At least four members of an armed criminal group have been killed and six arrested in a police action dubbed "Mountain Storm," Macedonian Interior Ministry spokesman Ivo Kotevski told the MIA state news agency. He said no police officers were injured and confirmed special forces were still in the area. Locals from the ... |
Toyota has suffered from falling demand in the downturn The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, has widened its predicted loss for 2008 after demand for its cars slumped. In December, Toyota predicted it would make a full year operating loss of 150bn yen ($1.65bn; £1.13bn). The Japanese car giant has now tripled that fig... | Lexus LS 600h, manufactured by ToyotaThe Japanese car making company Toyota has announced that their predicted profit loss for 2008 has tripled from their previous estimate. The company reports the loss after demand for its vehicles dropped. In December 2008, Toyota estimated its full year operating loss to be 150 bill... |
Home Regional News Middle East and North Africa Middle East Iran Alert PRINT PAGE Al-Jazeera television's offices closed, station banned Country/Topic: Iran Date: 21 April 2005 Source: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Person(s): Target(s): television station(s) Type(s) of violation(s): closed , banned Urge... | The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance issued an order banning Al Jazeera from working in Iran starting Monday, April 18, 2005. The 'suspension' comes after Arab Iranians protested in the city of Ahvaz. The Iranians claim that Al Jazeera incited the protests. Al Jazeera has stated that it will "continue t... |
UK riots: 16,000 officers policing London's streets Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Some 16,000 officers will police London's streets in a bid to prevent a fourth night of rioting. The Met Police has cancelled leave and drafted in support from 30 forces. Shops and businesses in some areas ... | A fireman puts out a fire in Tottenham caused by rioters. Rioting, theft, vandalism and other acts of violence are currently occurring in various cities throughout England. There is a substantial rioting problem, primarily in the capital of London, which has spread to the cities of Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool and . ... |
Washington (CNN) -- West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, the self-educated son of a coal miner who became the longest-serving member of Congress, died early Monday at age 92, the senator's office said. Byrd, a nine-term Democrat, was known as a master of the chamber's often-arcane rules and as the self-proclaimed "champion ... | , the longest serving member of the , died yesterday at the age of 92. Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia (1917-2010) A spokesman for the Democratic Senator from the state of West Virginia said Byrd had been hospitalized since last week. At first he was thought to have been suffering from and severe but other medical... |
PESHAWAR: The incidents of target killings are on the rise in the provincial capital as two security guards of the industrial estate in Hayatabad were gunned down on Sunday after the attackers apparently mistook them for policemen. “The security guards were performing duty at a barrier between Hayatabad and the Industr... | In the capital city of province in , unidentified armed men targeted at the Industrial Estate on Sunday. At the time, two security guards were checking vehicles entering the estate, while others were praying. Police said guard Akhtar Zaman died at the scene, while guard Imran Zaman was taken to and died shortly thereaf... |
Search teams have found 400 pieces of debris but not the vital black box recorders [AFP] Search teams have found 400 pieces of debris but not the vital black box recorders [AFP] A spokesman for Brazilian medical examiners told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Wednesday that fractures in the legs, hips ... | Autopsies from casualties of , which crashed in the earlier this month, reveal fractures in leg bones, suggesting that the jet may have been torn apart in midair. A Brazilian medical examiners' spokesman said on Wednesday that autopsies found fractures on an undisclosed fraction of the fifty or so bodies that have been... |
In praise of ... dictionary definitions Leader Friday May 25, 2007 The Guardian "The meaning of a word," said the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, "is its use in the language." Not according to McDonald's. The burger chain may offer super-size meals but it wants to slim down the English language, by losing the word "Mc... | Exeter in Devon, UK. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) defines McJob as "an unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects." The McDonald's fast-food giant has begun a campaign to have the word removed from the dictionary, or to have its definition changed, by lobbying British MPs. The company has also set up an onli... |
Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES Stunned villagers stood by in silence as bodies were dug out of the sticky clay that crushed homes, offices and a processing plant at a tea plantation south of Jakarta. Survivors said the earth crashed down with the sound of an explosion, giving plantation workers and the... | At least fifteen people have been killed as the result of a landslide which occurred in Indonesia on Tuesday. According to BBC News Online, at least sixteen were killed. It is thought that up to seventy people were killed as a result of the landslide, which occurred in a village near to the city of Bandung. At one poin... |
Tsai Ing-wen, chairman of the Democratic Progressive party, led Sunday's march to the president's office in the capital, Taipei. Tens of thousands of opposition supporters have taken to the streets in Taiwan to protest against the president's policy of engagement with China. The rally, which is said to have attracted t... | Ma Ying-jeou, the president of Taiwan Tens of thousands of protestors rallied in the streets of Taiwan on Sunday against president Ma Ying-jeou's engagement policy with China. Protestors claim Ma's policies could possibly undermine the country's self-rule. The march was lead by the chairman of the opposition Democratic... |
It costs US$10 an hour to run Wikimedia websites. You canto help us raise $50,000 to keep our websites running smoothly. We're over half way there - still $20,000 to go! From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. J.P. Patches J.P. Patches was a clown who appeared on the Seattle television station KIRO channel 7 from 1957 t... | J. P. Patches, reading viewer mail. Star of one of the longest-running shows in television history, 79-year-old Chris Wedes is celebrating half a century since he became "Julius Pierpont Patches". From 1958 to 1981, CBS affiliate KIRO-TV produced ''The J.P. Patches Show''. The show featured J.P., the Mayor of the City ... |
(CNN) -- Niger's constitution has been suspended, a Niger military official announced Thursday night on the nation's three television channels. The order, read by Col. Goukoye Abdul Karimou, was attributed to the Superior Council for the Restoration of Democracy, which also suspended all institutions and called on the ... | The president of Niger, Tandja Mamadou, has been captured and imprisoned by a group of Nigerien soldiers under the name of "Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy" after an attack on the presidential palace late Thursday. Tandja Mamadou from 2007. The Nigerien embassy in London has issued a statement saying t... |
Montreal Gazette Headline News Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Montreal Gazette, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. Email Address There was an error, please provide a valid email address. By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may ... | Ryanair jets at London Stansted Airport. Ryaniar have praised the decision to force BAA to sell the airport and two others. UK firm has been told by the that they must sell three of their airports within two years. Gatwick and airports, both serving London, England, and either or in Scotland must be sold, in that order... |
Omar al-Bashir has been sworn in as Sudan's president for another term after winning elections that were boycotted by major opposition parties last month. Al-Bashir, the world's only sitting head of state wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was inaugurated on Thursday in a ceremony attended... | 225pxOmar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, has been sworn in to another term after winning the country's recent polls, which were largely boycotted by the opposition. The inauguration ceremony, attended by multiple African leaders and two diplomats from the United Nations, was held earlier today. A reporter for the A... |
WAGGA police have put out an urgent call for witnesses after a six-year-old Mount Austin girl was abducted for about an hour and a half yesterday morning. The young girl had been walking along Macleay Street just before 11.30am when she was snatched, just metres away from her mother, by an unknown male driving a white ... | Vehicle wanted is similar to this Toyota Hilux. New South Wales Police are continuing the search for the man who abducted a six year old girl for a short period of time from the front yard of her Mount Austin home in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia on Sunday morning. The girl was playing in her front yard, when... |
DALLAS - February 3, 2012 - We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women’s lives. The events of this week have been deeply unsettling for our supporters, partners and friends and all of us at Susan G. Komen. We have been distressed a... | Susan G. Komen for the Cure has announced it will continue to fund and educational programming on breast health run by fellow US-charity and its affiliates. This news comes shortly after Komen announced it would cut funding to Planned Parenthood due to an ongoing investigation. Komen for the Cure founder Nancy Brinker ... |
British Sky Broadcasting is set to face stiff competition for coverage of Premier League football from Setanta Sports, after the Irish TV group offered a key job to one of the architects of BSkyB's successful sports strategy. Trevor East, deputy managing director of Sky Sports, is understood to have been approached to ... | BSkyB, the UK television broadcasting and transmission company, faces a serious rival bid from ''Setanta Sports'' for the rights to broadcast Premiership football. BSkyB, which dominates the satellite TV market, has held the rights to the broadcast Premier League games since 1992. They paid £1.02bn for its current thre... |
(Adds details, wraps German and Slovak concerns) BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday a state rescue plan for the French auto sector could prompt legal concerns and announced that it had asked the French government to clarify details. Separately, Slovakia said it would appeal to the Comm... | On Monday, France announced a rescue plan for its struggling automotive industry. The plan totals €6.5 billion (US$8.5 billion). The European Commission, which enforces European Union legislation, said the conditions may break EU rules. The plan calls for PSA Peugeot Citroën and Renault, the two largest French automake... |
June 12: A boy scout is wheeled out of the West Harrison High School in Mondamin, Iowa. BLENCOE, Iowa Frightened Boy Scouts huddled in a shelter as a tornado tore through their western Iowa campground, killing four people and injuring 48 others who had little to no warning of the approaching twister. Tornadoes also t... | A major storm suspected to be a tornado has reportedly killed four Boy Scouts camping at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Little Sioux, Iowa. Roughly ninety-five Scouts aged thirteen to eighteen and twenty-five adult staff members were believed to be camping at the time the alarm was raised. Most of the scouts were from... |
Related Stories A picture on Facebook in which a white man poses with a rifle over the apparently lifeless body of a black child is three years old, according to reports. The Sunday Times splashed the picture on its front page on August 28, 2011 under the heading “Wanted: Facebook racist”. It said the picture was “on t... | Police in South Africa are investigating after '''' highlighted a "racist" image on Facebook. The photograph, showing an armed white man posing over what appears to be a dead black boy, first attracted controversy back in 2008. The photograph in question The new attention focuses on a Facebook profile going by the name... |
Peter Moore was previously seen in a video released by the kidnappers British hostage Peter Moore has been released alive after more than two-and-a-half years in captivity in Iraq. Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the IT consultant from Lincoln, who was captured in Baghdad in May 2007, was in good health and "abso... | Satellite photograph of Baghdad from 1996. Peter Moore, a British IT consultant and computer programmer who was taken hostage by Iraqi militants during a May 2007 militant raid on the finance ministry in Baghdad, has been released alive and in good health. He is the only known survivor of a group of five hostages, cons... |
NASA officials said the space center security office received a call at about 1:40 p.m, that a man had shot a gun twice in Building 44, which houses communications and tracking equipment. NASA security officers, working with the F.B.I. and the Houston police, surrounded the building and a police SWAT team prepared to s... | Front gate of Johnson Space Center. Around 1:40 p.m. CDT, NASA employees reported that two shots were fired in the NASA Building 44 in the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. A SWAT team later reported that Bill Phillips, a contract engineer with Jacobs Engineering, had killed David Beverly as well as himself, leav... |
Some lawmakers don't think teens who are caught “sexting” deserve child pornography charges. The Illinois House Thursday voted 114 – 1 against convicting teen “sexters” as kiddie porn peddlers, thus sparing them having to register as sex offenders, the Sun-Times reports. The rules would ease stiff penalties against unw... | The Illinois House of Representatives voted this Thursday to lift some penalties for teenagers who engage in sexting. While minors are still prohibited from sending nude photos of other minors taken on cell phones, they will no longer be required to register as sex offenders. Instead, they could be punished with court-... |
NOTE - THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ( Translations ) Wikipedia Publishes 500,000th English Article St. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, March 18, 2005 The Wikimedia Foundation announced today the creation of the 500,000th article in the English-language Wikipedia, its project to create a free, mu... | The English Wikipedia was started in 2001 Wikipedia hit the half-million mark Friday as the English-language encyclopedia passed the 500 thousand article mark, according to a press prelease by the Wikimedia Foundation (The Wikimedia Foundation also runs Wikinews). The article that put the site over the top was ''Involu... |
Opera House makes World Heritage list By New Zealand correspondent Peter Lewis Posted Updated The United Nations (UN) has added the Sydney Opera House to the World Heritage list of culturally significant sites. The harbourside landmark has won the approval of around 800 delegates at a World Heritage committee meeting i... | The Sydney Opera House has been recognised by the UNESCO as a significant site The Sydney Opera House is a key feature of Sydney's skyline The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has today announced in Christchurch, New Zealand that the Sydney Opera House has b... |
Leaders of Africa and the European Union have ended their summit in Portugal by declaring a new era in relations aimed at confronting new global challenges. But they could not avoid sparring over some older issues involving human rights and conflict on the continent. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Lisbon. Portugal's PM ... | Leaders of Africa and the European Union have ended their summit in Portugal by declaring a new era in relations aimed at confronting new global challenges. But they could not avoid sparring over some older issues involving human rights and conflict on the continent. The president of the European Union, Portugal's Prim... |
Charlie Wilson, a 12-term Texas congressman who was best known for his playboy ways until he masterminded a covert effort to funnel billions of dollars in arms to Afghan rebels fighting the Soviets in the 1980s, died Wednesday in Lufkin, Tex. He was 76. Jack Gorden Jr., the mayor of Lufkin, confirmed the death. Memoria... | File photo of former Congressman Charlie Wilson , a former United States naval officer and twelve-term Representative from the in Texas, died on Wednesday in Lufkin, Texas. He was 76 with a history of heart ailments, receiving a transplant in 2007. Memorial Medical Center, Lufkin said the preliminary cause of death was... |
Ivory Coast: Pro-Ouattara forces 'to seal border' Pro-Ouattara forces have taken control of some parts of the main city, Abidjan Forces loyal to Ivory Coast's UN-backed president-elect Alassane Ouattara say they have launched an offensive aimed at sealing the border with Liberia. The ex-rebels have swept down from thei... | After a battle for the Ivory Coast town of , armed forces loyal to president-elect Alassane Ouattara have announced an effort to seal the border between the Ivory Coast and Liberia. On Monday, Ouattara forces, dubbed , and those loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, who claims to be the winner of a disputed election last fall, bega... |
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi spends another birthday under house arrest YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, one of the world's most prominent political prisoners, turned 62 on Tuesday, her fifth consecutive birthday spent under house arrest, as supporters rallied at her party's headquarters to call for... | Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar marked her 62nd birthday today, still under house arrest, where she has spent most of the past 17 years. About 250 supporters met at the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Yangon, not far from Suu Kyi's home, and held... |
At Least 8 Killed in Iraq Bombings Iraqi police say four bombs Sunday have killed at least eight people and wounded more than 50 others. Civilians inspect a damaged car after a car bomb went of in the western city of Ramadi, Iraq, 01 Nov 2009 Police say a bomb attached to a bicycle exploded in a popular market in the t... | Iraqi police have said that four bombs killed at least eight people and wounded more than 50 others on Sunday. Police said a bomb attached to a bicycle exploded in a popular market in the town of Mussayab, about 60 kilometers (38 miles) south of the capital of Baghdad. The blast killed at least five people and wounded ... |
The trial of Sen. Ted Stevens was at times sloppy, chaotic and bogged down in contradictory testimony — but in the end, the federal jury took swift and decisive action in branding the Alaska senator a corrupt politician who violated the trust of his office. In a historic decision that leaves one of the Senate’s giants ... | United States Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska was convicted Monday on seven counts of failing to report gifts. Stevens, a senior United States Senator from Alaska and the longest serving Republican in the Senate, had been accused of not reporting tens of thousands of dollars worth of gifts from the VECO Corporation inclu... |
Like it or not the United States will be forced to nationalize large swathes of its banking system by the time the leaves fall from the trees in Washington. ||||| Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of six returned to Earth through overcast skies on Monday, ending a successful mission that put NASA back in the space s... | John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral Space shuttle Discovery landed at Cape Canaveral at 9:14 a.m. (1314 UTC) yesterday. It returned after a thirteen day mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission was used to provide thousands of pounds of supplies to the ISS and brought thousands of pounds... |
Vrouw van 9 miljoen klampt zich aan gokautomaat Uitgegeven: 17 oktober 2006 15:09 BUENOS AIRES - Een vrouw heeft zich in een speelhal in de Argentijnse stad Lomas del Mirador vastgeklampt aan een gokautomaat, omdat de directie weigerde haar 9 miljoen euro uit te betalen die ze gewonnen heeft. Dat hebben de Argentijnse ... | A 36-year-old woman stuck herself to a slot machine in a game hall in downtown Lomas del Mirador when she hit the jackpot of 35 million pesos, because the halls chief refused to pay up. The woman placed a bet of 5 centavos. When the slot machine displayed that she had won 35 million pesos(1.72580651 million UK£ or 3.22... |
NROL-28 is scheduled for launch from VAFB into a Molniya orbit on 2008 Mar 13, at 10:02 UTC: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html My guess is that the launch window is at least 20 min. This will be VAFB's first launch of the Atlas V, specifically, an Atlas V-411, which I estimate can place about 5,200 kg i... | An earlier Atlas V, in the 401 configuration, launching from Cape Canaveral (Image: NASA) An Atlas V rocket has successfully launched a classified spy satellite for the United States National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The satellite, currently known to the public as NRO L-28, or Launch 28, is believed by amateur enth... |
DAILY NEWS STAFF Dover police pass the main entrance of Delaware State University today after two students were shot and wounded, one seriously, on the campus around 1 a.m. Friday morning. Delaware State spokesman Carlos Holmes (l.) speaks to reporters during a news conference near the campus in Dover today. Investigat... | One male and one female who are students attending Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware are reported to have been shot around 1:00 a.m. (eastern time). The shooting took place near Memorial Hall gymnasium. "At approximately 12:54 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 21, the Delaware State University Police Department was noti... |
12 March 2008 Budget 2008 Stability and opportunity: building a strong, sustainable future The Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report and the Financial Statement and Budget Report contain the Government's assessment of the medium-term economic and budgetary position. They set out the Government's tax and spending plans, i... | This graph shows the UK government expenditure (red) in comparison to the UK government income (green) for the figures released in the budget. The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, has revealed the 2008 budget, which he describes as a "responsible Budget to secure Britain’s stability in the face of glob... |
Vlada odobrila nujno pomoč Takšnih padavin še ni bilo Slovenija, 19. september 2007 06:53, zadnji poseg ob 22:23 Letuš/Železniki - RTV SLO/STA Slovenijo je v torek prizadelo hudo neurje, v katerem je umrlo šest ljudi. Vlada je že obljubila finančno pomoč, na pomoč priskočili prostovoljci in vojaki. Vlada je na delovnem... | Six people are confirmed dead after Tuesday's heavy rains in Slovenia. Up to 300 mm of rain fell in just a few hours across the country, with swollen rivers, torrential streams and landslides sweeping away cars, houses, bridges, and whole sections of roads. In some areas, public services have not yet been restored, and... |
Analysis The mayor is dependent on the central government for most of their funds, so how much power do they really have? ||||| Your account has been frozen . For your available options click the below button. To read this article in full you must be registered with the site. Published Date: 21 October 2009 THE Scottis... | A Scottish lawyer today denied reports that Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi had died, after it was reported on Sky News earlier today that "unidentified sources" had said that he was dead. The reports came onto Sky News at around 16.00 BST today. The information could not be confirmed, and it was not ... |
Police in Greece say they have arrested 63 people accused of running a major gold smuggling operation, using a network of pawn shops that rapidly expanded during the country's severe financial crisis. The arrests were announced Wednesday and police seized cash, gold bars, jewels and other valuable items worth an estima... | On Wednesday, Greek police announced they arrested 63 people for gold smuggling. According to a report from Associated Press (AP), police seized cash, gold bars, and other items, totaling about two million euros (roughly 2.3 million US dollars). Police said on Friday the police operation, started on Tuesday, involved 5... |
Finland is to try its luck in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with another heavy metal number. The metal band Teräsbetoni won the Finnish finals on Saturday night, edging out a traditional crooner and a disco act. Watch Teräsbetoni's performance. Teräsbetoni came away with 38.9 percent of the vote with their song, "Mi... | Wacken Open Air in 2005 Finland is to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 by heavy metal band Teräsbetoni with their song ''Missä Miehet Ratsastaa'' (''Where Men Ride''). Teräsbetoni picked up 38.9% of the vote, with Kari Tapio second at 33.9% and Cristal Snow came third with 26.5%. The selection show wa... |
BALTIMORE – There was no apology, no mention of the s-word. Rafael Palmeiro returned from a 10-day suspension Thursday eager to play baseball for the Baltimore Orioles, yet unwilling to discuss the positive test for steroids that tarnished his name, perhaps forever. "I want to say that I'm happy to be back. I'm anxious... | Baltimore Orioles baseball fans had a chance to vote for their support of Major League Baseball's (MLB) steroid use and policies with their home game attendance Thursday night. Rafael Palmeiro, back after serving a 10-game suspension for testing positive for stanozolol, was notably not in the starting line-up against t... |
By Kenneth Li and Michele Gershberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. sued Google Inc. and its Internet video-sharing site YouTube for more than $1 billion on Tuesday in the biggest challenge yet to the Web search leader's strategy to dominate the online video market. The lawsuit accuses Google and it... | Viacom Inc. Google Inc. Viacom has announced that they are suing YouTube, and its owner Google, for more than 1 billion dollars. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Viacom claims that YouTube has near 160,000 of their videos on their website without their per... |
Scorecard - Commentary - Wickets - Partnerships - Wagon wheels - Player v player - Over comparison - Over graphs - Career averages - Match home - Bulletin - Article index (5) - Photo index (23) ODI no. 2547 ICC World Cup - 17th Match, Group D Pakistan v Zimbabwe 2006/07 season Played at (neutral venue), on 21 March 200... | Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 93 runs in Group D of the 2007 Cricket World Cup at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica. After rain delayed proceedings, Zimbabwe's target was reduced by the Duckworth-Lewis method to 193 runs from 20 overs. This was a game of farewells for Pakistan; their first game since the death of their coach ... |
The Olympic movement has posthumously bestowed its highest award on the late Jack Poole, the former chairman of the Vancouver 2010 organizing committee. In a note to this reporter, IOC President Jacques Rogge said that Poole was awarded the Olympic Order on Dec. 9 at a meeting of the IOC's executive board. Poole, who w... | The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has given the late Jack Poole their highest honour, The Olympic Order, according to a report by the Vancouver Sun. Mr. Poole, one of the people behind the bid by Vancouver to host the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, passed away on October 23 after losing a fight with pancreatic canc... |
Aug 2: "Today" show host Matt Lauer talks to "Today" consumer correspondent Janice Lieberman and "Today" contributor Madelyn Fernstrom about hidden calories found in popular salads. NEW YORK - In what could become a new weapon in the battle of the bulge, scientists on Monday reported initial success with an experimenta... | Wistar rat, the same type as used in these experiments. American scientists have successfully used a vaccine to slow down weight gain in an animal model, as reported in the scientific journal ''Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'' (PNAS). The vaccinated rodents showed less increase in body weight even thou... |
THE Gillard government's plans to put a price on carbon have suffered a body blow, with key unions demanding exemptions for industry that are unacceptable to the Greens. With his own job under threat from a hostile membership, the national secretary of the Australian Workers Union, Paul Howes, demanded yesterday that t... | Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's plans to implement a carbon tax in Australia have hit a roadblock today with the national secretary of the Australian Workers Union Paul Howes demanding that exemptions be made to certain heavy polluting industries including steel production as well as concerns about whether jo... |
ABC News Basque Group Blamed in Spain Car Bombing Basque Separatist Group ETA Blamed in Car Bombing That Injured 43 People in Madrid, Spain Municipal officials inspect the scene of a car bomb explosion in Madrid, Spain Wednesday Feb. 9, 2005. The explosion injured at least 42 people, and followed a telephone warning fr... | February 10, 2005 ETA At 8:30 am UTC yesterday a car bomb exploded in downtown Madrid, Spain, near the city's main convention center. The explosion occurred shortly before King Juan Carlos and Mexican President Vicente Fox, were due to open the ARCO art fair. Forty-three persons were hurt, including 6 police officers. ... |
AP Photo SCL204, SCL203, SCL202 By EDUARDO GALLARDO Associated Press writer SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - An earthquake in remote southern Chile shook free a landslide of rocks, sending them smashing into a narrow fjord and causing massive 25-foot waves that swept away 10 beachgoers. Three bodies were recovered Sunday. Rescue... | Seismic Hazard map of the quake. Star indicates epicenter. At least 3 people have been killed and 7 others are missing after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake set off landslides in a fjord in Southern Chile, creating massive waves that swept people off the beach to sea. According to the United States Geological Survey or USGS... |
New York (CNN) -- A man was questioned by the FBI after he was discovered to have taken a "pyrotechnic device" onto an airline flight from Baltimore, Maryland, to New York City, FBI spokesman Richard Kolko told CNN Monday. The incident comes in a period of heightened alert on airlines, following what authorities descri... | A 67-year-old man, Thomas Ouellette, of , Florida was questioned by the FBI Monday after he brought fireworks onto an airliner. flight 4126, a , from Baltimore, Maryland landed safely and without complications in New York's LaGuardia Airport. No suspicions were raised until cleaning crews found the pyrotechnics on the ... |
The treaty was signed at Lisbon's historic Jeronimos monastery The treaty creates an EU president and a more powerful foreign policy chief. The document, signed at a ceremony at the city's historic Jeronimos Monastery, also scraps veto powers in many policy areas. It is a replacement for the EU constitution, which was ... | Leaders from European Union countries gather for official photo. Today, leaders from the nations of the European Union signed the landmark which is to redefine foreign policy for the EU and creates an EU president. The treaty is a replacement for the which was abandoned after suffering defeats in referendums in France ... |
Somalia: 4 policemen killed in Somaliland HARGEISA (Mareeg)—At least four Somaliland police officers have been killed in a bomb explosion in Las Anod town in the breakaway republic of Somaliland, witnesses said on Monday. Residents say the blast went off in front of a mosque in the town near a police station in the tow... | At least four policemen were killed today by a bomb which exploded in , Somalia's breakaway republic. The bomb was hidden near a mosque, according to police sources and witnesses. The townspeople claim the bomb was detonated in front of the local mosque near a police station in the town. Four policemen in the police st... |
Norway adopts gay marriage law OSLO (AFP) — Norway's parliament on Wednesday adopted a new marriage law that allows homosexuals to marry and adopt children and permits lesbians to be artificially inseminated. After a heated debate, the members of parliament adopted the text by a vote of 84 to 41. The three centre-left ... | The Norwegian national assembly voted Wednesday to change the existing marriage and adoption laws. After debating for several hours, the vote resulted in a 84 to 41 majority in favour of the new law which allows homosexual couples to marry and adopt children. For the past several weeks, there have been extensive debate... |
06.15.06 THE WHITE STRIPES WIN LAWSUIT The White Stripes prevailed in a federal copyright suit in which a studio engineer claimed he was entitled to one-third ownership of the copyrights in and to the band's first 2 albums, The White Stripes and De Stijl. The jury unanimously agreed after 20 minutes of deliberation tha... | The White StripesGrammy Award-winning rock band The White Stripes announced on Wednesday the Canadian leg of a tour in support of their soon-to-be-released album, ''Icky Thump''. The tour, which would be the first cross-Canada excursion for The White Stripes, will see the band play dates in all provinces and territorie... |
DOVER, Del. Police arrested an 18-year-old man from New Jersey on Monday in the shooting of two Delaware State University students. Loyer D. Braden of East Orange, N.J., was charged with attempted murder, assault and reckless endangerment, as well as a gun charge, according to court documents. Braden appeared Monday ... | Location of Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware. 18-year-old, Loyer D. Braden, who is being accused of shooting two Delaware State University students was arrested today by police. Braden has been charged with a gun charge, assault and reckless endangerment and attempted murder in connection with the shooting ... |
Fuel cell industry powering up Growing revenue, building expansions are signs of success in area. Symposium in North Canton By Paula Schleis Beacon Journal business writer The state's growing fuel cell industry is gathering in North Canton this week to celebrate successes and discuss new directions. The Ohio Fuel Cell ... | American Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is cutting US$100 million dollars from hydrogen fuel cell vehicle research and diverting the remaining $69 million to hydrogen fuel cell research for household current. Honda FCX Clarity Hydrogen vehicle re-fueling Former president George W. Bush advocated the zero-emission vehic... |
The epicentre of the quake, which had an estimated magnitude of 6.7, was about 120km (75 miles) south-west of the city of Padang, officials said. There were no immediate reports of damage, but some people fled the coast. The latest tremor revived fears of a repeat of the 26 December tsunami disaster, which killed an es... | '''April 10, 2005''' South Asia: Countries affected by the earlier earthquake on December 26 People living on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have fled their homes after an earthquake of magnitude of 6.7 hit the area earlier today. Although the quake was not powerful enough to cause a tsunami, the event sparked fears ... |
By Mark Ward Technology correspondent, BBC News Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Increasing numbers of teenagers are starting to dabble in hi-tech crime, say experts. Computer security professionals say many net forums are populated by teenagers swapping credit card numbers, p... | Security experts warn more and more teenagers are now into hi-tech computer crime. Alarmingly large number of teenagers are found peddling credit card numbers, phishing kits and cracking tips in some Internet forums. The young offenders are very likely to get caught and prosecuted due to their inferior technical skills... |
Important Information Our website uses cookies, as almost all websites do, to help provide you with the best experience we can. By continuing to use this website you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with our policy ||||| 4 January 2006 BAD REICHENHALL, GERMANY - With 14 bodies recovered at a devastated indoo... | This is an excerpt translation of a text found on the German wikipedia site, with an update. Bad Reichenhall, Germany. The roof over the local ice and tennis court crashed shortly after the end of the official skating time on 2 Jan 05, at about 16.50 hrs. At the time, there were about 50 people inside, mostly families ... |
After the win against Lazio, Joshua Kimmich was named Man of the Match. Read why here. Bayern run and a unique goalscorer Facts on a last 16 win over Lazio that was full of records In the quarter-finals for the 19th time and 19 games unbeaten - here are the most important facts... ||||| Login Passwort vergessen? Eingel... | __NOTOC__ The 1st matchday of the German Bundesliga has been completed on Sunday. Reigning German Football (Soccer) Champions Stuttgart began the 2007/08 season with a 2-2 draw against last season's runners up Schalke on Friday. |
VENEZUELA Chávez easily wins a new term Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez defeated career politician Manuel Rosales, winning his third presidential bid in eight years. BY PHIL GUNSON AND STEVEN DUDLEY President Hugo Chávez won his third presidential bid in eight years on Sunday, defeating career politician Manuel Rosale... | Hugo Chavez Frias, re-elected president of Venezuela for another six years. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been re-elected to a third term in office with a large margin over social democrat rival Manuel Rosales. The latest report from CNE, National Electoral Council from Venezuela at 10:00 pm local time (UCT -4) ... |
For Canada, the lessons from the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster are bleak. The United States may have stumbled into the worst ecological disaster in its history. But we have deliberately chosen to head in the same direction. American regulation of the offshore oil industry has been revealed as a sham. Our regulation of dr... | The Canadian Government is watching the "slowing growth" of the BP oil spill. Canada is running their on a twice a day mission to the gulf, monitoring for signs that the BP may expand up the into Canadian waters, and to provide assistance to US efforts to contain the spill. This started in May, and is expected to conti... |
Sloppy comedian Johnny Vegas wound Charlotte Church up so much on her show that she decided to slap him. Church struggled with her guest Vegas, who downed cocktails, leered at female audience members and made a mockery of her questions throughout the show. Vegas pushed Church so far that she ended up slapping him acros... | The Charlotte Church Show Logo Comedian Johnny Vegas peeved talk show host Charlotte Church during his appearance. She slapped him, and shouted "Shut the fuck up", after he made numerous rude comments and stared down female audience members. The comedian suggested Church looked tense, and offered the former smoker "h... |
D'Angelo AKA Michael Eugene Archer Born: 11-Feb-1974 Birthplace: Richmond, VA Gender: Male Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Musician Level of fame: Famous Executive summary: Grammy-winning Sexy R&B; Singer Father: (Pentecostal minister) Wife: Angie Stone (singer) Son: Michael, Jr. Grammy Best M... | Rhythm and blues artist D’Angelo was able to walk out of Judge William R. Shelton’s Chesterfield County courthouse in Virginia on Monday after being given a 3-year suspended sentence for possession of cocaine. D’Angelo, also known as Michael Eugene Archer, 31, pleaded no contest to the charge. The appearance in court, ... |
Subtropical Depression ANDREA Public Advisory Home Public Adv Fcst/Adv Discussion Wind Probs Maps/Charts Archive 000 WTNT31 KNHC 110238 TCPAT1 BULLETIN SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION ANDREA ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012007 1100 PM EDT THU MAY 10 2007 ...ANDREA DEGENERATING INTO A REMNANT LO... | According to the The National Hurricane Center (NHC), at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the first named tropical system of 2007 is forming off the eastern coast of Florida. Image:Andrea.gif|left|thumb|Position, warnings, track, and predictions of Subtropical Storm Andrea at 8:00 p.m. easter... |
Washington (CNN) -- Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on Wednesday kicked off what has become a ritual for modern high court nominees: making the rounds of key senators' offices on Capitol Hill while saying little to a boisterous press corps in tow. Kagan, who won confirmation as solicitor general a little more than a ... | Elena Kagan met with Harry Reid on Wednesday. US Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan began the first of a long series of meetings with US Senators on yesterday. Kagan met with eight leading Senate leaders on Wednesday, including Harry Reid (Democrat-Nevada), Mitch McConnell (Republican-Kentucky), (D-Vermont), Dick Durbin... |
By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Beijing The railway snakes for 1,000km across 'the roof of the world' The longest high-altitude railway in the world, it will ease access to the remote region. Test runs are due to begin on 1 July. Tibet's extraordinary isolation has kept it poor. Education levels and life expectancy... | Cultural/historical Tibet (highlighted) depicted with various competing territorial claims. Claimed by Tibetan exile groups. Tibetan areas designated by PRC. Tibet Autonomous Region (actual control). Claimed by India as part of Aksai Chin. Claimed by the PRC as part of TAR. Other historically culturally-Tib... |
Comedian Roseanne Barr declared her intention to run for President in 2012. She may or may not be joking. Her new show is "Roseanne's Nuts" and, well, she seems intent on hammering that joke for all its worth. Appearing last night on "The Tonight Show" comedian Roseanne Barr steered away from promoting her reality show... | Roseanne Barr in 2010 , best known for her role on the television sitcom '''', officially announced Thursday on the '''' that she will run for in 2012. Barr, 58, starred as the blue collar, wise-cracking mother Roseanne Conner on ''Roseanne'' from 1988 to 1997. She made national headlines in 1990 for a shrill performan... |
Ford's market share has increased despite the downturn Ford has posted an annual profit for the first time in four years. The carmaker made $2.7bn (£1.7bn) in 2009, compared with a loss of almost $15bn in 2008, and said it expects to be profitable this year as well. For the final three months of last year, the company ... | Ford Motors Co., the automobile manufacturing firm, has posted an annual profit for the last year of US$2.7 billion, the first gain for four years. The Ford Motors Co. headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan in the United States. The statistics are an improvement from 2008, when the car company posted a loss of close to $15... |
Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! A huge bravo to Lee Cataluna for having the courage to print the other side of the story regarding Monsanto (“Those wary of Monsanto’s aim should tour their property,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 20). Read more Article about Monsanto was ‘right thing to d... | Don Ho, arguably one of Hawaii's best-known entertainers who entertained generations of tourists in Waikiki, died Saturday of heart failure. He was 76. Ho was pronounced dead at 11:59 a.m. Saturday at Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu after collapsing at his Waikiki residence. In 2005, Ho was diagnosed with cardiomyo... |
Egypt: Mubarak and sons detained amid corruption probe Protesters demanding Mr Mubarak be tried gathered outside the hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt's prosecutor general has ordered the detention of former President Hosni Mubarak, ahead of an investigation into corruption and abuse allegations. He is said to be in an... | File photograph of Hosni Mubarak. Hosni Mubarak, the ousted president of Egypt, who was last night taken to hospital after a heart attack, has been detained by prosecutors in the country ahead of a corruption probe. Egyptian officials allege Mubarak was involved in corruption and killings while he was in office. The pr... |
Eddie Van Halen, whose razzle-dazzle guitar-playing — combining complex harmonics, innovative fingerings and ingenious devices he patented for his instrument — made him the most influential guitarist of his generation and his band, Van Halen, one of the most popular rock acts of all time, died on Tuesday. He was 65. Mr... | , lead of US band , died Tuesday at age 65 following an extended battle with cancer. His death was confirmed by his son, . File photo of Van Halen Van Halen was a native of the Netherlands, eventually relocating to , California. Numerous iconic rock musicians such as and paid tribute to the guitarist following the anno... |
The bombers said they were keen to be "martyrs" Three Indonesian Islamic militants condemned to death for the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people have been executed by firing squad. Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron (Mukhlas) were shot at the island prison of Nusakambangan at 0015 (1715 GMT on Saturd... | The three Islamic militants found guilty of the 2002 Bali bombing have been executed on the island of Nusakambangan. Huda bin Abdul Haq, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim and Imam Samudra were executed by firing squad shortly after midnight. It had been announced that the three would be killed in November but no date was given prio... |
NATO Soldier Killed in Afghanistan NATO says one of its service members has died from a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan. The soldier's nationality was not given in Sunday's statement. NATO previously reported the killing of two Dutch soldiers Saturday by a roadside bomb in Uruzgan province. The Netherlands... | Flag of NATO. According to NATO, one of its service members has died from a bomb attack at an army base in southern Afghanistan. In addition, an Afghan soldier reportedly died and the blast left three others injured. The International Security Assistance Force released a statement yesterday, saying that "the soldier di... |
Fired USDA employee Sherrod to sue conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart Ousted USDA employee Shirley Sherrod says she will sue conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart, the Associated Press reports. Sherrod made the announcement Thursday in San Diego at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention. Bre... | Former USDA employee Shirley Sherrod has said that she'll "definitely sue" conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart. , an African-American employee of the United States (USDA) who was ousted last week, has said that she will "definitely sue" conservative blogger over a video clip posted online at BigGovernment.com, operat... |
Guide Here’s how to identify the right resolution to improve your life, create a plan on how to reach it, and become part of the small group of people that successfully make a resolution. ||||| JERUSALEM, July 30 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, facing a widening corruption investigation, announced Wednesday that... | Ehud Olmert, the current Prime Minister of Israel, has said that he will resign from his position as leader after his party's leadership contest in September. This announcement comes after it was revealed that Olmert is facing involvement in a corruption investigation in Israel. "I was forced to defend myself against r... |
Police want to talk to people who were drinking in the Elm Tree Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an incident in a pub car park in Bishopsworth, Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police said a local 19-year-old man "was in collision with a Ford Fiesta" in the Elm Tree pub car park on Highridge Road. He d... | A death, which has been treated as murder, in the car park of a pub in Bristol, United Kingdom has resulted in two arrests. The murder, which occurred on Wednesday evening took place near Highridge Road in Bishopsworth, Bristol. Map showing the location of Bishopsworth within Bristol. A local resident told ''Wikinews''... |
As The Diplomat reported earlier on Monday, this year’s ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) was one of the more productive multilateral meetings in the Asia-Pacific region in recent memory. Although no progress was made towards resolving the South China Sea disputes that have become the region’s main flashpoint, diplomats inter... | File photo of crossing the South China Sea in 2013. As the tensions continue to grow over the disputes in the South China Sea, External Affairs Minister of India asked on Sunday for all nations involved to resolve this issue in a peaceful and coherent manner. Addressing the fourth s' Meeting at the ASEAN (Association o... |
A poisonous gas leak at a fertiliser plant in south-west China has killed six people and left 28 others ill, state media reported. The hydrogen sulphide leak occurred overnight in the Anning Qitian Chemical Fertiliser Co. plant in Kunmin, capital of Yunnan province, the Xinhua news agency said, citing the municipal Gov... | A hydrogen sulphide leak at a fertiliser factory in China has left six people dead and a further 28 ill. The poisonous gas escaped the Anning Qitian Chemical Fertiliser Co. plant in Kunmin, Yunnan's provincial capital. The leak occurred yesterday but was only reported today. The injured received treatment and are said ... |
Today’s top headlines Sign up for the Afternoon Update and get the day’s biggest stories in your inbox. Recaptcha SIGN UP This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. ||||| The suspect in the fatal shooting of eight people at day spas in and around Atlanta indicated he h... | A bomb blast near the northern city of Mosul has killed at least 40 Iraqi people. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a U.S. military base. The Defence Ministry said 30 people were injured in the blast which they said was carried out by a suicide bomber. The U.S. military says a car bomb had exploded at an... |
A spokeswoman for the British Foreign Office defended the choice of targets. "We don't believe we are picking the wrong targets, but we have a long struggle to go," she said. "We work very closely with the U.S. and other partners." The spokeswoman said that eradication only worked if there were alternatives in place fo... | Opium poppy. Photo by Catherine Giayvia Afghanistan cultivation was a record 323,700 acres last year and yielded almost 90 percent of the world's supply. Opium may account for one-third of Afghanistan's GDP. On Sunday's CNN's Late Edition, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai laid the blame for the explosion of opium p... |
Israeli forces had twice before surrounded Mr Dweik's home Aziz Dweik, also a key member of Hamas, which controls the government, was held after 20 Israeli vehicles surrounded his home in Ramallah. The Israeli military confirmed the detention, saying Mr Dweik was a legitimate target as a Hamas leader. Palestinian Prime... | Israel's military has placed the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislature under house arrest. Aziz Dweik, a leading member of Hamas has been confined to his residence since the army surrounded his Ramallah home. An Israeli army spokesperson told the Reuters news agency that "Since Hamas is a terrorist organisation, Dweik... |
2 Dead In Stabbing Attack In Turku, Finland Enlarge this image toggle caption Bernat Majo /AFP/Getty Images Bernat Majo /AFP/Getty Images Two people were killed Friday in a stabbing attack in Turku, Finland, and police say they have apprehended a suspect after shooting him in the leg. Regional police forces said on Twi... | At 16:02 local time (+3) on Friday a man with a knife stabbed apparently random people at , , Finland. Police said there were eight injured and two dead. The attacker ran somewhere else and started stabbing more people after his first attack. The police shot him in the leg and arrested him at 16:05. Police said they we... |
Schapelle Corby bites her lip as the judgement is read out. (ABC TV) An Indonesia judge has begun to hand down the verdict in the drug smuggling case of Australian Schapelle Corby. The verdict and sentence - if any - is being read out in Indonesian, which is being interpreted for Corby. Going back through the evidence ... | Schapelle Corby was today found guilty by an Indonesian court for the importation of 4 kilograms of marijuana to Bali. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The verdict was handed down by three judges amidst tight security at the Denpasar District Court. The verdict was read in Indonesian and relayed to Corby via he... |
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Dexia said Friday that it lost about 2.3 billion euros ($3 billion) in the final quarter of 2008 as the French-Belgian bank revealed plans to cut 900 jobs and shut down operations in several countries. The loss included a charge of 1.7 billion euros from the sale of its FSA bond-insurance activi... | The Dexia building in Luxembourg The Franco-Belgian bank Dexia has announced it will restructure and cut 3% of its staff after posting a €3 billion full-year loss. Dexia says it will close operations in Australia, eastern Europe, Mexico and Scandinavia and reduce business in the United Kingdom and the United States. De... |
The idea, at the time, was that involving Sunnis in politics would drain the insurgency of its violence. Instead, the violence got worse, and in February, the long-abused Shiites struck back, using the force of the state ministries and agencies that they now control. Now, American officials are pressing Iraqi leaders, ... | Sunnis upset over the hanging of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein began protesting Monday, the Associated Press reported. A mob in Samara, a town in the Sunni-dominated region of Iraq, tore off pieces of a bombed-out Shiite shrine, called the Golden Dome, which was attacked by extremists 10 months ago. They also ca... |
If you’re experiencing slowness in Minecraft Realms, please read this article. Slowness in games can often be difficult to diagnose, but it is usually alleviated by having a computer that meets the system requirements and having a steady broadband internet connection. While there are many factors that could potentially... | Recently, Finnish open-source Perttu Ahola discussed Minetest, his "longest ever project", with ''Wikinews''. Started in October 2010, Minetest was an attempt by Ahola to create a similar to . Minecraft is a multi-platform commercial game, which was in version when Ahola challenged himself to create something similar t... |
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coronavirus Patients whose vaccine appointment cards were lost in the post have been told they will have to wait another three weeks for the jab. Everyone over the age of 65 was due to receive a vaccine by early March but one GP practice in Fife disclosed that they had been “inundated” with calls from patients who had ... | Orderly voting in Hackney early yesterday Scores of polling stations in the United Kingdom have been unable to cope with one of the highest voter turn outs in thirty years, leaving thousands of voters unable to cast their vote in yesterday's general election. Police had to intervene in , , and when angry voters refus... |
SACRAMENTO — A federal judge today denied a request to keep the names of donors to California's anti-gay marriage initiative secret, saying the public has a right to know who's giving money to state ballot measures. Supporters of the initiative, which was approved by voters in November, had sought a preliminary injunct... | A federal judge has ruled that people who gave money to California's Proposition 8 campaign to ban gay marriage will have to be named. U.S. district judge Morrison England Jr. agreed with a local court that California's 1974 Political Reform Act on political disclosure, which requires that the names of people and organ... |
Home > News > Nation > Washington Bush shuns Patriot Act requirement In addendum to law, he says oversight rules are not binding WASHINGTON -- When President Bush signed the reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act this month, he included an addendum saying that he did not feel obliged to obey requirements that he inform... | President Bush signed the "USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006" into law. In the signing statement, Bush averred that he could withhold information about the administration's controversial use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act powers and National Security Letters if he deemed that the... |
INDIANAPOLIS, June 24 -- A second safety warning from Guidant Corp., one of the nation's largest medical device manufacturers, urged doctors to stop using five defibrillator models because they could malfunction and may have to be recalled. Guidant announced its second worldwide safety advisory in a week on Friday, aft... | Guidant Corporation recently announced another safety warning on several models of its implantable defibrillators, cautioning users for the second time in a week about the devices. No patients are known to have been injured by the devices at this time. This brings the total number of defibrillator models recalled to tw... |
John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, has said lawmakers must reconvene "without delay" after the Supreme Court's stunning decision to not only rule Boris Johnson's suspension unlawful, but to quash the prorogation entirely. In a statement, Bercow said: "I welcome the Supreme Court's judgement that the pror... | Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 2015 Today at 10:30 (0930 ), the issued a ruling on the — a procedural suspension — of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until October 14. The court found that it could rule on the prorogation, and found the prorogation to be unlawful. The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal on... |
12-17-2008 17:53 Actress Avoids Jail Term for Adultery By Park Si-soo Staff Reporter A regional court Wednesday sentenced actress Ok So-ri, 40, to six months in prison for adultery, which is illegal here. The sentence was suspended for two years. In the ruling at a court in Goyang, judge Cho Min-seok said, ``The accuse... | Lacebark pine tree outside the Constitutional Court building. South Korea's popular actress, Ok So-ri (hangul= 옥소리; 'Ok Bo-gyeong' - 옥보경), age 40, was convicted Wednesday of adultery, for an affair she admitted having with a well-known 38-year-old opera singer. She blamed it on a loveless 11-year marriage. Goyang, Gyeo... |
By Amanda Natividad - Wed 26 Mar 2008 10:04 AM PST South Park fans can binge on 12 seasons worth of Kenny and the gang—free of charge and, for now, free of ads now ad-supported, courtesy of the latest remake of SouthParkStudios.com. The site’s video stash includes all of the full-length episodes from the past 12 season... | Trey Parker in 2007. Episodes of the Colorado-based cartoon comedy television series ''South Park'' have been made available for free via streaming video on the website SouthParkStudios.com. Full-length episodes from the past 12 seasons of ''South Park'' can be seen on the site, as well as behind-the-scenes clips and i... |
Although the phone calls described brave schemes for battling the hijackers on the San Francisco-bound flight -- a flight attendant was boiling water to throw on them, another passenger was hoping to fight back with a breakfast knife -- the scene suggested a fatalism at odds with the sometimes upbeat story line in book... | The Los Angeles Times reports that the transcript of the voice recorder on United Airlines Flight 93 was read during the on-going trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the self-proclaimed Al-Qaeda member being charged with terrorism in connection with the September 11, 2001 attacks. The transcript is the first recording of the ... |
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