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WASHINGTON A disabled American spy satellite is rapidly descending and is likely to plunge to Earth by late February or early March, posing a potential danger from its debris, officials said Saturday. Officials said that they had no control over the nonfunctioning satellite and that it was unknown where the debris mi... | An unresponsive United States reconnaissance satellite is in an uncontrolled, decaying orbit and will re-enter Earth's atmosphere in late February or early March. According to Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council, "Appropriate government agencies are monitoring the situation." The satelli... |
Maersk Line confirmed that the crew had retaken control of the hijacked ship [AFP] US Army Lieutenant Colonel Elizabeth Hibner, a Pentagon spokesperson, said on Wednesday that the US Navy destroyer Bainbridge was en route to the scene. A US warship is heading to the Indian Ocean after Somali pirates hijacked a Danish-o... | The crew of a United States-flagged ship managed to retake the craft from four Somali pirates on Wednesday, but the boat's captain is reported to be held hostage in a lifeboat. According to the authorities, a US destroyer and six other vessels were dispatched to the scene. The ship involved in the incident was the 17,0... |
CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN) -- Venezuelans swarmed the polls on Sunday to cast ballots in hundreds of gubernatorial, mayoral and legislative elections. President Hugo Chavez has been campaigning hard for what he calls "my candidates." But for President Hugo Chavez, the election is about himself -- and he's not even on the... | Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in his trademark red shirt. Polls have closed across Venezuela Sunday. The polls will elect mayors, governors and legislators across the country, and are considered by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's opponents and supporters as a potentially important political gain or loss since Cha... |
Gorbachev is getting involved in a high-profile case The plea came in an open letter published on Mr Gorbachev's website. Prosecutors in Russia accuse Alexander Ponosov of running pirated software on school computers, violating intellectual property rights. Russian President Vladimir Putin has also criticised the prose... | Microsoft Windows XP logo. Russian prosecutors have charged a school headmaster with using pirated copies of Microsoft software on school computers. The teacher, Mr. Alexander Ponosov, pleaded not guilty and claimed that he did not know that the purchased computers were loaded with pirated software. The Russian preside... |
Health Canada is recalling an obscure brand of Indian-made toothpaste found to contain high levels of diethylene glycol (DEG), a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze. The product, Neem Active Toothpaste with Calcium, has been found in several stores in Western and Atlantic Canada, but the agency says it's not approved... | The government department responsible for the health of Canadians, Health Canada, issued a warning to Canadians not to use a brand of toothpaste found to contain "unacceptable levels" of diethylene glycol (DEG). The toothpaste is branded as ''India Neem Active Toothpaste with Calcium'' and is manufactured by Calcutta C... |
Zimbabwe opposition will join unity government JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Zimbabwe's main opposition will join a unity government early next month, the party's leader said Friday, offering hope the country's leaders can turn to addressing a humanitarian catastrophe. Earlier this week, Morgan Tsvangirai's Movemen... | Flag of the Movement for Democratic Change. President Mugabe will share control of Zimbabwe's security forces under the agreement. Morgan Tsvangirai's (MDC) has agreed to join a government of national unity in Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe will remain as president, while Tsvangirai is set to be sworn in as prime minister on ... |
After a day full of conflicting signals, Hillary Clinton's campaign seems to be sending clearer ones today -- that she will gracefully exit the stage and won't take her fight to the convention. The Associated Press is reporting that she plans to acknowledge in her speech tonight that Barack Obama has the delegates for ... | Barack Obama has reportedly achieved enough Democratic Party delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination to become the Presidential candidate to face Republican Senator John McCain in the November 2008 United States elections. Obama will be the first black candidate ever to stand for the United States presidency with... |
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said on Sunday Qatar had sent three military planes loaded with weapons to a Tripoli airport controlled by an armed opposition group, accusing a second country of interfering in the lawless oil producer. The government had already accused Sudan of havi... | Prime Minister yesterday accused of interfering in his country's affairs by sending three military planes loaded with weapons to an airport in under the control of rebels. Abdullah al-Thinni The Libyan leader told the (UAE)-based Arab TV channel Sky News his country would consider "breaking off relations if this interf... |
BERLIN (Reuters) - Gravely ill Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was evacuated to Germany for medical treatment on Saturday, flown out of the Siberian city of Omsk in an ambulance aircraft and taken to a hospital in Berlin. Paramedics load a stretcher into an ambulance that allegedly transported Russian opposition leader A... | Today, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was airlifted from the city of Omsk in Siberia to Berlin, Germany. Navalny has been suffering from a serious medical condition since Thursday. His associates have alleged Navalny was poisoned. Navalny at an anti-corruption protest in Moscow in 2017 Alexei Navalny is an ou... |
Officials seal off the scene of the explosion in Tel Aviv on Friday. Emergency personal work to help victims at the scene of the explosion in Tel Aviv on Friday. Suicide blast shakes Tel Aviv, peace process CTV.ca News Staff Shattering an informal Mideast truce, a suicide bomber has killed himself and at least four oth... | Four are dead and fifty injured after a suicide bomber set off an explosion at a nightclub in central Tel Aviv. The blast was in the queue going into the club, Stage, on the main promenade. The bomber had been stopped from entering the club by security guards just before the explosion. At first the militant groups Hezb... |
Story Highlights • Gas giant orbiting a star in the constellation Hercules hottest planet to date • Exoplanet HD 149026b's temperature: 3,700 degrees Fahrenheit • Hot planet described as a black ball with a red spot staring right at its star • Planet is so hot it must be absorbing most of the light that reaches it Adju... | Artist's conception of HD 149026b, the hottest planet ever found. , a newly found planet in the constellation Hercules is dense, gassy and the hottest planet found to date. HD 149026b is smaller than the typical gas giant and its atmosphere is much heavier, contributing to its staggering temperature of 2,310 K (2,037°C... |
Zuma retains widespread support The dramatic move came after the trial of Mr Zuma's financial adviser, Schabir Shaik, appeared to implicate the deputy president in corruption. Mr Mbeki said that in the light of the need to defend South Africa's young democracy, "it would be best to release Jacob Zuma from his responsib... | Today at about 1600 UTC/GMT, South African President Thabo Mbeki announced in a special session of parliament that he has taken action he feels is necessary, that is to "release , Jacob Zuma, from his responsibilities as deputy president of the republic and member of the cabinet". Zuma was implicated in corruption aris... |
JAMMU: A woman was killed and nine others, including two Army jawans, were injured when a passenger bus was fired at by militants during an attack on an Army convoy in Rajouri district on Wednesday. A group of militants perched on hill tops fired at the vehicle of a Commanding Officer of Rashtriya Rifles. A bus passing... | The location of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir where the attack took place. Militants attacked three Indian vehicles this morning in the of Jammu and Kashmir. A passenger bus was fired in this attack and a woman was killed and nine others were injured. R. K. Jalla, (SSP), , said that militants marched to the hil... |
FEB 01 • We have to think our flag - we cannot have ships using our flag to be seen carrying weapons for terrorists. This could have a damaging impact on our shipping industry as well as our image, we cannot afford to be seen as a flag of convenience. The weapons should be seized and destroyed and our government should... | On Friday, authorities in Cyprus said that they had detained a ship carrying the nation's flag. The ship, which had initially docked at Port Said in Egypt, went to the Cypriot port of Limassol after Egyptian authorities ordered it to leave. In Limassol, the container ship, the ''Monchegorsk'', was anchored and boarded ... |
Rob Williams 18 May 2009 Successful Sunday gate protest at Swansea Linamar plant Protest for sacked Unite convener Rob Williams and the Linamar workforce Despite torrential rain and high winds, nothing could dampen the mood of solidarity and support at the Sunday gate protest for sacked Unite convener Rob Williams, a l... | The Linamar plant in SwanseaWorkers at the Linamar automobile parts factory in Swansea, Wales voted by a wide margin today to strike, after an dispute over the firing of one of the worker's union organisers remained unresolved. An 88% turnout resulted in a vote of 139 in favor of striking to 19 against. Canada-based Li... |
CNN name, logo and all associated elements ® and © 2020 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All rights reserved. CNN and the CNN logo are registered marks of Cable News Network, LP LLLP, displayed with permission. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of NEWS18.com does not derogate from the int... | New Delhi is experiencing the second day of a strike by traders protesting against the implementation of a Supreme Court order to seal commercial establishments violating zoning rules by operating in residential zones. The strike has affected a very large area in New Delhi including major markets in Rohini, Chandani Ch... |
Show's over for Top of the Pops The BBC is to axe Top of the Pops, the music chart show that made household names out of Jimmy Savile and Noel Edmonds, after 42 years on air, MediaGuardian.co.uk can exclusively reveal. The final edition of the long-running music show is expected to air during the summer. Audiences have... | right The BBC has confirmed that its famous Top of the Pops music programme is to be axed this summer, after Media Guardian broke the news. The programme began on New Year's Day in 1964 and has featured most of the top bands and artists ever since. The last show will be on July 30, 2006. The Controller of BBC Two, Roly... |
Rio de Janeiro has said no to an offer by the Brazilian federal government to send federal troops to police the city after Saturday's deadly confrontation between drug trafficking gangs and the military police that tried to intervene in the drug lords battle for better drug-selling spots in the Morro dos Macacos (Monke... | Two policemen were killed after gang members shot down their helicopter during a battle with police in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Twelve people were killed on the ground, including two civilians. Ten of those are said to have been gang members. According to military police commander Mario Sergio Duarte, the pilot was shot... |
Blacksburg (eCanadaNow) - Two shootings at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia have left at least 32 people dead (including the gunman), and at least 29 injured. According to the AP, the gunman has committed suicide. The student population of Virginia Tech is over 28,000. This is the deadliest school shooting in the ... | Norris Hall, the location of the major of the two shootings. Two shootings at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia have left 33 people dead, gunman included, in the deadliest civilian shooting in the United States. A further 15 people are being treated in a hospital. According to police, the gunman committed suicide. ... |
The entertainment and media industry will likely enjoy a rebound in advertising revenues and consumer spending for 2011—the two legs upon which the industry stands. By late 2008, as the global financial crisis accelerated, advertising budgets were already being cut. By 2009, advertising revenues were down dramatically ... | , — Online entertainment is a booming market, and plenty of players are making their play; back in March of this year bought the . What is web entertainment, and the arts therein? And, who are the people venturing into this field? ''Wikinews'' interviewed Mario Lucero and Isabel Ruiz, the founders of Heaven Sent Gaming... |
Hurricane IKE Public Advisory Home Public Adv Fcst/Adv Discussion Wind Probs Maps/Charts Archive 000 WTNT34 KNHC 061748 TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE IKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 22A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 200 PM AST SAT SEP 06 2008 ...IKE REGAINS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE STRENGTH... A HURR... | A satellite image of Hurricane Ike, taken today The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has upgraded Tropical Storm Ike to hurricane status. The storm is the fifth hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season. The storm currently has maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. Ike is located 610 miles northeast of the Leeward ... |
Libya foreign minister 'defects' Britain says Moussa Koussa is quitting Colonel Gaddafi's regime Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa is in Britain and "no longer willing" to work for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime, the Foreign Office says. He flew in from Tunisia on a non-commercial flight and was questioned for se... | Mussa Kussa Libyan foreign minister has fled to the United Kingdom and has announced that he is no longer willing to work for Muammar Gaddafi's regime. A spokesman for the UK government said Kussa "arrived at on 30 March from Tunisia. He travelled here under his own free will." He added: "Moussa Kussa is one of the mos... |
NATO should focus on counter-terrorism, former Spanish leader says LUCIA KUBOSOVA EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - European politicians should press NATO to focus more on homeland security, instead of its foreign peace missions according to the former leader of Spain. The radical proposals from ex-prime minister Jose Maria Azna... | Former Spanish PM Jose Maria Aznar has described the NATO alliance as a zombie organization that needs to reform or is going to die. He said that in order to fight the “dark forces” of islamic terrorism NATO needs to take in like-minded nations such as Australia, Israel and Japan and create a strategic association with... |
DEAR PISSANTS: WINTER SOLSTICE HOLIDAY WISH Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious ... | The famous industrial metal group Ministry has revealed that they are working on a new album that is due out sometime in April of 2006, entitled ''Rio Grande Blood''. It is going to be the follow-up to last year's studio album ''The Houses of the Molé'', which was not successful as any one of their breakthrough albums ... |
Kosovo president resigns over breach of constitution Mr Sejdiu said he respected the constitutional court's ruling Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu has resigned after a court ruled he was in breach of the constitution by also being leader of a political party. He is the head of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), th... | Fatmir Sejdiu was the second President of Kosovo , the , has resigned from his post. He resigned after a court ruled that he had breached the constitution by holding the post of president and being the leader of a political party at the same time. President Sejdiu is also the leader of the (LDK). Sejdiu announced his r... |
A diet that includes tomatoes could lower the chance of having a stroke. A new study shows that men who had the highest levels of lycopene—an antioxidant found in tomatoes—had fewer strokes than men who had the lowest level of lycopene in their blood. Overall, the risk of strokes was reduced by 55%. The study, based in... | A Finnish study has indicated that having higher body levels of lycopene — a red chemical occurring in tomatoes, watermelons, grapefruit, peppers, and papaya — may reduce the risk of . The research for the study, which is in the issue of medical journal '''' released today, examined 1,031 men aged between 42 and 61 ove... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Pakistan's PM Yousuf Raza Gilani has told Gordon Brown he does not think Osama Bin Laden is in his country. Speaking after talks with the UK prime minister, Mr Gilani said the US had provided no "actionable" intelligence on the al-Qaeda leader's whereabouts.... | Yousuf Raza Gilani, the prime minister of Pakistan, has told British prime minister Gordon Brown that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is not in the country. Brown hailed Pakistan's efforts to "disrupt the activities of al-Qaeda", and referred to them as his "allies", promising to provide another £50 million to support ... |
Labonte terminates deal with TRG Motorsports RGM will put 2000 Cup champ behind wheel of No. 7 type size: + - Bobby Labonte just couldn't bear to become a start-and-park driver. "I just don't want to do it," the 2000 Cup Series champion said. "I don't want to do the start-and-park thing." Labonte And yet that was the d... | On Tuesday, NASCAR driver ended his contract with because of the possibility of becoming a "" racer because the team could not find sponsorship. Labonte said, "I just don't want to do it, I don't want to do the start and park thing." The move became public earlier this week. After leaving the team, Labonte will drive f... |
REUTERS - Iran said it would not hesitate to enrich uranium to a higher degree itself without a deal at talks with big powers that began on Monday with the West hoping to reduce the risk of Tehran developing nuclear arms capability. The meeting of Iranian, Russian, French and U.S. officials started in Vienna shortly af... | Talks between Iranian, Russian, French, and United States officials are "off to a good start" according to Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog. The four countries met at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today in , despite a statement on Iranian television shortly beforehand sayi... |
By Vivien Marsh The state-run internet service provider says it is trying to fix a fault Vietnamese officials have denied they are deliberately blocking access to social networking site Facebook. State internet service provider FPT says it has been working with foreign companies to solve a fault blocking connections to... | The Vietnamese government have denied blocking the social networking site Facebook. For several days users of the Vietnamese version of the site have reported problems when trying to access their page. FPT, the state internet provider has said that they are working with several foreign companies to solve a problem bloc... |
Shawn Micallef Can it still be summer in Toronto without the Ex, Caribana or Pride? It can be if you know where to look for it Rosie DiManno Canada has been spared the horror of temporary morgues, but pandemic expediency comes with a cost Chantal Hébert Forget social conservatives. Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole need to... | Stephen Harper is set to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Hanoi, Vietnam. Harper arrived in Hanoi at about 7:30 a.m. ET on yesterday. On Wednesday, the Chinese government proposed the meeting during the APEC conference between the two leaders, the Chinese governme... |
Bush Commutes Libby's Prison Term in CIA Leak Case (Update5) By Edwin Chen Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former aide to Dick Cheney July 2 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush spared Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby from prison in the CIA leak case, saying his 2 1/2-year term was ``excessive.'' Bush acted after a U.S. appellate cou... | U.S. President George W. Bush I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, former chief of staff for U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney The prison sentence of I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby has been commuted by United States President George W. Bush. Libby is the former chief of staff for U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, and was at the center of ... |
A student of music who stabbed to death a woman after an accident as he feared she will report him to the authorities was sentenced to death on Friday by a court in China's Shaanxi province.Yao Jiaxin murdered the woman, who had only suffered minor injuries and a small fracture, after an accident in October 2010, Xinhu... | Yao Jiaxin, a 21-year-old student at the Xi'an Conservatory of Music, was sentenced to death on Friday. Yao, from in China's , was convicted of homicide after stabbing a cyclist to death. On the night of October 20, 2010, Yao ran into 26-year-old cyclist and mother of a two-year-old, Zhang Miao, while driving his car. ... |
KATHMANDU Nepal's political parties voted on Wednesday to abolish the Himalayan kingdom's 239-year-old Hindu monarchy, a key demand of Maoists after they ended a decade-long war against the government. Delegates at a special assembly voted 560 to four in favor of abolishing the monarchy. Hours before, suspected royalis... | An illustration of the former Nepalese king The , elected on April 10, in Nepal recently voted to abolish its monarchy, with a large majority supporting the vote in parliament. "The Nepalese people have been freed from centuries of feudal tradition and the doors have now opened for a radical social and economic transfo... |
Representative Eric J. Massa, an outspoken freshman Democrat from a Republican-leaning district in upstate New York, abruptly announced Wednesday that he would retire, as he faced allegations that he had harassed a member of his staff. The decision blindsided Democratic leaders in Washington, who are already facing a b... | Congressman Massa in 2009 New York Representative announced Wednesday that he would be stepping down as Congressman from New York's . He cited health reasons for the sudden announcement. Massa is the latest in a string of United States Congresspeople to resign or not to seek reelection in 2010. He said that he had his ... |
News & Commentary Quick Hits Several A-list celebrities have found themselves at the center of a ransomware attack -- and it's certainly not the first time hackers have gone after them or the entertainment industry. What are security pros doing wrong? Joan Goodchild ByContributing Writer, 5/15/2020 0 comments Read | Po... | leftDue to a standoff between NBC Universal and Apple Inc. regarding pricing of NBC shows on iTunes, Apple Inc. has canceled NBC's lineup of new shows. Currently, NBC shows can be downloaded for US$1.99. If Apple were to continue having the new season NBC shows available, NBC would require a download fee of $4.99, an i... |
Afghan government officials say a powerful suicide car bomb hit near the Indian Embassy in Kabul Thursday, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than 80 others. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the blast saying their target was the embassy. An Afghan security man asks local peaple to get out of the si... | Afghan government officials have said that a powerful suicide car bomb hit near the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 80 others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast, saying their target was the embassy. The Afghan Interior Ministry says the explosion kil... |
Specialist James Barker was one of four serving soldiers charged over the killings in the Iraqi town of Mahmudiya, which happened in March. He pleaded guilty and agreed to help prosecutors in an effort to avoid the death penalty. He could serve up to 90 years in prison, the presiding judge said. "This court sentences y... | Specialist James Barker, a US Army soldier in the 502nd Infantry Regiment, pleaded guilty to raping a 14 year old Iraqi girl before murdering her and her family and was sentenced to life in prison. Barker could face up to 90 years in jail, but is eligible for parole in 20 years. The incident took place in the town of M... |
President Roh Moo-hyun, left, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il before their summit talks at the Baekhwawon State Guest House in Pyongyang, Wednesday. They will issue a statement this morning on their talks. / Joint Press Corps North Korea's Kim Jong-il Skeptical Over Market-Opening, Economic Reform Joi... | Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea. In a historic turn of events, Kim Jong-il, the leader of North Korea, and Roh Moo-hyun, the leader of South Korea, have signed the ''Declaration on the Advancement of South-North Relations, Peace and Prosperity,'' an 8-item declaration of "permanent peace," just two days after th... |
Flaming cheek! British Gas whacks £200 on your energy bill - and that's on top of crippling green taxes Average annual dual-fuel bill to hit record £1,288 Energy giant said prices upped in response to a 30% hike in wholesale prices since last winter They are second of the 'big six' firms to put up prices after Scottish... | British-based utility company , which holds ownership of British Gas, has announced its intentions to increase the prices of domestic electricity and gas later this year. On August 18, 2011, the company plans to raise the costs of gas and electrical supplies by eighteen and sixteen per cent, respectively. According to ... |
Saying that Iran has not taken required steps to assure the world it is not developing nuclear arms, the United Nations Security Council today demanded a suspension of the country’s nuclear enrichment and reprocessing activities, threatening sanctions for non-compliance. Adopted by a vote of 14 to 1, with only Qatar in... | The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution today demanding Iran halt all "enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, including research and development" before August 31. The resolution was passed under Article 40, Chapter VII of the , which sets the stage for possible economic sanctions if Iran does ... |
One of these Prizes is Yours: Dell Inspiron Laptop, iPad mini, Samsung 65"! Participation Required. HelpfulHint.net/Free_iPad ||||| Vietnam to evacuate 150,000 ahead of typhoon Cimaron dpa German Press Agency Published: Tuesday October 31, 2006 Ho Chi Minh City- Provinces in central Vietnam prepared to evacuate at leas... | Cimaron making landfall Typhoon Cimaron, known to those in the Philippines as Typhoon Paeng, made landfall on October 29 in at around 1:00 UTC. Winds of 160 mph were sustained for one minute, were recorded shortly before landfall. Already, it has killed at least nineteen people, injured 58, and at least fifteen people ... |
Peter Costello says he ''would not seek nor accept'' a nomination to be the new opposition leader and instead would step away from politics for a business career. Australia's longest serving treasurer, who had long dreamed of being prime minister, made the shock announcement in Melbourne today, saying he would stay on ... | Speaking in Melbourne today, outgoing Australian treasurer, Peter Costello, made a shock announcement that he will not stand for leadership of the Liberal party following the Howard government's defeat in Saturday's election. Mr Costello had been touted by outgoing Prime Minister John Howard as his likely successor. It... |
A Parkway North High School science teacher has been placed on administrative leave and will not return to her job after disclosing she had worked in pornographic films before becoming a teacher, according to school district officials. The teacher, Tera Myers, requested the leave Friday after a student approached her a... | Tera Myers in 2005 , a former actress in pornographic films, has left her position as a science teacher at in , Missouri after her past was revealed by a student. This marks the second such controversy involving Myers, also known under the names Tericka Dye and the Rikki Anderson. She was suspended by Kentucky's system... |
Michael Rasmussen was leading the race when he was thrown out With allegations of blood-doping, drug-taking and lying swirling around the race, the French press bemoan the "death" of an event that still retains an endless fascination. FRANCE SOIR Death notice: the Tour de France died on 25 July 2007, at the age of 104,... | __noTOC__ Christian Moreni in the 2006 Tour de France. Daniele Bennati of Italy has won stage 17 of the 2007 Tour de France in a time of 4h 14' 04". Alberto Contador of Spain, who finished with the peleton gets the yellow jersey since Rabobank pulled the previous leader, Michael Rasmussen from the Tour. The 188.5 km ro... |
Two boys aged 10 have been arrested after an eight-year-old girl claimed she was raped in west London. Police were called by the girl's family after she returned home from playing in a park off College Way, Hayes, at about 1400 GMT on Tuesday. The two boys have been released on police bail until mid-November. The alleg... | A map of the town of London, England. The borough of Hillingdon is shown in red. Two ten-year-old boys have been arrested after the alleged rape of an eight-year-old girl in London, England. The family of the unidentified eight-year-old girl called the police after she had come home telling her mother about the inciden... |
At least 21 workers have been killed in an explosion at a coal mine in China's southwestern Guizhou province, state media has reported. There were 31 miners underground at the time of the blast late on Thursday, but 10 of them managed to escape alive from the mine in the city of Anshun, the state-run Xinhua news agency... | At least 21 miners in China are dead after an explosion at a coal mine in the southwestern province earlier today, according to reports. Location of the Anshun prefecture within the Guizhou province.The incident occurred at the Yuanyang mines in the city of . According to the Chinese news agency , there were ten other ... |
The Obama administration said the decision to change plans was based mainly on technological developments and a shift in intelligence assessments to meet short- and medium-range missile threats posed by Iran. The United States has been expanded land- and sea-based missile defense systems in and around the Persian Gulf ... | The United States has begun improving the missile defense system for their Persian Gulf alliances. Military officials stated that the Obama administration is increasing the capability of land and sea missile defense in hopes of further security in the face of Iran's perceived increasing nuclear missile threat. File pho... |
A massive wave of snow roared down Stanley Mountain on Saturday and pushed two cars off U.S 40 near Berthoud Pass – injuring at least eight people and temporarily closing the main route to the Winter Park ski resort. The avalanche happened about 10:30 a.m. about 12 miles off Interstate 70 as a few cars of skiers were m... | An on , which was 100 feet wide and 15 feet deep, has buried many cars, caused other cars to be pushed over the edge of an expressway, and injured eight people, just outside of , Colorado. The avalanche started at 10:30 AM, starting about 12 miles off Interstate 70, and taking three different paths down the mountain be... |
The Pope said he wanted to clarify the true meaning of his address He said the medieval text which he quoted did not express in any way his personal opinion, adding the speech was an invitation to respectful dialogue. Some Muslim leaders said his statement was sufficient to defuse the row, but others said it did not go... | Pope Benedict XVI The Pope after delivering Angelus Blessing on Sunday has issued a personal statement regarding his remarks last week in Bavaria that angered the Islamic community. He quotes "I am deeply sorry for the reactions in some countries to a few passages of my address at the University of Regensburg, which we... |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) A postal worker is credited with saving a 1-year-old girl by catching her after she fell out of a second-story window in Albany, N.Y. Lisa Harrell was delivering mail to a home Monday morning when she noticed a baby in an open window above the front door. Harrell says the next thing she knew, the baby... | A postal worker saved a baby's life after the baby fell from a two-story apartment window in Albany, New York. Lisa Harrell was delivering a package when she saw the 1-year-old fall. She caught the baby. The baby was sitting on a bed when her mother walked out of the room for a moment; the baby then crawled out the ope... |
An internet provider had suspicions about a large exchange of data A senior public prosecutor said the suspects were accused of downloading or possessing illegal images of children. The investigation, which has been going on for several months, also points to suspects in about 70 other countries. An internet provider i... | Germany has just announced that a large investigation into an online child pornography-ring has yielded 12,000 suspects. The suspects are accused of downloading or possessing illegal images of children. The investigation, which has been underway for months, is the largest in the country's history. Speaking on Mitteldeu... |
Story Highlights • Rare frilled shark videotaped by staff at Japanese marine park • Shark normally lives at least 2,000 feet below the sea • Scientists believe it came to shallow waters because it was sick • Shark died shortly after it was caught Adjust font size: TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- A species of shark rarely see... | The Frilled shark is a living fossil found in deep water. A frilled shark was spotted off the coast of Japan on January 21, 2007 and taken to the Awashima Marine Park in Shizuoka, Japan where it was filmed and later died. "We believe moving pictures of a live specimen are extremely rare," said an official with the Awas... |
Thu Oct 11, 6:45 AM ET Turkey World War I ANKARA (AFP) -on Thursday condemned a vote by a US House of Representatives committee branding themassacre of Armenians "genocide" and urged them not to take it to a full House vote. A government statement said the "irresponsible" resolution, voted by the House foreign affairs ... | Countries that have offically recognized the killings as genocide. Turkish officials have expressed outrage over a United States congressional resolution labeling the Ottoman Empire's World War I era killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians as "genocide". The Turkish government has warned that the resolution threatens i... |
Washington (CNN) -- The Treasury Department on Friday froze all U.S.-based financial assets of terror suspect Anwar al-Awlaki, who is being sought in Yemen for his alleged role as a planner of the failed bombing of a Detroit-bound passenger plane on Christmas Day last year. Al-Awlaki, who was designated a "key leader" ... | File photo of al-Awlaki from 2008. The United States has frozen the assets of terror suspect Anwar al-Awlaki. He is wanted in Yemen for his alleged participation in the of a flight. Al-Awlaki was denoted as a "key leader" of al-Qaeda. According to US Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey, al-Awlaki "...has sought to enc... |
THE Melbourne Cup can provide a valuable tool for teachers to invigorate classroom lessons, despite concerns the race could promote gambling to children, the Queensland Teachers Union says. While several Adventist and Anglican schools in Brisbane have announced they will not be showing the big race, the majority of sch... | A leading Queensland union says that the Melbourne Cup due to be run tomorrow at 3:00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time could be used as a valuable educational tool in the classroom. The Queensland Teachers Union president Steve Ryan said that he supported staff making their own decisions on whether to watch th... |
TOKYO: The so-called "Livedoor shock" the investigation into Internet startup Livedoor Co that rattled Japan's stock market this week took a morbid turn yesterday when the dead body of an executive linked to the company was found in a suspected suicide. A body believed to be that of Hideaki Noguchi, 38, vice-president ... | The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has been investigating allegations surrounding Livedoor's acquisition strategies and stock sales. Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the company may have made 4 billion yen ($35 million) in profits by following illegal takeover practices. Livedoor has been known... |
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has moved in recent days to reclaim the title of the nation’s top Washington outsider, embarking on a messaging tour to blast Congress and the White House for failing to reach a bipartisan agreement on deficit reduction. In numerous TV and radio appearances, Bloomberg has criticize... | New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. New York City Michael Bloomberg chastised Barack Obama's leadership on Monday following the collapse of the designed to reduce the . Though he also criticized Congress, Bloomberg focused his attacks on Obama, arguing "It's the chief executive's job to bring people together and to ... |
Graffiti jail sentence too harsh, cafe owner says Posted The owner of a Sydney cafe targeted by a graffiti offender says the three-month jail sentence handed to the teenager is too harsh. Magistrate Ian McRae handed the sentence to first-time offender Cheyane Back yesterday for vandalising the wall of the Hyde Park caf... | On January 11, 2009, an 18-year-old teenager was arrested for writing her nickname, "2shie", on a wall in a café near Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia. After the arrest, the teenager, Cheyene Back, pleaded guilty to intentionally or recklessly damaging property. Cheyene Back had been captured on a closed-circuit security c... |
VIEWPOINT Talking Green It's the environment, stupid. Not just carbon taxes With week one in the bag, it seems fair to say that this is Canada's first environmental election. Sure, the issue is sharing the spotlight with the usual suspects — health care, the economy, and leadership — but never before have green issues ... | In the lead-up to the 2008 Canadian federal elections much speculation was made about environmental issues and initiative, with various parties maneuvering to claim some portion of the green mantle. But it was the Liberal party which first brought a full-blown policy to the public. In the months since the Green Shift i... |
PM announces November 24 poll Posted Updated Prime Minister John Howard has announced Australia will go to the polls on November 24. Mr Howard launched the election campaign after visiting Governor-General, Major General Michael Jeffery, earlier today. He says in the weeks ahead people must decide who is most able to n... | John Howard in May 2006. The Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard has announced that the Australian federal election will be held on November 24, 2007. Howard visited the Governor General of Australia Michael Jeffries earlier today and then announced the news. Mr Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia for over ten... |
While large number of professionals have been told to work from home, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has issued a timetable that teachers of primary and high school should follow till March 31. The move has drawn flak from the teachers. This comes after the State government announced summer vacation for all... | On Saturday, a few hundred people attended a '''' party (cow urine party) to fight off COVID-19. The party was organised by (All India Hindu Union) president where the attendees consumed cow urine to prevent themselves from being infected by the coronavirus. Reuters estimated around 200 people attended the event held a... |
To read our manifesto on-line, please tell us where you are, and you will be directed to the appropriate version: England Scotland (The Welsh manifesto will be launched on 15 April) The English version of the manifesto is also available as a plain text document (0.6MB). Please tell your friends about our manifesto laun... | An exhausted Charles Kennedy returned to the election campaign to launch a twenty page Liberal Democrat manifesto targeted at disaffected Labour voters, promising a fairer tax system and withdrawal from Iraq. Entitled ''The Real Alternative'' the manifesto pledges to reduce the lowest rate of income tax, but increase t... |
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Ron Paul Election Polls Stat Sheet Published May 23, 2007 We have a multitude of unbiased/impartial Ron Paul articles. Overall Performance by Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.1 2.1 Iowa Average Jan Feb Mar Apr May 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 New Hampshire Average Jan Feb Mar Apr May 1.0 1.3 1.0 2.0 3.0 Nevada Average Ja... | Ron Paul In late October, supporters of United States Republican candidate-for-President Ron Paul set up a website soliciting a "money bomb" of campaign donations to coincide with November 5th, the anniversary of Guy Fawkes Day, at ThisNovember5th.com. The fund-raising campaign fell short of its original goal of 100,00... |
Tue, 07/31/2007 - 12:38pm — TicketNews By Alfred Branch, Jr. TicketNews.com Claiming the primary ticketing giant is trying to illegally squash competition, the Cleveland Cavaliers and partner Flash Seats Monday filed a federal lawsuit in Ohio against Ticketmaster alleging the company is violating state and federal anti... | The U.S. NBA team the Cleveland Cavaliers and its partner Flash Seats filed a federal lawsuit on Monday in Ohio against leading ticket seller Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster is being accused of violating anti-trust laws. According to TicketNews.com, Flash Seats provides an electronic, paperless ticketing system to Cavaliers... |
BCE reviewing strategic alternatives: Includes privatization talks with Canadian-led consortium MONTREAL, Québec, April 17 2007 -- BCE Inc. (TSX/NYSE:BCE) today announced the company is reviewing its strategic alternatives with a view to further enhancing shareholder value. BCE will be guided by the ongoing need to max... | Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE), one of Canada's largest telecommunications companies, announced Tuesday that it is in talks with a consortium of Canadian pension funds to explore the possible sale of the company. If successful in their bid, the consortium would take the publicly-traded company private, which would mean ... |
John-Paul Massey of Wavertree, Liverpool, was killed by the dog, believed to be a bull-terrier or a mastiff. The dog belonged to his uncle, Christian Massey, who recently joined the army. The dog responsible for the attack has been killed. Neighbours have said that a lot of dog barking was heard last night and that the... | A four-year-old boy has been killed by a dog in the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. The child has been identified as John Paul Massey. The animal belonged to his uncle. The boy's 63-year-old grandmother Helen Foulkes tried to protect the boy but ended up getting bitten by the dog in the process. She had to re... |
ABC News Hunter Shot by Cheney Has Heart Attack Hunter Shot by Cheney Has Heart Attack Due to Pellet Lodged in His Heart, Doctor Says By LYNN BREZOSKY and NEDRA PICKLER CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas Feb 14, 2006 (AP) The 78-year-old lawyer wounded by Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident suffered a mild heart attac... | Harry Whittington, the hunter accidentally shot by Dick Cheney, suffered a mild heart attack Tuesday. Physicians explained that one of the shotgun pellets still in Mr. Whittington moved to his heart. Doctors have decided to leave the pellet rather than risk surgery in the 78 year old attorney. They are still optimistic... |
Scientology uses Cruise’s image to coerce the faithful New revelations from disaffected Scientologists suggest the cult uses Tom Cruise’s image to keep members in line IRST OSTED OVEMBER 10, 2009 New revelations about the Church of Scientology suggest Tom Cruise is fast becoming the cult's figurehead, used to inspire t... | ''Wikinews'' interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book ''Blown for Good'', and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as "Gold Base", located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother became a member, and ... |
Lockheed Martin to Build New Presidential Helicopter Story Number: NNS050128-15 Release Date: 1/28/2005 5:06:00 PM From Department of the Navy WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Department of Defense announced Jan. 28 that the team led by Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., has been selected to build the new Preside... | The U.S. Navy has chosen the US-Europe US101 helicopter to be the next Marine One, the helicopter for the U.S. President. The present aircraft, Sikorsky SeaKings, are around thirty years old and do not have the payload capacity to carry the modern communications gear demanded by the White House. The contract is expecte... |
From the Detroit Free press... The Wings' website posted a 2:37 interview Gordie conducted with Fox Sports' John Keating about Mrs. Hockey: ||||| BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.: The wife of hockey great Gordie Howe was remembered Wednesday as a resilient, "valued woman" who became one of the first female sports agents. Hundre... | Hundreds of mourners paid their last respects in honour of Colleen Howe yesterday at St. Hugo of the Hills Church in Michigan, United States. According to a statement released by the Detroit Red Wings, Howe, who was a business entrepreneur and sports agent with the nickname "Mrs. Hockey", died on Friday of Pick's disea... |
Bush to skip convention, monitor hurricane in Texas WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President George W. Bush said Sunday he will not attend the Republican National Convention this week due to the dangerous hurricane threatening the US Gulf coast, and that he will instead monitor the storm and evacuation operations Monday in Texa... | Bush during the statement to the press in which he said he would not attend the Republican convention George W. Bush, the President of the United States, has said that he will not attend the 2008 Republican National Convention as a result of Hurricane Gustav. During a statement made to the press, Bush told reporters: ... |
Youths held over airgun incident at Auchinleck Academy The incident happened near Auchinleck Academy in East Ayrshire Two teenagers have been detained in connection with an airgun incident involving pupils from a school in East Ayrshire. Strathclyde Police said that up to 11 Auchinleck Academy pupils, aged between 12 a... | Two individuals are in custody after eleven secondary school students were injured in a firearms incident near a school Auchinleck Academy, in , Scotland, yesterday afternoon. Police have said they are carrying out "extensive enquiries" into the incident, which reportedly involved an or . One pupil said he was walking ... |
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THE death of Osama bin Laden was a "small measure of justice" for Australians still mourning the loss of friends and family to terrorist atrocities, Julia Gillard said today. "Osama bin Laden declared war on innocent people and today he has paid the price for that declaration," the Prime Minister said. She revealed the... | Leaders and officals around the world have issued varied reactions to the announcement that Osama bin Laden has been killed during a U.S. military operation in Pakistan. NATO has insisted it will continue fighting against militants in Afghanistan, and the United Nations said the death of bin Laden marked a "watershed m... |
Story Highlights • Bill would raise minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 over 26 months • Organized labor says bill will aid poor • Business groups say it will hurt small companies and workers • Federal minimum wage last went up in 1997, the longest stretch without increase Adjust font size: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Flexing thei... | The US House of Representatives voted today to increase the from 5.15 per hour to US$7.25 per hour as Democrats moved to fulfill their promise to pass legislation on a host of issues within the first 100 legislative hours of the newly elected congress. The final vote in the House was 315–116, with 82 Republicans joinin... |
A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a pensioner was killed crossing the road in a hit-and-run. The 80-year-old was mowed down in the street when she was walking in Yardley, Birmingham, on Saturday morning. West Midlands Ambulance Service said the woman suffered "multiple serious injuries and was in cardiac arrest... | In the United Kingdom, charged a 26-year-old man with causing death by dangerous driving after an 80-year-old woman died following a incident in the area of the city of Birmingham. The man's court appearance was scheduled for today. The woman was hit at approximately 11:30am Saturday while attempting to cross the stree... |
Gunmen in Mexico kill former governor of Colima state Gunmen have killed the former governor of the Mexican state of Colima, an attack condemned as a "cowardly murder" by President Felipe Calderon. Silverio Cavazos Ceballos, 41, died in hospital after being shot on the steps of his house in the state capital. Prosecuto... | A former Mexican governor has been killed by gunmen. was shot on the steps of his house in the Mexican state of . Cavazos, 41, was transported to hospital where he later died. Cavazos was the governor of Colima from 2005 until November 2009. Mexican media report Cavazos was standing outside his house with , economic de... |
Moscow's troops continue to operate deep inside the Caucasus republic US officials say Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has pledged that Moscow will "faithfully" implement a ceasefire agreement signed by Georgia. They say he gave the assurance after US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice phoned him from her plane... | left Russian president Dmitry Medvedev followed the of Georgia, and signed the ceasefire agreement on Saturday. The peace plan document was originally drafted by , the of France. Medvedev announced during a meeting of the Russian Security Council that he had signed the document . The truce was signed by Saakashvili on ... |
Carpetright today disappointed investors by deciding against reinstating the dividend despite a tripling of full-year profits. Britain’s biggest floor-coverings retailer appears to have left the decision to the last minute as the dividend figure in the 2013 column of its financial summary reads “TBC” — to be confirmed.... | Microsoft was fined €280.5 million today by the European Commission for not complying to a 2004 antitrust ruling by the European Union. EU had ruled in 2004, asking Microsoft to provide its competitors information about its Windows operating system. This was to give the rivals a level playing ground for writing softwar... |
Landslides leave 160 dead in Philippines Floods rise in Rosales town, Pangasinan province, northern Philippines, on Friday. (Philippine Coast Guard/Associated Press) Floods rise in Rosales town, Pangasinan province, northern Philippines, on Friday. (Philippine Coast Guard/Associated Press) Rescuers in the Philippines s... | At least 160 people were killed on Thursday after torrential rains caused mudslides in the Philippines. This is the latest in a series of storms that have hit the country, beginning on September 26, causing the worst flooding seen in the Philippines for four decades. Over 450 people in total have been killed due to the... |
Soul-searching after teen's online suicide How could viewers take 12 hours to alert police? And how could they mock him and egg him on? Biggs was not the first person to commit suicide with a webcam running. But the drawn-out drama -- and the reaction of those watching -- was seen as an extreme example of young people'... | A Pembroke Pines, Florida teenager killed himself Wednesday, November 19, while broadcasting on the live video site Justin.tv. After making suicide threats and being encouraged by Justin.tv viewers and Bodybuilding.com forum members, Abraham K. Biggs, 19, committed suicide by taking an overdose of opiates and benzodiaz... |
THE capture of a supposed Al-Qaeda kingpin by Pakistani agents last week was hailed by President George W Bush as a critical victory in the war on terror. According to European intelligence experts, however, Abu Faraj al-Libbi was not the terrorists third in command, as claimed, but a middle-ranker derided by one so... | Unofficial report places al-Libbi in , about 30 miles north of , at the time of his capture. Pakistan Information Minister announced Wednesday the capture of Abu Faraj al-Libbi, and five other suspected militants, after a gun battle in on Monday. Abu Faraj al-Libbi was wanted in connection with two attempts to assas... |
Posted Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:06:20 GMT by Colin RickettsOne of the few frackers in Western Europe, will the UK, go ahead with its risky programme of hydraulic fracturing? Many other nations have banned it completely because of its geological and high-carbon reputation. Posted Wed, 12 Feb 2014 07:36:00 GMT by Dave Armstro... | Hellenic Parliament, outside which the bomb was detonated. Greek police have said that a bomb went off near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Parliament in the capital, Athens. No injuries have been reported as-yet. The incident occurred at 20:00 local time (1800 UTC). The bomb had apparently been planted in a bin in... |
Scottish referendum: Voters to reject independence - BBC Scotland will vote to stay in the United Kingdom after rejecting independence, the BBC has predicted. With 26 out of the country's 32 council areas having declared, the "No" side has 54% of the vote, with the "Yes" campaign on 46%. By 05:15 BST (06:15 GMT), the "... | Polling day Residents of voted against becoming an independent nation yesterday in the . The country is to remain part of the . In a turnout of 84.6% of some 4.3 million eligible voters, 55% voted against and 45% voted for the proposition "Should Scotland be an independent country?". File photo of Alistair Darling in 2... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Hundreds of people taking part in a run in the Lake District near Keswick have been stranded by flooding and torrential rain. The runners were taking part in the Original Mountain Marathon (OMM) run when they were overcome by the weather. Honis... | The location of the stranded runners A fell running event, the Original Mountain Marathon, has been abandoned under appalling weather conditions, which left a number of competitors stranded. The event's abandonment was confirmed (according to web reports) at midday by race director Jen Longbottom. The disruption of the... |
Advertisement Relatives are full of complaints against the Israel Defense Forces and the police. They feared a serious scenario involving their son following his decision to move to the West Bank settlement of Tapuah. "Our fear was only from his being in a place like Tapuah with a weapon. We feared the gun would end up... | A uniformed AWOL Israeli private suddenly opened fire in a crowded bus, killing 4 Israeli Arabs and wounding 12. A mob stormed the bus and beat the shooter to death. The Israeli government condemned the random shooting and mobilized troops in anticipation of rioting in northern Israel. M16 assault rifle The attacker, E... |
Netscape lost ground to Microsoft's internet Explorer Netscape Navigator, now owned by AOL, will no longer be supported after 1 February 2008, the company has said. In the mid-1990s the browser was used by more than 90% of the web population, but numbers have slipped to just 0.6%. In particular, the browser has faced c... | The Wikipedia home page as viewed on a Netscape browser. AOL has decided to discontinue development of the which brought surfing the Internet to the masses, until its user base began to erode during the "browser wars" of the mid-1990s and resulted in the birth of Mozilla project. Tom Drapeau, the director of Netscape ... |
July 1: Forensic officers at the scene of Saturday's dramatic attack on the terminal building at the Glasgow, Scotland, airport. GLASGOW, Scotland As news broke that the same men reportedly planned the failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, a second physician questioned in Australia over the U.K. terror incid... | Brisbane International Airport. Reports say that authorities in Brisbane, Australia have arrested an individual connected with the failed Glasgow and London bombings in the United Kingdom on June 29 and June 30. Australian media reports that the man was arrested at Brisbane International Airport yesterday at 11:00 p.m.... |
Home | Politically Connected | National Politics | U.S. Senate As Al Franken's lead widened, Norm Coleman's lawyers said too few disputed ballots were counted. It seemed like the beginning of the end to Al Franken's lawyers, while attorneys for Norm Coleman saw it as the end of the beginning. In Washington, Senate lead... | With 351 additional ballots counted, Al Franken has increased his lead over former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman from 225 to 312 votes, local news agencies reported Tuesday. Al FrankenNorm Coleman U.S. Senate photoIn November, the results of the 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota showed Republican Norm Colem... |
GORI, Georgia, Aug 11 (Reuters) - At least six Georgian attack helicopters bombed targets in the region around the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali, a Reuters witness said. The action appeared to countermand a Georgian declaration of an end to military activity over the separatist region. The reporter said the helicop... | On Monday, Russian troops advanced roughly 25 miles into Georgia. The Interior Ministry of Georgia said that Russian units had moved from the self-declared republic of , to the town of , within Georgian territory. The has stated that the push into Georgian territory was necessary because of the continued attacks by th... |
French Alps avalanche: Six killed near Chamonix The route is popular with summer tourists heading for Mont Blanc Continue reading the main story Related Stories At least six climbers have been killed and nine injured in an avalanche near the French Alpine ski resort of Chamonix, police say. Two German, two Swiss and tw... | An in the has caused at least nine fatalities, French authorities have confirmed. At least another nine were also injured in the incident in the , close to the commune of in the south-east of the country. Emergency services were alerted to the incident area when one of the individuals directly affected by the avalanche... |
For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary July 7, 2008 President Bush Meets with President Medvedev of Russia at G8 Summit Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa Toyako, Japan G8 Summit 2008 12:32 P.M. (Local) PRESIDENT BUSH: I want to thank the President for a good, meaningful discussion. It's the first time Dmit... | The 2008 G8 summit, a gathering of the leaders of France, United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada, began today in Hokkaido, Japan. During the first day of the summit several issues were discussed, including the current situation in Zimbabwe, which UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said was... |
Chaos at Guantanamo tribunal Five alleged Sept. 11 plotters offer to plead guilty, then three decline. One pledges loyalty to Bin Laden. Mohammed mocked the tribunal for its bureaucracy and dismissed his Navy lawyer for having served in Iraq, where U.S. troops have been "killing our brothers and sisters." But given the... | In proceedings by the Guantanamo military commission at the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base on Monday, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators stated that they will confess and plead guilty to the charges they face in the planning and execution of the September 11 attacks in 2001. Khalid Sheikh ... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Chat show host Simon Dee, one of the biggest stars on British TV in the 1960s, has died at the age of 74. Dee presented the Dee Time programme on BBC TV in the late 1960s. He was synonymous with the spirit of the Swinging Sixties and rubbed shoulders with ma... | Former British television and radio presenter Simon Dee (real name Cyril Henty-Dodd) died of bone marrow cancer today. Dee's diagnosis of cancer came only weeks ago, but was already in an untreatable stage. He was 74 years old. Dee was a well known British star of the 1960s, until he was fired from London Weekend Telev... |
Amnesty said Mr Benenson "brought light into the darkness of prisons" He died on Friday at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, after a long illness. The British lawyer set up the group in 1961, after reading an article about the imprisonment of two students in Portugal who drank a toast to liberty. "Peter Benenson's l... | The founder of Amnesty International, Peter Benenson, passed away last night after suffering for some time from a serious illness. At age 83, it is forty four years since he founded Amnesty as a result of reading an article about the imprisonment of two students in Portugal who had drunk a toast to liberty. Amnesty Int... |
Is this the world's first cyberwar? After three weeks of unprecedented cyberattacks that halted business and banking, Estonians suspect that the country was under Russian attack. (AP Photo/Photo Disc) The legacy of World War II continues to haunt Europe and may have just started a new confrontation -- this one befittin... | Recent cyber attacks in Estonia that have paralyzed the high tech country's Web sites are a threat to national security, according to the country's Minister of Defense. This has concerned NATO, seeing that Estonia is a member state of the organization. The attacks have subsided this week. The Defense Minister Jaak Aavi... |
Crystal Cave was discovered in 1918 by two park trail construction employees who were fishing along Cascade Creek on their day off. Walter Fry, a former Park Superintendent and caving enthusiast, led the first exploration party into the cave on April 30, 1918. In 1925 Fry wrote: "It is in this cave that nature has lavi... | Crystal Cave, which is in Sequoia National Park, was evacuated after park employees found a substance that was believed to be explosive material left behind after construction work inside the cave conducted during the 1930s, as the material used was cloth, and not plastic. Crystal Cave The discovery was made while work... |
Hotel receptionist Baha Mousa died in custody in 2003 Senior Aircraftman Scott Hughes spoke at the court martial of seven soldiers charged variously with treating Iraqi civilians inhumanely and manslaughter. Cpl Donald Payne has already admitted the war crime of inhumanely treating civilian detainees in southern Iraq. ... | The first charges under the new U.K. International Criminal Court Act have been brought against seven British servicemen. The charges relate to the mistreatment of civilians and the death of Baha Mousa (26) a hotel receptionist in Basra in 2003. The charges include manslaughter, inhumane treatment, causing actual bodil... |
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