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New Delhi: Harkishan Singh Surjeet, the pragmatic Marxist leader, who played a key role in keeping BJP out of power in 1996 and helped Congress form a coalition government at the Centre eight years later, died here on Friday after prolonged illness. 92-year-old Surjeet, who was convalescing at the Metro Hospital in nea... | Harkishan Singh SurjeetIndian politician Harkishan Singh Surjeet has died of a heart failure at the age of 92. Surjeet served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of India from 1992 to 2005 and was a member of the party's Polit Bureau from 1964 to 2008. Before joining the Communist Party of India (Marxist) he wa... |
John G. Thompson und Jacques Tits erhalten für ihre "grundlegenden Beiträge zur Algebra und insbesondere zur Entwicklung der modernen Gruppentheorie" den Abel-Preis Oslo - Norwegens König Harald V. hat am Dienstag eine der weltweit wichtigsten Mathematikauszeichnungen, den Abel-Preis, an den US-Amerikaner John G. Thomp... | MFO, 2007 Today, the King Harald V of Norway awarded the Abel Prize which, along with the Fields Medal is one of the two most important mathematical prizes, to John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits. Jacques Tits at MFO, 2007 They received the award for their "outstanding achievements in algebra and especially for their sha... |
Thursday, November 1, 2007 - Page updated at 01:05 AM E-mail article Print view Share: Digg Newsvine A world-famous chimpanzee believed to be the first animal to learn a human language died at Central Washington University in Ellensburg Tuesday night. Washoe, who was 42 years old, could use about 250 distinctive Americ... | common chimpanzee at the Leipzig Zoological Garden Washoe, a chimpanzee that became famous for being taught to use American Sign Language (ASL), has died at the age of 42. Washoe was the first chimpanzee to learn sign language, although whether or not Washoe's and many other great apes' communication is actually langua... |
Recently generated keys could have used a weak random number generator, introduced by Debian's OpenSSL package: http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00152.html Mixmaster: New mixmaster and PGP keys generated. The old PGP keys were generated before the bug was packaged into a debian archive but they'... | A major security hole was discovered in the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) of the Debian version of OpenSSL. OpenSSL is one of the most used cryptographic software, that allows the creation of secure network connections with the protocols called SSL and TLS. It is included in many popular computer programs, like... |
By Jonathan Stevenson Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Co-hosts Austria were given a Euro 2008 lifeline when Ivica Vastic scored a stoppage-time penalty against Poland. English referee Howard Webb ruled that Mariusz Lewandowski hauled down Sebastian Proedl and substitute Vastic s... | Austria salvaged a draw from their group game against Poland after referee awarded a controversial penalty in injury time, which duefully converted, becoming the European Championships' oldest ever scorer, at the age of 39. Austria had several clear chances early in the match, Harnik failed to score when put through on... |
By James Morgan Science reporter, BBC News The rocks contain structures which might indicate life was present Earth's most ancient rocks, with an age of 4.28 billion years, have been found on the shore of Hudson Bay, Canada. Writing in Science journal, a team reports finding that a sample of Nuvvuagittuq greenstone is ... | Earth from space Radiometric dating of the schists of Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt in northern Quebec, Canada have indicated an age of 4280 million years. This is the oldest date obtained for any rock on earth. The study, reported in the latest issue of Science, was carried out by scientists of McGill University, Montr... |
A man killed his wife by throwing a television remote control at her head, a court heard yesterday. By a "fluke" chance, Gloria Laguna, 48, was hit on a weak artery near her neck, the Old Bailey was told. Paul Harvey, 46, tried to give her the kiss of life, but she died from a massive brain haemorrhage. The couple had ... | A man from London, England has been sentenced to three years in prison after killing his wife by hitting her in the head with a television remote control. The trial was held in the Old Bailey, a famous court in London. The court heard how 46-year-old electrical engineer Paul Harvey was arguing with 48-year-old American... |
Tropical Cyclone Clare has battered Western Australia's north-west coast, leaving behind a trail of destruction. The eye of the category 3 cyclone hit the Pilbara coast late last night. Dampier was in its direct path with winds up to 195 kilometres an hour battering the mining town. Joe Courtney from the Bureau of Mete... | The eye of Cyclone Clare, a category three storm hit the Western Australian coastline at 11PM AWST on Monday (3PM Monday UTC). Cyclone Clare crossed the coast 100Km north of Karratha, battering the Pilbara region with winds up to 195 km/h. Initially it was predicted that the storm would hit the coast at around 9PM loca... |
Nato said its soldiers in Kandahar opened fire on the bus after it ignored signals to slow down [Reuters] Nato said its soldiers in Kandahar opened fire on the bus after it ignored signals to slow down [Reuters] Nato said its soldiers in Kandahar opened fire on the bus after it ignored signals to slow down [Reuters] Na... | NATO troops opened fire on a bus in Afghanistan earlier today, killing at least four people and injuring a further eighteen. According to NATO, its patrol soldiers started shooting at a bus in the Zhari district of the Kandahar province when the vehicle's driver would not heed warnings, such as flares and signals, to s... |
Register for NYTimes.com. Breaking news and award winning multimedia New York Times newspaper articles Arts & Dining reviews Online Classifieds It's free and it only takes a minute! In order to access our Web site, your Web browser must accept cookies from NYTimes.com. More information Member ID or E-Mail Addre... | Officials with the United States Department of Defense have stated that Israeli fighter planes struck at least one target inside Syria a week ago. On September 7, Syrian fighter planes fired upon Israeli jets that were allegedly "dropping ammunition" in the northeastern part of Syria. The actual target, or the extent o... |
THE most exciting and under-reported news of the past few weeks in Iran has been that the emerging challenger to the increasingly frantic and isolated "supreme leader" Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. And Rafsanjani has recently made a visit to the city of Najaf in Iraq to confer... | Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the pragmatic-conservative Iranian politician, head of Iran's Expediency Council and former president of Iran, will lead Friday prayers in Tehran on July 17, according to Mir-Hossain Mousavi's Facebook page. Although the content of Ayatollah Rafsanjani's sermon is ... |
What's New Take in some highlights from the newest member of the NBCChicago family. Or find our digital channel on Comcast Channel 341; WOW Channel 130 or RCN Channel 50. ||||| May 24, 2007 6:45 am US/Central (CBS/Naperville Sun) PLAINFIELD, Ill. Investigators in Plainfield say Craig Stebic will not let them talk to hi... | In a press conference today, Donald Bennett, chief of police in Plainfield, Illinois, named Craig Stebic as a "person of interest" in the investigation of his wife Lisa Stebic's disappearance. Stebic did not allow police access to the couple's children, a 10-year old and a 12-year old, which police say has hampered the... |
Second-seeds Roger Federer of Switzerland and Serena Williams of the United States have advanced to the third round of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London. Maria Sharapova during her loss to Gisela Dulko Williams took advantage of her big serve and powerful groundstrokes Wednesday as she dominated Australia's ... | Former champion of Russia saw her comeback attempt come to an early end, as Argentina's beat her, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Dulko faces 10th-seeded in the third round, after the Russian beat of Israel, 6-3, 6-2. . Second-seeds of Switzerland and of the United States have advanced to the third round of the Wimbledon tennis champio... |
The phrase used by the BBC's Ireland correspondent yesterday morning said more than he intended. This was one small step for the Queen, observed Mark Simpson, as Elizabeth II stepped on to Irish soil, but one huge moment in British-Irish history. The echo of Neil Armstrong's famous comment prompts a striking thought. T... | File photograph of . The in , where Elizabeth laid a wreath commemorating who fought for . has begun the first state visit by a British monarch to Ireland and yesterday laid a wreath at the in , which commemorates who fought for . The tour comes amid protests by republicans and a massive security crackdown—this mornin... |
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 ... | Thirteen people have died after an Airlines PNG plane crashed in Papua New Guinea. The plane was carrying two local pilots as well as nine Australian, one Japanese and one Papua New Guinean passengers. The Twin Otter had been trying to land at Kokoda yesterday as Airlines PNG Flight CG4684, but had aborted once already... |
Residents told to stay away from the shore as Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau continues to spew lava and ash Experts have warned there could be further damaging tsunamis in Indonesia as authorities step up search and rescue efforts following a volcanic eruption that caused a deadly wave in western Java. Indonesian officials ... | On Saturday, a tsunami struck Indonesia's coastline at around 21:30 local time (1430 ). Indonesian officals suggested it was caused by an undersea landslide that followed the recent eruptions of , later receiving support from geological experts. Soldiers on-scene as rescue efforts continue. The BBC reported on Sunday 2... |
The Google search giant has been recently asked to remove some photos from its new UK Street View Service, on account of the fact that some of the citizens depicted in those images were not about to let themselves become the laughing stock of the Internet, or at least this is how they have justified their request to Go... | Google’s release of Google Street View, which is a panoramic street-mapping tool, has sparked complaints which have forced the company to remove some images. Some of the images that were removed have been said to depict individuals, such as a man entering a sex shop, a person throwing up, and people being arrested. Go... |
IYAQ, Lebanon, April 26-The last of Syria's troops formally left Lebanon today, ending Syria's 29-year domination of Lebanon's political and economic life with a bittersweet farewell ceremony just miles from the Syrian border. But as the soldiers crossed back into Syria, Lebanese politicians and analysts began facing t... | Lebanon region map As the last forces in the final Syrian pullout from Lebanon left, Bekaa Valley residents danced, waved flags, raised banners and cried tears of brotherhood in celebration. Tuesday afternoon’s Masnaa border crossing marked the exit from Lebanon of the last Syrian Army remnants, leaving 29 years of o... |
It was Spain's biggest investigation Forty-one people of at least five nationalities were arrested. The group is suspected of laundering more than $300m (£155m) for gangs involved in murder, drug trafficking, arms dealing and prostitution. Spanish authorities said they suspected some of the cash was illegally siphoned ... | Officials arrested 41 people from five countries Sunday in connection with a trans-European operation. The individuals are suspected in laundering US$300 million in gang-related activities such as prostitution, murder, and arms and drug trafficking, according to police with Interpol and . The BBC reported citizens of ,... |
A frame taken from YouTube footage shows student Pekka-Eric Auvinen who opened fire at Jokela High School school in southern Finland November 7, 2007. Five months after an 18-year-old student killed eight people at a Finnish school before turning the gun on himself,... A handout photo from the National Bureau of Invest... | * Newsroom * Style Guide - how to write * Content Guide - what to write shooting The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation yesterday released 600 pages of the 2,000 page final report into the Jokela school shooting. 18-year-old Pekka-Eric Auvinen opened fire at Jokela High School, killing eight before turning his gu... |
Valentine's Day may be over, but the weekend is just getting started. And if you're looking for something to do, Tim Ezell's got a suggestion. H... ||||| View and discuss the pictures and issues that caught our eyes. What keeps you up at night? Gut Check America wants you to tell us what really matters to our country. ... | Kirkwood City Hall On Thursday, a local man known for his outbursts and disruptive behavior with city officials killed five people at a city council meeting in City of Kirkwood, Missouri, United States. During the melee, he was shot dead by police. Among those killed were Councilwoman Connie Carr, two police officers a... |
Which continent’s champions are better: South America or Europe? This question will be answered on Sunday as River Plate and Barcelona meet in the eagerly awaited final of the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015. ||||| Luis Enrique's men romped to victory in the final of the competition, adding the gong to their La Liga, Co... | Today, Catalonia-based football club FC Barcelona defeated Argentine club FC 3–0 at in in the final hosted in Japan. FIFA Club World Cup is a tournament in which football clubs winning in the respective continental confederation championships participate. Barcelona won the , and River Plate won the . Barcelona's , reco... |
Printer-friendly format E-mail this story Aug. 6, 2005, 7:02PM Collapse of ice shelf in Antarctica reveals thriving forms of life Where and how the microbes, clam community get food and energy mystifies scientists By NASEEM SOWTI Washington Post Bacteria live everywhere: in the acidic pit of your stomach and in the hot... | The 2002 collapse of the Antarctic Larsen B Ice Shelf, which seemingly had remained stable for 10,000 years, has revealed a cold seep containing ecosystems that seem to have been isolated from the outside world for 10,000 years by a 600-foot ice shelf. The discovery was made during an expedition led by Eugene Domack in... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Greek public sector workers have stormed the Acropolis and scuffled with riot police after launching a 48-hour strike against austerity measures. Their action comes ahead of a nationwide general strike on Wednesday. The austerity measures were ... | Protestors in Greece, rallying against austerity measures, have clashed with police in the capital of Athens. Some people participating in the rally — attended by thousands of teachers and students — threw stones at riot police, who responded by employing pepper spray, although the BBC described the protests as being g... |
11 april 2005 Jan van Loenen en Ad van Oosten Nederland vraagt opheldering aan Amerikanen De KLM wil van de Amerikaanse autoriteiten weten hoe zij aan de passagiersgegevens zijn gekomen van de vlucht naar Mexico die afgelopen weekeinde is teruggestuurd. duur ± 21 min Volgens de KLM mogen de Amerikanen geen passagiersge... | The plane was forced to return to its port of origin, Amsterdam — in the Netherlands.''2003 file photo'' Everything seemed alright on 747 flight ''KL685'' en-route to Mexico, Friday, April 8 — until the captain hailed U.S. flight control for permission to pass over U.S. airspace and permission was denied. Little did he... |
NZ issues tsunami alert after Chile quake Posted New Zealand has issued a tsunami alert after a huge 8.8 magnitude quake hit off the coast of Chile, sparking a Pacific-wide warning that huge waves may be on the move. But the waves, which would not reach New Zealand until about 15 hours after the Chilean earthquake stru... | At 06:34 UTC today, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile, triggering a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean. The tsunami has already hit the islands, with waves reaching two metres (six feet) high damaging to the coast. In Japanese officials expect waves 2.3 metres (7.5 feet high). Australia and New Zealand are expected to re... |
Mr Bemba is accused of widespread rights abuses in CAR The former vice-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been arrested in Belgium on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Jean-Pierre Bemba, who fled Congo last year, was detained near Brussels late on Saturday after the International Crimina... | Jean-Pierre Bemba, one of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) former vice presidents and militia leaders, has been arrested in Belgium on charges of war crimes. This comes as United Nations (UN) peacekeepers discovered three mass graves in the nation containing an estimated total of 100 bodies. Reports say that th... |
THE PLATFORM The platform is simple. When elected, I will swear in, walk to the White House, and sign one executive order. This executive order will lay out the process for dissolving the federal government in a peaceful, orderly manner. With it, I will be resigning as President to become “Custodian of the Federal Gove... | , an Iraq War veteran, activist, radio show host, and currently a candidate for the US Libertarian Party's 2020 presidential nomination, spoke with ''Wikinews'' to discuss his background, political positions, and campaign for President of the United States. Adam Kokesh Kokesh, who hails from Arizona, has been active in... |
Special report: Global fight against bird flu NANJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- A man in east China's Jiangsu Province died of bird flu on Sunday, the provincial health department reported. The 24-year-old, surnamed Lu, developed fever, chills and other symptoms on Nov. 24. He was hospitalized on Nov. 27 after being diagnose... | Map highlighting the location of Jiangsu Province. Chinese officials have confirmed that a man admitted to a hospital on November 27, died on Sunday from the H5N1 Avian Flu virus. The man, only being identified as 24-year-old ''Lu'', is from the Jiangsu Province of eastern China and was admitted to the hospital after h... |
Terrorism 10/09 19:30 CET Al Qaeda and Hezbollah: New threats to the US A website purportedly linked to al Qaeda says it will release new pictures of Osama bin Laden to mark the 6th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. There is no independent verification but, just days ago, bin Laden urged Americans to convert to Islam. T... | Osama bin Laden in the new video released on September 7. According to al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden will release yet another video which is said to contain a will and testament from one of the September 11, 2001 hijackers, Abu Musab Waleed al-Shehri. The second tape was reportedly recorded from the same spot as the video ... |
Staff writers AFP WILLIAM Salice, who helped create the hugely popular Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs for children, has died in Italy aged 83, his foundation said. Salice had been undergoing treatment for a stroke in a hospital in the northern Italian town of Pavia, his Colour Your Life foundation and Italian media rep... | On Thursday, , credited with creating eggs, died at age 83 in , Italy because of a stroke, according to his foundation "Color Your Life Campus". Salice had worked with the businessman in the 1960s, the creator of the cream and owner of . Ferrero died in 2015. A halved Kinder Surprise chocolate egg, revealing a plastic ... |
U2 to play third Croke Park gig 22/04/2005 - 09:15:14 U2 are to play a third gig at Croke Park this summer, newspaper reports this morning have confirmed. The gig will take place on Monday, June 27 and tickets are due to go on sale in the coming weeks. The 160,000 tickets for the other two gigs on June 24 and June 25 s... | Rock group U2 will play a third date at Dublin's Croke Park this year. Following strong demand from fans, the group have announced that they will play Monday June 27th in addition to the 23rd and 24th. The band's current Vertigo tour has proved extremely popular among fans, with the original 160,000 Dublin tickets sold... |
A brutal wind and rain storm in the Greater Vancouver area this week overwhelmed treatment systems prompting a boil water advisory for the coastal city. Local health officials advised residents to avoid using tap water, even for washing vegetables. The water flowing from faucets in the area is said to resemble weak tea... | Severe rainfall on the 16th of November has led to a water quality warning affecting more than two million people living in the Greater Vancouver metropolitan region. Wednesday's storm triggered severe landslides in the region's three water reservoirs, creating sediment levels up to ninety times higher than permitted u... |
MORE than 12,000 people spent a second night in evacuation centres in north-western Japan after an earthquake on Monday killed nine people, injured more than 1000 and triggered radioactive leaks from a nuclear plant. Fears about atomic safety were reignited after a small fire and a leak of 1200 litres of water containi... | Aerial view of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant. In the wake of yesterday's earthquakes, Japan is today reporting that leaks at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant are worse than first reported. In addition to a leak of 315 gallons (1200 liters) of radioactive water into the Sea of Japan, reports say that ... |
Chevron Pipeline Attacked in Niger Delta A Nigerian government official says gunmen have attacked an oil pipeline operated by a Nigerian subsidiary of Chevron in the country's restive Niger Delta. Authorities say it was not immediately known who was responsible for Friday's attack. Niger Delta pipelines have been vulne... | A Nigerian government official has said that gunmen attacked an oil pipeline operated by a Nigerian subsidiary of Chevron in the country's restive Niger Delta yesterday. The incident took place about a hundred kilometres (60 miles) southwest of the city of Warri. The incident comes five days after an attack killed four... |
Indications suggest the referendum may have been approved Chief electoral officer Adel Alami did not give details, but he said many provinces' figures were either too high or too low by international standards. A source told the BBC both the turnout and result levels were of concern. The electoral commission said on Mo... | IECI logo The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) has announced that it will audit the votes cast in this weekend's constitutional referendum in Iraq over what it sees as voting "anomalies". Adel Alami, chief electoral officer in Iraq, would not give any details but stated that in some provinces figures wer... |
B92 News Society Disasters & Accidents Trains collide in Vojvodina, two dead 24 August 2007 | 20:47 -> 22:25 | Source: B92, Beta SREMSKI KARLOVCI, NOVI SAD -- Two trains collided on the Belgrade – Novi Sad railway line this evening, leaving two passengers dead and five injured. Rescuers evacuate injured passengers (Tan... | Two trains collided on the Serbian Belgrade – Novi Sad railway line yesterday evening, leaving two engine drivers, Živko Topalović and Milan Ivančević dead and five injured. Doctors at the Novi Sad clinic said that five were injured and that all five, said to be Serbian Railways workers, have suffered serious, but not ... |
WASHINGTON – America's recession "probably" will end this year if the government succeeds in bolstering the banking system, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Sunday in a rare television interview. In carefully hedged remarks in a taped interview with CBS' "60 Minutes," Bernanke seemed to express a bit more opt... | Fed chairman Ben BernankeIn a rare television interview, the chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, said that the country's recession will "probably" end this year if the government is able to bolster the banking system. Speaking on the CBS network "60 Minutes", Bernanke said that recent efforts b... |
Bearing the brunt of two storms, many areas in Manila and and nearby provinces remain flooded [AFP] Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau issued a land warning on Sunday morning as the storm moved into the Bashih Channel separating Taiwan and the Philippines. Typhoon Parma is approaching Taiwan after sweeping through norther... | The Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan issued a typhoon warning on Sunday, as Typhoon Parma entered the Bashish Channel between the Philippines and Taiwan. According to the bureau, the storm's winds reached 119 kilometres per hour (kph) and had gusts of up to 155 kph, and was expected to bring torrential rains. As of 06.... |
Welcome to T3's guide to the best Apple deals, bringing you the lowest prices on Apple's delicious smorgasbord of current products. 2020 was a great year for Apple fans, with updates to almost all of the company's key products, including many with major upgrades. • iPhone 12 deals: top offers from every network on all ... | An iPhone 3GS. On Monday, computer company Apple announced that they had had two billion downloads from the iTunes App Store. The 1 billionth application, or app, was downloaded in April 2009 and the 1.5 billionth app was downloaded in July. This announcement means that in the space of just five months, the number of a... |
Nine months after announcing they would make their instant messaging services interoperate, Yahoo and Microsoft have done it. The companies are set to release on Thursday a limited beta test of a service that will enable users of Windows Live Messenger (the next generation of MSN Messenger) and Yahoo Messenger with Voi... | Nine months after announcing the interoperability between their instant messaging (IM) services, Internet rivals Microsoft and Yahoo! began limited public beta (pre-release) testing of the program. This enables users of the two services to communicate with each other using their existing IM client, Microsoft's Windows ... |
LA JOYA, Texas (AP) -- A 2-year-old boy who died with a fractured skull might have been accidentally crushed by a morbidly obese relative, authorities say. Investigators believe that the woman fell on the child, who was pronounced dead Tuesday, said Bobby Contreras, Hidalgo County justice of the peace. "It didn't look ... | According to police investigating the death of a 2-year old boy in Hidalgo County, Texas, the boy's death may have been caused by a morbidly obese relative who fell on him, fracturing his skull. "It didn't look like there was any foul play," according to Justice of the Peace Bobby Conteras. The boy was pronounced dead ... |
Crews on stage helping people after the main stage collapsed during a severe storm at the Big Valley Jamboree festival in Camrose Photograph by: Ed Kaiser, Edmonton Journal Panhandle Productions will be forced to hire experts to preserve evidence and determine why its main stage collapsed Saturday at the Big Valley Jam... | Two probes have been initiated into the collapse of the ''Big Valley Jamboree'' stage which killed one person, placed four others in the critical care unit and caused injuries to 75 others in Camrose, Alberta located in Canada. "We are trying to determine from what is left of the evidence what damage was done by the w... |
Gov. Ed Rendell says the recession continues to pummel Pennsylvania. Rendell said Thursday that employers cut 41,000 jobs in February. According to federal labor statistics, that's the biggest one-month job loss since January 1996. Rendell released the figures while calling on officials at Philadelphia-based oil refine... | Pennsylvania lost 41,000 jobs in February, the largest one-month span of job loss in the state in more than 13 years. According to media reports, about 1 in every 140 Pennsylvania jobs were lost in February, marking the worst drop-off in a single month since January 1996. Since the recession began, Pennsylvanians have ... |
The Fatah-linked al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed to have fired Wednesday's rocket at Israel [Reuters file] The Fatah-linked al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed to have fired Wednesday's rocket at Israel [Reuters file] Israel seemed to be targeting a Palestinian fighter on a motorcycle, witnesses told Al Jazeera. The raid... | An attack by Israeli warplanes injured 9 people today, including seven school children in what witnesses say was an attack on a member of Hamas who was riding on a motorcycle nearby. The raid came several hours after Israel bombed a metal foundry in Rafah that Israel claims was producing rockets. UN installations shell... |
SpaceX Scrubs Maiden Flight of Falcon 1 Rocket E-Mail this story Print this story Nov 27, 2005 11:59 IST SpaceX officials called off the inaugural flight of their Falcon 1 rocket Saturday after a launch countdown beleaguered by poor weather, an engine computer glitch and liquid oxygen fill tank problems. SpaceX is usin... | TacSat-1 spacecraft, which was supposed to be the successor to the Falcon I SpaceX called off the much-delayed inaugural launch of their new Falcon 1 rocket on Saturday from Kwajalein’s Omelek Island launch site. The intent was to launch the U.S. Air Force Academy's FalconSat 2 satellite, which will monitor plasma inte... |
African Union soldiers will be part of the UN force in Darfur Up to 26,000 troops and police will make up the world's largest peacekeeping force, under a joint UN and African Union mandate. The resolution will allow peacekeepers to use force to defend civilians and aid workers in Darfur from attack. At least 200,000 pe... | Map of Darfur, Sudan. At least 26,000 United Nations (UN) troops will be sent to the Darfur region of Sudan in Africa under resolution 1769 in an attempt to stop violence from spreading and to protect civilians from the fighting. The force includes at least 19,555 troops and nearly 7,000 civilian police officers in a f... |
A win? That had been done many times before for the University of Alabamas Nick Saban, who turned 57 Friday. In fact, his first two victories against the Crimson Tide when he was at LSU (2000-21) came the weekend following his birthday. A shutout? Now thats a lot more original. Previously, Saban had only enjoyed six ... | The University of Alabama's football team, the Crimson Tide, has reached the top spot in the Associated Press's weekly college football rankings. Forty-six of the sixty-five sportswriters from across the country agreed Alabama's 35–0 win over Arkansas State on Saturday was the best game in the country, giving Alabama t... |
Viktor Schreckengost has died at age 101 by Steven Litt Sunday January 27, 2008, 9:45 AM Plain Dealer art critic Steven Litt on Schreckengost's place in history: On his impact through teaching: Viktor Schreckengost, a Cleveland artist, teacher and industrial designer who transformed America through his own work and tha... | Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States. Schreckengost's peers included... |
by Michael Stoddard BBC South The workers ended the protest in dramatic fashion There were cheers, tears and defiance as the final six Vestas workers ended their 19-day sit-in protest. Bailiffs had to force their way inside the first-floor office, which has been the protesters' home since 20 July. One worker leapt from... | The remaining six workers staging an occupation in Newport, Isle of Wight, England have left peacefully after police entered their factory. After barricading the office which has served as a living quarters for 19 nights against police entry, three of the workers, Justin Moody, Mark Smith, and Dave Arbuthnott, exited v... |
Posted: Thursday, August 5, 2010 12:02 am | Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe hasn’t wasted any time coming out in protest of Dove World Outreach Center’s plans for a Quran burning on Sept. 11. The event, “International Burn a Quran Day,” has gotten a lot of national press for its hate-mongering, anti-Islamic message. We ju... | A 17th century Qur'an in the Victoria and Albert Museum A Gainesville, Florida church named the has drawn international attention to itself with its planned book burning of the . The church urges people to send them copies of the book for burning at a bonfire event to be held on church property this coming September 1... |
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the medical pathologist infamously known as “Dr. Death” for his efforts on behalf of assisted suicide, died yesterday at the age of 83. The New York Times reported that Kevorkian died at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, after being admitted with kidney and respiratory ailments, acco... | Dr. Jack Kevorkian at the on January 15, 2008. , the pathologist convicted and imprisoned for helping 130 people commit suicide, died Friday at in , Michigan. He was 83. He had been hospitalized for a month with kidney failure and pneumonia. The immediate cause of death was Born Jacob Kevorkian on May 26, 1928 in Pont... |
ESO 22/07 - Science Release 25 April 2007 For Immediate Release Astronomers Find First Earth-like Planet in Habitable Zone The Dwarf Carried Other Worlds Too! Astronomers have discovered the most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System to date, an exoplanet with a radius only 50% larger than the Earth and capable of... | A planet 50% greater in radius and with about 5 times earth mass orbiting the has been discovered inside the constellation of . A 2005 search revealed that the star Gliese 581 possessed a sized planet, prompting astronomers to take a closer look. , as the planet is aptly named, has an estimated surface temperature bet... |
(Adds 1st vote, opposition, analysis and quotes)By Stephen BrownROME, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Italy's centre-left government struggled to stay afloat on Wednesday and even the president appeared to doubt that Prime Minister Romano Prodi, weakened by defections, could survive a confidence vote in the Senate.As expected, Prod... | Romano Prodi in 2007. Romano Prodi, the President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (commonly referred to as Prime Minister), is facing votes of confidence in both houses of the Parliament of Italy. The Chamber of Deputies voted on Wednesday. The Senate will vote on Thursday. Prodi called for the votes himself on Tu... |
Ten suspected Islamic terrorists were arrested early yesterday morning in a series of dawn raids at three addresses in the Midlands and the South East, writes Tricia Bracher. At 4am anti-terror police swooped on three addresses in Croydon, Wolverhampton and Derby. The arrests were made as the result of an investigation... | Ten suspected terrorists were arrested in three different parts of Britain. In the Croydon section of south London three men were arrested. In , four were arrested in a series of dawn raids at three addresses and three in Derby, Scotland Yard said. === Police Give Little Detail on the Case === Police and the security s... |
8am GMT BBC sell-off hit by £15m hitch The sale of studios and post-production subsidiary BBC Resources is understood to have hit a hurdle after it emerged that the corporation could be left with a shortfall of around £15m. Mediaguardian.co.uk has learned that around £50m is needed to cover the transfer of the pensions... | 200px __NOTOC__ The sale of the BBC subsidiary BBC Resources Ltd., has hit a hurdle after it emerged that the BBC could be left with a loss of up to £15 million on the deal. The cost of transferring the pensions of BBC Resources staff from the BBC pension scheme to its new owners could be up to £50 million according to... |
Condemned US Killer to Face Execution by Firing Squad Photo: AP A convicted killer in the western U.S. state of Utah has chosen to die by firing squad, in Utah's first execution in more than 10 years. Ronnie Lee Gardner indicated his preference at a state court in Salt Lake City Friday. He was convicted in 1985 of fata... | A convicted killer in the western US state of Utah has chosen to die by in Utah's first execution in more than 10 years. Ronnie Lee Gardner indicated his preference at a state court in on Friday, after being informed that an appeal against his death sentence had been rejected. Gardner was convicted in 1985 of fatally s... |
More than 170,000 people have been evacuated from areas considered most at risk [AFP] The storm, packing winds of up to 144kph, hit central Vietnam on Tuesday afternoon bringing down trees and powerlines around the cities of Hue and Danang. Officials in Vietnam say at least 22 people have died as Typhoon Ketsana, the s... | Vietnamese officials have reported that at least 22 people were killed by Typhoon Ketsana, which brought torrential rainfalls and heavy flooding to the central areas of the country. Typhoon Ketsana "According to our official count as of Tuesday afternoon from the local authorities, the typhoon killed 22 people," said a... |
Zimbabwe’s recent history has been marked by much controversy and, unfortunately, massive abuses of power and infringements against human rights. The problems experienced by the people living in Zimbabwe do, however, go back many years, perhaps even to before the colonial era when Cecil John Rhodes and the British Sout... | Location of the Manicaland province within ZimbabweThe Zimbabwean government has allocated US$10 million worth of funds for the relocation of thousands of families living near the Chiadzwa diamond fields in the Manicaland province. Murisi Zwizwai, the Deputy Mines Minister, said that the funds would be used to build ho... |
By James C. McKinley Jr. and Ginger Thompson The New York Times Published: July 5, 2006 The ballots counted so far showed the conservative, Felipe Calderón, with a lead of fewer than 400,000 votes over his leftist opponent, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. López Obrador's challenge Tuesday made it clear that this country w... | Felipe Calderón Presidential candidate Felipe Calderón was declared the winner of a close race on Thursday in the Mexican general election. The leading rival candidate, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, did not concede and said that he would mobilize public rallies and seek to contest the results in court. Both leading Mexi... |
AIDS boss warns of PNG epidemic Asia has the second-largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world after sub-Saharan Africa. YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Asia Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Papua New Guinea AIDS (Disease) or or Create Your Own KOBE, Japan (AP) -- Papua New Guinea is at risk of an African-... | Dr. , head of , told on the sidelines of a regional AIDS conference Sunday about the potential for an explosion in cases in the country of Papua New Guinea. He said the country is "the one that I would see that could have an African-type of epidemic" and that the danger of HIV and AIDS there "is really getting out of h... |
Queensland Roar claimed the inaugural W-League championship with a solid 2-0 win over Canberra United at Ballymore in Brisbane. First half goals from Lana Harch and Tameka Butt were enough to see the Roar home in front of 4,554 spectators, a record crowd for a stand-alone Australian women's domestic match. Premiers Que... | The Queensland Roar have defeated Canberra United 2-0 in the W-League Grand Final at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane. The W-League is Australia's premier women's football competition. Queensland finished the regular season as premiers. They hosted Sydney FC at Ballymore in the semi final, winning 5-4 on penalties. Canber... |
Explore the BBC This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) i... | In Scotland, candidates have begun campaigning for the Labour-held constituency of Glasgow East, at which a by-election is due to be held on July 24 on account of former MP David Marshall's resignation due to stress-related health problems. There are currently 7 candidates in the running to be elected for the Westminst... |
Ségolène Royal, the Socialist party candidate for the French presidency, on Tuesday denounced her main rival’s tax-cutting plans as “scandalous”, saying they would only aggravate social divisions within the country. Ms Royal scorned the latest proposals by Nicolas Sarkozy, the ruling UMP’s presidential contender, to cu... | Nicholas Sarkozy Presidential candidate has promised to address what he calls the French "moral crisis... of work". With unemployment for younger people running at alarming levels (15.5% in 2002 for those aged between 20 and 24 according to the ) and the memory of the still recent, Sarkozy promised to reign in governme... |
Manufacturer - Number of Wins [last win, when, driver] 1949 – To-Date *Chevy - 651 [Phoenix 11/15/2009 Jimmie Johnson] *Ford - 595 [Talladega 11/1/2009 Jamie McMurray] *Dodge - 205 [Texas 11/8/2009 Kurt Busch] Plymouth - 190 [Talladega 8/12/1973 Dick Brooks] Pontiac - 155 [Darlington 3/16/2003 Ricky Craven] Oldsmobile ... | File photo of Carl Edwards Phoenix International Raceway , the race track where the race was held. driver , who qualified on the , won the held on Sunday at in , Arizona, United States. This became his first Sprint Cup win of the . Throughout the course of the race there were five and fourteen lead changes among five ... |
New Jersey, outgoing Gov. Corzine expected to legalize medical marijuana Holland/AP Marijuana buds confiscated by law enforcement officers. The Garden State is set to bloom with weed. Outgoing Gov. Jon Corzine is expected to sign legislation before leaving office next week making New Jersey the nation's 14th state to l... | Dried cannabis flowers New Jersey's state legislature has passed a bill that will legalize medicinal marijuana for patients with chronic disease. The state's outgoing Governor, Jon Corzine, said that he will sign the bill before he leaves office next week. Upon passage of the bill, New Jersey will become the 14th state... |
Mohammed Zaher, Abdallah Andersen and Ahmad Khaldhahi were part of a group of four arrested after a raid in the city of Odense last year. Chemicals used to make explosives were found at one of the men's homes, the court heard. The men had also been recorded discussing targets to attack. Zaher and Khaldhahi were sentenc... | ''Østre Landsret'', the High Court of Eastern Denmark. On Friday, the High Court of Eastern Denmark (''Østre Landsret'') convicted three of four defendants of planning a terrorist attack against Denmark. The three were found guilty of acquiring triacetone triperoxide (TATP) in order to make bombs. TATP is believed to ... |
JOHN CLARKE: Turned himself into the police after being interviewed by a TV crew. Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff • Have your say TVNZ has drawn the ire of police after interviewing a convicted rapist on the run, and not letting police know he was planning on turning himself in. READ FEEBACK A "decent sized" po... | TVNZ logo. The New Zealand Police have issued a warning to state broadcaster TVNZ (Television New Zealand) for not telling them that they knew where a rapist on the run from police was. However, he did turn himself in after giving the interview. John Clarke, the convicted rapist, was on the run from police after leavin... |
TANCREDO, Thomas G., 1945- TANCREDO, Thomas G., a Representative from Colorado; born in Denver, Denver County, Colo., December 20, 1945; graduated from Holy Family High School, Broomfield, Colo., 1964; B.A., University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colo., 1968; member of the Colorado state legislature, 1976-1981; appo... | ''Wikinews'' reached out earlier this week to former U.S. Congressman and 2014 Colorado Tom Tancredo for his response to the secessionist proposal of eight counties. Tancredo maintains he is better suited to repair the geopolitical gulf at the root of the proposal than Governor . Congressman Tom Tancredo. The secession... |
The meeting marked Mr Blair's third visit to Pakistan Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Pervez Musharraf agreed that restoring order in Afghanistan was crucial. Mr Blair praised Pakistan's co-operation. The president said his country was doing all it could to help. But he added that defeating the Taleban could no... | On Sunday, Prime Minister Blair is expected to pledge to double the UK's development aid for Pakistan to £480m ($960m) during the next three years. Also this weekend, Chancellor Brown promised an extra £100m ($188m) to Iraq to "help rebuild the economy". Tony Blair expects to meet the President of Pakistan, Pervez Mush... |
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL) announced today that it agreed to buy Siebel Systems, Inc (Nasdaq: SEBL) for $10.66 per share. The offer is valued at approximately $5.85 billion, or $3.61 billion net of Siebel's cash on hand of $2.24 billion. "In a single step, Oracle becomes the number one CR... | right right US-based Oracle Corporation announced earlier today that they are buying rival US-based for $10.66 USD per share. Siebel shareholders have the option to receive the $10.66 per share in cash or in Oracle stock. This deal is valued at approximately $5.85 billion USD. Siebel Systems' Board of Directors has alr... |
BA says that 65% of passengers will be able to fly this weekend British Airways cabin crew have begun strike action that will cause severe disruption to flights for the next three days. Talks between the airline and the Unite union, which represents the crew, collapsed on Friday. A further four days of action are set t... | A British Airways Airbus A320-100 Cabin crew workers at British Airways have begun a three-day strike, affecting over 60,000 people, after last-minute talks between BA and the union, Unite, collapsed. The strike will extend for three days, after beginning at midnight in London. After the first strike, the union plans a... |
KEMAH, Texas -- Police say a man arrested in a Southeast Texas city for riding his unicycle in the nude was distracting drivers and creating a hazard. Kemah (KEE'-muh) police Chief Greg Rikard (RY'-kurd) says 45-year-old Joseph Glynn Farley was not intoxicated or impaired when he was arrested Wednesday on a bridge in t... | Police in , Texas arrested a man on Wednesday for riding a while nude. The city's chief of police told sources that the man, Joseph Glynn Farley, 45, of , Texas had been falling off his unicycle repeatedly while riding across a bridge. Police stated the man was not intoxicated at the time of his arrest, but simply told... |
Module body Wed Aug 5, 12:40 PM By The Canadian Press TORONTO - The courts have a duty to strongly denounce corporate fraud, an Ontario judge said Wednesday in sentencing to prison a pair of theatre heavyweights who systematically cooked their company Livent's books for years, defrauding investors of millions. Garth Dr... | Garth Drabinsky and Myron Gottlieb, founders of Live Entertainment Corporation of Canada, Inc. (Livent) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, were sentenced Wednesday to concurrent prison terms for corporate fraud and forgery which resulted in millions of dollars in losses to their investors for close to a decade. Drabinsky rec... |
New York building collapse injures 15 Owner's e-mail: 'I will leave the house only if I am dead' Firefighters work at the scene of a building explosion Monday on New York's Upper East Side. RELATED YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS New York Emergency Incidents Fire Disasters (General) or or Create Your Own NEW YORK (CNN) -- A New Yor... | A four-story building on 62nd Street in Manhattan collapsed after an explosion Monday. Both the White House and New York Fire Department have said the explosion was not caused by a terrorist attack. The New York Fire Department said that the owner of the building, Dr. Nicholas Bartha, might have deliberately caused the... |
TRIBUNE DISPATCH LONDON - In an effort to ward off an emerging national obesity epidemic, British schools will begin next month weighing schoolchildren and sending letters home to parents warning if a child is overweight or obese. With 23 percent of British children now considered overweight or obese, parents have incr... | Parents will now be informed if their child is overweight Starting in September, British schools will inform parents of their child's weight in an attempt to deal with the growing issue of obesity, according to an announcement by the Department of Health (DoH). Nearly 23% of children aged 4-5 are overweight or obese, w... |
Prime Minister Stephen Harper overhauled his cabinet Thursday, including appointing John Baird to replace the much-embattled Rona Ambrose as environment minister. John Baird, who was sworn in as environment minister, is considered a star in the Tory cabinet and has been one of the few ministers allowed to speak on the ... | The Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario Canadian PM Stephen Harper has shuffled his cabinet today. The major change with this shuffle is Rona Ambrose, Minister of Environment, being replaced by Treasury Board President John Baird. When a reporter asked her earlier if she would be replaced she replied, "Yes -- very ex... |
Archbishop Christodoulos was a popular public figure in Greece An attempted liver transplant in 2007 was unsuccessful, and the archbishop had grown steadily weaker recently. Archbishop Christodoulos was a colourful and controversial figure, the BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Greece says. He defended the church's pre-eminent ... | Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, 1939-2008. The head of the Orthodox Church of Greece, Archbishop Christodoulos, died of cancer on Monday in his home in Athens, at the age of 69. A strong defender of the role of the church in Greece, Christodoulos died at his home in north Athens, a few months after ... |
China's first data relay satellite "Tianlian I" was launched on a Long March-3C carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 11:35 p.m, 25 April, 2008. (Beijing Time). (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>> BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- China launched the country's first dat... | The Long March 3C rocket At 15:35 UTC this afternoon (23:35 local time), the Chinese Long March 3C (CZ-3C) carrier rocket lifted off on its maiden flight, from launch pad 2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. It placed the Tianlian-1 satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Tianlian-1, also known as Tian Lia... |
President Obama said Afghanistan would be "a tough nut to crack" President Barack Obama has said that the US must have an "exit strategy" in Afghanistan, even as Washington sends more troops to fight Taleban militants. He was speaking in a CBS interview, as the White House prepares to unveil a comprehensive strategy fo... | U.S. Army soldiers in Kunar province United States President Barack Obama is seeking a "comprehensive exit strategy" from the Afghanistan war. During a ''60 Minutes'' interview, Obama said, "There’s got to be an exit strategy. There’s got to be a sense that this is not perpetual drift." In February Obama said that 17,... |
By Paul Tait and Dean Yates BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Female bombers detonated by remote control killed 72 people in attacks blamed on al Qaeda at two Baghdad pet markets on Friday, the Iraqi capital's deadliest bombings in more than seven months. Police said a female suicide bomber killed 45 people and wounded 82 at the Gha... | On Friday, twin attacks in Iraq killed at least 72 people and wounded another 149. Separated by twenty minutes, the bombings targeted two marketplaces in Baghdad shortly before the call to Friday prayers. These attacks were unlike in that the bombs were dynamite and s strapped to two women. These human bombs were then ... |
Tony Blair stepped down after a decade as Britain's PM The announcement came just hours after he stood down as UK prime minister and shortly before it was announced he was to quit as a member of parliament. Mr Blair said a solution to Mid-East problems was possible but it required "huge intensity and work". He faces an... | __NOTOC__ Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. On the same day that Tony Blair resigned as and quit as a , he was appointed envoy to the Middle East for the . The Quartet is made up of the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Russia. The Quartet outlined Blair's duties in a statement: Tony Bla... |
After lackluster showings in viewership at the beginning of the week, the Republican National Convention bounced back on Wednesday and Thursday, making it the most-watched political convention in American history (or at least since Nielsen began recording convention viewership in 1960). John McCain's acceptance of the ... | According to numbers released Friday by the Nielsen Media Research company, a record 38.9 million Americans watched John McCain accept the nomination for President of the United States from the Republican Party on Thursday at the 2008 Republican National Convention. John McCain. Sarah Palin The previous record for Amer... |
Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Michael Phelps won his eighth Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven, with victory in the 4x100m medley. The 23-year-old teamed up with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason Lezak to claim the historic ... | Phelps holding one of his Beijing medals American swimmer Michael Phelps, 23, has set a new record for the most gold medals won in one Olympic games by winning his eighth gold medal of the 2008 Olympic games, beating the previous world record of seven that was set by Mark Spitz in the 1972 Olympic Games, which took pla... |
LAST UPDATE: Saturday October 25, 2008 11:10PM EDT PEOPLE Top 5 are the most-viewed stories on the site over the past three days, updated every 60 minutes ||||| By Kyle Peterson CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police asked the FBI on Saturday to help find the missing 7-year-old nephew of Academy Award-winning actress Jenni... | Local authorities in Chicago, Illinois, United States have asked that the FBI help in the murder and kidnap investigation of the relatives of singer and Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Hudson. On Friday, Hudson's Mother Darnell Donerson, 57 and brother, Jason, 29, were shot and killed in the Southern Chicago hom... |
BRASILIA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The rescue team on midday Sunday suspended work to rescue a small plane in Manacapuru River, a tributary of the Amazon river in northwestern Brazil, after the plane crash killed at least 24 people. The rescue work was interrupted by strong rain, after 24 corpses were retrieved from the rive... | Twenty-four people, among them seven children, were killed on Sunday after their airplane crashed in a river in Brazil. Four people survived the crash, including a 9-year-old boy. The aircraft, which was a twin-engine Embraer turboprop chartered by Manaus Aerotaxis, was carrying 26 passengers and two crew members when ... |
advertisement Russia to Sell Advanced Missiles to Syria MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it wanted to supply Syria with advanced missile systems, a move certain to anger the United States which accuses Syria of having links to terrorism. Russia had long denied reports it wanted to sell missiles to Syria, its... | Russia announced Wednesday they were in negotiations with Syria for the sale of anti-aircraft missiles. Israeli Prime Minister said that he received a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin in which he told him that Moscow will go ahead with the planned arms deal. al Jazeera quoted Mr. Sharon saying "I wrote to P... |
Blagojevich names Roland Burris to Obama's Senate seat BURRIS FACES A FIGHT | US Senate Dems, Ill. secretary of state plan to block Blago's choice Ignoring threats from the U.S. Senate Democratic leadership to block his pick, Gov. Blagojevich this afternoon said he's appointing Roland Burris to President-elect Barack O... | Rod Blagojevich, who appointed Burris. Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacated United States senate seat. President-elect Obama and U.S. Senate Democratic leaders, however, say they will not accept the appoi... |
Vladimir Putin (left) cemented ties with Iran with a visit in October The two sides reached agreement last week on a schedule to finish building the plant after years of delays. Some Western countries fear Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons but Tehran says its programme is for peaceful power generation only. The U... | President George W. Bush talking today Russia has made delivery of its first shipment of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr facility, which is also being built by Russia. Both the Kremlin and the White House say that this should allow Iran to shut down its controversial uranium enrichment program. The Russian company, Atom... |
News Team Jodi Applegate | Maria Stephanos | David Wade | Bianca de la Garza Back to Personalities Page Jodi Applegate Anchor/Co-executive producer, FOX25 Jodi Applegate, anchor and co-executive producer of FOX 25 News at 5:00, joined WFXT in December of 2000. Applegate came to FOX 25 from NBC and MSNBC. She is a seaso... | Carrigan and Lavanchy of FOX talk with the chefs of Grafton Street at Harvard Square FOX news trucks parked backwards in the taxi stand at Harvard Square during the preview Halsey Burgund, a self-described "voice collector," stands with his portable recording studio at Harvard Square. Halsey Burgund with his portable r... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Washington has announced the successful completion of its biggest spy swap with Russia since the Cold War. Ten Russian agents were flown to Vienna hours after they admitted in a US court to being agents for a foreign country. A Russian jet carr... | Seal of the SVR, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Agency The United States and Russia yesterday agreed to the swap of prisoners held by both nations after eleven Russian spies were arrested late last month. The swap will include the ten Russian spies arrested on US soil (the eleventh was arrested in Cyprus and subseque... |
Boeing's future could depend on the Dreamliner's success Key features It is the only big commercial aircraft made mostly of carbon fibre rather than aluminium and is billed as the most environmentally friendly ever built. Boeing says the 787 is much more fuel efficient than its competitors and produces 20% less CO2. Th... | The Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the event Aircraft manufacturer Boeing have unveiled their new 787 Dreamliner at their Everett Factory near Seattle, Washington, in the United States. Sunday was chosen as its date matches the aircraft's designation number when written in the American format, 7/8/07. The event was attended ... |
There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom. -- Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923 ||||| Senator Arlen Specter, the Pennsylvania Republican who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will hold hearings on the nominee, acknowledged the political realities of filling a Supreme Court seat... | President George W. Bush speaks via phone to Associate Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Friday, July 1, 2005, shortly after she submitted her letter of resignation citing personal reasons. The letter sits on the desk. ''White House photo by Paul Morse.'' United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day... |
INCIDENT UPDATED 2 HRS. AGO The Station Fire started off Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2) about one mile above Angeles Crest Fire Station around 3:30pm Wednesday August 26, 2009. Angeles Crest Highway, Tujunga Canyon and Big Tujunga Canyon roads are closed. As a result of extreme fire activity, and to protect public health... | Wildfires in California continued to spread on Tuesday, having burned more than 140,000 acres of land throughout the state and caused an estimated US$13 million worth of damage. The blaze started burning last Wednesday north of Los Angeles. Emergency crews said they were hopeful that they would be able to control the f... |
Login Enter your details below to login If you are an existing member of The Times and The Sunday Times enjoying the full benefits of thetimes.co.uk, then simply enter your Times+ login details below and press 'Enter' Enter your details to login Email address Password Keep me logged in information Keeps you logged in f... | Researchers say that two men claiming to be 'Bigfoot' hunters in Georgia in the United States and who claimed to have found the remains of the mythical creature earlier this month, are part of an elaborate hoax. Bigfoot hunters Matt Whitton and Rick Dyer stated on August 15, 2008 that they were hunting for the creature... |
State funeral to be held for Hillary Jan 11, 2008 10:48 PM Sir Edmund Hillary's family have accepted an offer by the New Zealand government to hold a state funeral for the legendary adventurer. TVNZ's Close Up reporter Mark Sainsbury, a close friend of Sir Ed, returned to Auckland from Wellington on Friday afternoon an... | Sir Edmund Hillary in Poland in 2004. New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary died of a heart attack at the Auckland City Hospital at 9 a.m. NZDT (UTC+13) today. He was 88. On May 29, 1953, Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to attain the summit of Mount Everest, the tallest peak on earth. Hillary ... |
Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his third goal against RC Celta de Vigo on Wednesday. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/ AFP/Getty Images ) Cristiano Ronaldo steered Real Madrid into the Copa de Rey quarter-finals on Wednesday by completing his hat trick in a 4-0 win against Celta Vigo... | Madrid, Spain — On Wednesday night, Spanish football team defeated 4–0 in octofinals in a return match played at in Madrid. Real Madrid lost the first leg of the round at an away match against Celta Vigo 1–2 and needed to win this game by a score of 1–0 to advance. Their 4–0 victory gave them an aggregate score of 5–2 ... |
December 7, 2009 Christian leaders oppose Uganda's anti-gay bill by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service Christian leaders who are themselves divided over homosexuality have joined forces to oppose a proposed Ugandan law that calls for the death penalty for some homosexual behavior. "Our Christian faith recognizes vio... | On October 14, Uganda introduced legislation that would outlaw and ban homosexuality in the nation. If politicians pass legislation, homosexuals would be forced to leave the country, or be imprisoned for life. Some human rights groups say the law would also allow authorities to kill homosexuals. "This inflammatory bill... |
The princess whom everyone was hoping for has been born in London. Media and royalists had settled in for a long day's wait but the announcement came at 11am on Saturday, only five hours after the Duchess of Cambridge had entered hospital in the early stages of labour. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William... | The UK's gave birth yesterday to a baby girl, and announced, "Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a daughter at 8:34 am." File photo, Duchess of Cambridge, 2012. The announcement also said Catherine and the baby are "doing well." The daughter of the royal couple was said to weigh 8 3. Ea... |
By Adam Tanner ALAMEDA, California (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard unloaded nearly 20 tons of cocaine with a retail street value of $600 million into a California port on Monday following what they called the largest drug bust ever at sea. The armed Coast Guard cutter Sherman stopped the Panamanian cargo ship Gatun ab... | Petty Officer 3rd Class Eduard Ochoa, stands guard over more than 40,000 pounds of cocaine. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has seized 20 tons or nearly 40,000 pounds of cocaine with a street value of over US$500 million in what authorities call one of the largest cocaine busts in history. Three busts in total wer... |
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