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The French president Nicolas Sarkozy has married his girlfriend Carla Bruni at the Elysee Palace today, according to reports from a French radio station. The wedding, if confirmed, comes after weeks of speculation about the couple's over-exposed love affair. French radio station RTL claims to have spoken to witnesses a... | ==='''Infobox: Sarkozy - Bruni timeline'''=== *'''October 18, 2007''': The Élysée announces the divorce of Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia. *'''November 20''': Sarkozy and Carla Bruni meet at a dinner party, where she sings for the President. *'''December 15''': The couple let themselves be photographed in Disneyland Pari... |
AFFLECKS Palace traders held a weekend of celebrations after the famous emporium was saved from closure. After a year of uncertainty, the M.E.N. revealed that building landlords Bruntwood had bought the Manchester city centre business from manager and founder Elaine Walsh. Bruntwood have now pledged to protect its futu... | Mosaics on the side of Afflecks Palace. Afflecks Palace, the "iconic, alternative shopping centre" in the Northern Quarter of Manchester in England, United Kingdom, was saved from closure this week after long-running rumours that the market may have to "kick out its traders" due to a dispute between the management of t... |
Home / President By Judson Berger FOXNews.com Photos Related Stories Republican Senator Seeks Details on Possible First Lady Involvement in IG Firing See More » Obama Accuses Fired AmeriCorps Inspector General of Being 'Confused' See More » The government watchdog President Obama canned for allegedly being "confused" a... | Washington, DC was the scene of growing controversy Wednesday evening over the firing of former Inspector General for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Gerald Walpin. U.S. President Barack Obama, who ordered Walpin's termination last week, has been accused of doing so for dubious reasons. The ch... |
U.S. Jill Carroll, U.S. Reporter in Iraq, Freed by Captors (Update3) March 30 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. journalist Jill Carroll has been released after almost three months in captivity in Iraq. ``I am just happy to be free. I just want to be with my family quickly,'' 28-year-old Carroll, wearing a headscarf and gown, said in... | Jill Carroll, an American journalist, has been released by her captors after having been held for 82 days. Caroll was abducted on January 7, 2006 in Baghdad by gunmen and was dropped off by unknown individuals at the Iraqi Islamic Party's branch office in the western part of the Amariyah district in Baghdad. Her transl... |
MELBOURNE, Australia - An Emirates jetliner carrying more than 225 people slammed its tail into the runway as it took off from Australia, sending smoke into the cabin and forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing, officials said Saturday. No one was hurt, but passengers described being terrified after learning som... | According to officials, an Airbus A340 jetliner registered to the Emirates airline struck its tail upon the runway as it took off from Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Australia Saturday. More than 225 people were on board. Flight EK407, which had departed for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, had to circle around the airpor... |
Snow-covered tree branch snaps, kills man walking in Central Park Clary/Getty Snow pounded the city Thursday, causing a tree branch to snap and fatally strike a man walking in Central Park, police said. A Brooklyn man walking through Central Park was killed Thursday when a giant, snow-laden branch snapped from a tree a... | Central Park during the winter. A snow-laden tree branch killed a man on Literary Walk in Central Park in Manhattan on Thursday. The body was later identified as Elmaz Qyra, a middle-aged resident of Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Qyra was found by a passerby around 3:30 p.m. local time (11:30 UTC), and was pronounced dead b... |
Update: On May 8, 2014, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence approved the USA Freedom Act without changes. The bill will now be considered by the full US House of Representatives. (Washington, DC) – The US House Judiciary Committee took a long overdue step on May 7, 2014, with its move to reform one asp... | The , introduced in to the US House of Representatives as HR 3361 and to the US Senate as S. 1599, on Thursday passed out of and on to the House floor. '''' reported the bill was "the most aggressive NSA reform bill under consideration in Congress", however, after amendment, the bill has been questioned for extending t... |
Googler insights into product and technology news and our culture. Rumor of the day You may have seen stories today reporting on a new product that we're testing, and speculating about our plans. Here's what's really going on. We are testing a new way for content owners to submit their content to Google, which we hope ... | On Monday, Google published on their blog that they are testing a new product named '''''Google Base''''', in which users will be able to upload their own articles to a database. This allegedly will complement the current services offered by Google. Examples of contributions may include recipes, scientific findings, an... |
Security Council 31 October 2005 At a special ministerial-level session, the 15-member body adopted a resolution endorsing the findings of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) into the assassination. Resolution 1636 took note "with extreme concern" of the UNIIIC's conclusion that "while th... | This Tuesday the fifteen-member United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for Syria to cooperate fully with the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC). The Security Council demanded that Syria detain suspects indentified by the UNIIC until such time as they could b... |
Rupert Murdoch and his son James were due to be grilled by British MPs today about the phone hacking scandal. Picture: AP TWO of Britain's top police officers have quit over the Murdoch phone hacking affair, with one of them dragging Prime Minister David Cameron deeper into the scandal. London's Metropolitan Police Ass... | Metropolitan Police Service Commissioner Sir who resigned Sunday. Further arrests and resignations have occurred related to the News International phone hacking scandal. , former executive with 's British newspaper division of , was arrested Sunday and released on bail 12 hours later. Her arrest came amid allegations t... |
Elvis Costello and Diane Krall are welcoming the newest additions to their family, their two newborn twin sons. Their names are Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James, and were born on Wednesday of last week. "We are ecstatic!" reads a statement released by the couple, adding that, "mother and sons are doing splend... | Canadian jazz star Diana Krall has given birth Wednesday to twin boys named Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James in New York City, where the couple live. "We are ecstatic!" and the "mother and sons are doing splendidly," reads a statement released by Krall and her husband, English musician Elvis Costello, best kn... |
Guía de uso: Este es un espacio de libertad, por lo que solicitamos que no lo desaproveches. Contamos con que las opiniones se remitan al contenido de los artículos y no a insultos, ataques personales, comentarios discriminatorios o spam. Por lo mismo, en honor a la legibilidad y buen funcionamiento de este canal de ex... | A power outage affected many areas of Chile this evening. It is presumed to have been caused by a fault in the Chilean Sistema Interconectado Central (Central Interconnected System). Power was cut off between the Antofagasta Region and Los Lagos Region, including cities like Santiago, Valparaíso, La Serena, Pichilemu a... |
Vandals paint 'traitor' and 'FLQ' on Pierre Elliott Trudeau's crypt SAINT-REMI, Que. Even in his eternal resting place, former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau is haunted by his past. Vandals crept into a quaint cemetery in rural Quebec and scrawled “FLQ” and the French words for “traitor” and “bastard” in black... | Pierre Eliott Trudeau in 1977 A woman in the tiny farming community of Saint-Rémi, Quebec, south of Montreal visited the local cemetery Saturday and received a rude shock. Graffitied on former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Eliott Trudeau's family crypt were "FLQ", the initials of the Front de libération du Québec and ... |
BP is using a "top kill" procedure to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But what exactly is "top kill"? One way to think about "top kill" is to imagine something sitting on a spring. Put a heavy enough weight down on the spring and it will be squashed down. But put something on that's too light and the object will be ... | The procedure implemented by BP on the leaking Deepwater Horizon oil well on Wednesday has failed. According to David Suttles, BP's chief operating officer, "We have been unable to overcome the flow." Suttles stated that after studying three days of results, BP determined that the procedure was a failure. On Wednesday,... |
BAGHDAD, June 30 Two American soldiers have been charged with premeditated murder and planting weapons on dead Iraqis, the United States military said Saturday. The soldiers, Staff Sgt. Michael A. Hensley and Specialist Jorge G. Sandoval Jr., were detained after fellow soldiers reported they had been involved in the ... | On Saturday, the US military announced the arrests of two American soldiers alleged to have been involved in three separate premeditated murders of Iraqi civilians, and the planting of weapons around the crime scene to pretend the victims were insurgents. The incidents occurred over the past two months in Iskandariyah,... |
A portrait of the former Hungarian President Ferenc Madl is seen at the gate of the presidential office in Budapest, Hungary on May 29, 2011. Ferenc Madl, who served as Hungarian president between 2000 and 2005, died on May 29 at the age of 80. (Xinhua/Yang Yongqian) BUDAPEST, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Former Hungarian Presid... | Ferenc Mádl held the Presidential office for five years , of Hungary from August 4, 2000 to August 5, 2005, died aged 80 on Sunday. During his time in office, Mádl became co-chairman of the and was recognized for his work in securing peace and solidarity in Europe. Mádl studied law at 's , graduating in 1955. He went o... |
A global crackdown on those using the tiny European principality of Liechtenstein to hide wealth and evade taxes has led investigators to Canada's largest brokerage firm, RBC Dominion Securities. The Canada Revenue Agency believes that at least three investment advisers with the firm “assisted Canadian taxpayers in est... | In a continuing crackdown on tax evasion, the (CRA) has alleged that brokers with a branch of , Canada's largest brokerage company, helped clients set up accounts in the small European principality of Liechtenstein in order to avoid taxation on their wealth. In affadavits submitted by the CRA, brokers with an RBC Domin... |
Business TipRanks Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones average have closed at record highs, and the NASDAQ has reversed the brief foray it took into correction territory in the second week of March. The market gains reflect several factors: relief that the $1.9 trillion COVID aid bill passed Congress and was signed by th... | New York Stock Exchange The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed today at a new record high of 13,861.73 as United States stock markets rose sharply. This is the first time the Dow got above 13,700. Today's 2.1% rally is the index' largest single-day percentage gain in nearly four years. Analysts cite earnings reports t... |
Analysis The mayor is dependent on the central government for most of their funds, so how much power do they really have? ||||| A MAN was in court today charged with spraying urine at two supermarkets, a pub and a book shop. Sahnoun Daifallah, 42, allegedly squirted a "foul-smelling" substance over frozen chips and win... | Sahnoun Daifallah, of White City, Gloucester, was today remanded in custody by Cheltenham magistrates after being arrested for spraying a "foul-smelling, brown substance" from a sports bottle. The liquid is thought to have contaminated food, books, wine bottles, and other items across several stores in Gloucestershire.... |
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The U.S. Supreme Court today denied the request of the American Farm Bureau Federation and its allies to take up their case challenging the legality of the Chesapeake Bay clean-up plan known as the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint. Read More Michael D. Hankin Receives Conservationist of the Year Award f... | Menhaden catch Greenpeace activists scattered schools of in the on Tuesday when fishing ships belonging to Omega Protein Corp. were about to drop their sceine nets. The Omega fleet consisted of two spotter planes and four fishing boats with eight . Greenpeace arrived with four fast moving out-board motor boats, manne... |
Go to: Guardian Unlimited home UK news World news Comment is free blog Newsblog Podcasts ---------------------- Archive search Arts Books Business EducationGuardian.co.uk Environment Film Football Jobs Life and health MediaGuardian.co.uk Money The Observer Politics Science Shopping SocietyGuardian.co.uk Sport Talk Tech... | On Monday, the American Bar Association denounced President Bush's program of domestic surveillance without court issued warrants. The program has been the subject of much debate, with the opposition claiming it is unconstitutional, and supporters saying that it is constitutional and that it helps to catch terrorists. ... |
The crowds at the St. Laurent centre had to do something while waiting -- and many chose shopping to fill the time. John Lumabi said auditioning in the mall makes for less nervousness, thanks to the distractions. Angie Heins likes the mall venue because it was easy to get to. Store owners & competitors like mall auditi... | This weekend, March 25 and 26, was a big weekend in the Ottawa area for Canadian Idol want a Be's. Canadian Idol is a national singing competition that is organized by CTV Inc. a Canadian broadcasting communications company for Canadian citizens. The television show, greatly based on "American Idol," has been on going ... |
By Lewis Smith Taking an aspirin a day to ward off heart attacks is ineffective for the "worried well" and can cause serious harm, a study has shown. The finding challenges calls for people over 50 to be prescribed aspirin as a matter of course because of its blood-thinning properties. It was found that instead of brin... | A study performed at Edinburgh University, Scotland has shown that aspirin may do more harm to your health than good. Generic aspirin The research at the university in Scotland was to assess the effects of taking aspirin on a daily basis where no prior or existing medical conditions would merit its prescription. The re... |
ABC News Steve Fossett Closes in on Flight Record Pilot Steve Fossett Flies Over Kansas-Colorado Border, Closing in on Nonstop Solo Flight Record Steve Fossett's GlobalFlyer passes over the Grand Canyon in Arizona Thursday, March 3, 2005. Fossett is attempting the first solo non-stop flight around the world without ref... | Steven Fossett (60) landed safely back on US soil earlier this evening to claim the world record for flying non-stop by himself around the world. He landed at 7.49 pm UTC in Kansas after what had been a nerve racking last few hours. Having left with over 18,100 pounds of fuel on board the futuristic single seater ''Glo... |
Gain a global perspective on the US and go beyond with curated news and analysis from 600 journalists in 50+ countries covering politics, business, innovation, trends and more. ||||| Russia imposes minimum vodka price MOSCOW — Russia on Friday imposed a new minimum legal price for vodka in a bid to hinder the sale of c... | The Russian government has raised the minimum price for vodka in an effort to combat alcoholism. The new minimum price for a half liter of vodka is now 89 roubles (US$2.94, €2.05), nearly double what it was before the price raise. The time between New Year's day and the Orthodox Christmas (January 7) is often marked wi... |
That other 10th anniversary 1st Mar 06 Wednesday, 1 March 2006 That other 10th anniversary Thursday is the 10th anniversary of Greens Leader Bob Browns election to the Australian parliament. Senator Brown has outlasted 10 other party leaders. Meg Lees, Cheryl Kernot, Natasha Stott-Despoja, Brian Grieg, Andrew Bartlett... | As the Australian Prime Minister John Howard celebrated his ten-year reign this week, Greens Leader Bob Brown marked the 10th anniversary of his election into the Federal parliament. Senator Brown has outlasted 10 other party leaders: Meg Lees, Cheryl Kernot, Natasha Stott-Despoja, Brian Greig, Andrew Bartlett, all fo... |
NEW DELHI – India is now home to 17 percent of the world's people as its population climbed to 1.21 billion this year, though growth actually slowed for the first time in 90 years, census officials said Thursday. The South Asian nation — second only to China in number of people — added 181 million in the past decade, s... | India's reports that its has increased by 181 million in the span of one decade, a figure 17.6 percent greater than 2001. The census results, publicised today, show the population of India now stands at 1.21 billion. C. Chandramauli, the commissioner of the census, said India's population represents "over 17 percent o... |
An avalanche slammed into a group of Turkish hikers on a trip to a remote mountain plateau on Sunday, dragging them more than 1,640 feet into a valley and fatally burying 10. The members of a skiing and mountaineering club were taking part in an annual winter sports celebration on 7,200-foot Mount Zigana. Seventeen wer... | Ten climbers at a ski resort in Zigana, Turkey have died in an avalanche. They were part of a group of seventeen from the nearby province of Trabzon. The avalanche occurred at 11:15 local time (9:15 UTC) yesterday on Mount Zigana in the Gumushane region of Turkey near the Black Sea coast. Winter sports are increasing i... |
printable version Statement to the press by WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan 11 June 2009 World now at the start of 2009 influenza pandemic Dr Margaret Chan Director-General of the World Health Organization Ladies and gentlemen, In late April, WHO announced the emergence of a novel influenza A virus. This particul... | A map showing the spread of the swine flu worldwide. See also: H1N1 live map, WHO updatesAfter holding an emergency meeting, the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially declared a worldwide swine flu pandemic on Thursday. The agency increased its pandemic alert level to the sixth level, its highest. "On the basis of... |
The tragic sinking of a cruise boat on the Volga River has made the Russia n Government all too aware of a growing safety problem in the country. Incensed, President Dmitri Medvedev has promised to bring criminal actions against both the company operating the boat, as well as the two commercial vessels who passed by dr... | Russian tour boat. The Russian tour boat ''Bulgaria'', carrying 208 people despite being certified to carry only 120, sank Sunday on Russia's . Yesterday, prosecutors opened a wide ranging investigation into Russia's transportation industry, including an examination of the failure of governmental regulation and safety ... |
REAL-TIME COVERAGE: From Sanam Luang Day 3 February 28, 2006 - The anti-Thaksin rally enters the third day with the People's Alliance for Democracy leading the demonstrators to march from Sanam Luang to the Democracy Monument. The PAD announces that the demonstrators go to the monument to make a pledge that they will f... | Thaksin Shinawatra Having outlined his manifesto in his last pre-election radio broadcast, beleaguered Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has failed to deflect calls for his resignation. Offering an increased minimum wage, additional debt relief for farmers, and pay rises for civil servants the PM starts the electi... |
» Horse Slaughter Banned In U.S. Illinois, Last State With Horse Slaughterhouse, Outlaws Practice What's not for dinner: American horse meat which is sold in France, Belgium and Japan will no longer be produced legally in the United States as Illinois, the last state to allow horse slaughter, banned the practice Thursd... | Horse meat prepared in the Japanese basashi style. Legislation banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption in Illinois, was signed into law today by Governor Rod Blagojevich. "It’s past time to stop slaughtering horses in Illinois and sending their meat overseas. I’m proud to sign this law that finally puts a... |
The Trumpet.com has withdrawn an article titled “Adolf Hitler Arrives in Ukraine Shops.” The source material that the article was based on was both inaccurate and misleading. In the article, we stated that 16-inch figurines of Hitler were to be sold in Ukraine. It implied that dolls were going on sale in large numbers.... | It has been revealed that a story concerning ' dolls' going on sale in Ukraine and aimed at children was a hoax. Many news outlets picked up the false story, including ''Wikinews''. Also fooled were '''', '''' and other major publications. The story quickly spread as various media outlets quickly picked up and passed o... |
Wyclef Jean helps a woman in Port-au-Prince displaced by January's earthquake. The rap star is popular with young Haitians. Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP He can rap, sing, play the drums, piano and guitar, win Grammys and sell millions of records, but has Wyclef Jean the ability to bring harmony to a shattered nat... | Wyclef Jean at a benefit in 2008. Following months of rumours, musician today confirmed that he is considering standing for the presidency of Haiti in the country's . A statement from his family and verified by his spokeswoman said that the 37-year-old had not yet announced his intention to run, but that media would b... |
Fritzl, 73, is charged with six separate crimes, and pleaded guilty to rape, false imprisonment, incest and coercion. But he denies murdering one of the seven children, who died shortly after being born and whose body he burned in a stove. He also denies a charge of slavery. Fritzl covered his face in shame as he was b... | An Austrian man charged with keeping his daughter prisoner in a dungeon for 24 years and fathering her seven children, has pleaded guilty to rape, incest, false imprisonment and coercion but innocent to enslavement and murder at the start of his trial today. Josef Fritzl, 73, allegedly began imprisoning and raping his ... |
UN condemns shelling of Gaza school 01/17/2009 | 05:04 PM GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – A United Nations official is condemning an Israeli shelling attack that struck a UN school in the northern Gaza Strip and killed two people. Spokesman Chris Gunness says the school was crowded with 1,600 people who had sought shelter from... | UN aid burns after an UNRWA compound is hit by the Israeli military Doctors in the Gaza Strip say that at least six Palestinians were killed at a United Nations Nations Relief and Works Agency school in Beit Lahia after it was reportedly hit by at least one Israeli tank shell. Two people were killed in the initial she... |
Berwick has changed hands between the two nations at least 13 times According to a poll by a TV company, 60% of those who responded wanted the town to be administered by Scotland. Better financed public services, including free personal health care for the elderly, were the main reasons. The referendum, for Monday's IT... | Berwick-upon-Tweed from across the river. Two recent polls have shown that the residents of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England would prefer to live in Scotland. Located 57 miles from Edinburgh, Scotland and over 300 miles from London, Berwick was a frequent bone of contention in the border wars between the indepen... |
America has moved away from the brink of a catastrophic default after a deal was reached overnight to raise its debt ceiling. Stock markets around the world briefly rallied on Monday, in relief that the world's largest economy would probably avoid running out of cash this week. But the agreement, which includes around ... | President Barack Obama gives a press briefing at the White House announcing a deal on the debt limit and deficit reduction United States President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that an agreement between and leaders has been reached that, if passed by Congress, will allow the government to raise its before it begi... |
The US Geological Survey said the quake was centred some 16km (10 miles) below the ocean floor about 160km (100 miles) north-east of the capital, Nuku'alofa. It struck at 0426 local time (1526 GMT), the USGS said. There were no reports of damage or injuries. Tsunami alerts were issued across the region but were cancell... | thumb An earthquake with estimated magnitude 8.0 (later, revised to 7.9 by USGS) shook the Pacific island of Tonga. The strongest quake of the year so far, the earthquake occurred at 04:26 local time (15:27 UTC) on May 3 at 19.9°S, 174.2°W, about 150 KM south of Neiafu, Tonga and 2150 KM north-northeast of Auckland, Ne... |
Kennedy 'Joking With Family' After Seizure Spokeswoman: Senator Did Not Suffer Stroke As First Suspected BOSTON (WBZ) ― U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy is "conscious, talking, and joking with his family" after suffering a seizure at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport Saturday morning, a spokeswoman said.Kennedy's spokeswoman... | Ted Kennedy United States Senator Ted Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts, was rushed to Cape Cod Hospital from the Kennedy Compound, after reportedly suffering stroke-like symptoms. After two hours in the emergency room, he was flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts General ... |
The Man of Steel returned to the big screen strong on Wednesday, but fell short of Spider-Man's first-day tally. The latest Superman movie smashed its way into theaters Wednesday, with first-day box office sales topping out at $21 million. While "Superman Returns" landed at the No. 8 spot on the list of best all-time W... | Superman returned to theatres for the first time in nearly 20 years, when ''Superman Returns'' opened on Wednesday. The film earned $21 million on its first day of showing, making it the eighth biggest box-office draw ever for a Wednesday opening in North America. The film has so far received generally positive reviews... |
The ground, which is scheduled to open in 2010, is part of a £300m investment by the club and has the ability to increase capacity to more than 75,000. The architect is American company HKS, which is also designing the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium. Chief executive Rick Parry told the BBC: "The stadium will send a messag... | Liverpool FC fans displaying the "You'll never walk alone" banner. Liverpool FC revealed the plans for its new Stanley Park Stadium today. The stadium is to be built over the next three years in Stanley Park, to replace Liverpool's long time home at Anfield. The plans as submitted would provide for a capacity of 60,000... |
Natasha Richardson Passes Away Copyright 2009 Thos Robinson / Getty Images ET confirms that actress Natasha Richardson has died after being hospitalized for a skiing accident. She was 45. In an official statement to ET, a spokesperson for the family said: "Liam Neeson, his sons, and the entire family are shocked and de... | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian''. British actress Natasha Richardson has died, according to a statement released by a spokesperson. Richardson died after suffering a head injury from a fall, while she was receiving private skiing lessons at a Canadian resort in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. She was 45 years old. "L... |
Enlarge image TrES-4 orbits a star bigger and hotter than the Sun. The planet's large size and low density suggests its atmosphere may be escaping into space, leaving a comet-like tail around the planet (Illustration: Jeffrey Hall/Lowell Observatory) Tools A newly discovered alien planet has a record-breaking low densi... | A graphic image of TsER-4 orbiting its star. The largest extrasolar planet or exoplanet has been discovered orbiting the star GSC 02620-00648, around 1,435 light years away. The planet, named TrES-4, after the Transatlantic Exoplanet Survey (TrES) is 1.7 times the size of the planet Jupiter. TrES-4 also has a lower mas... |
The minister was about to start a marathon race when the bomb went off Aftermath of blast At least 14 people, including a senior Sri Lankan government minister, have been killed in a suicide bombing near the capital Colombo, officials say. Highways Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was attending a function to mark the for... | The Sri Lankan highways minister, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, was today killed, by a bombing, while attending an event to mark the upcoming Tamil New Year. Over 14 others were also killed in the blast. At least 90 others were injured. The Media Minister for Sri Lanka commented on the bombings. "It was a suicide bombing of t... |
Dec. 31: The Weather Channel's Chris Warren takes a look at the forecast for New Year's Day. RIO DE JANEIRO - Heavy rains in the Rio de Janeiro area have triggered mudslides that have killed at least 18 people. Rio de Janeiro state's Office of Civil Defense says that more deaths are likely as more rains are expected. T... | According to reports, at least eighteen people were killed in Brazil in the past 24 hours, following heavy storms that led to mudslides and torrential rains. Most of the deaths occurred in the Rio de Janeiro area of the country, and the local Office of Civil Defense commented that more deaths are likely as the inclemen... |
Suspected US Drone Attack Kills 12 in NW Pakistan It is unclear whether Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in the attack. Pakistani security officials say a suspected American missile strike near the Afghan border in northwestern Pakistan has killed 12 militants. The officials, speaking on condition ... | and , PakistanA drone attack, suspected to have been made by US forces, killed at least twelve people and injured a further fourteen in northwestern Pakistan earlier today, although some reports put the death toll as high as eighteen. The attack hit a militant training camp on the border between Pakistan's and tribal r... |
Corner Gas has been nominated as Best Website in the 20th annual GEMINI Awards Go vote for Corner Gas here Hey! Check out the New Behind the Scenes Pics! Season 2 DVD's Are Now ON SALE! DVD's went on sale September 27th all over Canada. You can also order yours at the CORNER GAS store. And now there is a CORNER GAS LIV... | Brad Wall, Premier of Saskatchewan. On Monday, April 6 Saskatchewan Premier, Brad Wall, signed the proclamation that April 13 shall be declared “Corner Gas Day” to honour six seasons of the award winning sitcom, Corner Gas the hit television comedy which will air its last episode “Good Night, You've Been Great” April 1... |
Italy - “AWARE MIGRANTS,” an information campaign jointly developed by the Italian Ministry of Interior and the IOM Coordination Office for the Mediterranean in Rome, was launched yesterday (28 July). It aims to raise awareness among potential migrants about the dangerous journey across the desert and the Mediterranean... | The has collaborated with the (IOM) to produce an on- and offline media campaign aimed at discouraging refugees from entering Europe. The campaign, titled "Aware Migrants", was launched Thursday, exposing high levels of violence and danger in transit, and discouraging from attempting passage through illegal traffickin... |
This Nov. 10, 2020, satellite image made available by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Eta in the Gulf of Mexico, Theta, right, and a tropical wave to the south that became Tropical Storm Iota. (AP) The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which was the busiest on record, will be the last to use the Greek alphabet, a committee con... | Benazir Bhutto 1953-2007 The United States Presidential candidates offered condolences to Benazir Bhutto's family and to the country of Pakistan today. Multiple candidates offered up messages about this former foreign leader. Former Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto was killed in a suicide attack as she was leaving a pol... |
U.S. Yahoo News A group of House Democrats is mounting a renewed push to strip J. Edgar Hoover's name off the FBI headquarters in the wake of a powerful new film that highlights one of the bureau's worst abuses under his leadership: a secret, decades-long program known as COINTELPRO that was aimed at discrediting civil... | Map of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Rakhimov, a rebel leader on horseback who claims control of an Uzbek town said the rebels are intent upon building an Islamic state. "We will be building an Islamic state here in accordance with the Quran; the town is in the hands of people. People are tired of slavery," Rakhimov told The As... |
The Voice of America is marking its 65th anniversary Saturday, amid plans to expand news coverage to the Middle East, North Korea and Latin America. The U.S. government-funded agency that oversees VOA, the Broadcast Board of Governors, says its proposed 2007 budget of nearly $700 million is targeted at some of the worl... | The Voice of America (VOA) marked its 65th anniversary Saturday amid plans to cancel radio broadcasts to many countries where press freedom is under attack. These program cuts are resisted by many former and current VOA journalists who see them as a dangerous departure from VOA's mission to support press freedom worldw... |
While there was no sign that her formal nomination this week was in jeopardy, the questions swirling around Ms. Palin on the first day of the Republican National Convention , already disrupted by Hurricane Gustav , brought anxiety to Republicans who worried that Democrats would use the selection of Ms. Palin to questio... | Sarah Palin John McCain Various questions have been raised about the choice of Alaska Sarah Palin as John McCain's choice for Republican vice presidential running mate. There have been doubts over how thoroughly McCain had examined Palin's background before announcing that he had selected her to be his running mate on ... |
19 July 2006 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour today expressed grave concern over the continued killing and maiming of civilians in Lebanon, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory and called for accountability for any breaches of international law. The High Commissioner recalled tha... | International organisations and human rights watchdogs have expressed concerns over the rising civilian casualties and the humanitarian crisis caused by the in Lebanon and northern Israel. They have also warned the warring groups that their conduct may not comply with governing the safety of civilians in combat areas. |
U.S. Yahoo News A group of House Democrats is mounting a renewed push to strip J. Edgar Hoover's name off the FBI headquarters in the wake of a powerful new film that highlights one of the bureau's worst abuses under his leadership: a secret, decades-long program known as COINTELPRO that was aimed at discrediting civil... | Holy Qur'an On Friday, the U.S. military released the results of their investigation and confirmed that in 5 separate incidents, American guards at the Guantánamo Bay prison "mishandled" the Islamic holy book. However, they stress that guards were usually "respectful" of the Qur'an. One incident involved splashing a Qu... |
Some Copiague parents want their students back in classrooms They complained about having to choose between all virtual classes or following a hybrid model under district restrictions to reduce risk of coronavirus exposure. Trustee defeats incumbent Hempstead Village mayor Waylyn Hobbs beats Mayor Don Ryan in a four-wa... | Artist's impression of the monument. The African Burial Ground National Monument in New York City was dedicated today. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993, after being rediscovered in 1991. The ceremony opens a monument that cost US$5 million and features a sunken courtyard. In February of 2006, Unit... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement A bomb blast caused the Russian train crash in which at least 26 people were killed, intelligence officials say. The Nevsky Express derailed with nearly 700 on board as it ran through remote countryside between the capital Moscow and the second... | An express train travelling from Moscow to St Petersburg in Russia derailed yesterday, leaving at least 25 people dead and 100 more wounded. Authorities suspect a terrorist attack after a possible bomb crater was found beside the line. File map of Russia's location in Europe. The trainwreck occurred in the countryside ... |
Buildings frequently collapse in Egypt where building regulations are often flouted [AFP] The building, which occupied at least 35 people, caved in early Wednesday morning when most residents were sleeping. At least 11 people have been killed and 10 others injured after a four-storey building collapsed in the Egyptian ... | At least twelve bodies have been recovered from the rubble of an apartment building in Alexandria, Egypt. Ten people were hospitalized after the four-storey structure, which was illegal, collapsed in at around 1:00 a.m. Tuesday. No survivors have been pulled out since an eleven year old girl was rescued this morning. S... |
Facebook za kartice SIM 22. februar 2011 Podjetje Gemalto, sicer specialist za pametne kartice SmartCard, je predstavilo nov izdelek z imenom Facebook for SIM, ki omogoča povezavo s priljubljenim družabnim omrežjem tudi prek telefonov, ki ne podpirajo podatkovnih (internetnih) dostopov. Nova rešitev je v celoti namešče... | A Nokia 1108 cellphone, without Internet access. Logo of the Facebook website. Amsterdam-based electronics company has announced that it has developed a way of putting Facebook compatibility on to a mobile phone , to allow mobile phones with no data or internet connection to access the popular social networking site. T... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Two bloggers from Azerbaijan are facing up to five years in jail after posting a video of a donkey giving a news conference on YouTube. Shortly after the video was released, Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli were held on hooliganism charges following a scuffle i... | Two Internet bloggers from Azerbaijan could be getting up to five years in prison after posting a video of a donkey giving a press conference on YouTube, a free video sharing website. A map of former Soviet countries, with Azerbaijan in red. Adnan Hajizade, 26 and Emin Milli, 29, posted the video on YouTube as a joke. ... |
NOKIA ousted its CEO today and appointed Stephen Elop, a Microsoft executive who oversaw the software giant's Office product line. Mr Elop is the first non-Finn to run the 145-year-old company that is the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile phones. He replaces Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who in four years on the job faile... | Stephen Elop in 2008 The Finnish communications corporation Nokia announced that its Head will change on September 21. The previous chief executive will continue to chair in non-executive capacity. The head of Microsoft Business division will take the position. It is the first time a non-Finn becomes Nokia president an... |
01/25/2011 | 02:55 PM Police investigators check the damage on a passenger bus after an explosion along EDSA near Buendia Avenue in Makati on Tuesday. The powerful blast ripped through the bus, killing at least four people and wounding 14 others. AP-Pat Roque Makati Medical Center: one female injured Ospital ng Makati ... | An explosion occurred in a bus in the , in Makati City, Philippines on Tuesday. The blast occurred in shortly before 2 p.m. Four are dead with fourteen more wounded. After the explosion, the National Capital Region Police Office's Director, Nicanor Bartolome, said that he formed a special investigation team and the cit... |
Despite mounting opposition in Washington, the board of Unocal, the American oil company at the center of a takeover battle, instructed its management yesterday to continue negotiations with a government-backed Chinese oil company to seek a higher bid than its $18.5 billion offer, executives close to the company said. ... | At a meeting broadcast on '''', former CIA Director Woolsey talked about the 18.5 billion dollar bid by the government-backed for the purchase of . He said this is definitely a strategic energy power move by China, and it was not for economic gain. Others are still worried about EMP. heads a committee that can block t... |
By Michael Perry SYDNEY (Reuters) - A hardline anti-whaling activist, Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson, said he was shot during a clash with Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean on Friday, but survived because he was wearing a kevlar vest. But Japan's fisheries agency said coastguard officials aboard the whaling ship... | Paul Watson in 2005. Paul Watson of the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd says that he was shot by Japanese sailors while protesting against their hunting practices in Antarctica. Watson, captain of the Sea Shepherd ship the ''Steve Irwin'', stated that his crew had been throwing stink bombs at the sailors, but that they... |
Despite the blackout by third-party media outlets sympathetic to and/or controlled by the Barr campaign, there is a serious effort under way to remove Bob Barr as the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee. In order for the issue to be taken to a vote among LNC members, only one rep need make the motion and another s... | Bob Barr Controversies surrounding Libertarian U.S. presidential nominee and former congressman Bob Barr intensified on Friday afternoon. There is now a serious effort by some in the Libertarian Party to remove Barr as its presidential nominee. In order for this to happen, the matter must be voted upon by members of th... |
Camacho reappointed as Benfica coach Email LISBON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Spaniard Jose Antonio Camacho has been reappointed as Benfica coach and will be officially presented at a news conference on Tuesday, a club source said on Monday. Camacho arrived at Tires airport near Lisbon on Monday after the Portuguese club sacke... | Portugal's most successful team, Benfica, have sacked their manager after the 1st match. They tied Leixões 1-1 in Matosinhos, Portugal. Santos becomes the 1st coach fired this season. the club said in a statement on today 'Benfica have reached agreement with Fernando Santos to end his contract.' The contract was set fo... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has urged the African Union to suspend Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe until he allows free and fair elections. His appeal at an African Union summit in Egypt came as Zimbabwe's opposition said the country faced a constitutional c... | , the Kenyan Prime Minister, has said that Robert Mugabe should be suspended from the African Union until he allows free elections to take place in his country. He has said that the AU "should suspend him Mugabe and send peace forces to Zimbabwe to ensure free and fair elections." Odinga continued, "The African Union w... |
A TEACHER says she had sex with a 15-year-old student because she was "utterly vulnerable" and didn't want the boy to feel rejected. Bridget Mary Nolan, 24, has pleaded guilty to three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with the boy, who was a student at a country South Australian school where she worked as a music ... | A South Australian teacher has confessed to having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student. 24-year-old Bridget Mary Nolan pleaded guilty to three charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with her male student. Facing a maximum of seven years imprisonment for each charge, Nolan pleaded with the Adelaide District... |
The Kennedy Center Honors draws luminaries of the arts world here each year. The annual gala, to be held on Dec. 2 at the Kennedy Center Opera House, is preceded by receptions at the White House and State Department. CBS will broadcast the ceremony in late December. Image Leon Fleisher Credit... Stephanie Kuykendal for... | The Kennedy Center announced that its 30th presentation of the Kennedy Center Honors would go to pianist Leon Fleisher, comedian Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross, director Martin Scorsese and musician Brian Wilson. The Center was opened to the public in 1971 and was envisioned as part of the National Cultural Center Act... |
THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MINISTER CURRICULUM VITAE AL-AMIRI GALLERY KUWAIT'S RULERS KUWAIT IN HISTORY PICTURES FROM KUWAIT'S PAST GENERAL INFORMATION POLITICAL STRUCTURE A TRIP THROUGH TIME اللغة العربية / Arabic English [11 February 2007] : Kuwait's FM expresses satisfaction at successful UK visit of the Amir Deputy Pri... | The Diwan-Amiri confirmed that the former Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah passed away today at his residence in Kuwait City. He was 78 years old. He suffered colon problems which led to surgery, and numerous visits back and forth between England, the United States and India. Sheikh Saad was mar... |
Tyler Brenner scored two goals, Jared DeMichiel made 24 saves and Rochester Institute of Technology advanced to the Frozen Four for the first time, beating New Hampshire, 6-2, last night in the NCAA East Regional final in Albany, N.Y. In just its fifth season as a Division 1 program, fourth-seeded RIT (28-11-1) extende... | In the NCAA Ice Hockey east regional finals played last night at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers beat the UNH Wildcats 6-2. Rochester Institute of Technology is the Atlantic Hockey champions and the fifteenth seed in the sixteen team NCAA tournament. Haltigin scor... |
Share This nsnbc : In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Serra, published on Sunday, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi said that he would be prepared to deploy troops to a future Palestinian State to help secure its stability. On Monday, Al-Sisi begins a visit France and Italy as well as the Va... | In an interview published yesterday in newspaper , president said when a is established, his country will be willing to send armed forces. These forces would be sent for an interim period, until it achieves stability and needs them no longer, and would be deployed in full coordination with and the . File photo of Abdel... |
IF you think you've recently seen a leprechaun or two prowling the pub circuit, don't worry; it's not a hallucination resulting from that fifth round of booze you had. On the lookout: For the past two weeks, these little "green men" have been going around pubs in the city to find Singapore's most passionate Guinness fa... | Chicago River dyed green for St Patrick's Day 2005 Monday marked St. Patrick's Day, a national holiday in Ireland and a cause for celebration in many other nations. Australia's Irish pubs were expected to do booming business, while Sydney hosted one of the world's many St. Patrick's Day parades on Sunday. In the United... |
Full-body scanners are to be introduced at Britain's airports after Gordon Brown gave the go-ahead for the technology in a move which pre-empted his own urgent review of airline security. Despite questions over the effectiveness of the devices, the prime minister said yesterday that passengers would see their "gradual"... | Airports worldwide have implemented new security measures in the aftermath of the Christmas Day 2009 incident involving Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is accused of attempting to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Detroit, Michigan. __NOTOC__ === United Kingdom === The BAA, the air... |
Erling Haaland, jugador pretendido por el Real Madrid, ha sido el autor del primer gol en el regreso de la Bundesliga. Los jugadores del Dortmund han respetado las distancias de seguridad durante la celebración. ||||| By Arifa Akbar, Arts Correspondent A nationwide Alfred Hitchcock retrospective featuring nine of the c... | Alfred Hitchcock. and in Hitchcock's '''' (1958). At least nine of 's rare silent films, made at the beginning of his career, will be staged in 2012 in many public screenings, '''' has reported. These forgotten silent films made by a young Hitchcock are said to feature elements that characterize his later Hollywood wor... |
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Five men accused of planning the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States pleaded guilty but withdrew the offer, court officials said. The men, including Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed operational mastermind of the attacks, withdrew their offer to plead gu... | Khalid Sheikh Mohammed shortly after his capture in 2002. All five of the alleged 9-11 conspirators, including the self-professed ringleader and mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, have withdrawn their offer of guilty pleas after questions were raised on whether by pleading guilty they can receive the death penalty. Dur... |
Photo: BLOOMBERG NEWS The couple sent an email to friends Friday announcing the news. They said they were looking at a possible wedding next summer. Matt McKenna, a spokesman for the former president, confirmed the engagement Monday. Mr Mezvinsky, an investment banker, is a son of former Iowa congressman Ed Mezvinsky, ... | File photo of Chelsea Clinton Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Bill Clinton, U.S. President from 1993 to 2001, has announced that she is engaged to her long-term boyfriend. The 29-year-old announced her engagement to Marc Mezvinsky to friends via e-mail. Mezvinsky is the son of Ed and Marjorie Mezvinsky who both served... |
MILWAUKEE – Lincoln Chafee, a former Republican Senator from Rhode Island, said today that he is changing party registration – at least on primary day next month – and endorsing Senator Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy. “I believe Senator Obama is the best candidate to restore American credibility, to restore our ... | Senator Barack Obama Former Senator Lincoln Chafee Former Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee, a lifelong Republican who left the party in 2007 following a defeat in the 2006 midterm elections, endorsed Democratic Senator Barack Obama in his bid for the White House. Chafee said Obama is the "best candidate to restore A... |
TOKYO — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Japan's Fukushima prefecture, which was home to one of the world's worst nuclear disasters almost a decade ago. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck at 11:08 p.m. local time (9:08 a.m. ET) at a depth of 36 miles. Five aftershocks were ... | A magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred off the eastern coast of Japan yesterday at 23:08 local time (1408 ) at a depth of, by varying reports, about 55–60. As of late yesterday, BBC reported about 50 people were injured in the earthquake. Reports indicated nearly a million houses had no power. In Tokyo, the BBC also noted... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Serbian ex-President Milan Milutinovic has been acquitted on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Kosovo by a UN war crimes tribunal. Five former top Serbian officials were found guilty on some or all the charges relating to the 1990s conflic... | Milan Milutinović, the former president of Serbia, has been cleared of charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity by a United Nations war crimes tribunal in Kosovo. Five other top Serbian officials, however, were found guilty of their charges and given sentences ranging from 15 to 22 years in prison. Milutinović... |
BRITAIN'S Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle was in the Priory clinic last night suffering from exhaustion. The singer, dubbed SuBo, had an "emotional breakdown" following Saturday's final in which she was runner-up. You need Flash Player 8 or higher to view video content with the ROO Flash Player. Click here to download... | Pastels of Boyle British singer Susan Boyle has agreed to be admitted to a local clinic for exhaustion, according to media reports. Boyle is said to have been taken by ambulance to the Priory clinic after she began to act strange in her hotel room, reportedly suffering an "emotional breakdown." Staff for ''Britain's Go... |
Home | The Socialist 21 July 2009 | Join the Socialist Party Subscribe | Donate | Bookshop Vestas jobs fightback The Vestas factory on the Isle of Wight, the only wind turbine factory in the UK, is closing, taking over 600 jobs with it - but the workers of Vestas are organising their fightback. They began a factory occ... | A windfarm in Norfolk, England making use of Vestas turbines. About 30 workers at the Vestas wind turbine plant in Newport, Isle of Wight, England have occupied their factory in protest against the upcoming closure of the plant. The factory, the main site for the manufacture of turbines for wind power in the United Kin... |
Ice jam: Canadians make 'fastest trek' to South Pole as Shackleton's descendants reach spot explorer abandoned trip Canadian explorers claim to have set a new record for the fastest unaided trek to the South Pole - fueled only by deep-fried bacon and butter. The intrepid trio battled against whiteout conditions, altitu... | West Antarctic coastline from about 60 degrees West (left) to about 20 degrees West (right). The image span (left to right) - The Ronne Ice Shelf and Filchner Ice Shelf (the two are separated by Berkner Island, whose outline is barely visible just left of the center of the image), and Coats Land. A trio of Canadian tre... |
Turkish troops have been on exercises in Cizre, near Iraq An official military statement gave the area's coordinates, corresponding to parts of Hakkari, Siirt and Sirnak provinces, in the south-east. Turkish media say civilian flights will be banned from those areas. Turkey has denied a report that it has sent hundreds... | Turkey has tightened access to its cities bordering Iraq, and regions between Turkey and have been closed after a series of attacks by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK); these border cities have been declared as forbidden zones, a press release published on the website of the says. The Chief of Staff, General , said t... |
By Y.P. Rajesh and Tahir Ikram PEACE BRIDGE, India-Pakistan border (Reuters) - Showered with tears and rose petals from relatives thought long lost, two groups of Indian and Pakistani Kashmiris walked over the "Peace Bridge" on Thursday, breaching a military line that has divided them and their land with blood for almo... | '''April 7, 2005''' Map of Kashmir showing marked territory disputes: The grey line running through it is the Line of Control A bus service successfully crossed the disputed region of Kashmir today despite coming under attack early on in its journey. It is believed Islamic separatists launched grenades at the Indian ru... |
MOSCOW, April 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Ousted Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev said Sunday he has signed the document on his resignation in the Kyrgyz Embassy in Moscow. The signing of the resignation document came after nearly threehours of talks between Akayev and the Kyrgyz parliamentary delegation, which arrived here earlier ... | Deposed Kyrgyz president Askar Akayev signed a resignation agreement today.Deposed President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev said that he had signed his resignation in the Kyrgyz embassy in Moscow Sunday. He said an official resignation ceremony would take place Monday. The signing of his document came after two and a half ... |
Veteran entertainer Max Bygraves dies Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Continue reading the main story Related Stories Veteran entertainer Max Bygraves has died in Australia, aged 89. The comedian, actor, and singer, whose catchphrase was "I wanna tell you a story", died in his sleep at hom... | English television presenter and variety performer died Friday at his home in Australia. The comedian, who was born in in the British capital London, was 89 years old. Johnny Mans, Bygraves' agent, confirmed Bygraves had died as he slept in his home of , in the Australian state of Queensland, Friday night. "We have los... |
Looking at data on 8,817 households gathered in national surveys by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Weitzman and his colleagues found that 15 percent of adults and 11 percent of children reported food insecurity within the past year, with 6 percent of adults and 1 percent of children experiencing s... | A medical study has identified a previously unknown risk to children of parents who smoke tobacco: hunger. Children who live in households with at least one adult smoker are more likely to be underfed, according to Dr. Cynthia Cutler-Triggs of the New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital. A new stud... |
Hurricane FRED ZCZC MIATCDAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE FRED DISCUSSION NUMBER 8 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072009 1100 AM AST WED SEP 09 2009 FRED HAS CONTINUED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY THIS MORNING AND IS NOW A MAJOR HURRICANE. SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW THAT THE EYE HAS BECOME DISTINCT ON BOTH VISIBL... | , currently a Category 2 hurricane on the , is spinning harmlessly in the eastern . The first designated the storm Tropical Depression Seven on Monday, September 7. Fred reached Category 3 major hurricane status for a time, but has since weakened slightly. The storm, situated about 645 miles (1040 km) west of the Cape ... |
From Prof Martin Kretschmer. Sir, EU internal markets commissioner Charlie McCreevy’s proposal to extend the European copyright term for sound recordings by 45 years to 95 years flies in the face of all evidence (“EU seeks to extend copyright of musical performers”, February 15). The language of the press release is se... | People from all over Europe came to the Electronic Frontier Foundation's party, which coincided with FOSDEM 2008. The currently has proposals on the table to extend performers' terms. Described by Professor Martin Kretschmer as the "Beatles Extension Act", the proposed measure would extend copyright from 50 to 95 years... |
Abu Ghraib has changed drastically since this photo was taken in 2004 Inmates started a fire and clashed with guards during a riot at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. Officials said the trouble began while warders were carrying out a search for banned drugs and other items. Shots were fired, and US helicopters along with Iraq... | Cells in Abu Ghraib Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison has been set alight during a riot. The jail became notorious after prisoner abuse was discovered there after US forces took over. Wardens had been searching for drugs and banned items such as mobile phones when three inmates started a fire by burning a mattress. The fire inj... |
Plants on other planets may be predominantly red or yellow, NASA scientists announced Wednesday. As everyone knows from elementary school science class, plants on Earth are green because they have chlorophyll. Chlorophyll looks green because its molecules absorb mostly blue and red light for photosynthesis, the chemica... | Mars taken by the Mars Global Surveyor and released on October 16, 2000. On Wednesday, NASA scientists said that, unlike green plants on the planet Earth, plants on other planets may be the color red or yellow. Plants on Earth are green because they contain chlorophyll. The chlorophyll appears green because it absorbs ... |
Pro golfer Fuzzy Zoeller has initiated a lawsuit to identify the person who posted a nasty paragraph about him on Wikipedia, the AP reports. The lawsuit has targeted Josef Silny & Associates, a Miami education consulting firm, because someone used a computer from that company to post the allegedly defamatory remarks. W... | Wikipedia's logo. Golfer Fuzzy Zoeller wants to sue the anonymous person who vandalised his article in the Wikipedia encyclopedia, a website resource almost anyone can edit. An IP address from Josef Silny & Associates, a Miami education consulting firm, wrote a biased paragraph about him creating uproar from the golfer... |
Nepal's king sacks government KATHMANDU, Nepal -- King Gyanendra says he has dissolved the government of Nepal and has declared a state of emergency as he takes control of the Himalayan kingdom. Flights into and out of the capital of Kathmandu, as well as communication lines, were shut down immediately after the king's... | Map of NepalThe King of Nepal, , has dissolved the coalition government, accusing it of factional fighting and failing in its duty to protect democracy. Several key political figures in the old coalition have been put under house arrest, including the leader of the . The king has said that he removed the government of ... |
Editor’s Note: This story is reprinted from Computerworld. For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld’s Macintosh Knowledge Center. On the heels of the posting of death threats against prominent blogger Kathy Sierra, technology publisher Tim O’Reilly Sunday released a draft code of conduct for blogging that calls for a... | Jimmy Wales at the Wikimania, Frankfurt, August 2005. Jimbo Wales is teaming up with book publisher Tim O'Reilly to create a "code of conduct" for bloggers. The code is expected to address issues of free speech and the practice of allowing mean-spirited comments made by users to remain in the blogosphere. It will also ... |
By James Standley Saracens winger Kameli Ratuvou was a constant threat for Fiji Fiji (15) 29 Tries: Leawere, Ratuvou 2, Delasau Cons: Little 3 Pens: Little Leawere, Ratuvou 2, DelasauLittle 3Little Canada (6) 16 Tries: Smith Cons: Pritchard Pens: Pritchard 3 Fiji kept in the hunt for a place in the World Cup quarter-fi... | 125px The Pacific Island nations were pushing for places in the knockout stage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup today. Fiji overcame Canada 29-16, claiming a vital bonus point to go second in Pool B ahead of Wales. Tonga defeated Samoa 15-19 in Pool A. Tonga overturned a six point deficit at half time to go second in the po... |
Lap by Lap: Richmond Live Points Standings | Chat Room | Sign up for TrackPass Lap 400: Kasey Kahne wins the Chevy 400 at RIR. It is Kahne's first career Nextel Cup win. Unofficial Results | Unofficial Standings Lap 393: Green flag. Kahne leads. Lap 391: Kurt Busch pits for left-side tires. Lap 390: Kurt Busch pits for... | Kasey Kahne rode into victory early Sunday morning at Richmond International Raceway in the state of Virginia, USA, in his first Nascar Nextel Cup victory. Kahne, who drives a Dodge, and is sponsored by the same company, won automaker competitor Chevrolet's sponsored race, the Chevy American Revolution 400. The 25-year... |
Marcie Lane, wife of Fallen Master Cpl. Scott Francis Vernelli, kisses her husband goodbye, along with her daughter Olivia Marcellia during a repatriation ceremony at 8 Wing-CFB Trenton. (JEROME LESSARD/Sun Media) Repatriation CFB TRENTON, Ont. Four hearses carrying the flag-draped coffins of the latest Canadian sold... | On Sunday, at Kandahar International Airport in Afghanistan, over 3,000 NATO soldiers honoured four recently fallen Canadians who died in combat and returned home on Monday. On Friday, a blast in Zhari District killed Canadian Master Corporal Scott Vernelli and Corporal Tyler Crooks of the The Royal Canadian Regiment. ... |
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website Ice has been transported south during the Arctic winter The loss has continued since the end of the Arctic summer, despite cold weather across the northern hemisphere. The warm 2007 summer saw the smallest area of ice ever recorded in the region, and scientis... | This ice concentration map dated March 9, 2008, indicates maximum ice extent in the Northern Hemisphere and the contour of the ice edge in 2006 (when the maximum extent was least extensive during the satellite era) is shown in red while that for the 28-year average is shown in gold. NASA has stated that recent satellit... |
--Provinces--- Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador N.W.T Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario --- NCR-Ottawa P.E.I. Quebec Saskatchewan --- Training Academy Yukon Environment Canada employee arrested for leaked documents OTTAWA — May 9, 2007— Early this morning, the Ottawa RCMP arrested a m... | RCMP police car in Ottawa, Canada. A Canadian government employee of Environment Canada was arrested Wednesday for criminal breach of trust with respect to a leak of the Conservative government's green plan days before it was due to be made public. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested the unidentified male... |
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