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WASHINGTON Laura Bush will undergo surgery on Saturday to relieve pain from pinched nerves in her neck, her press secretary said Friday. The problem prevented the first lady from accompanying President Bush to Australia this week for the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Sydney. Bush wi... | United States First Lady Laura Bush. United States First Lady Laura Bush underwent elective surgery on Saturday at George Washington University Hospital and is now "resting comfortably at the White House," according to spokeswoman Sally McDonough. Last month, the First Lady injured her neck and shoulder during a hiking... |
One of Northern Ireland's largest paramilitary groups has completely disarmed itself, marking a milestone in the troubled region's peace process. The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) is the largest and last loyalist paramilitary group to lay down its arms after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, which largely put an end t... | The Ulster Defense Association (UDA), a paramilitary group in Northern Ireland that wants Northern Ireland to remain in the United Kingdom, said today that it has rid itself of its weapons. A statement by the group read, "The Ulster Defense Association was formed to defend our communities. We state quite clearly and ca... |
Oklahoma turnpike crash kills 9 Investigators don't think the driver of a semi tried to stop before the crash that left eight adults and one child dead in Oklahoma. By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Photos « 1 of 1 » Gary Crow/AP Photo Rescue workers and authorities work at the scene of a multiple-vehicle accident on Int... | A crash has killed nine people on a turnpike (toll road) northeast of Miami, Oklahoma. The accident occurred on Friday when a semi-trailer truck struck a line of stationary traffic from behind on the Will Rogers Turnpike near state lines with Missouri and Kansas. Traffic had come to a standstill as a result of an earli... |
Alaska Supreme Court justice Walter Carpeneti, right, questions attorneys during oral arguments before the Alaska Supreme Court in Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday Oct. 8, 2008 on whether to shut down an abuse-of-power investigation into Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Justices Robert Eastaugh, center a... | Sarah Palin, Republican nominee for Vice President. An Alaskan legislative investigation, nicknamed 'Troopergate', concluded Friday that Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin had abused her power during her time as Alaskan governor. The report, released by a bipartisan investigative committee, found that Palin had vi... |
North Korea 'ready for sacred war' with the South Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. North Korea is ready for a "sacred war of justice" using a nuclear deterrent, its armed forces minister has said. Kim Yong-chun accused South Korea of making preparations for war by holding live-fire exercise... | A senior North Korean official said his country is prepared for a "sacred war of justice" with South Korea involving . The country's armed forces minister, , said the North Korean government considered the planned South Korean military exercises to be preparation for armed warfare. File photograph of North Korean troop... |
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A fight to save the Uist to Barra air service will taken to the Scottish Parliament. Stornoway SNP councillors Rae Mackenzie and Gordon Murray have launched a petition to be lodged with the parliament’s public petitions committee. The petitions committee is coming to the Western Isles next month and the two councillors... | In the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, two councillors from the Scottish National Party (SNP) began a petition Friday, the day after — the local government council for the Western Isles — said it would discontinue flight services between the islands of and as part of its 2013 / 2014 budget. File photo of plane at in Septem... |
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! Member ID or E-Mail Address: Password: Forgot Your Password? Remember me on this computer. ||||| (CNN) -- President Obama lauded t... | American President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Iraq today, ''The New York Times'' reported Tuesday. This is Obama's first visit to Iraq since he became president. Barack Obama, 2009 Air Force One touched down at 4:42 p.m. local time (1:42 p.m. UTC, 9:42 EDT), amid heavy security at Baghdad International A... |
Our Story: Two friends and teammates coming off a silver medal at the 2012 London Paralympics games in Wheelchair Basketball have turned their sights to the next challenge. In June 2013 they want to be part of the first tour group ever to ride the perimeter of Fiji. This is no ordinary ride for Leanne Del Toso, who dev... | Leanne Del Toso Shelley Chaplin Two Australian Paralympic wheelchair basketball players, Shelley Chaplin and Leanne Del Toso, are cycling around Fiji to raise money for people in Fiji with disabilities. They hope to cover the route, which is roughly 500 kilometers (300 miles) long, in just ten days. They started on Jun... |
WCNC A number of people called Lincoln County 911 to describe the object. LINCOLN COUNTY -- Countless calls were made to emergency centers from across the Carolinas from people who reported seeing an unexplained bright light falling from the sky. It was spotted around 8 p.m. Wednesday night. A number of people called L... | North Carolina A turquoise colored UFO was reported by locals and an officer in and around Charlotte, North Carolina. Jim Neal said that the object was, "Bright blue-green ball with a white tail." Julie Bigham said that the object was, "A greenish-like light low in the sky. We thought a small plane or helicopter was go... |
JOE LIEBERMAN: MCCAIN FOR PRESIDENT By JOE LIEBERMAN February 3, 2008 -- On Tuesday, New Yorkers will go to the polls to vote in a highly tightly contested election that will help determine who will be the next president of the United States. In this election, we are not just choosing our next president. We are also ch... | Joseph Lieberman United States Senator (ID-CT) delivered an impassioned speech yesterday to Republicans at the 2008 Republican National Convention. His choice to do so angered numerous congressional Democrats, and may lead to sanctions by the party. Lieberman spent 18 years as a Democrat, winning his first Senate race ... |
Obama broadens Bush's faith-based programs A revised federal office will lend a hand to secular community groups focusing on issues from mortgage assistance to job training. Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington today, Obama said the office will help all community organizations -- religious and secula... | United States President Barack Obama announced on Thursday that he was renaming and expanding an office created by former President George W. Bush, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Barack Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast. "No matter how much money we invest or how sensibly we d... |
By DUNCAN LARCOMBE SIMON HUGHES and JAMIE PYATT March 05, 2007 PRINCE Harry and his men will pose as hooded hostages in a training exercise after hate-filled threats to kidnap or kill him in Iraq. The Royal soldier, 22, will take part in role-play exercises where armed enemy kidnappers take hostages. Then troops st... | Officer Cadet Wales (''in background'') and his intake of Juniors are inspected by the Chief of the Defence Staff. According to a report from the British newspaper ''The Sun'', Al-Qaeda members have issued a prominent threat on the Internet that Britain's Prince Harry will be killed or kidnapped when he is sent out to ... |
Login Enter your details below to login Email address Password Keep me logged in information Keeps you logged in for a rolling 15 days or until you logout Forgot your password? ||||| THE EUROPEAN Commission has suggested Iceland could be fast-tracked for EU membership, opening up the possibility that it could join the ... | A commissioner in Brussels has suggested that Iceland could be fast tracked to join the European Union (EU) by 2011. The European Commissioner for enlargement, Olli Rehn, said that if the country, stricken by the world financial meltdown, applied for membership to the 52-year-old international economic and social organ... |
Ben S. Bernanke, at the first press conference by a Federal Reserve Chairman following a policy meeting, said the economy still requires monetary support while the need to contain inflation means further easing is unlikely. The 57-year-old former Princeton University professor stepped before the television cameras in a... | A meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee On Wednesday, at the first live public news conference ever given by the (Fed), Federal Reserve Chairman explained the recent policy to a small group of reporters and answered some questions. The conference was conducted two hours after the release of a report by the Fed'... |
Tearful and wearing black, tens of thousands of Egyptian Coptic Christians joined a funeral mass for their patriarch, Pope Shenouda III, led by senior clerics at the main cathedral in Cairo. St Mark's Cathedral was packed with local clerics, visiting clergymen and dignitaries as deacons chanted sombre hymns and bearded... | Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria in 2009 , the leader of Egypt's church, has died at the age of 88. His funeral was held at a packed in Cairo today. The mass featured hymns, prayers and incense-burning as crowds in and outside the cathedral paid their respects. A large police presence watched over the scenes as mourners... |
The rocket took off under a clear blue sky Rocket's blast-off The rocket, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), took off from the Sriharikota base in southern India at 1530 Indian time (1000 GMT). It is carrying a 352kg Italian satellite which will gather information about the origins of the universe, the AFP news a... | The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced India’s first commercial launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). It is carrying the Italian satellite AGILE which will gather information about the origins of the universe through imaging of distant celestial objects in the X-ray and Gamma ray regions... |
Protesters carry an effigy of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during a rally in Metro Manila on Friday. (Romeo Ranoco/Reuters) Thousands in Philippines call for Arroyo to resign MANILA: In one of the largest demonstrations against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo since she took office in 2001, thousands o... | World Economic Forum in 2007. Tens of thousands of Filipinos called for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's resignation in the streets of Manila in the wake of a corruption scandal. Among the protesters were nuns, farmers, students, and even two former Presidents. Former Presidents Corazón Aquino and Joseph Estrada, kn... |
Strong earthquake hits Taiwan; injuries reported TAIPEI, Taiwan — A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday, causing widespread damage and disrupting communications around the island. Local news reports said several people were injured. The quake was centered in the county of Kaohsiung, and... | Location of earthquake A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan on Thursday. According to USGS the epicenter was 23.1 km (14.4 miles) deep. The quake struck at 8:18 a.m. (0018 UTC) in a mountainous region on the southeast coast and 40 miles east of cities of Tainan and Kaohsiung on the southwest coast. T... |
There is no independent evidence that the letters are genuine - or whether they were written willingly. RELEASED FRIDAY 30 MARCH To British People I am writing to you as a British service person who has been sent to Iraq, sacrificed due to the intervening policies of the Bush and Blair governments. We were arrested aft... | Iranian television has aired new video footage of three of the fifteen UK sailors and marines seized by Iran a week ago. On Thursday evening, the Iranian Embassy in London released a second letter purported to be written by detained servicewoman Faye Turney. The footage was released hours after Iran criticized yesterd... |
Adjust font size: CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- In a case fraught with ethical questions, the parents of a severely mentally and physically disabled child have stunted her growth to keep their little "pillow angel" a manageable and more portable size. The uterus and breast tissue of the bedridden 9-year-old girl were remov... | Ashley in her double stroller.Photo credit: The Ashley Treatment blog An ethical controversy has surged in the United States and elsewhere around nine-year-old Ashley X (her family name has not been released). The disabled girl was operated upon at the request of her parents, to prevent her from growing, menstruating a... |
Microsoft Corp.'s free web-based e-mail service and other sites have been unavailable for hours to internet users around the world Tuesday. Web surfers were unable to log on to Hotmail, along with other services that require a Microsoft login, such as the Xbox Live video game community site and the Windows Live Messeng... | Users worldwide are reporting that they are unable to login to Microsoft's (MS) live services such as Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, and in some cases Xbox Live. Problems reportedly began around 6:30 a.m. eastern time. "We are aware that some customers may be experiencing difficulty accessing their Windows Live accou... |
Full scorecard - Commentary - Wickets - 3D animation - Partnerships - Wagon wheels - Player v player - Over comparison - Over graphs - Career averages - Match home - Bulletin - Article index (7) - Photo index (18) Twenty20 Int. no. 41 - 22nd Match, Group F Australia v Sri Lanka 2007/08 season Played at (neutral venue),... | Australia have defeated Sri Lanka by ten wickets in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa. The result qualifies Australia for the semi-finals, while Sri Lanka are eliminated from the tournament. Australia's bowlers dismissed Sri Lanka for just 101 runs. Thr... |
Three shot dead by court fugitive A MAN being escorted into a US court for his rape trial yesterday stole a deputy’s gun, killed the judge and two other people and carjacked a reporter’s vehicle to escape, setting off a massive manhunt and public panic. Hundreds of police officers in cars and helicopters swarmed Atlant... | During the trial of a man yesterday for rape at an Atlanta court house, the man on trial allegedly stole the gun of a nearby deputy and shot dead the Judge, a reporter and another deputy. The suspect, Brian Nichols aged 33, was at court for the fourth day of his trial for numerous charges filed by a former girlfriend. ... |
July 19, 2008 - 8:54AM French anti-terrorist police are investigating after 28 kilograms of explosives were stolen from a security services bomb disposal depot. A police official said plastic explosives, almost certainly Semtex, had been taken from the facility along with detonators. France's Interior Minister Michele ... | Counter-terrorism police in France are searching for 28 kg (~61 lbs) of the plastic explosive Semtex and detonators that have gone missing. The explosives were discovered to be missing on Friday, but could have left the facility up to a week ago. They were stored at a site in Corbas, near Lyon in east-central France, w... |
WTO chief calls meeting to discuss crisis impact on trade finance GENEVA (AFP) — The World Trade Organisation chief on Friday invited heads of development and commercial banks to a meeting in Geneva next month to discuss the impact of the economic crisis on trade finance. "A number of WTO members, in particular develop... | The head of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, has called for a meeting to assess the trade finance situation, including the impact on developing countries. The meeting, which is schedule for November 12, will allow credit institutes and government officials to review the current trade credit situation. Pascal ... |
PARIS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy Friday promised 12 million euros (16 million U.S. dollars) in humanitarian aid for Pakistan at a meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Paris, a French source said. According to the source, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari visited Nicolas Sarko... | French president Nicolas Sarkozy In a meeting with Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari in Paris on Friday, French president Nicolas Sarkozy pledged to give twelve million Euro (US$16.2 million) in humanitarian aid to Pakistan. The funds will be given to more than one million internally displaced persons (IPD) in Pakis... |
Measure T will be “declared unconstitutional, and therefore wholly null and void” according to a settlement filed in federal court Monday between Humboldt County and the Pacific Legal Foundation. The settlement, which awaits a judge's ruling to become final, would guarantee that Measure T would not be enforced by the c... | Yesterday, a settlement agreement was filed in court that effectively brings to an end a two-year-old law banning many election-related activities by corporations in a north-western county of California. The County of Humboldt and Pacific Legal Defense Foundation agreed to a settlement declaring a law banning corporat... |
A police officer looks through a subway passenger's bag while New York City remains on alert for a possible terrorist attack. New York City police officers from Emergency Service Unit stand guard outside the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, Oct. 7, 2005. (AP Photo / John Smock) New York subway threat still not valida... | The US news agency ''CNN'' is reporting that the recent New York subway terrorist threat this past weekend was based on "false information." The original tip lead to the arrest of three men in Iraq with suspected ties to the plot; however, under interrogation which included lie detector tests, investigators discovered ... |
[Updated 11:37 a.m.] See full story on CNN.com [Updated 11:02 a.m.] At least 60 people were injured when a ferry crashed into the Staten Island Ferry terminal Saturday morning in New York, authorities said. Most of the injuries were said to be minor [Updated 10:03 a.m.] A ferry boat crashed into the Staten Island Ferry... | Staten Island Ferry terminal, Lower Manhattan. According to the (NYPD), New York City's has crashed into a passenger terminal, causing over 60 injuries. The (NYFD) reports to the press that they are on the scene and are giving emergency treatment. No life-threatening injuries have been reported, although a few of the p... |
The fatal shooting of eight people at day spas in and around Atlanta have intensified fears in Asian-American communities that have been the target of attacks since the onset of the coronavirus. Six of the eight victims were Asian women. The 21-year-old suspect, Robert Aaron Long, has been charged with four counts of m... | The 27,000-pages of documents released on Tuesday reveal that while the United States and West Germany knew the location of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann two years before his capture, the fact was kept secret. The documents were declassified as part of the Nazi War Criminals Disclosure Act of 1998. West German Intel... |
Six dead in Japan quake: officials KURIHARA, Japan (AFP) — Six people were killed in Saturday's powerful earthquake in northern Japan, officials said. Two workers, aged 53 and 54, were working on a construction project when they were hit by a landslide, said a local official in the hard-hit northern town of Kurihara. R... | A magnitude 7.2 earthquake has hit the region of Tohoku, a rural area of Northern Japan, killing nine people, injuring over 200, triggering land slides with reports of a bridge destroyed by the quake, several press reports. Mainichi Shinbun reports many land slides happened in mountainous areas, cutting down roads and ... |
Offentliggjort 26. januar 2006 22:30 - opdateret 14:30 Tip en ven Print-version Frygt for total handelsboykot LÆSER SERVICE Se hele artiklen i: E-avisen (JP Master) Morgenavisen (Abonnent) Abonnementsfordele: JP Master - fri adgang til E-avis og arkiv. Læs mere Fuldt betalende - fri adgang til Morgenavisen og 3 mdr. ar... | On January 26, 2006, a massive boycott of dairy produce from Arla Foods started in Saudi Arabia over what is perceived as a Danish attack on Muslim values. The Saudi ambassador to Denmark has been recalled for consultations. The Danish/Swedish dairy company Arla is facing a massive loss after a spreading boycott of its... |
Coleen McLoughlin is promoting the draw to players in the UK The draw, run by the National Lottery and operators in eight other countries, looks set to be worth £100m next week. Ticket sales were running at quadruple the usual rate ahead of Friday's draw, UK organiser Camelot said. The winning numbers in the draw were ... | Despite lots of publicity and media attention causing a last minute rush to buy tickets, there was no winner of the £85m jackpot in this week's 'Euromillions' lottery. This is the tenth week that no-one has won the top prize, which has 'rolled-over' to create bigger and bigger jackpots each week. Next week's jackpot no... |
Witnesses say light was green just before Metrolink train crashed Three observers who were at the Chatsworth station -- a security guard and two train enthusiasts -- insist that the engineer had a green light. The safety agency has said its evidence shows the signal was red when the Metrolink train, driven by engineer ... | Two railfans and a security officer who were at the Metrolink station in Chatsworth, California on the afternoon of Friday, September 12, when Metrolink Train 111 collided with an oncoming freight train, say the train had received a green signal just before the collision. The witness accounts were published in a recent... |
Ruapehu lahar goes according to plan 18 March 2007 Media Statement Ruapehu lahar goes according to plan Minister of Conservation Chris Carter is praising all the agencies involved in managing the Mt Ruapehu lahar today. “I am delighted with the way things have gone today on Mt Ruapehu”, said Mr Carter. “The lahar trave... | A lahar at New Zealand's Mount Ruapehu is all but over, without causing anywhere the level of havoc for which authorities were prepared. The event was first confirmed by a 3 News helicopter, and then the Department of Conservation. The Department of Conservation had said that a "moderate lahar" was moving down the side... |
The earthquake was centred in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was felt in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, Al Jazeera's correspondents reported. There were no initial reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which struck... | An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan along the border with Pakistan early on Friday, the US Geological Survey reported. Hindu Kush mountains The tremors, which started at 00.21 local time (19.51 UTC), were felt in the capitals of both countries. There were no immediate re... |
Pay based on use Get Started Purchase a Team or Enterprise subscription for per week You will be billed per month after the trial ends ||||| In a country where most big corporate decisions are hammered out through weeks of closed-door compromises between dark-suited officials, Tuesday’s vote by shareholders of China Ea... | A bid made by Singapore Airlines for a 24% stake in China Eastern Airlines was turned down by minority shareholders. Talks about a sale started in March 2007 when Singapore Airlines and China Eastern started negotiations about a possible deal. According to ''Forbes'' the deal would have helped China Eastern's earnings ... |
Fury as goal-line technology plans are shelved By Andrew Warshaw Last Updated: 12:13am GMT 09/03/2008 Have your say Read comments Football's lawmakers performed a stunning U-turn by kicking out goal-line technology for the foreseeable future, a crushing blow to the Football Association and Premier League who had jointl... | Wembley stadium in 2007. The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body that decides on the laws of the game, has decided to discontinue all experiments involving technology, and for the first time has also decided on the exact size of a soccer field. Instead of pursuing the idea of using cameras or micr... |
Fernando Alonso dominated Sundays Italian Grand Prix to head a McLaren one-two that must have come as intense relief for the beleaguered team. Alonso won by six seconds on a day when Lewis Hamilton had no answer to the world champions relentless pace. But Kimi Raikkonen was even further back - 27.3s - in third place.... | Fernando Alonso at the 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix Fernando Alonso driving on 2007 British Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza Fernando Alonso wins the 2007 FIA Formula-1 Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy, with his teammate, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton second. The pair... |
Iraq is considering building a giant observation wheel in Baghdad in an attempt to promote the city as a potential tourist destination. The country was looking for companies to submit designs to build the giant wheel - dubbed 'The Baghdad Eye'. It will soar more than 650ft over the city and feature air-conditioned comp... | Iraqi officials are planning on having a Ferris wheel built as a tourist attraction to the nation's capital, Baghdad. The wheel would be called '' and is planned to sit over 650 ft above the . Adel al Ardawi, a Baghdad municipality spokesman said that "this wheel will be taller than the iconic 443-foot ." He failed to ... |
We've noticed you're adblocking. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Thank you for your support. ||||| I am excited by the prospect of leading the company... | British bank Northern Rock has appointed the vice chairman of Barclays as its new chief executive. After 26 years at Barclays—the last two of which were as vice chairman—Gary Hoffman will replace Andy Kuipers. Kuipers, who has been with Northern Rock for 20 years, will be replaced at the beginning of October. Customers... |
London’s busiest subway line was closed today after a runaway engineering train traveled for almost four miles (6.4 kilometers) toward the center of the U.K. capital without a driver. The train became defective near Archway station in north London after undertaking maintenance work and was being dragged away from the c... | A London engineering train ran away and travelled four miles on the Underground's early on Friday morning, resulting in part of the Northern Line, which carries 500,000 passengers daily, being closed for much of the day. The runaway train apparently had an engineering defect. The London Underground, also known as the T... |
Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan, and Peshawar, Pakistan -- A suicide bombing at a crowded courthouse in Peshawar killed 19 people Thursday, the 10th such attack in six weeks for a city bearing the brunt of retaliation from Taliban militants battling Pakistani troops along the Afghan border.Now in its fifth week, Pak... | Peshawar is located in the North-Western Frontier Province of PakistanA suicide bomber has killed at least 19 people around a courthouse in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan. Witnesses said that the powerful explosion occurred during rush hour. Several security personnel and lawyers are among the victims, and doctors repo... |
ABOUT BUSINESS PLUS Trial Offer applies only to business addresses in Ireland. Get 3 FREE Trial issues of Business Plus Magazine. News Home » News Restricted Access To access this section of the Business Plus website you must have registered and logged in. To login please enter your username and password in the fields ... | Ireland's heavy reliance on imported oil is starting to cause a rise in inflation According to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the annual rate of inflation in Ireland has begun to rise again after a period of decline. Annualised inflation is now running at 2.2%, up from 2.1% in March. The figures ... |
Judge blocks 1998 online porn law PHILADELPHIA Software filters work much better than a 1998 federal law designed to keep pornography away from children on the Internet, a federal judge ruled Thursday in striking down the measure on free-speech grounds. Senior U.S. District Judge Lowell Reed Jr. also said the Child O... | Senior Judge Lowell Reed Jr. of the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued a permanent injunction on Thursday against the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) passed in 1998 that says it is a crime to make online pornography accessible for underage children. Reed expressed "personal regret a... |
President Bush asked Congress yesterday to approve $770 million in new global food aid for the coming fiscal year, the centerpiece of an evolving administration response to a crisis that has sparked increased violence and hunger around the world. Overall, he said, the United States is on track to spend nearly $5 billio... | Bush speaking on Food Aid yesterdayGeorge W. Bush, the President of the United States recently discussed Food Aid in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House. He called for extra funds to be allocated by Congress to support food aid. "I am calling on Congress to provide an additional $770 million to support foo... |
Medvedev, Putin congratulate Bilan on Eurovision win: "One more triumph for all Russia" MOSCOW: In sports and pop music, Russia is on a roll — and its leaders made the most of it Sunday. A winning performance in the Eurovision Song Contest by singer Dima Bilan followed a series of sports victories that have fed the res... | Dima Bilan has won the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, the 53rd, for Russia with his song ''Believe''. The song was developed by US R&B artist Timbaland. The song won the competition with 272 points; 42 points ahead of Ukraine's Ani Lorak in second place with 230 points for the song ''Shady Lady''. Third was Kalomira for... |
40-year-old suspect held in gruesome Manitoba bus killing Passenger decapitated, witnesses say; story contains graphic details A 40-year-old man is in custody in Manitoba after a young man was stabbed — and, witnesses said, decapitated — aboard a Greyhound bus travelling through the province overnight. Police officers ... | According to a Canadian Press report published Thursday and a CNN report Friday, 40-year-old Vince Weiguang Li of Edmonton, Alberta has been arrested for allegedly stabbing and decapitating a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba, Canada on Wednesday night. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has not con... |
UN Endorses Israel-Palestinian War Crimes Report Palestinian woman walks past house destroyed during Israel's 22-day offensive in Jabalia in northern Gaza Strip, 15 Feb 2009 After two days of debate, the U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly endorsed a report from the Human Rights Council calling for domestic invest... | After two days of debate, the United Nations has overwhelmingly endorsed a report from the Human Rights Council calling for domestic investigations into alleged war crimes committed by both Israel's military and Palestinian armed forces during the Gaza conflict that began last December. The controversial report conclud... |
Home New species found in Vietnam's green corridor The new snake species, known as the white-lipped keelback, tends to live by streams where it catches frogs and other small animals. © Raoul Bain / WWF Greater Mekong One of the five new orchid species found in Vietnam. © Leonid Averyanov / WWF Greater Mekong The new sp... | At least 11 new species of life have been discovered in the of in Vietnam in a region of the forest described as the "." The discovery was made by researchers from the (WWF). Among the new species are five and at least three other species of plants, two and a snake. At least ten more species of plants are believed to b... |
The pregnant elephant died standing in the river Velliyar in Palakkad. The pregnant elephant that died in Kerala's Palakkad district had consumed crackers stuffed in a coconut, Mannarkkad Divisional Forest Officer Sunil Kumar told NDTV, hours after the arrest of the first accused in the case that has horrified the nati... | On Friday, Indian officials in Kerala arrested a man in connection with the death of a pregnant female elephant suffering from explosive injuries. Authorities said they believed a fruit filled with firecrackers had exploded in her mouth, damaging her jaw and ultimately leading to her death. According to wildlife offici... |
A British businessman is facing extradition from the UK to Russia after Moscow issued a request for an Interpol “blue notice” to locate and arrest him. William Browder, a US-born businessman based in London who is campaigning against Russian officials implicated in the death of Sergei Magnitsky, his former lawyer, said... | Benjamin Mullany, the British man who was shot along with his wife while on holiday in Antigua has died. He and his wife, Catherine had been on the last day of their honeymoon when both were shot during what seems to be a botched robbery on July 29. Catherine died instantly while Ben fell into a coma. Doctors were unaw... |
Volvo: Car manufacturer goes electric, ditches vehicles powered solely by internal combustion engine Updated Volvo plans to build only electric and hybrid vehicles starting in 2019, making it the first major automaker to abandon cars and SUVs powered solely by the internal combustion engine. Key points: Global auto ind... | On Wednesday, automobile company announced all of its cars to be released in 2019 onwards are to use some form of battery-powered engine, leaving conventional petrol-only vehicles altogether. The decision comes after Volvo announced in May their intent to cease production of diesel vehicles. The Volvo S90, one of Volvo... |
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Power was restored Tuesday for most of Florida after a failed switch and fire at an electrical substation outside Miami triggered widespread blackouts across the state. Problems at an automated substation knocked out power Tuesday to millions of customers across Florida. more photos » Utility wo... | Florida highlighted in red. Massive blackouts occurred throughout the US state of Florida shortly after 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (18:00 UTC) on Tuesday afternoon. Out of the 4.4 million customers served by Florida Power & Light, Co. (FPL), about 680,000 residents were affected, with an additional two million-plus custome... |
Wolfgang Van Halen: The Grammys Almost Had Bigger Eddie Van Halen Tribute Posted in: Music News Guitarist's son, who says he's disappointed with the Grammys' tribute to Eddie Van Halen, wants to talk to the Academy about "the legacy of the rock genre going forward" ||||| Last month, Billy Corgan scoffed at the notion o... | Billy Corgan On the same day he released his debut solo album, former Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan announced, "I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams." Those words appeared in a full-page ad that ran in Tuesday's edition of the Chicago Tribune under the title, ''A Message to Chicago From Billy Corg... |
Mr Rudd praised Mr Howard's dignity in defeat Rudd victory speech Mr Howard said he had telephoned Labor leader Kevin Rudd "to congratulate him on an emphatic victory". Mr Rudd said the country had "looked to the future" and he pledged to be a prime minister "for all Australians". With 70% of votes counted, Labor were ... | __NOTOC__ Early results in the Australian federal election held today show that the opposition Labor Party led by Kevin Rudd looks set to take government. Such a result would end 11 years under the leadership of the Liberal/National coalition led by John Howard. Early results indicate a 5.25 percent swing to Labor, wit... |
Policemen are often targeted by militants in Pakistan At least four policemen have been killed in an attack by suspected militants in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, police say. They say the attackers fired bursts from automatic weapons on a police van, and then set it on fire. Attacks on security personnel co... | Four Pakistani police officers have been shot dead by suspected militants, according to police. The attackers allegedly shot into a police car before setting it on fire. Two officers were also injured in the shooting, which was the region's second such attack in less than a month. The local police chief commented on th... |
Growing pains within Fred Thompson's "non-campaign" for president in 2008 revealed themselves in a big way Tuesday. For months, the former Tennessee senator has been rising in the polls by merely "testing the waters" and refusing to undertake the traditional trappings of a presidential campaign. But there has been much... | Fred Thompson On Tuesday and Wednesday, two of Fred Thompson pre-campaign staffers resigned. J.T. Mastranadi, who was hired less than two weeks ago as the campaign's director of research, resigned this morning. Whereas, yesterday Thompson's top adviser, Tom Collamore, resigned "because of differences with Thompson's wi... |
A reality TV star is reportedly wanted by police after the body of a former US swimsuit model was found stuffed in a suitcase. Fiore in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2006 Jasmine Fiore's remains were packed in the case and then dumped in a rubbish bin in Buena Park, Orange County, California. Police said the 28-year-old, who d... | A millionaire reality TV star is being sought by police over the murder of a model whose body was found in a Californian dumpster. 28-year-old Jasmine Fiore was found dead in an unzipped suitcase in Buena Park, Orange County. Police are seeking real estate tycoon Ryan Jenkins, 32, a contestant on the reality show ''Meg... |
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - An interim government set up after a military coup in Honduras said on Thursday it would be open to bringing forward a November general election to resolve a crisis over the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya. Roberto Micheletti, head of the caretaker government, also told reporters it would be p... | The interim government of Honduras has rejected calls from the Organization of American States (OAS) and other governments to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who was forced out of the country on Sunday in what has been labelled a military coup. The Organization of American States, which includes all 35 indepe... |
Man charged with stealing Wi-Fi signal RELATED YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Computer Networking or or Create Your Own ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) -- Police have arrested a man for using someone else's wireless Internet network in one of the first criminal cases involving this fairly common practice. Benjamin Smith III, 41, face... | A Florida man is being charged with 3rd degree felony for logging into a private Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Internet access point without permission. Benjamin Smith III, 41, is set for a pre-trial hearing this month in the first case of its kind in the United States. This kind of activity occurs frequently, but often go... |
1 DAY TO GO Bangkok on high alert for violence 13,000 soldiers, police to be deployed in areas considered to be flashpoints; Democrats, TRT deny mobilising supporters Security will be tightened in areas likely to be flashpoints for violence ahead of tomorrow's landmark rulings of the Constitution Tribunal on the electo... | Four people were killed and about two dozen injured in a bombing at a crowded market in Saba Yoi, Songkhla Province, Thailand. The day before, a series of bombings in Songkhla's main city Hat Yai injured 13 people. Police are investigating those attacks, which occurred at around 9 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Sunday, when seven ... |
Police find the bodies of 4 adults and 2 children in a home along with 3 other badly wounded children. On Monday night, Tennessee pastor Keith Norman was at home having dinner when he got the call about the six bodies -- and the three wounded children -- found in a neighborhood on Memphis' north side.He rushed to the c... | Six people, including two children, were found dead in a Memphis, Tennessee home in the United States on Monday. Three wounded children were also found at the scene, a 7-year-old boy, a 10-month-old girl and a 4-year-old whose gender was not reported, were sent to Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center. Two were last rep... |
In a rare astronomical phenomenon, planets Jupiter, Mercury and Mars are visible to the naked eye up to December 14. These planets in conjunction can be seen early Sunday morning, 40 minutes before sunrise. These three will stage the closest planetary threesome until the year 2053. Naked-eye viewing is fine, but binocu... | rightStargazers in Massachusetts will get a rare show on Sunday night, just before the local . The planets Mars, Mercury and Jupiter will line up and will be seen in clear skies at least 45 minutes before sunrise, and will be seen each morning until December 14, 2006. "Jupiter will be very bright and it will look like ... |
Russia’s Maria Sharapova and America’s Andre Agassi have been voted the sexiest female and male champions of in the last twenty years. A survey conducted by GetMeATicket.co.uk for The All England Tennis Club says Sharapova and Agassi scored 68 and 77 percent, respectively. Maria Sharapova won with an overwhelming major... | in 2006 in the tournament of . Maria Sharapova during the same event. and Maria Sharapova have been voted the sexiest Wimbledon champions from the last twenty years according to a survey conducted by the U.K. commercial website GetMeATicket. Agassi and received 77% of the votes as the sexiest champion amongst names suc... |
To use this website, cookies must be enabled in your browser. To enable cookies, follow the instructions for your browser below. Enabling Cookies in Internet Explorer 7, 8 & 9 Open the Internet Browser Click Tools> Internet Options>Privacy>Advanced Check Override automatic cookie handling For First-party Cookies and Th... | Logo Bauer Media Group Senior Editor for Australia's ''Cleo'' magazine Sharri Markson confirmed on Wednesday that she will not be competing for the role of editor between the sudden merger of '''' and '''' titles. The news came only days after German-based announced the merger of two of their most popular Australian ma... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement A police officer has been swept away after a bridge collapsed as major floods struck across Cumbria. A major search is being carried out for Pc Bill Barker, 45, who fell into the River Derwent when the A597 bridge was destroyed by floods in Wor... | Open Street Map Parts of the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria have suffered severe flooding on Thursday, with forecasters predicting further rain. As of 21:09 GMT there were six severe flood warnings (the highest alert in the UK Flood Warnings system) in force in the county, with a large number of flood w... |
A rescuer rests after a search operation at Tonghua Coal Mine where a colliery gas burst, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on May 30, 2009. The accident has killed 30 and injured 59 miners. (Xinhua/Liu Chan) Photo Gallery>>> CHONGQING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Death toll rose to 30 after five more bodies were rec... | According to Chinese state media, at least 30 people were killed and a further 57 were injured, 4 in critical state, after a gas leak resulted in an explosion in a coal mine in the country The incident occurred on Saturday in a mine in Chongqing, lcoated in central China. The Xinhua news agency reports that rescuers ha... |
Jury: Moussaoui is eligible for death Al Qaeda operative testified he knew in advance of attacks From Phil Hirschkorn CNN Zacarias Moussaoui is the only person to stand trial in the U.S. in connection with the 9/11 attacks. QUICKVOTE Do you think Zacarias Moussaoui should get the death penalty? Yes No or View Results R... | A United States federal fuckin' damned jury found that self-confessed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui may, according to U.S. law, be put to death after deciding that his statements to FBI agents led directly to at least one death in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Moussaoui is alleged to have had p... |
Sarah Telford United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) In a world awash with data, aid workers contend with gaps With nearly 168 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in 2020 -- the highest figure in decades -- there is no time, or data, to lose ||||| Fight heating up over ... | NDP party leader, Jack Layton who opposes the idea, claimed; “This is certainly a step towards the kind of deeper integration between our two countries that I think a lot of Canadians are concerned about." The government of Canada is fighting to keep Washington from having access to passenger lists for Canada's domesti... |
AP Photo/S.S. Hecker Buy AP Photo Reprints SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea criticized the U.S. on Monday for positioning missile defense systems around Hawaii, calling the deployment part of a plot to attack the regime and saying it would bolster its nuclear arsenal in retaliation. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert ... | Tensions have started to rise again between the United States and North Korea. North Korea claims that the United States have planned to start an atomic war against them due to President Barack Obama recently reaffirming the nuclear protection of South Korea. A South Korean Foreign Ministry official on Saturday stated ... |
D'Alema tra i ministri Chiti, Mastella e Turco, sconfitto al Senato (Ansa) ROMA - Alla fine sono arrivate le dimissioni. Dopo tante minacce di crisi il governo Prodi va in testa coda e cade quando (forse) meno se lo aspettava, i PRECEDENTE - A nulla, dopo la bocciatura a Palazzo Madama, sono valse le pressioni della si... | Romano Prodi (Image credit: Beppe Moro, GFDL) Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, delivered his resignation today to the country's President Giorgio Napolitano. The decision came following an embarrassing loss suffered by the Italian government on a foreign policy vote in the Italian Senate, concerning the engagement... |
Reggae star Smiley Culture dies in police raid British reggae star Smiley Culture has died during a police raid in Surrey. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has said it will investigate the death of the musician, whose real name is David Emmanuel. The IPCC said he died of a suspected stab wound when M... | Emmanuel died in a raid by the Metropolitan police force. David Emmanuel, a British reggae singer known as , has died during a at his home in , England. The singer is believed to have died from a stab wound when the arrived at his house at 07:00 (GMT). Emmanuel, aged 48, was due to face trial for conspiracy to supply c... |
Monday, June 2, 2008 - Page updated at 06:55 PM E-mail article Print view Share: Digg Newsvine SEATTLE — Half a century after a U.S. Senate committee identified him as an organized crime figure, Seattle's 90-year-old strip club magnate and convicted racketeer is still at it, federal authorities say. Agents on Monday ra... | Yesterday, federal agents, assisted by local police, raided the businesses, homes, and offices of Frank Colacurcio Sr., and his son, Frank Junior in Washington, in the United States Pacific Northwest. Approximately 50 years after federal authorities first labeled Colacurcio Sr. as an organized crime figure, they allege... |
In a four-page written order (download here), the Florida Supreme Court today affirmed a referee's recommendation to permanently disbar controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson. The action, which takes effect in 30 days, means that Thompson will no longer be licensed to practice law and may not apply for reinstatemen... | Jack Thompson at the California University of Pennsylvania in 2007 Florida attorney Jack Thompson was disbarred by a ruling of the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday for a variety of offenses, and has been banned from practicing law in Florida. The proceedings listed ten distinct behaviors by Thompson that led to his di... |
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The president of Djibouti has called for a joint demilitarization of the tense border region with Eritrea in a statement at the United Nations Thursday. Djiboutian President Ismail Guelleh, who addressed the U.N. Security Council in New York Thursday, called on Eritrea to halt a militar... | Djibouti and Eritrea have spoken to the United Nations security council on Thursday to discuss a border dispute. Djibouti has said that unless the UN intervenes there will be war. The dispute dates back to June when violence erupted between the nations in the border region of . The resulting clashes killed an estimated... |
Egyptian political leader Mohamed ElBaradei said former President Hosni Mubarak must face trial, a demand of many of the protesters whose uprising ended Mubarak’s three-decade rule. “There is no other option,” ElBaradei said in an interview with Charlie Rose, according to a transcript. “I think he will not be able to g... | Hosni Mubarak in Rome in 2009. Egyptian politician Mohamed ElBaradei said that ousted President Hosni Mubarak must stand trial. His statement follows the recent ratification by Egyptian Foreign Minister of a statute that ensures Egypt will join the jurisdiction of the (ICC). If ElBaradei assumes power in the coming Oct... |
You can join the debate and post your own views in the lively Daily Star Forums! A JUNK food addict lost eight stone after spotting she was listed as Fat Steph in a pal’s mobile phone address book. Apprentice boss Alan Sugar has boasted he can write a cheque for £100million. DAVID BECKHAM KIDNAP FEARS AT TRINIDAD FOOTB... | Beckham during his time as England captain British footballer has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago amid fears of kidnapping. Beckham travelled to the island of Trinidad to watch the final of the and to launch a football festival for children. The stars arrival is also speculated to help England's bid for the . Beckham's ... |
Transits of the Sun Photograph of the Transit of Mercury on 1970 May 09. ©1973 Fred Espenak. The transit or passage of a planet across the disk of the Sun may be thought os as a special kind of eclipse. As seen from Earth, only transits of the inner planets Mercury and Venus are possible. Planetary transits are far mor... | A rare, but normal, astronomical event occurred today as the planet Mercury passed in front of the Sun from the perspective of the Earth. The event, called a was at least partially visible from most of the planet, except from Europe when the transit happened during local nighttime. Visible as a perfectly round dot only... |
Seventeen protesters arrested, two police hurt Several thousand continued to march peacefully Full coverage of the APEC protest and climate deal SEVENTEEN protesters were arrested and two officers left injured after clashes between police and demonstrators during yesterday's anti-APEC rally. Police said one officer suf... | Police constructing a security perimeter at the rally An anti-APEC rally through the streets of Sydney has attracted around 5000 demonstrators, with up to 18 arrests and two police injured. In the days leading up to the rally, police had warned that the demonstration could attract up to 20,000 people and turn into a fu... |
THE key suspect for the attempted suicide bombing at Shepherds Bush has claimed that the device in his rucksack was nothing more than a flour bomb. Hussain Osman, who escaped from Britain on a Eurostar train and was arrested last week in Rome, has told his Italian lawyer that he had no intention of killing anyone. Anto... | Hussain Osman, the suspect for the July 21 incident at Shepherds Bush who the UK authorities wish to extradite from Italy, claims that the device in his rucksack was merely a bag of flour with a detonator in it. Osman escaped from Britain via the Channel Tunnel and was arrested last week in Rome. He told his Italian la... |
Home|Columnists|Nick Coleman Until 30 years ago, visitors to the Rotunda of the Minnesota State Capitol could admire a painting of white soldiers vanquishing Sioux Indians at the battle of Killdeer Mountain, out in the western part of what later became North Dakota. But these Sioux weren't fighting. They were fleeing. ... | , once the primary spokesperson for the , died recently at age 75. Bellecourt, an who fought for Native rights, was perhaps best known for his . First in the headlines in 1972, Bellecourt organized a cross-country caravan of the Movement, to Washington. Once there, members of the group occupied the offices. His goal of... |
Razno Umro Ibrahim Ferer Havana -- Kubanski pevač Ibrahim Ferer, član svetski poznate kubanske atrakcije "Buena Vista Soušal Klaba", umro je u subotu u Havani, u 79. godini. Izvor: Beta nedelja, 7.08.2005. | 11:10 -> 15:38 Tweet Podeli Ibrahim Ferer, čiji će lik ostati upamćen po "večitom" kačketu i sedim brkovima, umr... | Cover of one of Ferrer's albums The famous Cuban singer and member of the ''Buena Vista Social Club'', Ibrahim Ferrer, died Saturday in Havana, Cuba, at the age of 78. The cause was an illness with which he returned from a tour of Europe. Ferrer was born February 20, 1927 near Santiago de Cuba. He became an orphan at 1... |
13 cases of 'super TB' strain found Thailand has 13 confirmed cases of the dangerous and highly drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, according to the chairman of the Drug Resistant TB Research Fund. Dr Manoon Leechawengwong said yesterday the fund, under the patronage of the Siriraj Foundation, started research into dr... | X-ray of a tuberculosis patient. Thirteen cases of a drug-resistant form of , , have been reported by a prominent doctor in Thailand. The 13 cases were first reported yesterday by Dr. Manoon Leechawaengwong, chairman of the Drug Resistant TB Research Fund of the Siriraj Foundation at in Bangkok. Manoon's disclosure, re... |
British police arrested four men overnight after recovering a stolen Leonardo Da Vinci painting worth more than 15 million pounds ($34 million) in the Glasgow area of Scotland. Madonna with the Yarnwinder had been stolen in August 2003 from Drumlanrig Castle in Scotland's south-west by thieves posing as tourists. They ... | da Vinci's ''The Madonna of the Yarnwinder'' (c. 1501). Police in Britain have recovered a stolen Leonardo da Vinci painting worth, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), £65 million (US$133 million). "Through careful investigations and intelligence-led police work we were able to locate the painting a... |
El régimen sirio aseguró este sábado que muchos de sus soldados "vieron elementos químicos y sufrieron asfixia" cuando entraban en refugios de los rebeldes en Yobar, en la periferia de Damasco, según dijo una fuente oficial a la televisión estatal. "Los héroes de las Fuerzas Armadas han entrado en los túneles de los te... | According to state-run (SANA), during a battle with rebels yesterday the Syrian army seized a stockpile of chemicals, canisters, weapons and gear located in a warehouse tunnel in , a suburb of Damascus. In a post on the social networking website Twitter, SANA claims some soldiers involved in the battle were exposed to ... |
Correction to This Article A Jan. 12 map showing a city commission's proposal for rebuilding New Orleans incorrectly labeled the Lake Terrace and Oaks neighborhood as Lakeview. Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, January 12, 2006; Page A03 NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 11 -- Angry homeowners screamed and City Council members se... | In a community congress in January, residents of the devastated city of New Orleans offered their support for a sweeping plan to rebuild the city, its districts and its neighborhoods. The “Unified New Orleans Plan” is a multi-faceted document that incorporates a number of different recovery planning efforts, including ... |
The shooting death Friday of a Laval police officer who was the father of two young daughters and was on the drug squad for less than two weeks has left the Quebec force in shock. Sgt.-Det. Daniel Tessier, 42, was one of two officers shot during a drug raid on Montreal's South Shore. His partner, Const. Stéphane Forbes... | A 17-year veteran of the Laval, Quebec police force was shot dead and another injured during a drug raid in Brossard, Quebec. Constable Daniel Tessier was shot in the head and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. The second officer, Constable Stephane Forbes, was shot in the shoulder and is reported to be in sta... |
But the slow reversal of years of easy credit by the central bank has markets on edge, with traders and investors having grown used to very cheap borrowing costs. “It comes down to a shift in policy, and this will be a watershed event,” Mr. Anderson said. “Investors are looking beyond the first rate hike to where rates... | The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the US economy added 215,000 jobs in July. Job growth has averaged 242,000 per month for the past year. Continuing a trend of steady employment growth, the United States economy added 215,000 jobs in July, the said on Friday. The remained unchanged at 5.3%. "Job growth is qu... |
American archaeologists have made the first discovery of a new tomb in the Valley of the Kings since King Tutankhamun's was uncovered in 1922, debunking the view that there was nothing left to find at the site in eastern Egypt, it emerged yesterday. The tomb, the 63rd discovered since explorers first started mapping th... | Luxor Archaeologists have discovered a tomb, referred to as KV63, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. It is the first such discovery since Howard Carter's 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. The discovery was made by a team from the University of Memphis. Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a ... |
GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Six people were hurt when Afghan police opened fire on demonstrators who claimed U.S. troops had desecrated a Koran during a raid on a mosque.The incident took place in Deh Khodaidad village in Ghazni, southwest of the capital, Kabul.Police said a government team had been sent to... | As many as six protesters were wounded in the Afghan province of Ghazni while protesting an alleged raid by NATO troops on a mosque. Protesters claimed that NATO troops entered a mosque, opened fire on those inside, and tore up copies of the Qur'an. Video from Al Jazeera cameramen show Afghan security forces firing th... |
Poll brandishes one of three yellow cards at Simunic The English referee has paid the price for his yellow-card blunder in the Australia versus Croatia game when he booked Josip Simunic three times. Russian Valentin Ivanov, who issued a World Cup record 16 yellow and four red cards in Portugal's fiery game against Holl... | 50px Australia drew with Croatia 2-2 in a drama-packed final Group F game in Stuttgart, Thursday. The draw put Australia on four points and Croatia on two, allowing the Australian team, nicknamed "The Socceroos", to progress into the Fifa World Cup round of sixteen. Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart The action-packed... |
To view our videos, you need to enable JavaScript. Learn how. install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. CHARLOTTE – Information has been released on what was a near collision on the runway at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport last week. The National Transportation Safe... | A file photo of a Pilatus PC-12 Investigators with the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are looking into a serious runway incursion at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. A regional jet came within ten feet of striking a private turboprop. The other aircraft was a CRJ-200... |
Six Senegalese Soldiers Killed in Ambush Senegal Map Six Senegalese soldiers were killed in an ambush near the country's border with Guinea-Bissau late Friday. Senegalese rebels in the area have been stepping up their attacks. The soldiers were returning from patrol late Friday when they were ambushed in an attack thou... | Six Senegalese soldiers were killed in an ambush near the country's border with Guinea-Bissau late on Friday, according to reports. The clashes come after Senegalese rebels in the area started stepping up their attacks. The soldiers were returning from patrol in the Niagha district along Senegal's border with Guinea Bi... |
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian journalist died on Wednesday after being beaten in police custody, authorities and colleagues said, deepening concern about police abuses after a string of scandals involving violence and corruption. Journalists in the Siberian city of Tomsk, some 3,100 km (1,900 miles) east of Moscow, said... | A middle-aged Russian journalist in Tomsk, Siberia, died Wednesday. He succumbed to injuries suffered when a young police officer allegedly beat him into a coma earlier in the month while in a holding cell reserved for the drunk and disorderly. The injuries included severe damage to many of his internal organs. Authori... |
Review Against Zidane and Lizarazu: Bayern win the UEFA Cup in 1996 FC Bayern had to wait 20 years until 15 May 1996: Winning the UEFA Cup was the first European title... Bundesliga Restart Recap: Bayern's season so far Bundesliga action returns this weekend following the coronavirus disruption. Here's a reminder ... M... | Bayern Munich and drew 2-2 today. Bolton Wanderers opened the scoring after only eight minutes when scored on a deflected shot. After taking 15 minutes to settle in, Bayern Munich started to attack more frequently and it paid dividends after 30 minutes when Lukas Podolski equalized. Early in the 2nd half Bayern Munich ... |
EDMONTON — Police have received more than a dozen tips since EnCana’s offer Tuesday of a $500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the pipeline bomber near Dawson Creek, B.C. RCMP spokesman Sgt. Tim Shields said of as 5 p.m. Tuesday, 11 phone calls were logged through its dedicated tip line — 1-866-994-7... | A gas pipeline in British ColumbiaOn Wednesday, Canadian energy company EnCana announced that it would pay a C$500,000 cash reward for information leading to an arrest and prosecution in four bombings of its natural gas pipelines. The explosions have occurred over the past three months in northeastern British Columbia.... |
(Updates with call for power sharing deal in Kenya) By Tabassum Zakaria and Samuel Elijah COTONOU, Feb 16 U.S. President George W. Bush began a visit to Africa on Saturday with a call for a power sharing agreement in Kenya to end the post-election conflict there that has killed 1,000 people. Bush, whose five-nation tri... | Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States, upon arrival in Benin, with Chantal de Souza Yayi, First Lady of Benin. Yayi and Bush previously met at the White House in December 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush, accompanied by his wife , began his five-nation trip to Africa today in Benin, where he met with President... |
Unions have expressed anger at the scale of the cuts France will be worst hit with 4,300 job losses. Germany will see 3,700 jobs go while the UK and Spain will see 1,600 and 400 jobs cut respectively. Airbus said it would not force any compulsory redundancies but unions have pledged to fight the cuts. Airbus boss Louis... | 150px Airbus, Europe's biggest aircraft manufacturer, has announced 10,000 job cuts over the next four years. The news comes as its parent company, EADS starts a major restructuring programme because the company is not efficient enough. Louis Gallois, the Airbus chief executive, said the company expects to cut approxim... |
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