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Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Two pre-school children and an adult have been killed and 13 other people wounded in a knife attack at a creche in north-western Belgium. A man who had painted his face black and white reportedly tricked his way into the nursery in Dendermonde,... | Two children and a woman have been stabbed to death by a knife-wielding man at a crèche (day care center) in Dendermonde, Belgium. Officials have confirmed that the deaths occurred due to knife wounds inflicted by an unidentified man wearing white face paint with blackened eyes, who arrived by bicycle at the crèche in ... |
SAO PAULO: Formula one driver Felipe Massa arrived back home in Brazil on Monday declaring he was looking forward to returning to a normal life following the life-threatening injuries he suffered during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 28-year-old landed at Sao Paulo airport on a private jet, accompanied by... | Nelson Piquet, Jr. is looking for a new team Formula One racing team Renault F1 has dismissed Nelson Piquet, Jr., whose father Nelson Piquet, Sr. won the world championship three times, after his failure to obtain any points this season. WilliamsF1 have separately announced that they will not allow Michael Schumacher t... |
They say she is "half-human, half-animal". A woman who vanished in the jungle of north-eastern Cambodia as a child has been found after living in the wild for 19 years and has been returned to her father. Ro Cham H'pnhieng, who cannot speak any intelligible language, appears to have survived by living nocturnally. Her ... | A woman who disappeared in the jungles of Cambodia at the age of 8, has been found after having lived as a feral child for 19 years. She is identified as Rochom P'ngieng, who disappeared in 1988, when tending buffalos in a remote part of the jungles of north-eastern Cambodia. Her parents had given up all hope of findin... |
GARNER, N.C., June 9 (UPI) -- An inside explosion triggered a roof collapse at a North Carolina food plant Tuesday, killing two people and injuring dozen, authorities said. Garner Police Sgt. Joe Binns said two deaths had been confirmed using high tech equipment, but the bodies had not been recovered as of 9:30 p.m. ED... | An explosion has caused catastrophic damage to a ConAgra Foods plant on Jones Sausage Road in Garner, North Carolina in the United States. At least 300 people were at work in the plant at the time of the incident, 11:27 a.m. EDT (3:27 UTC) on June 9. Estimates indicate that up to 46 people were sent to area hospitals, ... |
Paris Hilton was released from prison today after serving just three days of her 45-day sentence, but has been placed under house arrest. The socialite and hotel heiress, jailed for driving offences, was admitted to the Century regional detention facility in Los Angeles just after 11.30pm on Sunday. Hilton had original... | File photo of Paris Hilton Paris Hilton has been released from prison after serving only three days of her 23-day sentence, reports TMZ.com, though she will receive credit for five days (as the authorities in Los Angeles have counted Sunday evening and Thursday morning as a part of her sentence). Reports indicate that ... |
These icons link to social bookmarking sites where you can share this story and discover new Web pages. Four people who lived in the Riverview Individual Residential Alternative in Wells died this morning after a fire at the group home. Two died while being flown to a hospital. Two died at the scene at 1534 State Route... | Hamilton County, New York. Wells is located in this county. After an early morning fire began, four out of the nine people living at the Riverview Individual Residential Alternative group home located in Wells, New York were killed by the blaze. The Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Services Office, which supervises ... |
Firefighters and other emergency services were sent to the scene Scene of the attack Attackers tried to drive two cars at the embassy compound but three men were killed by guards and a fourth was captured, the interior minister said. One car bomb went off but a second failed, he told Syrian state TV, adding that it was... | At least three assailants tried to storm the U.S. embassy in the Rawda area of , Syria. According to reports, there was an exchange of gunfire and explosions were heard due to a car being blown up. Syrian security officials foiled the effort and killed assailants. At least one security guard was killed. All US official... |
Is the Valley a breeding ground for malicious hate crimes? In light of controversial immigration sweeps and two teens brutalized for their religion, many believe so. To educate the community on the nature of hate crimes and victimization, the Mesa Police Department hosted a community forum Monday night in response to r... | A community forum was held Monday in Mesa, Arizona, to discuss a recent attack on two Mormon teenagers which took place May 2 at a park in Gilbert. Local representatives from the NAACP and the Phoenix Anti-Defamation League attended the meeting, where local police met with area residents and concerned citizens to discu... |
BANGKOK, Oct 12 (TNA) -- Fifteen persons injured in Tuesday's clashes at Parliament -- including seven in critical condition -- remain hospitalised in two government hospitals, hospital officials said Sunday. In another development, police will demonstrate the firing of teargas used in dispersing the protesters of the ... | Last night saw police in Thailand holding a closed-doors meeting to discuss their planned response to the People's Alliance for Democracy's (PAD) planned demonstration. In reports from the Thai News Agency late in the day, the PAD had given assurances that the protest would be peaceful. Yet, this morning the protest ha... |
a sent le gaz lacrymogène, le plastique brûlé et la rage. Celle d'une centaine de garçons bien organisés, qui disent vouloirle moindre– le moindre policier. Lundi 26 novembre, entre 19 h 30 et 22 h 45, cinq rues de la ZAC et du Puy, à Villiers-le-Bel, dans le Val-d'Oise, là où, la veille, deux jeunes garçons de 16 et 1... | Location of the Val-d'Oise department within France Monday night more than sixty French police officers have been left injured after a second night of running battles with youths in Paris suburb, Villiers-le-Bel. The rioting began Sunday night after two teenagers on a motorbike died after a collision with a police patr... |
Rebates for alternative vehicles The California Center for Sustainable Energy in San Diego is handing out rebates of up to $5,000 for residents statewide who buy alternative fuel vehicles. Officials for the center said they're processing rebate requests from people who have purchased Vectrix electric motorcycles, "neig... | GEM E4, one of the qualifying models for California owner rebates. California, the most populous state in the United States, is offering rebates of up to US$5000 to residents who purchase alternative fuel vehicles. $1.62 million in rebates are scheduled to be granted statewide by California Center for Sustainable Energ... |
'); //--> Associated Press Update 6: Test Shows Activity in Sharon's Brain Lobes By AMY TEIBEL , A test has shown activity in both lobes of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's brain, but he remains comatose and in critical but stable condition, Hadassah Hospital said Saturday in its first update on the Israeli leader's condi... | Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon remains in a coma after 10 days. Medical experts on the outside say that Sharon's failure to regain consciousness does not look well for his recovery. On Wednesday, doctors began reducing the level of sedatives with the intent of drawing Sharon out of an ... |
*404* - Not Found Sorry, we can't find the content you're looking for at this URL. Please navigate from the navigation menu on top or try searching below.. ||||| Horn of Africa drought: Kenya to open Ifo II camp Ifo II has room for up to 80,000 people Kenya has agreed to open a new refugee camp near its border with Som... | Drought The African Union made a plea on Tuesday for the international community to come to the aid of Somalia. This is a country where one in three, (ten million people) is suffering from a severe , a situation complicated by warring rebel factions. In 2009, discontinued air deliveries to areas controlled by the Islam... |
(CNN) -- The pilot of Continental Flight 61 died Thursday as the plane flew from Brussels, Belgium, to Newark, New Jersey, the Federal Aviation Administration and Continental Airlines said. Pilot Craig Lenell is shown with daughter Jennifer Lenell-Small, a former Continental employee. The 60-year-old Newark-based pilot... | A Continental Airlines Boeing 777-200ER in the Dominican Republic. A Boeing 777 operated by Continental Airlines managed to safely land at Liberty Airport in Newark, New Jersey, today after the pilot died from natural causes en route, reports from officials say. The flight had departed from Belgium, and safely landed a... |
Author Bio Letter to the Editor Print This Article Email This Article About RSS Feeds The Nation's Pulse Happy Birthday, Thomas Jefferson By R.J. Lehmann Published 4/15/2008 12:08:28 AM "And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and wi... | , painted by Charles Willson Peale (1791) George W. Bush, the president of the United States, yesterday marked the anniversary of the birth of , the third president of the United States. Bush speaking at the event In the East room of the White House, Mr. Bush made a speech to mark the occasion. Mr. Bush started the spe... |
The ICRC said goods smuggled through tunnels are often overpriced and of poor quality [AFP] The ICRC said goods smuggled through tunnels are often overpriced and of poor quality [AFP] The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has described Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip as a violation of the Geneva Conve... | The (ICRC) issued a statement today calling for an end to Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip which it calls a "...collective punishment imposed in clear violation of Israel's obligations under international humanitarian law." The statement gives an overview of what the Red Cross views as a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.... |
Two police officers were outside the entrance to his flat, which is in a six-storey red-brick building, this afternoon. Scotland Yard said police were called to the property by the London Ambulance Service at 10.20am after reports a man had been found dead. A police statement said: 'Next of kin have been informed, howe... | British fashion designer Alexander McQueen has died at the age of 40. He was found dead inside his residence in London, England yesterday. The Metropolitan Police said they are not treating the death as suspicious. A spokesperson for the police force said, "we were called by London Ambulance Service at about 10.20am th... |
McGoohan wrote and starred in The Prisoner from 1967 Emmy-winning actor Patrick McGoohan, best known for starring in cult 1960s TV show The Prisoner, has died at the age of 80. He died in Los Angeles after a short illness, his film producer son-in-law Cleve Landsberg told Associated Press. McGoohan played the character... | Two-time Emmy Award-winning American-born actor, Patrick McGoohan, famed for his role as Number Six in the 1960s cult British television series ''The Prisoner'', has died at the Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, California. He died on January 13, following a short illness at the age of 80. McGoohan's death was ... |
Catalonia bans bullfighting in landmark Spain vote Bullfighting has declined in popularity in Catalonia but fights are still held in Barcelona The parliament of Catalonia has voted to ban bullfighting - the first region of mainland Spain to do so. The vote took place as the result of a petition brought to parliament, s... | The bull fighting ring in Barcelona, the capital of the Catalan autonomous region. Today, the Catalonian parliament voted to outlaw bull fighting. The parliament of Catalonia, an autonomous region of Spain, today voted to outlaw – an iconic sport in much of the country. The vote was held after animal rights activists,... |
By Justin Webb BBC News, Washington www.DontDateHimGirl.com features details about alleged cheats The man, a lawyer, says he has been defamed, and the website should be forced to check its facts. The site, DontDateHimGirl.com, allows men to respond but not to get postings taken down - a policy now under review. The web... | Ted Hollis, a criminal attorney from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is suing the creator of a website which allows women to complain about men they have dated after being named by two women on the self-proclaimed controversial site. The website, DontDateHimGirl.com, allows women to use a search engine to find alleged deceiv... |
The wreckage of John Darwin's canoe was found in March 2002 Police conference The 57-year-old went missing while canoeing off the coast of Hartlepool in March 2002 and was presumed to be dead. But he walked into a police station at the weekend, claiming to remember nothing since 2000. Cleveland Police, who have arreste... | John Darwin, a canoeist who has been missing for over five years after disappearing while canoeing in 2002, has been arrested by Hampshire Police after walking into a police station in London, England. He is to be charged with fraud in connection with his disappearance in 2002. Panama, where Mrs Darwin and, according t... |
Destination All Destinations Caribbean Mexico Bahamas Alaska Europe - All Hawaii Bermuda Canada/New England/NY Alaska - All Alaska - Gulf of Alaska Alaska - Inside Passage Bahamas Bermuda Canada/New England/NY Caribbean - All Caribbean - Eastern Caribbean - Southern Caribbean - Western Cruise to Nowhere Europe - All Eu... | With the Australian team set to arrive in today (Wednesday) for the start of the Nor-Am Cup to be held on this coming Sunday, both areas are dealing with unseasonably warm weather that adversely effects skiing conditions. An inch of snow fell on Copper Mountain and Vail Sunday night, one–two inches less than forecast. ... |
Most of the victims were worshippers, witnesses said At least 30 people have been killed by two bomb blasts in a mosque in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, reports say. More than 70 were injured in the explosions in the Bakara market. One report said a senior member of the al-Shabab militia was the target. It was not imm... | Two bomb blasts at a Somali mosque have killed at least 30 people and injured upwards of 70 more, according to reports. The explosions occurred in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, shortly before the beginning of noon prayers. Reports said the explosions had occurred at a mosque with ties to the Islamic insurgent group al-... |
Print Mail wiki links S Africa declares cholera crisis, Mugabe in denial AGENCIES, HARARE Friday, Dec 12, 2008, Page 1 South African officials have declared the border with Zimbabwe a disaster area because of the surge of Zimbabweans fleeing a cholera epidemic in search of treatment, a provincial government spokesman s... | Robert Mugabe at the African Union summit in in January 2008 Robert Mugabe, the President of the African country of Zimbabwe, denied reports that the country is suffering from a outbreak, saying that doctors have curbed the epidemic. "I am happy to say our doctors are being assisted by others and the World Health Organ... |
Broadcaster plans to acquire Standard in deal that would shift media landscape Feb 24, 2007 04:30 AM Surya Bhattacharya Business Reporter Canada's media landscape was altered yesterday by another proposed major consolidation that would bring a majority of Canadian radio stations under one roof. Astral Media Inc. of Mon... | Canadian Astral Media Inc. will buy out Standard Radio Inc., which runs many radio stations in Canada. Standard Radio Inc. is the largest privately owned multimedia company in Canada. left Montreal based Astral Media Inc. will buy all of the assets from Standard Radio Inc. for about CAN$1.2-billion. Standard Radio Inc.... |
ABC News has learned that the pilot of the Continental Express commuter plane that crashed in Buffalo, N.Y. Feb. 12 may have put the plane into its deadly plunge. Experts are baffled why a commuter plane with 49 people on board plummeted out of the sky so suddenly that the pilot didn't even have time to broadcast a May... | A Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, similar to the aircraft involved in the incident The investigation into Continental Connection Flight 3407, which crashed near Buffalo, New York last week, suggests that the pilot of the turboprop commuter airliner may have put the aircraft into its plunge. A source close to the investigation ... |
OBITUARY Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88; Special Olympics founder and sister of JFK Shriver, the mother of Maria Shriver, advocated tirelessly for the mentally disabled. Her efforts have been called the Kennedy family's most important campaign. Shriver's advocacy for those with special needs would never end once it ... | Georgian artist . , the sister of former United States president , has died at the age of 88. Shriver's daughter , the wife of California governor , stated last year that her mother had suffered from a series of strokes. "We have always been honored to share our mother with people of good will the world over who believ... |
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. David Davis’ office has asked the House ethics committee to determine if the congressman’s press secretary did anything wrong when he used a congressional office computer to remove unflattering information about his boss and his brother from an Internet encyclopedia. Davis’ chief of staff, Brenda... | Timothy Hill is the congressional press secretary working for U.S. Representative David Davis (R, TN-1) in Washington, D.C. This news story originally broke as an article appearing within the August 11, 2007 edition of the Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee) in which Hill first denied any personal involvement in the "... |
Group of girls from war-torn country, whose US visas were twice rejected, win silver medal for 'courageous achievement'. A team of Afghan girls whose plight resounded with the world won a silver medal for "courageous achievement" at an international robotics contest in the United States, with judges praising the group'... | A group of Afghan teenagers was awarded a silver medal for "courageous achievement" on Tuesday in the Global Challenge Robot Olympics in the in Washington D.C. The six-member Afghan team, which consists entirely of girls, had been denied visas to enter the United States until last week, drawing notice from critics of U... |
By CHARLES HUTZLER, Associated Press Writer Tue Sep 4, 9:07 AM ET North Korea SYDNEY, Australia -remains on a list of states that sponsor terrorism, a senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday, dismissing North Korean claims that Washington decided to remove the designation. "No, they haven't been taken off the terrorism list,... | According to media agencies in North Korea, the United States will remove N. Korea from their list of countries that sponsor terrorism and lift some sanctions against the country. "The U.S. decided to take such political and economic measures for compensation as delisting the DPRK as a terrorism sponsor and lift all sa... |
Three mechanics have been summoned for questioning on suspicion of manslaughter over the Spanair plane crash that killed 154 people, a Madrid court spokesman said today. The two mechanics who checked flight JK5022 before it took off and Spanair's head of maintenance at Madrid's Barajas airport have been summoned by a j... | Three Spanair mechanics—including the head of maintenance for the airline in the area—are to be questioned under suspicion of manslaughter in connection to the Spanair Flight 5022 disaster. The other two workers checked the plane, a MD-82, before the failed takeoff at Madrid that killed 154 and left only eighteen survi... |
People caught illegally smoking could be fined up to £200 The new law, which came into effect at 0600 BST, is intended to cut deaths from second-hand smoke. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland already have similar bans in place. Many venues held farewell events for the final night of smoking on Saturday, while local a... | Smoking is now against the law in enclosed public places in England A ban on smoking in enclosed public places in England is in effect as of 0600 BST today, bringing the country into line with similar laws already introduced in other parts of the United Kingdom. The aims of the ban are to reduce the risks associated wi... |
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 hit some 500 km (300 miles) southwest of New Zealand on Sunday, but there were no reports of damage and authorities discounted the risk of a major tsunami. The quake occurred at around 6:24 p.m. local time, and was felt throughout the south of New Zeala... | Three large earthquakes hit Sunday near New Zealand and Guam in remote parts of the South Pacific Ocean, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The first quake which happened at 2:08 (UTC) was a magnitude 6.8 and located 345 kilometers (215 miles) south, southeast of Hagåtña, Guam. The second occurred... |
The decision has made legal history The Court of Appeal has ruled that a criminal trial can take place at Crown Court without a jury for the first time in England and Wales. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, made legal history by agreeing to allow the trial to be heard by a judge alone. It is the first time the power... | The , , together with two other judges, today ruled that a trial could be heard by a judge alone. This makes legal history in England and Wales, being the first time the power has been used in the United Kingdom since its introduction in 2003. Four men are accused of taking part in an armed robbery at in 2004. Lord Jud... |
TheStar.com | GTA | Neighbourhood bully out of jail Neighbourhood bully out of jail TARA WALTON/TORONTO STAR Felice Scala, 62, who will be tried in June on four charges related to his son's convictions, arrives at court March 27, 2009 for his son Ralph's sentencing. KAREN HOFFMAN "The emotional, psychological and physi... | Toronto Ontario Ralph Scala was sentenced Saturday for 49 counts of mischief, criminal harassment, and uttering threats during seven years of neighbourhood bullying in Toronto, Ontario. Scala, aged 36, slashed tires, smashed windows, and intimidated and insulted his neighbours. "I had to go and calm her down when she ... |
Despite the cold, Wisconsinites turn out for the state’s presidential primary. BREAKING NEWS NBC News and news services CHICAGO - Sen. John McCain of Arizona was projected to have won the Republican primary by a substantial margin Tuesday in Wisconsin, according to NBC News, a result that moved him closer to wrapping u... | McCain. Obama. John McCain and Barack Obama have won the Wisconsin Primary, MSNBC and CNN have reported. John McCain won among the Republicans and remains the presumptive GOP nominee, while Obama and Clinton are in a close race on the Democratic side for the national nomination. "I will fight every moment of every day ... |
Libya suspends official after deadly riots KHALED EL-DEEB Associated Press Libya suspended its interior minister Saturday, citing an "excessive use of force" in riots the day before that left at least 10 people dead in the bloodiest protest yet against the Prophet Muhammad cartoons roiling the Muslim world. The controv... | At least 11 people died in Benghazi, Libya on Friday when about 1,000 protesters surrounded and set fire to an Italian consulate and burned Danish flags. The demonstration was in protest of Italian Reforms Minister , who had worn a T-shirt displaying the . A Libyan government statement said, "eleven casualties, includi... |
Bahrain wages unrelenting crackdown on Shiites MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The official line: Bahrain is back to business as usual. Shiite protesters are off the streets after a month of paralyzing demonstrations. A state-run newspaper's headline declares the Persian Gulf island to be "Back on Track." But police checkpoints... | The flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain. This week state run newspapers in Bahrain officially declared that the nation was ‘back on track’ after weeks of political and sectarian unrest in the nation. However these headlines have been disputed by protestors in Bahrain. security forces have been raiding Shiite protestors' ho... |
By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Saxophonist Sir John Dankworth, one of the leading figures in British jazz for more than half a century, has died, his agent said Sunday. He was 82. The saxophonist worked closely with jazz legends like Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson and composed the music for a ... | John Dankworth. British jazz musician Sir John Dankworth, said to be "one of the totemic figures of British jazz" and "the first major jazz musician" by Jazzwise magazine, died at the age of 82 in the King Edward VII Hospital in London, England on Saturday after being hospitalised with an undisclosed illness for the la... |
Oil has been gushing out of the blown-out well for almost a month Oil has been gushing out of the blown-out well for almost a month The first oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill has entered an ocean current that could take it to Florida and up the east coast of the US, scientists say. A "small portion" of oil sheen is in... | US scientists say that oil from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the , which could propel the oil towards the coast of Florida. According to the (NOAA), limited amounts of oil have entered the current, and could reach Florida's coast in as few as six days, although it would be highly diluted by the time it d... |
Now it really is the Year of the Rat. For the second time this year, a Chinatown restaurant has been shut down after rats were spotted in its windows. This time Happy Seven Restaurant on Spadina Ave. was closed by Toronto Public Health yesterday after investigators saw video of a rat frolicking in the window for the se... | The common brown rat Canadian authorities report that a Chinese restaurant in the Chinatown area of Toronto has been closed down by the Board of Public Health for the second time yesterday after investigators saw a video and pictures of a rat in the window. The photos were posted on websites and local TV. Witnesses aro... |
Judge Rejects Monserrate's Suit to Stay in Senate A federal judge today rejected Hiram Monserrate's suit to block his expulsion from the New York State Senate. In his decision, U.S. District Judge William Pauley says "the question of who should represent the 13th Senatorial District is one for the voters, not for this ... | A U.S. federal judge upheld the expulsion of former New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate from the New York State Senate in a ruling on Friday. Monserrate had been found guilty in October of misdemeanor assault, in the criminal trial involving an alleged attack on his girlfriend Karla Giraldo. Hiram Monserrate in 200... |
Turns out that he hasn't been having much success in getting around what his lawyer, Owen Rees, describes as "the significant obstacles that the Government of Canada has put in Mr. Colvin's way in accessing independent legal counsel and obtaining the legal indemnification to which he is entitled as an employee of the P... | Whistle-blower Richard Colvin is being targeted by the Canadian government with reprisals for his report to Parliament in November in which he presented evidence the Harper government was complicit in torturing Afghan detainees — many of whom were likely innocent of any crime. In a letter to the Military Police Complai... |
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp on Wednesday reported a 45 percent decline in auto sales for March in the U.S. market, but the drop was broadly within expectations for the struggling automaker. GM executives, echoing comments from other major automakers, said there were some signs that industry-wide auto sales ... | General Motors Corporation (GM) announced on Wednesday that it saw a 45% drop in United States vehicle sales for its cars in March. Executives from several auto firms, however, said that there was some hope for the auto industry to stabilise, as car sales rebounded in the last week of March. "The market is starting to ... |
Screenplay Competition Finalists Screenplay Competition Finalists Title: Le Grand Jete Writer: Alice L. Walker Title: Indian Uprising Writer: Allen Cody Taube Title: Soaring Writer: Amy Danford-Klein Title: 26.2 Writer: Andrea Vicentini Title: Where There's a Will, There's A Gay Writer: Andrew Iseminger Title: The Book... | The is set to open on Wednesday. The event will feature multiple independently produced films and screenplays. 130 screenplays have been listed as finalists in the Screenplays category. The festival spans five days, ending on May 13th. Numerous films will be screened at the festival, including the short film, ''Byron's... |
(CNN) -- The Texas National Guard on Wednesday deployed water rescue teams along the coast to prepare for Tropical Storm Erin's landfall. Satellite imagery shows Tropical Storm Erin intensifying Wednesday evening in the Gulf of Mexico. Landfall was expected Thursday morning north of Corpus Christi, Texas. Erin, with 40... | Erin has formed in the . It expected to make landfall Thursday near Corpus Christi, Texas, forecasters have stated. At 11:00 a.m. EDT today, the measured winds over 40 mph which is the mark of a tropical storm. At 11:30 a.m. EDT, the storm was about 250 miles east of Brownsville, Texas, and about 295 miles east-northea... |
Kevin Roth Wed Jan 2, 8:14 PM ET cold air mass Florida Sunshine State Miami metro area Atlanta North Carolina Tennessee A veryhas enveloped the eastern half of the country, including. Temperatures may dip below freezing over most of thetonight with readings as cold as the teens over the northern third of the state, inc... | A cold air mass, dropping high pressure and brisk winds from Canada, has enveloped the entire eastern seaboard of the United States. An unlikely casualty of the frigid temperatures is the state of Florida, which will drop below freezing across nearly the entire peninsula tonight. The widespread advisories and cold air ... |
Apple will reduce prices of music in the UK iTunes store to bring them into line with the rest of Europe within six months. Good news for Brits tired of being ripped off: The usual method of pricing tech goods and services in the UK seems to be just swapping out the dollar sign for a pound sign, effectively doubling th... | The iTunes Store, formerly the iTunes Music Store. The European Commission has forced Apple Inc. to lower its prices for media in its United Kingdom iTunes store, Apple's online media shop. The change in policy will occur within the next six months, Apple announced this morning. Apple is the producer of the world's mos... |
Why did this happen? Please make sure your browser supports JavaScript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading. For more information you can review our Terms of Service and Cookie Policy. ||||| The explosion killed at least eight people, the US said Police said they believed a suicide bomber was inv... | Eight people, including two members of the Iraqi were killed in a bomb explosion at a cafe inside the parliamentary building in Baghdad during lunchtime. Approximately 20 people are reported wounded in the attack inside the heavily fortified . According to a BBC report, the cafe where the bomb was detonated was frequen... |
At least 20 people have died after a dam burst on the outskirts of Jakarta, say Indonesian officials. Witnesses said a "horrifying" flash flood engulfed about 400 homes in the Tangerang area in the early hours. Health Ministry official Rustam Pakaya told reporters that the lake behind the dam had become overloaded afte... | On Friday, a dam burst in a southwestern suburb of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing at least 52 people and displacing a further 1,490. Officials, however, warn that the death toll will likely increase. The cause of the accident appears to be due to heavy rains that night, which overfilled the Situ Gintung lake behind the br... |
March sets stage for secessionist scheming China Daily Updated: 2005-03-28 06:21 Following an island-wide mobilization, Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and other secessionist groups managed to organize a massive protest against the newly-passed Anti-Secession Law in Taipei on Saturday. The size of th... | ''China Daily'' on Monday called the ''326'' rally "secessionist scheming" and a "misuse of people power". Chinese media and former ROC President and spiritual leader of the pro-independence TSU Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) responded on Monday to the massive rally held Saturday in Taipei. In mainland China, the ''China Daily'' p... |
At least 45 people, including 10 soldiers, were killed in Friday's first attack - twin suicide explosions aimed at military vehicles. A series of attacks in Pakistan's second city, Lahore, has killed dozens of people and wounded more than 100 others, police say. The double bombing occurred in RA Bazaar, a residential a... | According to police, at least 45 people in Lahore, Pakistan were killed earlier on Friday after multiple suicide bombings. Over a hundred others were injured. In the first incident, a double bombing apparently targeting military vehicles in RA Bazaar, a commercial and residential neighbourhood of Lahore, killed 45 peop... |
000 NOUS44 KJAN 082210 PNSJAN PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED FOR MADISON/LEAKE COUNTY TORNADO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 508 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009 ...PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF CONFIRMED TORNADOES/DAMAGE FROM SUNDAY... ...EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN MADISON AND LEAKE COUNTIES... TIME OF EVENT: 700 AM TO 705 A... | At least ten people are dead after a large, destructive tornado tore through , Mississippi yesterday. The tornado has been rated an '''EF4''' on the , and is estimated to have had at most 170 mph winds. Location of Yazoo City within MississipiFive of the deaths were in , four in , and one in . 21 people have been hospi... |
FIFA vice-president Jack Warner will try to persuade the USA to leave the field open for England's attempt to host the 2018 World Cup by bidding for the 2022 tournament instead. Warner, the hugely influential president of the CONCACAF federation which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean, is broadly suppo... | England and Australia are set to showdown for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Other interested countries are China, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Qatar and Russia. FIFA President has encourage Spain to bid for the 2018 World Cup. The final decision to decide the host nation(s) will be in 2011. There will be stiff competitio... |
Ivy Bean loved to tweet about her favourite fish and chips. Photograph: Bob Collier/PA The oldest person on Twitter died today, after over 1,000 tweets documenting numerous fish and chip dinners, several episodes of Deal or No Deal and a friendship with Peter Andre. Ivy Bean, 104, began tweeting last year from her resi... | , thought to have been the oldest person using the popular social networking site Twitter, has died at age 104. By the end of her life, Bean had 53,535 followers (a term used on Twitter to indicate you are watching a person's posts) on the site and was something of an internet phenomenon. In 2008, she became known as t... |
Detectives are trying to ascertain what led to their deaths A man and a woman have been found dead with suspicious injuries after a house fire in Greater Manchester. Police said the pair, who were both in their 50s, suffered injuries which did not appear to have been caused by the fire. Officers were called to a house ... | Two people have been killed in a fire in Greater Manchester, England. The couple were thought to be in their 50s. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service were called to a house fire in Farnworth, Bolton on Friday at around 1715 BST. The woman's death occurred at the scene of the blaze. The man was taken to the Royal... |
By: News Desk Vladimir Putin greets supporters in a rally outside the Kremlin on Sunday night. Photo by Alexey Druzhinin/AFP/Getty Images. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won a six-year presidential term on Sunday, as the opposition and international monitors described the election as flawed. "We won! Glory to Ru... | Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has won a third term as the country's President after having served in his current role for four years. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was elected to his third term as after the country's , causing concern from local and international communities about the legitimacy of the ... |
Thai Anti-Government Leaders Escape Capture Photo: AP The Thai government's new offensive against anti-government protesters got off to a bad start when efforts to arrest their leaders failed. An investigation is under way into the failed operation. Government officials say they will investigate just how three leaders ... | In a new setback to the Thai government's efforts to ease mounting political tensions, protest leaders escaped from their hotel Friday after security forces arrived to arrest them. Red-Shirt protesters ride through Bangkok, Thailand last month. One, Arisman Pongruangrong, climbed down three floors using a rope, and was... |
Civilian casualties are mounting on both sides of the border He also insisted Hezbollah guerrillas had to be disarmed and the Lebanese army had to control southern Lebanon. "We are not looking for war or direct conflict, but if necessary we will not be frightened by it," he said. More than 200 Lebanese people have died... | Israel says that it stands firm on its position to strike Hezbollah and Hamas targets in Lebanon until its two kidnapped soldiers have been released from captivity. In a speech to the , Israeli PM Ehud Olmert said the country wouldn't stop its attacks until they've succeeded in "bringing home the soldiers, complete pea... |
A man who set himself on fire near the White House has died of his injuries, authorities confirmed Thursday. Arnav Gupta, of Bethesda, Md., erupted into a bright orange fireball at the Ellipse, a tourist-filled 52-acre public park that sits north of the Washington Monument, around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday. Once the flames ... | At around 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday (1620 ) in the capital city , Arnav Gupta, 33-year-old of , , set himself on fire in a publicly accessible area called the , between the south lawn of the and the . Gupta was transported to a local hospital and originally listed in critical condition, according to officials, with burns... |
Photo: PA Megson, who arrived at the Reebok in Oct 2007 as successor to the sacked Sammy Lee, was dismissed this morning after fans called for his removal following the Hull draw. Former Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson is already an early contender, along with Burnley manager Owen Coyle, who was recommended for th... | The Reebok Stadium Football manager Gary Megson has been sacked as manager of Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Megson, who joined the club in Oct. 2007 was relieved of all managerial duties effective immediately, according to a statement released by the club. His dismissal comes after fans called for him to be sacked af... |
BP will use a dome to try to contain and then pipe out the crude oil until a relief well is drilled [AFP] BP will use a dome to try to contain and then pipe out the crude oil until a relief well is drilled [AFP] Oil giant BP has managed to seal the smallest of the three leaks spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the c... | The oil company BP has said that one of three leaks from a ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has been sealed off, in an attempt to stop the oil from the destroyed Deepwater Horizon rig from contaminating the sea further. Although 800,000 litres of oil a day are still pouring into the sea, officials say it will be... |
By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - Shock-rocker Alice Cooper has a surprise for those who see him only as the man in haunting black eye makeup whose a stage show features mock hangings, real snakes and plenty of fake blood. The self-styled "Prince of Darkness" is throwing his energy into building a Christian teen ce... | Alice Cooper, a founder of the shock rock genre, and infamous for his gory stage shows, is setting up a Christian center for at-risk youths in Phoenix. Cooper, who has been a born again Christian for over 20 years, has already raised US$2 million for the center via his charity, the Solid Rock Foundation, founded by Coo... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Lava from a volcano in a sparsely populated area of the Democratic Republic of Congo is threatening rare chimpanzees, wildlife officials say. Mount Nyamulagira, 25km (16 miles) from the eastern city of Goma, erupted at dawn on Saturday, sending... | Democratic Republic of Congo's Mount Nyamuragira, the most active volcano in Africa, erupted in the morning hours of Saturday, spilling lava out over its southern flank. The explosion occurred at about 03.45 local time, according to rangers from the Virunga National Park, where the volcano is situated. The warden for t... |
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The United Auto Workers union launched a nationwide strike against General Motors on Monday as 73,000 UAW members walked off the job and hit the picket lines at the nation's largest automaker. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger blasted GM management, saying that the company had not been willing t... | General Motors Training Center, Shoreline Community College, Shoreline, Washington. 73,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) union members launched a nationwide strike today against General Motors (GM), the largest auto manufacturer in the United States. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said GM would need to meet pay, health car... |
'); //--> Associated Press Update 9: Contraceptive Sponge to Return to Market The contraceptive that spawned a "Seinfeld" episode about "spongeworthy" men is returning to the U.S. market. Allendale Pharmaceuticals said Friday the Food and Drug Administration has approved U.S. sales of the Today Sponge, the favorite non... | __NOTOC__ What was once the most widely sold contraceptive for millions of women, the Today® Sponge, has been re-approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be brought back for sale to the American marketplace, as early as this summer. The reintroduction of the sponge, demanded by many women for years, is not... |
Sutter, Sutter County -- Angry parents, saying their children's privacy rights are being violated, have asked the board of the tiny Brittan School District to rescind a requirement that all students wear badges that monitor their whereabouts on campus using radio signals. Located between the massive silos of Sutter Ric... | An elementary school in northern California has been testing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag-based identification program on its 7th and 8th grade students since January 18th, 2005. According to the ACLU, this is the first time that public school students in the United States have been required to wear devi... |
NEW YORK -- Tim Tebow needed only two years of college to graduate to Heisman Trophy winner, putting the sophomore in a class by himself. Florida's folk-hero quarterback with the rugged running style and magnetic personality won the Heisman on Saturday night to become the first sophomore or freshman to take college foo... | Rashaan Salaam in 1994. Tim Tebow at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Game while a senior in high school. University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow became the first underclassman in NCAA history to obtain the coveted Heisman Trophy Saturday night. The award was presented to him at a ceremony in New York City. He recei... |
By Hidir Goktas ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Islamist-rooted government said on Tuesday it would put its presidential candidate to a new vote in parliament on Wednesday, after the Constitutional Court annulled a ballot held last week. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan left the door open to possible early national elections ... | Abdullah Gül Turkey's has annulled the first round of voting in the , ruling that there were not enough members present at the parliamentary vote for it to be valid. The court ruled 9-2 in favor of the challenge. Opposition parties, who boycotted the vote, challenged the result in court on the grounds that the were not... |
Evan O'Dorney is the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The 13-year-old from California aced "serrefine" to win the 80th annual bee tonight. He won a tense duel with Nate Gartke of Canada, who was trying to become the first Canadian to win the bee. Evan won a trophy and a $US35,000 ($42,354) prize, plus a $US... | 13-year-old Evan O'Dorney, from California in the United States, has won the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee championship in Washington, D.C. He spelt the word 'serrefine' correctly to defeat second place Nate Gartke, of Canada, and win the 80th annual bee. Gartke, from Spruce Grove, Alberta, was trying to become th... |
LONDON A Muslim convert who tried to carry out a suicide bomb attack on a busy family restaurant in Exeter, Devon, was jailed for life on Friday. Nicky Reilly, 22, suffered serious injuries when a homemade bomb exploded as he tried to assemble it in the toilets of the Giraffe restaurant last May. He was arrested as he ... | The Old Bailey in London A court in London has sentenced a would-be suicide bomber to life imprisonment. Nicky Reilly, 22, a convert with learning difficulties and , took the components for three bombs — glass bottles containing nails, caustic soda and kerosene — to the Giraffe restaurant in Exeter, south west England,... |
Colts ride 31-point 2nd half past Saints in opener Scouts Buzz Colts TE Dallas Clark is such an integral part of this offense. The Saints played a ton of Cover 2, but could not account for Clark in the passing game. Indianapolis used very few three-receiver sets on first and second down, but created the same effect by ... | The NFL Season has kicked off as the Indianapolis Colts hosted the New Orleans Saints Thursday night. Peyton Manning and the Colts took their first step to defending their Super Bowl Championship by beating the New Orleans Saints by a score of 41-10. At the half the scored was knotted at 10-10, but Indianapolis showed... |
About 5,000 march in Lib Dem Sheffield conference protest Fewer demonstrators than expected gathered outside the conference Continue reading the main story Related Stories About 5,000 protesters marched through Sheffield on the second day of the Liberal Democrat conference, police said. A 24-year-old man was arrested f... | Protesters in threw paint and smoke bombs at the branch of . The violence came to a head last night in . Hundreds of thousands of people joined marches in London on Saturday against public sector cuts by the . One union estimated up to half a million people travelled from across the country to demonstrate as the – coal... |
The thought that Dubai, and by association its oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi, might not back the mountains of debt taken on by Dubai World and other government-sponsored entities came as a shock to banks and hedge funds everywhere. It contributed to a significant extent to the increased sensitivity that investors now hav... | The government of Dubai announced that it intends to provide $9.5 billion to Dubai World to allow the government-owned investment company to restructure its debt. The announcement comes as part of Dubai World's plan to restructure more than $23 billion of debt, including converting nearly $9 billion of debt into equity... |
They were stranded as buses and autos kept off the road. Most parts of Karnataka, especially Bengaluru and Mysuru, shut down on Friday in response to the State-wide bandh called in protest against the Supreme Court order to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. There were no major incidents of violence, and the bandh wa... | On Friday, various cities in the Indian state of Karnataka observed as the people opposed the Supreme Court's judgement on the dispute. Most shops were closed to support the strike. A medical shop remained closed in Mysore due to strike. The Indian Supreme Court judgement instructed Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs (... |
A large crowd lined the streets of Perth to pay tribute to those who have served and fought for the country. People cheered and waved flags as servicemen and women marched through the streets. This year more than 140 musicians took part, including the Band of the Grenadier Guards and the Royal Corp of Musicians from To... | Poppies are used as a symbol of remembrance to all fallen soldiers at war. Australians and New Zealanders throughout the world turned out in huge numbers for their national war memorial day in remembrance of the failed Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) attack on Gallipoli, Turkey that began on 25 April 1915... |
Manchester United were also given a tough draw, with the 1999 winners facing Italian side AC Milan. Premiership champions Arsenal and Liverpool were both drawn against German sides. Arsenal will play Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich in the next stage, while Liverpool were handed a tie against German side Bayer Leverkus... | The draw for the first knockout round of the proper has been made today at 's headquarters in Switzerland. In perhaps the tie of the round the league leaders of the and , Chelsea and Barcelona, have been drawn together. Here is the complete draw: Real Madrid v. Juventus v. Barcelona v. Chelsea v. Liverpool v. v. ... |
El Corte Inglés de Eibar se convertirá en un gran almacén de venta online ANDREA ARRIZABALAGA | AINHOA LENDINEZ El Corte Inglés de Eibar dejará de ser una tienda física abierta al público para convertirse en un gran centro de almacenaje y distribución de pedidos online de productos de alimentación. ||||| The 5,000-year... | An archaeology student from Scotland has discovered a 5,000 year old piece of chewing gum on a dig in Finland. Sarah Pickin, a 23-year-old part-time barmaid studying archaeology with Derby University, discovered the gum during a dig in the north-west of the country. The gum is a lump of birch bark tar, and still has vi... |
Flood forces rooftop rescues, ice wall moves north of Winnipeg Massive ice floes from the Red River destroyed homes north of Winnipeg on Sunday as the floes were carried overland by flood waters. (CBC) Massive ice floes from the Red River destroyed homes north of Winnipeg on Sunday as the floes were carried overland by... | Red River Floodway. The Red River at Winnipeg is almost clear of ice blocks and ice jamming, however there are still dangers from the Red River flood. Ice blocks which were as high as two storey buildings were ripping out trees, fences and railway ties. "You'll see huge pans of ice standing vertical, up to high," said ... |
La intensa ola de frío Mientras la ciudad de Buenos Aires registraba su primera nevada en años, en el resto del país también se registraron intensas nevadas y en la cordillera andina hay rutas cortadas. Un vocero del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN) dijo que "se están produciendo intensas nevadas en el oeste de la... | Buenos Aires hadn't seen snowfall for 89 years. Yesterday, amid the celebration of the Argentinian Independence Day, snow and sleet surprised many in the greater area of Buenos Aires and other parts of Argentina. It was the first snowfall there since June 22, 1918. The National Weather Service even doubted to announce ... |
Police used water canons do disperse people throwing stones and setting cars on fire [EPA] Police used water canons do disperse people throwing stones and setting cars on fire [EPA] Riot police fired water canons as youths threw stones and bottles in the Schanzenviertel neighbourhood early on Saturday. Forty-seven peop... | Location of Hamburg within Germany Local police reports say that 47 people were injured and 60 arrested in Hamburg, Germany, following violence between police and protestors over the past two days. 2,000 officers were deployed to help contain the riots. They deployed water cannons against the demonstrators, whose numbe... |
Rail line to be closed until Thursday Posted Updated The company which runs the Indian Pacific passenger rail service expects to lose more than half a million dollars in revenue as a result of a train derailment east of Kalgoorlie, in Western Australia's Goldfields. Two locomotives and 20 wagons were derailed on Friday... | Two train derailments in two days have closed railway lines in Australia. A Rio Tinto iron ore train derailled at Pilbara, on a spur of the Tom Price to Dampier line on Thursday 29. The following day, a freight train with 40 wagons derailed east of Kalgoorlie, injuring three people. The second derailment has closed the... |
In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Powell told Congress on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, that the central bank will not begin raising interest rates until the Fed believes it has reached its goals on maxim... | On Thursday, the (ECJ) — the on matters of European Union (EU) law — ruled in regard to the case "Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek vs. Facebook Ireland Limited". The Luxembourg-based court issued a judgement favorable to the plaintiff, , a politician in Austria, allowing an Austrian court to require social media site Facebook ... |
404 We're sorry but the page you requested could not be found.Please try again from the home page or contact us ||||| 38th Parliament, 1st Session House Government Bills The availability of a bill on the Website may be delayed by two or more working days following the completion of its stage in the legislative process,... | Composition of Canadian House of Commons as of May 19, 2005 (Liberal 133 (includes speaker), Conservative 98, Bloc Québécois 54, NDP 19, Independent 3, Vacant 1) Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, broke the tie on the vote on the second reading of the Canadian budget amendment, C-48, by voting i... |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush has approved the Army's request to execute a soldier convicted of rape and murder, the White House announced Monday evening. Pvt. Ronald Gray, seen here in 1988, has been on the military's death row for 20 years. Pvt. Ronald Gray has been on the military's death row at Fort Leavenwort... | The President of the United States, George W. Bush, has approved the death sentence of an Army Private convicted of multiple rapes and murders. Pvt. Ronald A. Gray, stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina at the time, was found guilty in courts-martial for the rape and murder of Pvt. Laura Lee Vickery-Clay, a fellow ... |
LONDON (Reuters) - A teenage schoolgirl will appeal to the High Court on Friday to overturn a ban on her wearing a “purity ring” at school to symbolize her decision to abstain from sex before marriage. Lydia Playfoot, 16, from West Sussex, says the silver ring is an expression of her faith and should be exempt from the... | Lydia Playfoot, a 16 year old schoolgirl from West Sussex, England, has been faced with expulsion by her school, Millais School of Horsham, for wearing a purity ring that symbolises her dedication to chastity. Her case, that she should be allowed to wear the ring as it is an "expression of her faith and should be exemp... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Police in the US city of Orlando say they have arrested a gunman who opened fire in an office building, killing one person and injuring five others. Jason Rodriguez, a 40-year-old engineer who once worked in the building, surrendered to police at his mother'... | Location of Orlando within Florida At least one person was killed after a shooting rampage at the Gateway Center office building in Orlando, Florida, at around 11.30 EST (16.30 UTC), according to authorities. The gunman, who has been identified as Jason Rodriguez, aged 40, surrendered at his mother's house, after polic... |
By MATTHEW LEE and PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press Writers 2 hours, 27 minutes ago Defense Secretary Robert Gates U.S. military Myanmar WASHINGTON -said Thursday thewas stepping up preparations for a relief mission in, but he said he couldn't imagine air dropping aid without permission from the closed regime. His com... | The United Nations (UN) is sharply criticising the government of Myanmar for impounding two airplane loads of food aid under the World Food Programme (WFP) and preventing aid workers from entering the country, calling the action "unprecedented." Paul Risley, a spokesperson for WFP, said that "the food aid and equipment... |
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange freed on bail Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The founder of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has vowed "to continue my work and to protest my innocence" after being freed on bail. The 39-year-old was granted bail two days ago but prosecut... | Assange at the SKUP conference for investigative journalism, Norway, March 2010. The founder of the whistle blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has been granted bail and was set free, pending an extradition hearing. Justice Duncan Ouseley granted Assange "conditional bail," upholding the previous ruling which wa... |
RESULTS Canada CIDA's Increased Commitment to Fighting Tuberculosis is a Positive Step: RESULTS Canada OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 24, 2009) - Canada's announcement today of $127.4 million to help fight the global TB epidemic is a positive step that will increase the capacity of developing countries to detect ... | World map showing reported cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 citizens. Red = >300, orange = 200-300; yellow = 100-200; green 50-100; blue = <50 and grey = n/a. On Tuesday, World Tuberculosis Day, the Government of Canada committed C$127.4 million to the fight against tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. The Minister of Interna... |
Mr. Gillmor’s death occurred the same day as that of former Representative Jennifer Dunn, a Republican from the Seattle area who became one of the most powerful women in Washington State politics. Ms. Dunn, 66, died in her Virginia apartment today of a blood clot, her family said. Image Representative Paul Gillmor Mr. ... | in his official Congress photo Representative was found dead in his Arlington, , apartment this Wednesday at the age of 68. Gillmor, a Republican, represented Ohio's fifth district in the United States . The investigation is ongoing, however, some report he had suffered a heart attack. Born in Ohio, he graduated from t... |
The UN estimates up to 40% of bomblets fail to explode on impact The injured troops are members of the UN's peacekeeping force, Unifil, sent to Lebanon following the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Israel is thought to have dropped more than a million... | Two Belgian soldiers, part of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, were wounded Friday after stepping on a cluster bomb during a mine-clearing operation in southern Lebanon. One of the two soldiers stepped on a cluster bomb while clearing a minefield near the village of Majdel Silim. Their injuries were "serious but n... |
Rhys was cradled by his mother as he lay dying Parents lay flowers Rhys had been playing football with friends when he was shot by a youth on a black BMX bike at a pub car park in Croxteth on Wednesday night. Police said the arrested boy was held on Broadway in nearby Norris Green. An abandoned bicycle has been found i... | A third teenager, a male aged 16, has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Rhys Jones two days ago in the Croxteth area of Liverpool. This most recent development follows the arrest and bailing of two teenagers on suspicion of murder yesterday. All those arrested so far have been local. Merseyside Police have al... |
Sudanese authorities are stepping up their investigation into a British teacher who is facing 40 lashes and months in jail over naming a teddy bear Mohammed. Third day in Sudan jail over teddy Mohammed Gillian Gibbons could now be charged with sedition - a far more serious charge than insulting the Islamic prophet. On ... | __NOTOC__ A British teacher working in Sudan was arrested on Sunday after parents allegedly complained that she had insulted Islam by naming a teddy bear . She faces a possible six months in prison, 40 lashes, or a fine. === A blasphemous bear? === Gillian Gibbons, 54, who had arrived at 's in August, polled the six an... |
The Australian doesn't play nicely with your current browser. Please take a moment to upgrade to the latest version. ||||| The lawsuit is the largest civil rights action against a US firm A federal appeals court upheld a 2004 ruling giving the lawsuit class action status, sanctioning claims from up to 1.5 million curre... | A typical Wal-Mart store exterior. A federal court has upheld a ruling given in 2004 granting class action status for a suit against the American retail giant Wal-Mart. As many as 1.6 million or more women employees might file civil suits alleging Wal-Mart discriminated against their sex. left Six women in 2001 claimed... |
Mumbai, India – After a year in hiatus, Ethiopian Mulu Seboka became the first athlete to win the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon for a record third time, while Kenyan ace John Kelai successfully defended the men’s crown. The mercury climbed from a moderate 20 degree Celsius to 30 between the start and finish of the... | 2008 Mumbai Marathon. The Standard Chartered Marathon, nicknamed "The Greatest Race on Earth", held its third stage in Mumbai, India today. Because of the scorching hot weather in India, marathon runners had to adapt to the weather to overcome the challenge. More than 30,000 runners participated in this race, joined by... |
A man who cut off his penis in front of diners at a pizza restaurant in the Strand, London, has had it reattached in the first operation of its kind in the country. It is too early to tell whether the operation will be a success, however, according to surgeons who carried out the procedure at St Thomas's hospital, sout... | Map highlighting the City of Westminster, a borough of London. An unnamed Polish man, 35, is being treated at a hospital in London, England after he cut off his with a knife at Zizzi's pizza restaurant on in the city of . "We were called at 9.00 p.m. on Sunday to a restaurant on the Strand to reports of a man in posses... |
Clinton, Quinn and Fluke Ask: Where Are The Women (Who’ll Run)? “Until my mother ran for president, I wasn’t fully cognizant of how few women run for office and how few women hold office,” Clinton said. She then rattled off this depressing fact: The United States ties Turkmenistan at 78th place for the percentage of wo... | Sandra Fluke, Chelsea Clinton, and Speaker of the New York City were among the guests who discussed the role of women in politics at the in New York City yesterday evening. The forum was co-hosted by '''' magazine. Clinton led the panel; Fluke and Quinn were joined by additional panelists including the communications ... |
UPDATE: Party Backing S Ossetia Leader Ahead In Sunday Vote Sunday May 31st, 2009 / 23h07 (Updates results with 60% of vote) TSKHINVALI (AFP)--A party strongly supportive of the leader of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia was well ahead in parliamentary elections Sunday, initial results showed. The apparent d... | Map of South Ossetia South Ossetia, one of two breakaway regions of Georgia (the other being the Georgian province of Abkhazia), held parliamentary elections on Sunday. There are 34 parliamentary seats at stake. Four parties are competing: the ruling Unity Party, the Communist Party of South Ossetia, People's Party of ... |
22 women of science who changed the world Scores of women have made profound advances in science – often honored at the time but ignored by history. ||||| British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he believes Iraq can assume responsibility for security in southern Basra province from British forces within two months. A ... | Prime minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown announced during his trip to Baghdad, Iraq, that his government will be withdrawing at least one thousand British troops from Iraq by the end of 2007. Brown also plans to gradually hand over control of to Iraq security forces in accordance with the withdrawal. "What we... |
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