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Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Democratic Senator Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States, prompting celebrations across the country. "It's been a long time coming, but tonight... change has come to America," the president-elect told a ju... | The 2008 Democratic presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, 47, is projected to win at least 349 electoral votes, more than enough to clinch the Presidency of the United States. Obama is the first African American to be elected President in U.S. history. His Republican opponent, Arizona senator John McC... |
By John Barry, Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball Newsweek Oct. 31, 2005 issue - It is the nature of bureaucracies that reports are ordered up and then ignored. In February 2002, Vice President Dick Cheney received a CIA briefing that touched on Saddam Hussein's attempts to build nuclear bombs. Cheney, who was looking ... | Karl Rove The two year investigation involving the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's secret identity seems to be coming to an end. Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald's grand jury, which has been investigating the "outing" of Plame's secret status to columnist Robert Novak and other reporters, concludes its work on ... |
Login Enter your details below to login If you are an existing member of The Times and The Sunday Times enjoying the full benefits of thetimes.co.uk, then simply enter your Times+ login details below and press 'Enter' Enter your details to login Email address Password Keep me logged in information Keeps you logged in f... | Brett Lee against England at the Bellerive Oval. Australia's cricketer Brett Lee is out of the first Ashes test match - which starts on July 8 in Cardiff - with a torn muscle in his left side. He is also doubtful to play the second Test at Lord's, which begins on July 16. It will be at least two weeks before he can sta... |
MOSCOW, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Federal Atomic Energy Agency (Rosatom) said on Monday the launch of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, which Russia is building, would be postponed because of Iranian delays in payment. "The fact is that there is no money, and it is impossible to construct without money," Rosatom ... | According to Russia's Federal Atomic Energy Agency (RosAtom) further progress on Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, which Russia has been working to complete, will be delayed because Iran fell behind in the payment schedule. The decision threatens to put Iran’s atomic project in jeopardy, just as it faces the threat o... |
BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- High-dose injections of vitamin C, also known as ascorbate or ascorbic acid, can stop the spread of cancer and slow the growth of tumours by 50 percent in lab mice tests. In a study in Tuesday's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from the National In... | Vitamin C molecule Linus Pauling in 1954 Vitamin C can help cut the spread of cancer and tumours by half, according to United States researchers who tested on mice. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health injected doses of vitamin C into four grams per kilo of body weight into mice with pancreatic, brain and o... |
Justice Peter Zahra ... told the jury forewoman the Sudoku players had let everyone down. AFTER 105 witnesses and three months of evidence, a drug trial costing $1 million was aborted yesterday when it emerged that jurors had been playing Sudoku since the trial's second week. In the District Court in Sydney, Judge Pete... | A sudoku puzzle.A drug trial in Sydney, Australia was aborted yesterday after several jurors were found to be playing sudoku puzzles during proceedings. The Crown trial, in which Andrew Daniel Lonsdale and Kane Holland were accused of conspiracy to manufacture a commercial quantity of amphetamines, had been running for... |
Green leader allowed into debates, networks confirm Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's thankful Canadians protested on her behalf. (Canadian Press) Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's thankful Canadians protested on her behalf. (Canadian Press) Green Leader Elizabeth May will be allowed into the federal leaders' d... | Promotional photo of Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada. Credit: Grant Neufeld Le chef du Bloc québécois, Gilles Duceppe. Credit: Claude Boucher The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Stephen Harper. Credit: The Conservative Party of Canada Stephane Dion at a Liberal leadership convention rally... |
The magnitude 6.1 quake struck at 1329 local time on Monday (0529GMT) and was centred about 100km west of the city of Batangas, south of the Philippine capital. A powerful earthquake has shaken the Philippine capital, Manila, causing office buildings to sway in the centre of the city. There have been no reports of dama... | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 6.0 has struck the Philippines, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has reported. The epicentre was 130 kilometres (80 miles) from the country's capital, Manila, at a depth of eighteen kilometres (11.2 miles). The temblor started at 01:29:25 local time (05:29:25 UTC), t... |
‘Sky’s the limit’ at U of C’s new $81 million library BY KARA SPAK Staff Reporter/kspak@suntimes.com The University of Chicago new Joe and Rika Mansueto library, where unique engineering and bold design come together at the heart of campus to foster intellectual discovery. Students in the Grand Reading room Monday, May... | Only emergency lights remained on. Ceiling lights, fluorescent lights at the reading tables, and staff computers at the circulation desk (hidden to the right) were shut down. Incoming thunderstorms brought cloud cover to Chicago. The Mansueto Library is shown here in almost complete darkness. The 's Joe and Rika Mansue... |
Correction to This Article A Sept. 20 Federal Page article said that General Motors Corp., as one of two major owners of DirecTV, is among the mainstream corporations earning profits from explicit sexual entertainment. It is the carmaker's subsidiary, the General Motors Investment Management Corp., that owns about 15 p... | Last month, the FBI's Washington Field Office began an internal recruitment drive to staff a new anti-obscenity squad. The job of the new squad would be to gather evidence against the "manufacturers and purveyors" of pornography, and would require eight agents, a supervisor and assorted support help. The squad would no... |
Reversal: Next IE divorced from new Windows update SAN FRANCISCO--Reversing a longstanding Microsoft policy, Bill Gates said Tuesday that the company will ship an update to its browser separately from the next major version of Windows. A beta, or test, version of Internet Explorer 7 will debut this summer, Microsoft's ... | announced in a conference that Microsoft will release major security changes to and will release a new version prior to the release of , the replacement for Windows XP expected any time after 2005. Microsoft plans to include many features to increase security. These features are to protect against threats such as , , a... |
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched astronauts for the first time ever today, making history and opening a new age of commercial spaceflight. A shiny white Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from historic Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center here today (May 30) at 3:22 p.m. EDT (1922 GMT), carrying SpaceX's Crew Dragon ca... | SpaceX successfully launched its at 1922 UTC yesterday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US with NASA astronauts and in a atop a Falcon 9 rocket. This was the first launch of a crewed spacecraft from the United States since NASA's final mission in July 2011 — a Hurley piloted. Doug Hurley (left) and Bob Behnken wal... |
'Africa must think big to thrive' Mo Ibrahim was speaking at a two-day forum in Dar es Salaam Many African states are too small to continue to exist independently, Sudan-born magnate Mo Ibrahim has told a conference in Tanzania. Mr Ibrahim said the idea that 53 small African countries thought they could compete with Ch... | Sudanese-born British mobile communications tycoon Mo Ibrahim told a news conference in Tanzania today that some African countries are too small to keep functioning independently, and need to integrate in order to survive. Mo Ibrahim Ibrahim, speaking at the beginning of a two-day-long event encouraging good governance... |
Spain's prime minister hopes the plan will drive down unemployment Spain has launched an 11bn euro (£9.2bn) plan aimed at boosting the economy and creating 300,000 jobs. The plan, which represents 1.1% of the Spain's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), is part of the European Union's 200bn euro stimulus announced on Wednesda... | Spain has launched a €11 billion stimulus plan intended to boost the weakening economy and create 300,000 jobs. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the Prime Minister of Spain, says that the money will be spent mostly in infrastructure and public works. Zapatero in France in 2007 A portion of the package will aim to assist S... |
Come on down, game show lovers. Bob Barker is to host his last Price is Right in June. The daytime game show host announced his plans to retire on Tuesday. Game show host Bob Barker stands alongside the big wheel during a live taping of The Price is Right. He plans to retire in June 2007. (Ric Francis/Associated Press)... | Bob Barker. After hosting the United States gameshow ''The Price Is Right'', Bob Barker has decided to call it quits and retire from being the gameshow's 35 year-long host. Barker plans to end the show in June of 2007. "I will be 83 years old on December 12 ... and I've decided to retire while I'm still young," jokes B... |
The new Acropolis museum... ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU/EPA The new Acropolis museum rises up in the foreground as the Parthenon, in the background, towers above the construction. After visiting the site, Culture Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis reiterated yesterday that the much-awaited museum would be ready to receive visitors by... | Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis of Athens. The president of the organization for the construction of the new Acropolis Museum, professor Dimitrios Pandermalis, announced that the Museum will be ready to operate as an exhibition center for archaeological treasures in 2007. In response to this statement, the Greek go... |
Author: Sal Friday, 31st July, 2009 at 2:57 pm, Isle of Wight Thanks to Mike from inside Vestas for sending through this update to share with our readers. Ed We have just received confirmation that Vestas are postponing the redundancy payments for all 600 workers. The management have not completed all the one to one co... | County Hall, seat of Isle of Wight Council Vestas Wind Systems, whose closing wind turbine blade manufacturing centre in Newport, Isle of Wight, England remains the site of a occupation now in its 11th day, has suddenly announced that the consultation period preceding the closure of the plant has been extended, and tha... |
Coaches > Officials > Adaptive Rowing Classification Equipment Adaptive Rowing Talent Search PPP Squad Club participation > Resources Glossary Adaptive Rowing: Classification Which Disability groups can compete in adaptive rowing? Athletes with a physical disability, visual impairment and/or an intellectual disability ... | Horrie Training on the 1000m course, Lake Burley Griffin. , Australia — Members of the Australian team, consisting of Kathryn Ross, Erik Horrie, and John Maclean, are currently finalising their Australian based training for the paralympics on the waters of Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra. Our reporters interviewed Erik H... |
As a young kid Wilkes aspired to be a magician, seeing magic done at and around conventions his mother (Joyce Wilkes a well known ventriloquist) attended. Wilkes began to buy small magic sets learning and mastering many tricks & slight of hand. As a teen Wilkes became a Gun Fighter at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington ... | ''Wikinews'' visited 'Doc Wilkes House of Horrors' located in , recently for a private tour. Co-owner Laura Wilkes led the tour and introduced a select number of actors featured in the . The attraction offers a broad array of elaborate sets and rooms, professionally designed to scare attendees. A broad host of costumed... |
New politics has given India a new patent law. But most of the old comforts of the pharmaceutical sector and its consumers — the major focus of the patent debate — are likely to remain, at least for a while. The Patents Amendment Bill (2005) was passed with the Left supporting a WTO-required legislative change and the ... | India signs on to chemical patents to comply with WTO orderA bill passed by India's Parliament put an end to the manufacture of many cheap generic drugs copied from products protected by foreign company patents. A Patents Amendment Bill (2005) has been condemned by foreign aid groups who expect a significant rise in dr... |
Merv Griffin, the big band-era crooner turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, died Sunday. He was 82. Griffin died of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his family that was released by Marcia Newberger, spokeswoman for The Griffin G... | Merv Griffin, creator of game shows such as ''Wheel of Fortune'' and ''Jeopardy!'', died of prostate cancer on Sunday. He was 82, but doctors still say that his death was "unexpected and immediate." Besides creating and hosting game shows, Griffin was also famous for his talk show, ''The Merv Griffin Show'', which ran ... |
AT LEAST seven people were feared dead last night and a giant coal ship leaking oil off Newcastle threatened environmental disaster, as storms wreaked havoc across New South Wales. A 10-metre section of the Old Pacific Highway on the Central Coast collapsed, throwing a car with two adults and two children into a 30-met... | Newcastle CBD. This picture showing several cars floating in the middle of the normally busy intersection. Up to eight people may have died after Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia experienced its worst storm in thirty years. NSW Premier Morris Iemma made the declaration at 9.30pm on the 8th June, as people waded th... |
Wolfowitz gets top job at World Bank REUTERS WASHINGTON: The World Bank has unanimously confirmed Paul Wolfowitz as its president despite quiet misgivings by some members over the deputy defense secretary’s role as the Bush administration’s architect of the Iraq war. The outcome had already largely been decided in the ... | Despite controversy ignited by the White House nomination of Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank (WB), the 24-member board of directors voted unanimously on Thursday to accept his confirmation. A whirlwind tour by Wolfowitz, who traveled to many capital cities of the bank’s major shareholders and met with voting boar... |
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand's first female boxing world champion was released from jail Wednesday as reward for winning the world light-flyweight title. PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images Samson Sor Siriporn, left, won a title bout at the infamous "Bangkok Hilton" prison. Siriporn Thaweesuk was released on paro... | Female boxing champion Samson Sor Siriporn was released on parole from prison Pathum Thani, Thailand today, after serving five years of a seven-year term on a drug conviction. She will live at the residence of the director of the Women's Rehabilitation Center. The 24-year-old Thai woman won the WBC world flyweight titl... |
NEW YORK - Wall Street edged higher in choppy trading Monday, with investors making few moves as they waited for companies to start reporting their fourth-quarter earnings this week. advertisement With few firms issuing profit warnings and some forecasting year-over-year earnings growth as high as 20 percent, analysts ... | Logarithmic graph of the Dow from January 2000 through December 2008The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at its lowest level in over six years on Thursday, having lost 1.16%, or 89.68 points, bringing it to a level of 7,465.95. It had, at one point, set an intraday bear market low of 7,447.55. It was the lowest endi... |
Beckham scored his first England goal for 13 games Beckham defied illness to curl home from 30 yards on the hour mark, but England made hard work of Ecuador. The South Americans could have gone in front early on, Carlos Tenorio's shot deflecting off Ashley Cole and on to the bar after John Terry's mistake. Frank Lampar... | 50px A David Beckham free kick was the difference as England went through to the quarter-finals of the 2006 Fifa World Cup after a 1-0 win over Ecuador, Sunday. Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart. For the neutral football fan the game was not especially attractive to look at. There were only 7 shots on target in the 9... |
Hello Create Profile Creating your profile will enable you to submit photos and stories to get published on News24. Please provide a username for your profile page: This username must be unique, cannot be edited and will be used in the URL to your profile page across the entire 24.com network. ||||| Many people dressed... | Protest in front of the parliament building Thousands of Greeks gathered last night in Syntagma square in front of the parliament building in Athens to protest over the political response to the fires. An estimated 8,000 people attended, after a call for a silent protest had been distributed through e-mail, text messag... |
Microsoft to expand low-cost Windows to Brazil Microsoft plans to expand its low-cost Windows XP Starter Edition program to Brazil, the company confirmed Monday. "On April 13, Microsoft is going to announce the expansion of its five market program to include Brazil," a Microsoft representative told CNET News.com. The c... | Microsoft has announced a low-cost Windows XP Starter Edition is to be launched in Brazil. Windows XP Starter Edition has been previously released in several other countries in Asia and Russia. These editions are sold only as a low-cost OEM bundle. The edition is quite similar to Windows XP Home but with some restricti... |
By Parisa Hafezi TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran arrested three American tourists after what one Kurdish official said was an unwitting crossing into Iran from Iraq while hiking in mountains and Washington said it was taking the case very seriously. The Americans had been arrested after entering Iran from Iraq, a source told I... | Three American hikers were arrested on Friday, July 31 in Iran after they crossed into Iranian territory. Reports say the hikers accidentally crossed into Iran while hiking between Halabja and Ahmad Awa in the Kurdish Region of Iraq. Iranian state-run television confirmed that authorities were holding the two men and o... |
Disney phases out foods with trans fat at its theme parks NEW YORK: Walt Disney, seeking to address concerns about childhood obesity and eating habits, will phase out trans fats from food served at its theme parks in Paris, Hong Kong and Tokyo over the next two years. Trans fats will be excluded from U.S. parks by year... | in Paris, Hong Kong, and will eliminate from all food served at the parks by 2009. This move comes in addition to ridding foods of trans fats at in California and Walt Disney World in Florida, by the end of this calendar year. The American parks began to take action a year ago, as a response to nutritionists. Healthier... |
"Our initial investigation has revealed that a denial of service vulnerability exists that could allow an attacker to send a specially crafted Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) request to an affected system," said the alert. "Our investigation has determined that this is limited to a denial of service, and therefore an att... | 140px Until a patch is issued, ''Microsoft'' recommends that users close or block TCP port 3389, the port opened when the Remote Assistance service of its ''Microsoft Windows'' operating system (OS) is enabled. The Remote Assistance feature is a service of the OS that allows Internet Technology administrators of corpor... |
Tony Blair today announced he was stepping down after 10 years as prime minister and 13 as Labour leader. The prime minister returned to his political roots in the north east for his swansong, telling supporters at Trimdon Labour club he would stand down as PM on June 27. He will tender his resignation to the Queen on ... | British Prime Minister Tony Blair. British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the Cabinet of the UK government the date when he will stand down from office and allow his successor to take over as leader of the Labour party, and thus Prime Minister, in a private meeting. "The prime minister started cabinet by acknowledg... |
Iraqi officials are calling on people not to panic or listen to rumours Abdel Mutalib Mohammed Ali said the diagnosis had been confirmed, despite initial reports from a WHO laboratory saying test results were negative. However the AFP news agency quotes him as saying that further "testing showed indications of bird flu... | The first case of Avian Flu in Iraq was announced today by the country's Health Minister, Abdel Mutalib Mohammed. The preliminary result was reportedly from a United States military laboratory in Cairo; the World Health Organisation are expected to seek confirmation of this from a UK laboratory. The victim was Shangen ... |
(CNN) -- The scenes are straight out of a disaster blockbuster: A killer storm takes aim at one of the most populated regions of the country. Millions are forced from their homes. New York City is brought to a standstill. The nation's capital is emptied of government workers. And thousands of National Guard troops are ... | is preparing for the arrival of . The hurricane, which is expected to hit late Sunday into Monday, could affect up to sixty million people. The Governor of , , announced that all subway, bus and train services in would be suspended from 19:00 EST on Sunday evening. The hurricane has already caused damage and fatalities... |
The pilots of US Airways Flight 1549 achieved one of the rarest and most technically challenging feats in commercial aviation: landing on water without fatalities. Although commercial jetliners are equipped with life vests and inflatable slides, there have been few successful attempts at water landings during the jet a... | Passengers exit the plane onto the wings. Rescue ships surround the sinking aircraft. A US Airways Airbus A320, Flight 1549, has made an emergency landing in the Hudson River after a failed attempt to take off near Manhattan. There were 148 passengers and five crew on the flight to Charlotte from LaGuardia Airport. The... |
Recent Sports News Tate snatches bantamweight belt from Holm at UFC 196 LAS VEGAS Miesha Tate scored a sensational victory over reigning bantamweight champion Holly Holm in Las Vegas, choking her out late in the fifth round to win the title Holm took from Ronda Rousey in November. Ginobili's return sparks Spurs to late... | '''Mike Tyson''' ''Career Snapshot'' Born June 30, 1966 Professional Debut March 6, 1985 Total Fights 58 (2 No Decisions) Won 50 Lost 6 Drew 0 Knockouts 44 Titles Won Heavyweight (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) Olympic Boxing Mike Tyson's boxing career appears to be over after the infamous fighter became fatigued against his jour... |
Allawi's two seat lead after provisional results spurred al-Maliki to demand a recount [Reuters] Allawi's two seat lead after provisional results spurred al-Maliki to demand a recount [Reuters] "We finished the recount of 11,298 ballot boxes and no violations or fraud have been found," Qassim al-Abboudi, an electoral c... | An Iraqi electoral commission has said that no fraud was found during a partial recount of votes from the country's elections two months ago. The recount was requested by Nouri al-Maliki, the current prime minister, after his party came second. Since the recount was done manually, it took 11 days to go through the 2.5 ... |
Mubarak jailed for protest deaths Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. An Egyptian court has sentenced ex-President Hosni Mubarak to life in prison for complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising. The 84-year-old is the first former leader to be tried in person since the... | Former president Hosni Mubarak was the leader of Egypt for around 30 years. Former Egyptian Hosni Mubarak has been sentenced to by a court in Egypt for his responsibility as leader in the murders of protesters during the last year's Egyptian revolution. Mubarak resigned from his presidential position in February 2011 a... |
Occupy London: Demo forces St Paul's Cathedral to close The protest camp has been located outside St Paul's Cathedral since Saturday Continue reading the main story Related Stories St Paul's Cathedral has closed to visitors for the first time since World War II because of the anti-capitalist demonstrators camping on it... | Police and protestors outside St. Paul's. The Right Reverend Graham Knowles, the Dean of in London, has announced that the cathedral will shut down. The street area around the cathedral is home to the protest that has been running continuously since last Saturday, October 15. The statement read by Rev. Knowles describe... |
Home > NFRI News> NFRI News 제목 KSTAR successfully finished its Cryogenic... 작성자 관리자 등록일 2008/06/17 내용 NFRI News & Event KSTAR successfully finished its Cryogenic Cool-Down Commissioning (-268°C) - successfully cooled-down the world's largest Superconducting Magnet, and is ready for the first Plasma Discharge - KSTAR, b... | The KSTAR test reactor Diagram of the fields created by a tokamak style reactor to contain plamsaOn July 15, 2008, the scientists behind the KSTAR ('''K'''orea '''S'''uperconducting '''T'''okamak '''A'''dvanced '''R'''eactor) project tested the device by creating "first plasma". This is analogous to the first light of ... |
Oxford University tonight announced changes to the centuries-old tradition of voting for its professor of poetry post, instead introducing processes that bring it something closer to the 21st century. The vote, every five years, has been called a "kamikaze convention", and this year descended into embarrassing farce wh... | The University of Oxford has announced that it plans to introduce online voting for the 2010 election for the position of Professor of Poetry. Under the current rules, voters have to visit Oxford on the day of the election to cast their vote. The proposals, which require the approval of the university's governing autho... |
Source: Reuters - Wed, 4 Sep 2013 16:41 GMT Author: Reuters Women shout slogans while carrying Syrian national flags and pictures of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a sit-in organised by The Syrian Women's Union, outside the United Nations headquarters in Damascus, to protest against potential U.S. strikes on ... | Former Syrian minister of defense General has reportedly defected to Turkey. The Syrian government denies the reports; United States secretary of state John Kerry confirmed the defection during a House hearing on military intervention in Syria this afternoon. According to reports, Habib had resigned from his position i... |
1 of 2. A police officer stands guard as anti-terrorist police experts search for evidence after a bomb explosion in central Athens late March 19, 2009. ATHENS | ATHENS (Reuters) - A homemade bomb exploded in a central Athens avenue late on Thursday, causing serious damage to a state building and shops but no injuries,... | Two buildings have been damaged in a bombing in Athens, Greece on Thursday. The target was a building owned by an agency that manages state real estate. Nobody was injured in the blast, but the building's entrance was damaged. A nearby store and a parked car also sustained damage. The homemade device, which consisted o... |
The contaminated milk killed four babies and left tens of thousands sick Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said the government is partly responsible for the tainted milk scandal which has left thousands of children sick. In a rare interview with Science magazine, Mr Wen said the government felt "great sorrow" about the cr... | Wen Jiabao at the opening of a World Economic Forum meeting last month. In a rare one-on-one interview with the editor in chief of the journal ''Science Magazine'' published online on Friday, Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China, acknowledged that although companies were to blame, the government was al... |
23 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms Staff and agencies 11 May, 2008 By MURRAY EVANS, Associated Press Writer 14 minutes ago PICHER, Okla. - Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornadoes and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at lea... | NOAA Doppler Radar image of storms after the tornadoes hit. At least 23 people have been killed in late afternoon in broad daylight, with dark (very dark) clouds tornadoes that ripped through the central United States on Saturday May 10 with over 150 reported injured and at least three people are missing. Tornadoes hit... |
Scorecard - Commentary - Wickets - 3D animation - Partnerships - Wagon wheels - Player v player - Over comparison - Over graphs - Career averages - Match home - Bulletin - Article index (11) - Photo index (44) ODI no. 2556 ICC World Cup - 26th Match, Super Eights South Africa v Sri Lanka 2006/07 season Played at (neutr... | South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 1 wicket (with 10 balls remaining) in a dramatic finish in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana. South Africa looked to be cruising to victory, needing just 4 more runs at 206-5, before Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga set a new World Cup record - and... |
A storm pushed northward from Mexico through Orange County late Monday, bringing bolts of lightning that burned trees and caused scattered power outages, as well as thunder that jolted buildings and set off car alarms, but overall did little damage. "I feel like I'm in the Midwest," said Sgt. Greg Brower of the Fullert... | Lightning storms moved over Southern California Monday evening and Tuesday morning. Rain fell several times during the night, and lightning struck repeatedly throughout the region. Citizens reported smoldering palm trees in several areas of Orange County. In the suburban city of Irvine, darkness came early as heavy clo... |
A BATCH of garlic bread which turns blue in the oven has sparked a national recall by the country's biggest supplier. Capalaba-based AGB International has recalled 13 brands of its garlic bread, including Black & Gold, Homebrand and You'll Love Coles after consumers found the garlic turned blue when baked in the oven. ... | Garlic bread AGB International, a company based in Capalaba, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, has recalled 13 brands of garlic bread after learning that the bread turns blue when heated. AGB International is unsure why the bread turns blue but thinks that the problem is isolated and may be caused by a batch of gar... |
Islamist fighters have been gaining ground on the Somali government Hardline Islamist militants have captured a strategically important town north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, eyewitnesses say. Members of al-Shabab, a group fighting government forces in Somalia, seized the town of Jowhar on Sunday morning. One res... | Eyewitness reports say that Islamist insurgents in Somalia have captured the town of Jowhar, a strategically important city 90 kilometres north of the country's capital of Mogadishu. Location of Jowhar (Giohar) in red. According to the witness reports the Al-Shabaab rebels took the town after two hours of fighting on S... |
« Previous | Main | Next » Christine O’Donnell, Tea Party Shock GOP Establishment in Delaware ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports: Christine O’Donnell, the Sarah Palin and Tea Party backed candidate, dealt a stunning blow to the Republican establishment Tuesday night, defeating the moderate, party-favorite veteran Rep. Mike ... | Christine O'Donnell in August 2010. has defeated in a Republican primary election for U.S. Senator from Delaware, and the Associated Press have announced. With 325 of 325 counted, O'Donnell, who has received the endorsement of the Tea Party movement, led Castle by 30561 votes to 27021, 53.1% to 46.9%. The Republican O... |
THE University of Tasmania has thrown its weight behind a push by mainland universities for all Australian primary and high school students to study a second language. On Friday, the "Group of Eight" prestigious universities -- the Australian National University, Monash and the universities of Melbourne, Adelaide, NSW,... | A group of Australian universities have called for an effort to counter the falling numbers of students learning a second language, calling the current situation a "crisis". The group released a proposal on Friday that requires primary students to learn a second language up to the year ten and a 10 per cent bonus on un... |
MEXICO CITY, July 6 (Xinhua) -- A cargo plane crashed Sunday in northern Mexico, killing the pilot and seriously injuring the co-pilot, authorities said. The crash happened at 0:14 local time (0614 GMT) on the highway at Jose Lopez Portillo, some 12 km from Plan de Guadalupe airport in the city of Saltillo in Coahuila ... | A Ukrainian DC-9 in passenger service The captain of a USA Jet Airlines McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-15 freighter has been killed and the co-pilot seriously injured after the aircraft crashed onto a highway in Mexico. The crash occurred near Jose Lopez Portillo and split the aircraft into four main pieces. The accident at 0:... |
Eurotunnel trains have been out of service since the fire The first train to run through the Channel Tunnel since its closure following a fire made its journey successfully overnight. The freight train set off from England before midnight and was followed by an empty shuttle train at about 0100 BST. Eurotunnel's passen... | Location of the fire.The , which runs between France and Britain, has resumed limited services after an earlier fire. Of the two tunnels, only the South tunnel has been reopened to the trains that run the route, the blaze having seriously damaged the North tunnel. The fire started on a freight train loaded with lorries... |
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - America's most famous groundhog emerged from his burrow early on Saturday and declared that winter will last another six weeks. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow shortly before 7:30 a.m. to the cheers of more than 30,000 people from as far away as Alaska and Texas, one of the largest crowds in t... | Groundhog Day 2005. Each year, for the past 118 years, thousands of people have traveled to the Pennsylvania town of Punxsutawney in the United States, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, on February 2nd to see if the groundhog named Phil predicted more winter weather or an early spring. This year, Phil did see his... |
The spill covers two acres of the snow-covered tundra They estimate that up to 267,000 gallons (one million litres) of crude leaked from a corroded transit pipeline at the state's northern tip. The spill was detected on 2 March and plugged. Local environmentalists have described it as "a catastrophe". In 1989, the Exxo... | Location map for Prudhoe Bay BBC News is reporting "up to 267,000 (one million )" of crude oil has leaked from a pipeline in the oilfield. Although not as large as the in 1989, this is thought to be the largest spill on record affecting the . The Alaska Wilderness League reports that there is "no confirmation" of the q... |
All quiet at the courthouse No word from Blagojevich jurors on Day Four The federal jury weighing the fate of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich deliberated quietly Monday for a fourth day. The panel didn't communicate with the judge the entire day. The last note from the jury came Friday morning when the six men and six wome... | Jurors in the Rod Blagojevich corruption trial began their fifth day of deliberations this morning, having sent no notes to the judge at all yesterday. Notes they sent out last week, however, suggest that the discussions could take much longer. Mug shot of Rod Blagojevich The jury has sent two notes to US District Judg... |
By Frances Harrison BBC News, Tehran Unmarried Iranian couples can fall foul of strict Islamic morality laws Shia Islam allows a man and woman to marry for a fixed period of time, ranging from an hour to a century. A man can also have any number of temporary marriages - or sigheh, as they are known. However, Iranian so... | Iran's interior minister Hojatoll-Islam Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi has made a bold move by backing temporary marriages in accordance with some schools of thought in Islam particularly among Shiites. Prostitution was banned in Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and any sort of sex outside of marriage even among conse... |
There has been another fatality from swine flu with yesterday's Department of Health's weekly flu bulletin revealing a further flu related death. This brings the total to 17, as at 6 January, officially - although two other local people have died outside NI from the virus. NI Health Minister Michael McGimpsey (pictured... | The Department of Health in Northern Ireland announced the death of an adult with the H1N1 'swine flu' virus. The gender of the adult who died is currently unknown. The obituary was discovered in the swine flu information update provided by the Department of Health weekly. The death of this adult brings the total numbe... |
Thompson star dims on abortion issue Conservatives are anxious after a family-planning group claims that he once lobbied on its behalf against the so-called gag rule. WASHINGTON — Republican political activists said Saturday that reports that Fred D. Thompson had lobbied to ease a controversial abortion restriction hav... | Fred Thompson Two days after presidential hopeful Fred Thompson was branded a 'Mole' for warning President Nixon's White House about information the investigating committee had on the Watergate scandal, an abortion-rights group claimed that Thompson lobbied for them in the past. A spokesman for Thompson "flatly denied"... |
Gov. Tim Walz on COVID-19, emergency power, Floyd's killing and more Six months after Gov. Tim Walz first declared the peacetime emergency, where is Minnesota in the response to the pandemic and what will the next few months bring? On this week’s Politics Friday, MPR News host Mike Mulcahy talked with Walz, discussing ... | The Minnesota Republican Party is distributing a CD as part of a lobbying effort seeking a definition of marriage amendment, which would outlaw gay marriage. Along with its pitch for the definition of marriage amendment, the CD asks people their views on various controversial issues, including abortion, gun control, an... |
U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and John Rockefeller of West Virginia have introduced legislation calling for the switchover from analog to digital television to be delayed for three months until June 12. Originally planned for Feb. 17, the switch to DTV has been plagued by a series of problems ranging from a lac... | An old analog television, scheduled to stop working after the Feb. 17 digital transition. One month from the February 17 scheduled transition from analog to digital television broadcast in the United States, members of the United States Senate have introduced a bill that would push back the transition four months later... |
BILGE, Turkey (Reuters) - Masked men armed with assault rifles and grenades killed 44 people at a wedding party in southeast Turkey in a blood feud between families, authorities and residents said. People who lost their relatives in an attack mourn in front of a hospital in Mardin, southeastern Turkey, early May 5, 200... | As many as 45 people have been killed and six others were injured after at least four gunmen with grenades stormed a wedding reception in the village of Bilge located in Turkey. Many of those killed were women and children. The attack is not believed to be related to terrorism. "According to our investigations so far n... |
Below is a monthly update on progress at the SpaceX Rocket Factory from our CEO, Elon Musk. There is a great deal that happens in any given month, but to keep it an interesting read, brevity is favored over detail. Also, we intend to report negative news, which can be quite exciting in a rocket development. APRIL Much ... | The Falcon 1 rocket, launched by SpaceX, was destroyed shortly after its maiden launch today. Despite an earlier highly successful static test firing off the main engines, this fourth attempt at launch failed during the first stage burn. After clearing the tower, an onboard webcam revealed a swirl of flame around the b... |
KATHMANDU, Nepal, April 20 -- Police opened fire on pro-democracy demonstrators in the capital Thursday, killing three and wounding scores of others, as tens of thousands of people defied a curfew to vent their anger against King Gyanendra. India, the United States and other countries, meanwhile, made intensive but app... | Nepal's King Gyanendra deployed lethal force against protestors in Kathmandu on Thursday as a general strike and pro-democracy protest spread through Nepal threatening the future of the monarchy. Government forces fired on protesters in the Kathmandu neighborhood of Kalanki, killing three people and injuring more than ... |
Merger talks with NWA OK'd? Delta isn't saying FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER Detroit Metro Airport's main carrier could be Delta if talks of a merger result in its acquisition of Northwest Airlines. Delta Air Lines officials were mum Friday on the outcome of a board meeting at which executives could have gotten the green ... | Delta Air Lines may enter merge discussions with one of two other major United States air carriers - Northwest Airlines or United Airlines. It is known that Chief Executive Richard Anderson has asked for authorisation to begin talks, and believed executives have held a meeting at which permission was sought to enter di... |
Danmark skal til valg Efter en måned med massive valgrygter er det nu ganske vist: Danskerne skal til stemmeboksene tirsdag den 13. november. Det bekræftede statsminister Anders Fogh Rasmussen (V) fra Folketingets talerstol for et kort øjeblik siden: "Efter vores opfattelse vil det være ødelæggende, hvis hele denne fol... | Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Brazil on April 25, 2007. The Prime Minister of Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has called for snap elections for Denmark's unicameral parliament, the Folketing. The parliamentary election will be held on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. The call follows over a month of rumours in the media. Rasmuss... |
Jump to: U.S. Senate | U.S. House | State Senate | State House President 438 of 438 precincts reporting | Last update: 11/7/2008 11:15 pm | National Presidential results » Baldwin and Castle AI 1,232 0% Barr and Root LIB 1,092 0% McCain and Palin REP 136,585 61% Nader and Gonzalez IND 2,681 1% Obama and Biden DEM 80,50... | Until last Wednesday, Mayor Begich was trailing in the count Alaskan U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, who turned 85 yesterday, narrowly lost his re-election bid to Mark Begich, the Democratic Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. Meanwhile, as Alaska's counting of the November 4 election is almost complete, Democratic challenger for th... |
North Korean ships can be searched in territorial waters The ship was examined on the island of Mayotte, but there were no reports it was carrying any illegal cargo. It is believed to be the first time a North Korean vessel has been inspected under Security Council Resolution 1718. The resolution imposed sanctions on N... | Mayotte is between Madagascar and the coast of Africa Officials on the island of said that a North Korean vessel they searched today had no illegal cargo. The ship was searched by French to enforce imposed by an October 14 resolution of the United Nations Security Council. The UN passed Resolution 1718, imposing new sa... |
Peter Boyle, film and TV character actor, dies at 71 OBITUARY NEW YORK:Peter Boyle, who left the life of a monk to study acting and went on to become one of the most successful character actors of his time in films like "The Candidate," "Young Frankenstein" and "Monster's Ball," then capped his career with a long stint... | Ray Romano) left, Robert (Brad Garrett) center, and Frank (Peter Boyle) right on the popular sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. American actor Peter Boyle, well known for his "Holy Crap!" role on ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', died Tuesday from Bone marrow cancer at the age of 71 at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Man... |
Mr Walker claimed he needed round-the-clock care from his wife John Walker, 57, the former mayor of Sefton, and his wife Catie, 43, were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud. They were also convicted at Liverpool Crown Court of exaggerating ill health to obtain disability living allowance. Judge Brian Lewis described ... | The former Mayor of Sefton in the United Kingdom has been jailed for fraudulantly obtaining state benefits. John Walker and his wife Catie, were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud at Liverpool Crown Court and of exaggerating ill health to obtain disability living allowance. The Judge Brian Lewis described the fraud ... |
Brazilians urged to 'go green' in the shower Posted Brazilians are being urged to save water and the country's forests by urinating in the shower. Television ads show cartoon dancers, sportsmen and aliens relieving themselves while showering in order to avoid flushing. The ads are produced by an environmental group tha... | Environmentalists in Brazil are urging the country's residents to urinate in the shower while washing themselves, to help conserve water and save the rainforest. Television ads being aired in the country claim that by doing so, the nation could save over 1,000 gallons of water per household each year. SOS Mata Atlantic... |
Christopher Soghoian is knee-deep in trouble. The 24-year-old Indiana University Bloomington doctoral student created a Web site that enabled anyone with a computer to make fake boarding passes good enough to get past security but not onto an airplane. Over the weekend, the FBI raided his home and confiscated his compu... | Christopher Soghoian, 24, a doctoral student in information security at , released a boarding pass generator for on October 25th. In the release, he stated that it demonstrates flaws in airport security and the no-fly list. A few days later, on October 27th, Soghoian was visited by the who told him to take down the sit... |
Nearly half the 47 ships hijacked off Somalia last year were taken after the monsoon season [AFP] The Marshall Islands-flagged UBT Ocean has 21 crew members on board, according to the Norwegian News Agency. Somali pirates have hijacked a chemical tanker that was travelling off the coast of Madagascar, the ship's Norweg... | Somali pirates seized the Norwegian chemical tanker ''UBT Ocean'' off the coast of Madagascar yesterday, according to reports. The Norwegian News Agency reports that the ship, which is Marshall Islands-flagged, has 21 crew members aboard. Svenn Pedersen of the ship's owner, Broevigtank, said yesterday that "the captain... |
People collected water from wells in Harare after supplies were cut A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 484 people since August, according to the UN. More than 11,700 cases of cholera have been recorded over the same period, an update from the UN office for humanitarian affairs said. The cholera outbreak... | A cholera outbreak in the African country of Zimbabwe has killed almost 500 people since August, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO said that the outbreak affected most areas of the country, and that some remote areas had seen fatality rates increase by as much as 30%. Zimbabwe's Ministry of Heal... |
By Carlos H. Conde International Herald Tribune THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 This action effectively guarantees that Arroyo will remain in power because her allies in Congress are expected to quash the impeachment process. Arroyo's opponents said Wednesday that the remaining impeachment complaint was fraught with legal ... | President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. A Philippine congressional committee has voted to turn down all impeachment petitions against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The opposition to the president, on boycott, was not present. The vote seems to have greatly undermined any chance of an impeachment of Arroyo. Arroyo's cri... |
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has officially announced his retirement from professional football. The former Reds captain, who spent 17 years in the first team at Anfield and was the club’s skipper from 2003 until his departure in the summer of 2015, confirmed the decision on Thursday morning. In a statement, he said... | Yesterday, former English and Liverpool F.C. football captain announced retirement from professional football. Gerrard celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in 2012. Gerrard posted on : "Following recent media speculation surrounding my future I can confirm my retirement from playing professional football." Gr... |
Washington (CNN) -- Calling him one of America's "most experienced and most respected intelligence professionals," President Barack Obama has nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. James Clapper to be the new director of national intelligence. "He possesses a quality that I value in all my advisers, a willingness to tell leaders... | James Clapper. United States President Barack Obama has nominated retired Lieutenant General to be the new . The position had been left vacant when the previous director of national intelligence was forced to leave due to a series of security failures. James Clapper now awaits confirmation by the US Senate. Barack Obam... |
Cassini Reveals New Ring Quirks, Shadows During Saturn Equinox Jia-Rui C. Cook Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0850 jia-rui.c.cook@jpl.nasa.gov Dwayne C. Brown 202-358-1726 Headquarters, Washington dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov 2009-142 PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA scientists are marveling over the extent of ... | Saturn just following equinox, an event which occurs only once every 15 Earth years. NASA's Cassini orbiter has sent back remarkable images from Saturn, revealing that the planet's famous rings are far more bumpy than expected. Astronomers previously thought that the rings were almost completely flat, with changes in h... |
ADRIAN JUDD Miss Hawkins said the bat looked 'very snug' inside her bra Abbie Hawkins, a hotel receptionist, thought her mobile phone was ringing when she felt vibrations coming from her clothes. But she later discovered the tiny creature tucked away in the padded pocket of her underwear. As staff and colleagues crowde... | Abbie Hawkins, a Norwich, United Kingdom hotel receptionist, 19, has found a baby bat in her bra. Hawkins originally mistook the bat for her cellphone. Hawkins said that she got dressed at 7:30 a.m. and arrived for work without noticing anything unusual. When she was driving to work, she felt a slight vibration, but sh... |
The Civil Aviation Organization of Iran came to a categorical decision to refuse importing TU-154 passenger planes, said the chairman of the Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) of Iran Reza Nakhchivani, İSNA agency reported. If any violation of the safety rules by the pilots is proved, then the organization will not be a... | A Taban Tu-154, from file Reza Nakhjavani, head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization, has publicly stated that he blames yesterday's jet crash on pilot error. Nobody was killed when the Tupolev Tu-154 crash-landed and caught fire on the runway. Media reports at the time said the aircraft was performing an emergency la... |
For a better experience, we recommend that you enable JavaScript. Go to https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-enable-javascript/ to learn more. ||||| New York (CNN) -- Jurors on Monday convicted a Long Island man of manslaughter as a hate crime in the death of an immigrant from Ecuador. Jeffrey Conroy was on tr... | A Long Island, New York teen has been found guilty of murdering an Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero. The teen, 19-year-old Jeffrey Conroy, faces eight to 25 years in prison. The case exposed racial tensions in Long Island and received national media attention. Lucero was stabbed in Patchogue on the night of November... |
Press Releases MB Financial Bank, N.A., Chicago, Illinois, Assumes All of the Deposits of Heritage Community Bank, Glenwood, Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2009 Media Contact: Andrew Gray (202) 898-7192 Cell: (202) 494-1049 E-mail: angray@fdic.gov Heritage Community Bank, Glenwood, Illinois, was closed tod... | According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), a record number of banks for a calendar month have failed in the United States in February. A total of 10 banks failed in February, more than any other month since October of 2000. A total of 16 banks have closed this year so far, with 24 closing in 2008. I... |
The Israel Navy fired warning shots at several Palestinian fishing boats which ventured out of the Gaza sailing zone. One of the boats ignored the navy's warning, prompting it to fire a second round. The boat caught fire, which was extinguished by the soldiers. No injuries were reported. Military sources said that "any... | At least one person was injured when the Israeli navy opened fire on Gazan fishing vessels fishing off the coast of the Gaza Strip on Monday. An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed that the Israeli navy had opened fire on fishing vessels in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Beit Lahia in Northern Gaza. At leas... |
Photo: REUTERS Speaking in an audio recording released after Britain raised its terror threat level, the al-Qaeda terror chief also threatened fresh attacks against American targets. He praised Umar Farouq Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian who tried to blow up a Delta Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit with explosives... | File photo from Osama Bin Laden propaganda poster Al-Qaeda's notional leader Osama Bin Laden has released a new audio tape in which he delivers a message he describes as from "Osama to Obama". Bin Laden tells the US President that Americans can expect further attacks. In the tape, aired by al-Jazeera, Bin Laden describ... |
Aug. 20: Houses protrude over the edge where floodwaters caused the earth to give away northwest of Winona, Minn. GAYS MILLS, Wis. A powerful storm system that swamped the upper Midwest and killed at least seven people moved into Ohio on Tuesday as weary Minnesota residents returned to their water-logged homes. For m... | The powerful storm system that flooded parts of the Midwest and the Plains moved through Ohio today. Six people were killed in Oklahoma, eight were killed in Texas, and one person was killed in Missouri due to the storms. The flooding was a result of a powerful storm system combined with the remnants of Tropical Storm ... |
Colombia's government says documents recovered from the computer of a slain rebel leader show shows links between leftist rebels and the Venezuelan government of President Hugo Chavez. Organization of American States will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday in Washington to discuss the developing crisis between Colombia,... | FARC troops. Speaking at a press conference Monday, Colombia's national police chief Gen. Oscar Naranjo said evidence from the computers of slain members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) suggests the Venezuelan government recently paid the militant guerrilla group US$300 million. He suggested that t... |
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Aftermath of the fire, looking from the edge of Oranjezicht towards the mountain The Table Mountain fire was a large fire in and around the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa. It broke out at approximately 4 p.m. on 26 January 2006 above Tafelberg Road, and spr... | The fire burning close to Vredehoek, South Africa on January 27. A large and dangerous fire has broken out on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. Dry and windy conditions have swept the fire around the base of the mountain, pushing it towards the bordering suburbs in the City Bowl and Vredehoek area with furious... |
Tears of joy from accused terrorist as court quashes security certificates Andrew Duffy, CanWest News Service; Ottawa Citizen Published: Saturday, February 24, 2007 OTTAWA - On the morning that his case made legal history in Canada, Ottawa's Mohamed Harkat was at home, waiting again. Harkat had wanted to be in the Supr... | Supreme Court of CanadaThe Supreme Court of Canada has ruled unanimously 9-0, in favour of a ruling that overturns controversial anti-terror legislation that allowed the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to indefinitely detain suspects without revealing the reason for their arrest or detention. The judgement, summ... |
U.S. Army Sgt. Jeanne Marie Crochet from Lafayette, La., of Company C, 199th Forward Support Battalion, attempts to communicate with a child and find out where he may have injuries. Crochet and other soldiers from Camp Liberty conducted medical screenings of the children at a local Baghdad school Dec. 18. U.S. Army pho... | According to Defend America, US Department of Defense News website, US soldiers members of the 256th Brigade Combat Team, the 199th Forward Support Battalion (FSB), with several units from Camp Liberty (18th Military Police Brigade, 16th MP Brigade, 617th MP Brigade, 307th Psychological Operations Battalion, and the Ir... |
A German record label credited with discovering Bullet For My Valentine and Him has closed. Great Unlimited Noises - also known as GUN - was launched in 1992 as a joint venture between music giant BMG and former label president Wolfgang Funk. The label continued business after its parent company merged with Sony record... | German rock and metal label GUN Records (Great Unlimited Noises) announced Friday that they were to close. No explanation has been given for the move. Formed as a joint venture between BMG and Wolfgang Funk in 1992, the label had seen its parent merge with Sony in 2005 to form Sony BMG and Funk quit as president in Dec... |
Lord Levy is a close friend of Tony Blair Lord Levy, 61, denies any wrongdoing and accused the police of using their arrest powers "totally unnecessarily". The peer was one of the key figures in the securing of multi-million pound loans to the Labour Party last year. Police are examining whether honours were ever given... | Police have arrested Lord Levy, chief fundraiser to the Labour Party and close associate of Tony Blair. Lord Levy was arrested by the Specialist Crime Directorate of London’s Metropolitan police as part of an on-going investigation into the cash-for-peerages row which has troubled the Labour government since the start ... |
Dean Gray in London Share Facebook Twitter Google Email Donald Trump An online petition to ban Donald Trump, which has become the most popular ever on the British Government's website, has passed the half a million mark. Share Facebook Twitter Google Email Go To The number of people signing the petition, which was set ... | File photo of A petition on the government's website, calling for Presidential hopeful to be barred from entering the country, has now passed a half-million signatories becoming the most-popular petition ever posted on the site. The signatories include a majority of UK . The petition was originally submitted late Nove... |
Press Kit The Constitution Party: HISTORY 1992 A coalition of independent state parties united to form the U.S. Taxpayers Party. The party’s founder, Howard Phillips, was on the ballot in 21 states as its first presidential candidate. 1995-99 Federal Election Commission recognition as a national party (only 5 FEC recog... | Congressional photo of Virgil Goode Former U.S. Republican Party Congressman of Virginia announced he is running for . He told the '''' on Thursday that he is seeking the 2012 nomination of the on a platform of limited government, a balanced budget, term limits for Congress, and border security. If he wins the party's ... |
Engineers have begun inspecting the damaged plane in Manila A possible oxygen cylinder blast is a main focus for investigators looking into what caused a hole mid-flight in the fuselage of a Qantas passenger jet. Investigator Neville Blyth said a cylinder was missing from the plane but it was "too early to say whether ... | announced that an oxygen cylinder which was located near the area of the explosion on Qantas flight QF30 from London, England to Melbourne, Australia was unaccounted for but said that it was too early to say that an could be the cause of the mid-air explosion. It did say it had ruled out explosives as a cause stating t... |
Do you own a Honda Civic SiR two door vehicle? If so, do you know where it is right now? Models of the popular car from 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2000 were the most stolen vehicles in Canada last year. The Insurance Bureau of Canada has released its annual list of the vehicles most desired by thieves and Honda gets the dubi... | A 1996 Honda Civic The 1999 and 2000 year model Honda Civic SiR tops the list of Canada's most stolen cars. Consumer popularity also assures the cars will be popular with thieves. Its the second year in a row the Honda SiR has topped the list. Rick Dubin Vice President of Investigations for the Insurance Bureau of Cana... |
Fifa: Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini & Jerome Valcke suspended Fifa has provisionally suspended its president Sepp Blatter, secretary general Jerome Valcke and vice-president Michel Platini for 90 days. The punishments were handed out by the ethics committee of football's world governing body, which is investigating the ... | Sepp Blatter in April 2015. Three top FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) officials have been suspended from their jobs yesterday for a period of ninety days pending an internal inquiry into alleged corruption. The three are FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Vice President and Secretary General . They ar... |
Democrats Win Key Test Vote In US Health Care Debate The U.S. Senate, by a vote of 60 to 39, has decided to begin debate on legislation crafted by majority Democrats to reform the country's health care system Photo: AFP The U.S. Senate, by a vote of 60 to 39, has decided to begin debate on legislation crafted by majori... | The US Senate, by a vote of 60 to 39, has decided to begin debate on legislation crafted by majority Democrats to reform the country's health care system. The measure, opposed by Republican senators, was voted on Saturday evening. One Republican Senator, of Ohio, was not present and did not vote. It was not clear until... |
Members of North Dakota Air and Army National Guard units fill sand bags at Fargo's city garage. The city of Fargo is racing to fill 1.9 million sandbags to prepare for record flooding as a nearby river is expected to crest more than 20 feet above flood stage. (Dave Wallis | Fargo Forum via AP) FARGO, N.D. — The threat... | Volunteers move sandbags in Fargo, North Dakota. Fargo, North Dakota is preparing itself for what could be its worst flood ever. Hundreds of high school and college students worked with two hundred National Guard soldiers Monday on the task of filling over a million sandbags in the effort to stave off the rising Red Ri... |
Havana, Cuba -- Alejandro Robaina, considered a legend among Cuban tobacco growers, died Saturday, according to Cuban cigar company Habanos S.A., which produced cigars named for him. Robaina was 91. He was diagnosed with cancer last year and died on his farm in the western Cuban province of Pinar del Rio, said Habanos ... | One of Cuba's leading cigar makers, Alejandro Robaina, died at the age of 91 of cancer, with which he was diagnosed last year. His death was announced by Jose Antonio Candia, spokesman for the cigar company Habanos S.A. Robaina was the only Cuban tobacco grower to have a brand of cigars named after him. Robaina was kno... |
The plane was carrying 67 passengers and five crew A British Airways jet from Amsterdam has been involved in an incident at London City Airport. Eyewitnesses say the front wheels by the aircraft's nose collapsed when the plane made a hard landing. The aircraft skidded to a halt on the runway and its 67 passengers and f... | An Avro RJ, similar to the one involved in the accidentA BA CityFlyer Avro 146-RJ100 passenger jet with 71 people onboard made a crash-landing at London City Airport on Friday evening, after part of its gear failed upon landing. One passenger was hospitalised after the incident. According to witnesses, the aeroplane's ... |
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