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Yahoo! takes on YouTube with Flickr video By Emma Thelwell Last Updated: 12:33am BST 11/04/2008 Yahoo! has cranked up the competition with arch-rival Google, the owner of YouTube, with the launch of video-sharing on its photograph website Flickr. Flickr is one of the strongest weapons in Yahoo!'s armoury, as the intern... | The Flickr logo Flickr, the online photo sharing service owned by American internet company Yahoo!, today launched a new video-sharing service for "Pro" users. After 4 months of waiting since an unofficial "coming soon" on the Flickr forums, subscribers to the service are now able to upload videos of up to 90 seconds i... |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The remains of the first American shot down in the 1991 Persian Gulf War have been uncovered, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Sunday. Navy Capt. Michael Speicher's remains have been identified, the U.S. military announced Sunday. U.S. Navy Capt. Michael "Scott" Speicher was shot down in an ... | USN The remains of Michael "Scott" Speicher, the first American serviceman to be shot down in the Persian Gulf War, have been discovered in Iraq after an 18-year search. Speicher, a Captain in the United States Navy, was flying over Iraq on January 17, 1991, when the Gulf War began. That night, his plane was shot down ... |
ARLINGTON, VA At 10:29 p.m. last evening the Navy confirmed it hit a falling and potentially dangerous defense intelligence satellite using an SM-3 missile fired from the deck of the USS Lake Erie in the Northern Pacific. Officials say the missile likely destroyed its intended target, a 1,000 pound tank of toxic hydr... | thumb The United States Navy has successfully destroyed a crippled spy satellite in a decaying orbit, by intercepting it with a missile. A modified SM-3 missile was launched from the USS Lake Erie at 03:26 GMT this morning, and intercepted the USA-193 satellite around three minutes later. It has been reported that the ... |
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, on Thursday criticized the Bush administration for briefing the full panel too late on evidence that North Korea helped Syria build a nuclear reactor. “It happened today,” the lawmaker said. “It happened eight months later than what i... | Satellite photographs of the suspected nuclear facility, before and after, the Israeli airstrike on September 6, 2007. Members of the United States Congress were briefed today on United States intelligence that alleges that North Korea has been taking part in proliferation with Syria by helping them build and use a nuc... |
Baghdad suicide bomber kills at least 43 people Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. A suicide bomber has killed at least 43 people and injured 40 more southwest of Baghdad, Iraqi police say. The attack targeted government-backed Sunni militia members lining up to be paid in the neighbourhood o... | A suicide bomber killed 43 people in Iraq Sunday, injuring an estimated 40 more. The attack occurred southwest of Baghdad and targeted members of a government-backed militia, , also known as the Sahwa, who were waiting to collect their pay. Early reports say the attacks killed at least three soldiers and injured an add... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team on its way to play in the Pakistani city of Lahore. At least six policemen escorting the team bus were killed, along with a driver. Seven cricketers and an assistant coach were inj... | Six policemen and a civilian driver were killed and seven members of the Sri Lankan cricket team have been injured in a coordinated gun and rocket attack by 12 to 14 gunmen in Lahore, Pakistan at about 8.00 a.m local time. The Sri Lankan players were ambushed en route to the Gaddafi stadium to play the third day of the... |
By Brian Knowlton International Herald Tribune MONDAY, JULY 18, 2005 It was the most direct statement by the reporter, Matthew Cooper, linking Rove to the revelation in mid-2003 of the identity of Valerie Plame. It remains less clear, as the overall story unfolds in tough partisan tones, whether Rove knew then that she... | In a ''TIME magazine'' article, reporter claimed he learned that Plame worked with the CIA through a conversation with Karl Rove. However, he denied that Rove directly named Valerie Plame. He also revealed that he discussed Plame with , the deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney. The revelation c... |
Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia's Sumatra JAKARTA, Indonesia: A strong earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, but there were no reports of any damage. The 6.1-magnitude hit 190 kilometers (115 miles) northwest of Bengkulu, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site. Although the temblor... | Location of the quake. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck Sumatra, Indonesia. The meteorological agency of Indonesia put the magnitude at 6.4. The epicenter was located 190 kilometers (115 miles) northwest of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia at 2:27 p.m. (local tim... |
The Canadian Press 5/27/2008 9:56:20 PM MONTREAL - Anyone who may have believed that Toronto FC's route to the first ever CONCACAF Champions League would be a cakewalk may want to think again. Marco Velez scored on a header in the 72nd minute off a beautiful free kick by Laurent Robert as Toronto FC survived a furious ... | Toronto FC opened up the Nutrilite Canadian Championship with a 1-0 win against Montreal Impact at Saputo Stadium on Tuesday night. Reds defender Marco Velez scored the only goal of the game, 1st in tournament history. Velez jumped to head home a cross from Laurent Robert. The goal came in the 72nd minute. Montreal pla... |
The poll was seen by many as a test of democratic progress in the nation [AFP] The poll was seen by many as a test of democratic progress in the nation [AFP] The poll was seen by many as a test of democratic progress in the nation [AFP] The poll was seen by many as a test of democratic progress in the nation [AFP] Elec... | File photo of incumbent president Faure Gnassingbe, taken in 2006 The incumbent president of Togo and his main opponent have both claimed victory in the presidential elections held in the country. Both incumbent Faure Gnassingbe and candidate Jean-Pierre Fabre said yesterday that they had won a large majority of ballot... |
A pro-Tibet demonstrator is arrested Monday during a speech by Chinese Olympic Committee President Liu Qi at the Olympic flame-lighting ceremony in Greece. (Mal Langsdon/Reuters) Protesters disrupt Olympic flame lighting ANCIENT OLYMPIA: Activists angered by the Chinese crackdown in Tibet disrupted the Olympic flame-li... | National Museum of China.The Olympic flag. On Monday, the Olympic torch for the 2008 Summer Olympics was lit in Olympia, Greece as per tradition. The ''Games of the XXIX Olympiad'' are scheduled to be held in and around Beijing, China from August 8, 2008, to August 24, 2008. Members of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), ... |
UK falls into recession first time in 18 yrs Press Trust of India / London January 23, 2009, 21:07 IST For the first time in nearly 18 years, the United Kingdom has slipped into recession as the nation's economy contracted 1.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, primarily due to a steep plunge in manufacturing... | The United Kingdom has officially entered recession, with two consecutive quarters of negative growth. The last recession for the UK was nearly 18 years ago. The UK's gross domestic product shrank by 0.6% in the third quarter of 2008; this was followed by a 1.5% contraction in the following quarter. "The increased rate... |
The government is expected to launch its long-awaited consultation on expansion at Heathrow on Thursday 22 November. Airport owners British Airports Authority (BAA) want to build a new runway and a sixth terminal. Through the Freedom of Information Act Greenpeace has obtained documents which reveal worryingly close lin... | A Boeing 747 descending near London Heathrow Airport. Campaigners opposed to the expansion of London Heathrow Airport have today scaled the roof of the U.K. Houses of Parliament and hung protest banners reading 'BAA HQ' and 'No 3rd Runway' from the building, before and during Prime Minister's Questions inside the build... |
View larger image Debris is strewn about an apartment suite after a small plane crashed into the building in Richmond, B.C. on Friday, Oct. 19, 2007. (CP / Richard Lam) View larger image A fireman looks out from the balcony of an apartment suite after a small plane crashed into the building in Richmond, B.C. on Friday,... | A Piper Seneca. One person was killed and two were injured when a small plane crashed into a residential tower shortly after taking off from Vancouver International Airport. The twin engine Piper Seneca hit the ninth floor of the 15-storey building in Richmond, where the airport is located, but it did not cause a fire... |
Vloggers and stars alike gather for YouTube Live NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe there's something to face-to-face interaction after all. On Saturday, YouTube will host the first official "YouTube Live" at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, where the site's popular bedroom vlogging stars will share the stage with the likes ... | The logo of YouTube live The online video sharing site YouTube has today hosted the first official "" event, which featured many popular musicians and contributors to the site. Two events took place, one in San Francisco, United States and one in Japan, with the event in the US featuring artists such as , Akon and . An... |
Bhutto's widower mulls bid for Pakistan presidency ISLAMABAD (AFP) — The widower of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was Saturday considering a tilt at the presidency, but the nation's brittle ruling coalition remained riven by squabbles. Asif Ali Zardari unanimously won the backing of lawmakers from t... | Pervez MusharrafFormer Pervez Musharraf, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, has vacated the presidential home of after stepping down from the office of President. On Monday , , signed and accepted the resignation of President Musharraf. He was accorded a guard of honour before leaving the President’s House. President... |
(CNN) -- Hollywood, Florida, police on Wednesday were trying to sort out a bizarre bank robbery in which a bomblike device was strapped to a bank employee. A bank employee sits outside a Wachovia in Hollywood, Florida, with an unknown device strapped to him. A law enforcement source told CNN the device was a fake, and ... | Location of Hollywood, Florida Police in Hollywood, Florida, United States are investigating a strange bank robbery involving a bomb-like device being attached to a bank teller. Law enforcement sources said the bomb-like device was comprised of cylinders taped together with wires. The bank teller said that yesterday th... |
Print Share + 13,000-Acre Crown Fire 20 Percent Contained Fire Likely To Be Ruled An Accident, Caused By Workers Changing Tire PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) ― A huge wildfire in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct Friday, rushing toward hundreds of houses as firefighters also tried to keep flames... | A large from the Crown Fire covers the skyline of much of the Thursday evening , California — A huge wildfire that has been burning in the of since 2:00 pm (2200 UTC) yesterday continues to threaten residents in the city of in the Antelope Valley region of the this afternoon. Mandatory evacuation orders have been set i... |
Oct 20, 2005 10:51 am US/Eastern (WJZ/AP) Baltimore, MD A fifth man has been arrested as part of an investigation into a possible terrorist attack on a Baltimore highway tunnel. This news come on the heels of reports that the threat to Baltimore tunnels may have been an sparked over an international love dispute. The H... | A phone threat by a person who claimed to have information from overseas led state highway officials to disrupt traffic for 2 hours on Tuesday through both harbor tunnels in Baltimore, Maryland. All north and southbound traffic of the Harbor Tunnel, and all but two lanes of the Fort McHenry Tunnel were stopped before n... |
Jenson Button made it six from seven as he ran away and hid from the Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel in Turkey on Sunday afternoon. It was a perfect riposte for Brawn after their defeat in China at the hands of the Australian/German duo. Vettel led from pole but as team mate Rubens Barrichello made a terr... | Spanish Grand Prix Brawn GP driver Jenson Button won yesterday's FIA Formula One 2009 ING Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Racing Circuit in Istanbul, Turkey. This became his sixth win in the season after seven races and became only the fifth driver to do so in history, after Alberto Ascari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim C... |
Florida Governor Jeb Bush has suspended all executions in the state after a medical examiner found officials botched the execution of a convicted killer earlier this week. Dr William Hamilton, who performed the autopsy, said the execution of Angel Nieves Diaz of Puerto Rico took 34 minutes - twice as long as usual - an... | Jeb Bush. Florida Governor Jeb Bush has halted signing all execution warrants in the state after a medical examiner revealed an error had occurred in a lethal injection recently. Doctor William Hamilton, the medical examiner who performed the autopsy, has released a statement saying the execution of prisoner Angel Niev... |
John Hickenlooper, the former Colorado governor whose low-key brand of moderate politics made him popular in his home state but limited his appeal in a Democratic primary filled with urgent progressive energy, is expected to announce on Thursday that he is ending his presidential campaign, according to two people famil... | Hickenlooper in July 2019 John Hickenlooper, who was a candidate in the Democratic primaries for the 2020 United States presidential election, ended his campaign yesterday. Hickenlooper made his official announcement via a YouTube video in which he thanked his supporters. According to reports, Hickenlooper was polling ... |
Several families fled the area after the fighting broke out [AFP] At least 24 people have been killed in central Kenya in clashes between villagers and members of the Mungiki sect. Charles Owino, the deputy police spokesman, said on Tuesday that the deaths occurred overnight when villagers near the town of Karatina too... | Clashes between members of the Mungiki sect and the residents of a Karatina village in Nyeri District killed at least 24 people in the African country Kenya on Tuesday. A further four people have been seriously injured and have been hospitalised after the incident. 37 people have been arrested by the police, who also s... |
One of South Africa’s greatest athletes, Philip “Flying Phil” Rabinowitz, has died at the age of 104. He first made international headlines in 2004 when he became the fastest 100-year-old to run 100m in a time of 30.86 seconds. He turned 104 just two weeks ago but suffered a stroke last Saturday and was admitted to hos... | Philip "Flying Phil" Rabinowitz was a sprinter from South Africa who, on July 10, 2004, entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest 100-year-old in the 100 meters. He was born on February 16, 1904 in Lithuania to a Jewish family and died on February 28, 2008, aged 104. Rabinowitz finished in a time of 30... |
German man files torture case against CIA WASHINGTON (AP) -- A German man alleged in a lawsuit Tuesday that the CIA held him captive and tortured him in Afghanistan last year after the spy agency mistakenly identified him as an associate of the September 11 hijackers. In the latest controversy surrounding the CIA's "re... | A German man, Khaled al-Masri, has filed a lawsuit against the CIA for alleged torture when he was held prisoner for five months in Afghanistan last year. He was arrested in 2004 in connection with the September 11 attacks when he was stopped in Macedonia. After being arrested, he was flown to Afghanistan for questioni... |
Image copyright AFP Image caption Interim President Michael Kafando attended the first post-coup cabinet meeting A unit of guards that carried out a coup in Burkina Faso last week before handing back power is to be disbanded. The interim government announced it was disbanding the presidential guard. Interim President M... | Gilbert Diendéré in 2010. The week-long in Burkina Faso ended on Wednesday with the restoration of interim President and the civilian government. By yesterday the government announced that the presidential guard unit involved in the coup, the , would be dissolved. This follows the intercession of regional leaders and t... |
000 WTPZ42 KNHC 252039 TCDEP2 Post-Tropical Cyclone Lowell Discussion Number 21 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP172020 1100 AM HST Fri Sep 25 2020 Lowell has been largely devoid of deep convection for more than 18 hours, with only a small shrinking patch left more than 100 n mi northeast of the center. Therefo... | Shortly after being classified, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) have upgraded Tropical Depression Two-E to Tropical Storm Andres, the first named storm of the 2009 Pacific hurricane season. The storm is currently located off the coast of Mexico. The cyclone originated in a large low pressure system that gradually o... |
by P. Parameswaran Tue Jan 8, 3:23 AM ET China North Korea WASHINGTON (AFP) -has contingency plans to dispatch troops intoand secure nuclear weapons in the event of instability in the hardline communist state, according to US experts who have talked to Chinese military researchers. Any intervention by Beijing would be ... | The People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China has a plan to seize North Korea's nuclear weapons if it becomes necessary, says a report by Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington-based think tank. CSIS experts have been talking to Chinese military researchers, who claimed that in the case of in... |
Spannende, unterhaltsame und informative Filme: Eine dreiviertel Stunde Platz für die besten Dokumentationen, die die ARD zu bieten hat. Schicksale, Skandale, Reisereportagen, Tierfilme und Heimatgeschichten. Das ist unser Angebot an alle, die gerade keine Lust auf Sport haben. HbbTV – das neue Fernsehen: Radio Bremen ... | Saturday's Procession: Group number 146 on the market place Roland of Bremen with the heart, symbol of the fair The (Free Fair) — historically one of the oldest fairs in Germany — has its greatest event with the Free Fair Procession "Freimarktsumzug"; this year's Freimarktsumzug took place Saturday. The procession sta... |
Pat Tillman's Mom: McChrystal Helped in Cover-Up Mary Tillman: Pat's Death Isn't an Isolated Case; Many Military Families Not Getting Full Story About Kids' Deaths Pat Tillman gave up his professional football career with the Arizona Cardinals to join the U.S. Army Rangers after September 11.In 2004, Pat was shot and k... | File photograph of Patrick Tillman ) Mary Tillman, mother of , the former professional football player and who was killed by friendly fire on April 22nd, 2004 outside of the village of in Afghanistan, has objected to President Barack Obama's recent appointment of General to chair a commission on military families. Imme... |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- North Korea has positioned what is thought to be a long-range missile on its launch pad, a U.S. counter-proliferation official said on Wednesday. A North Korean soldier stands guard in the border village of Panmunjom on December 1, 2004 in South Korea. The official confirmed a Japanese media report.... | North Korea may be planning to launch one of its Taepodong-2 missiles in the next few days, having announced earlier that it intends to put a communications satellite into space. U.S. intelligence officials announced Wednesday that a missile had been rolled out to a pad at its Musudan launch facility. It is unknown whe... |
TheStar.com | Canada | Remains of 3 babies found in London home Remains of 3 babies found in London home Jun 09, 2009 08:59 PM THE CANADIAN PRESS LONDON, Ont.–A woman described as a recluse was back in custody and facing additional charges Tuesday after police discovered that infant remains found in a southern Ontario ... | The remains of three children were discovered in a bucket at a home at 1302 Sandford Street in London, Ontario in Canada on Saturday, June 6, 2009. The bodies were in an advanced state of decomposition, so much so that it was originally thought to be a single corpse until further investigation revealed that it was actu... |
Periodista Aníbal Archila de Noti7 fallece cubriendo la erupción del volcán de Pacaya Mayo 28, 2010 Guatemala, mayo (NBG).- El periodista, Aníbal Archila, fue localizado fallecido en el mirador del cerro chino donde fue sepultado por una roca que le cayó encima cuando cubría la erupción del volcán de Pacaya, informaron... | File photo of the Pacaya volcano. Aníbal Archila, a Guatemalan reporter for Notisiete, was killed Thursday night as he was reporting on the eruption of the Pacaya volcano. Firefighters and another journalist found his body near Cerro Chino. Two more bodies were found near Cerro, both in the path of a lava flow. Archila... |
The passengers will be taken to Piraeus, where the ship was heading The Greek-flagged Sea Diamond issued a distress signal after running aground and starting to take on water. Passengers told the BBC they were taken from the ship on lifeboats. They said the evacuation proceeded calmly. A flotilla of commercial ships pl... | An evacuation operation was carried out today as a cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Santorini, a Greek island, leaving up to 1,167 passengers and 391 crew to abandon the ship. The Sea Diamond took on water and listed twelve degrees after running aground, but had been stabilized. Fifteen hours after the groundin... |
U.S. Northern Command gains dedicated response force September 30, 2008 PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- For the first time in its existence, U.S. Northern Command is gaining a dedicated force to respond to potential chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) incidents in the homeland... | The emblem of the United States Northern Command, which was created to support local authorities with homeland security.United States President George W. Bush deployed the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team to a new role on United States soil last Wednesday, training for dealing with national crises. Criti... |
Mr Blair is being urged to make a public announcement He branded ex-junior minister Tom Watson, the most senior person to quit, "disloyal, discourteous and wrong" for signing a letter urging him to go. The resignations came as Mr Blair faces growing pressure to name a departure date or even quit now. Gordon Brown's bac... | Tony Blair at a 2002 conference Demands that the British Prime Minister Tony Blair set a date for his departure as leader of the British Labour Party reached a new level today as seven government members resigned to protest his continued leadership. Junior Minister Tom Watson and six Parliamentary Private Secretaries h... |
Windsor mother, daughter face $3.5M lottery fraud charge The Ontario Provincial Police arrested a Windsor, Ont., woman and her daughter on Wednesday on charges of stealing her husband's winning multimillion-dollar lottery ticket. The police began their investigation when Bobbi-Jo Arnold, 39, attempted to claim the $3.5... | On April 4, 2008 Bobbi-Jo Arnold, accompanied by her mother Mary Patricia Moore and other family members, claimed a $3.5 million lottery ticket win in Toronto. On October 2 the two women were arrested by Ontario Police. Both are facing charges including fraud over $5000, possession of property obtained by crime, false ... |
Robot scientist comes up with its own new discoveries Adam is not a humanoid robot, but consists of components that include computers, robotic arms, cameras and incubators. (Courtesy of Jem Rowland/Aberytswyth University) Adam is not a humanoid robot, but consists of components that include computers, robotic arms, cam... | Adam is a robot developed by Welsh Aberystwyth University researchers which combines artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and automation to independently conduct and analyse biological laboratory research. "What's new and exciting about Adam is it is the first time we've managed to show that a computer can not only t... |
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Spanish police say a former city councilman has been shot and killed in the Basque town of Arrasate, raising tension just days before national elections. Police have told The Associated Press that the politician, Isaias Carrasco, died after being rushed to a local hospital. They say he was shot se... | The Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, agreed with the leader of the Partido Popular (PP), Mariano Rajoy, to cancel the closing events of the General Election campaign, and returned to Madrid from Málaga where he was told of the news during a political rally. Zapatero spoke to members of the victims ... |
12:39pm (UK) Two Killed When Wave Hits Mourners Spreading Ashes Mourners who gathered on a Gran Canaria shore to spread a teenager’s ashes were struck by a large wave and dragged out to sea, killing the boy’s father and uncle and nearly causing his mother to drown, officials said today. About 15 people gathered on a cl... | Two brothers were swept away and a woman was pulled to safety on Sunday after a wave, said to be 5-6 metres (17-20 feet) high, washed over their funeral service in Spain’s Canary Islands. The massive wave struck while a party of 15 was spreading the ashes of a 16 year old boy in the sea, according to Manuel Sosa, one o... |
Koppel to Leave ABC Network Announces Planned Departure of the Face of 'Nightline' Ted Koppel is anchor and principal reporter for ABC News' "Nightline," the late-night news program launched in 1980 as a nightly update on the Iran hostage crisis. (ABCNEWS) March 31, 2005 Ted Koppel, the "Nightline" anchor and a 42-ye... | Ted Koppel announced he plans to quit as host of the 'Nightline' television program after his contract runs out December 4, 2005. Executives at ABC are considering canceling the Nightline program after his departure or possibly changing the show to a live, hour-long format. Nightline has fallen behind in rankings compa... |
Printer Friendly Version Suggest This Page to a Friend Add to del.icio.us (?) digg (?) RSS (?) Syria: Peaceful Activist Gets 12 Years With Hard Labor Labwani’s Sentence Discredits Syrian Claims of Political Reform (New York, May 11, 2007) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should immediately exonerate prominent human r... | Syrian medical doctor Kamal Labwani was sentenced in a Syrian court Thursday to 12 years of hard labour, one of the longest sentences for a dissident meted out by a Syrian court during Bashar al-Assad's presidency. Labwani is a prominent activist with a history of advocating democratic reform in Syria. Labwani founded ... |
MORE than 100 Australian Jews, including some prominent members of the Jewish community, have condemned Israel's incursion into Gaza as "inhuman, superfluous and abominable". They have signed a statement disowning the military assault as grossly disproportionate and claiming it was Israel that violated the truce with H... | left Over 100 Australian Jews, including two authors and a federal minister, have condemned Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip. They describe the action as "inhuman" and "abominable." The 113 signatories are members of a group known as Independent Australian Jewish Voices (IAJV). The group acknowledged Israel's right ... |
BEIJING, June 26 — Chinese media outlets will be fined up to $12,500 each time they report on "sudden events" without prior authorization from government officials, according to a draft law under review by the Communist Party-controlled legislature. The law, revealed today in most state-run newspapers, would give gover... | Chinese media outlets, including news websites, could be fined up to $12,500 every time they report on "sudden events" without government permission, under a proposed law under consideration by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. "The law, revealed today in most state-run newspapers, would give go... |
British soldiers have been put at risk of contracting deadly diseases from contaminated American blood, it was claimed last night. The 18 servicemen received emergency blood transfusions at American field hospitals after being seriously wounded in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. But after it emerged that some ba... | Several British troops who received blood transfusions from American emergency front-line donors face the risk of infectious diseases such as AIDS, the Ministry of Defence confirmed, but said risk of infection was low. Eighteen troops who fought and were wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq are being tested for HIV as well ... |
CARACAS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won Sunday's referendum on a constitutional amendment for unlimited re-election with about 6.3 million votes, the Electoral National Council (CNE) said on Tuesday. CNE president Tibisay Lucena announced the results at a press conference, based on 99.75 perce... | A referendum held Sunday in Venezuela, has resulted in a change to the Constitution of Venezuela. The change ends term limits for elected officials including the President of Venezuela. The official results showed 6,319,636 in favor with 5,198,006 opposed, yielding a 54.8% to 45.1% balance. 30.1% of the approximately 1... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The number of people out of work in the UK has risen to its highest level since 1995, official figures have shown. Unemployment increased by 220,000 to 2.44 million in the three months to June, taking the jobless rate to 7.8%. Claims for unemployment benefit... | According to official figures, the unemployment rate in the United Kingdom has risen to 7.8%, its highest level in thirteen years. 2.435 million people in the country are now without jobs. The rise is higher than that predicted by economists, who forecast an increase to 7.7%. The Office for National Statistics reported... |
Folding robots and metamaterials The same principles used to make origami art can make self-assembling robots and tunable metamaterials—artificial materials engineered to have properties that may not be found in nature (see the Perspective by You). Felton et al. made complex self-folding robots from flat templates. Suc... | Self-folding crawling robot in three stages. A research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and 's has developed a that assembles itself within four minutes from a flat sheet into a 3D (three-dimensional) moving structure. Unlike previous self-folding machines, the robot can function . '''' publis... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement A large stretch of Australia's east coast, including the largest city Sydney, has been shrouded in red dust blown in from the desert outback. Visibility in Sydney is so bad that flights have been diverted and harbour ferry traffic disrupted. La... | A huge dust storm has covered much of New South Wales and southern Queensland, Australia, including the major cities of Sydney and Brisbane. The storm is causing eerie red skies, as well as breathing problems, traffic chaos, and flight cancellations. The dust storm has led to eerie red skies across Sydney. Residents ha... |
Fatal blast 'a tragedy' for Omagh Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The death of a 25-year-old police officer in a car bomb blast has brought tragedy to Omagh, Northern Ireland Chief Constable Matt Baggott has said. He paid tribute to "modern day hero" Pc Ronan Kerr, who died in the attack o... | A bomb positioned below the car of a police officer in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom has exploded, killing him. The unidentified 25-year-old officer, recently employed by the after graduating from a college of police training three weeks prior, was directly involved in the incident as he sat inside the vehicle outsi... |
Hip-hop star Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, known by his stage name Nate Dogg, has died aged 41. The cause of his death is unclear but the Californian rapper had been recovering from two strokes he suffered in recent years. Hale began singing as a child in baptist churches under the care of his father, who was a pastor. At the... | United States rap star has died at the age of 41. The cause of death was reported by his attorney as complications from two strokes that Nate Dogg, whose real name is Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, had suffered in the past few years. During his career, Hale collaborated with several big names including , , and . Rapper and act... |
Limiting global warming to 1.5C rather than 2C would likely be the difference between the survival of some Great Barrier Reef coral and its complete decline, according to the latest United Nations assessment of climate change science. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report on the impact of global ... | The (IPCC), a United Nations organization, released its (SR15) on Monday, during its 48th session held in , South Korea. In this report, the panel called for rapid "unprecedented" changes globally to limit planetary warming to 1.5° (2.7°) above pre-industrial levels, saying failure to do so would result in increased ri... |
A helicopter flies over fishermen stranded on a slab of ice about 8 miles wide that broke free and floated away from the Ohio shoreline of Lake Erie, at Oak Harbor, Ohio, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. The Coast Guard said about 150 people had been trapped on the ice and rescue operations were underway about 1,000 yards off s... | Satellite image of Lake Erie taken on February 7 at 18:20 (GMT). At least one fisherman has died and 134 others were rescued on Lake Erie off the shores of Ohio after an eight mile wide piece of ice broke off the frozen lake's ice shelf and began to drift. The United States Coast Guard says the unidentified man who die... |
The Turkish military has said its warplanes have attacked Kurdish separatist targets in northern Iraq. The military, in a statement on its website, said 13 targets were "successfully hit" in the raids. There was no information on any casualties suffered by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Wednesday's attacks, in the ... | Turkey's said in a statement posted on their website that warplanes bombed thirteen (PKK) targets overnight in northern Iraq. In what the statement termed an "intensive strike," Turkey targeted PKK hideouts along the Turkish frontier which is known as a major stronghold for the PKK. The statement claimed, "All thirteen... |
President Bush is in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Abdullah. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush is seeking support from the Saudis for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and his tough stance on Iran. With a fanfare and a military honor guard, Saudi Arabia welcomed the president of the United S... | United States President George Bush has arrived in Saudi Arabia, where he is expected to attempt to encourage support for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and U.S.-led efforts to contain Iran. George Bush in the Middle East today Mr. Bush is using this tour of the Middle East to ask Arab allies of the USA to provide dip... |
The vote was seen as a test of Mr Blair's authority MPs voted by 458 votes to 115 in favour of plans to give schools more control over admissions and budgets. But 52 Labour backbenchers rebelled and another 25 MPs did not vote. The revolt will be seen as a blow to Mr Blair's authority but Education Secretary Ruth Kelly... | Tony Blair, leader of the ruling Labour party in the United Kingdom, won the first House of Commons test of his Education and Inspections Bill, but had to rely on support from the main opposition party, the Conservative party. The result has been seen as a blow to Mr Blair's authority. The vote was 458 for, 115 against... |
David Pipe: Trained Comply Or DIe Tributes have been paid to Comply Or Die after the 2008 Grand National winner died over the weekend, aged 17. Trained by David Pipe and owned by the late David Johnson, he also won the Eider Chase at Newcastle prior to his Aintree success, and then came second in the 2009 National. Com... | Comply or Die won the 2008 Grand National , the racehorse who won the has died at the age of 17. His death was announced by his former trainer, . He died over at the weekend in , where he had been staying with jockey . He was cremated on Monday and his ashes will return to Murphy. Murphy was the jockey in the saddle wh... |
LONDON (Reuters) - Workers at Royal Mail voted overwhelmingly for a nationwide strike on Thursday, escalating a dispute over pay and conditions which has caused widespread disruption to postal services. Members of the Communications Workers' Union voted by more than three to one in favour of the action on a 67 percent ... | A Royal Mail delivery van Royal Mail workers have voted 3:1 in favour of a nationwide postal strike in the United Kingdom. The Communication Workers' Union (CWU), that represents employees of the postal service balloted members on nationwide strike action, following a series of regional strikes over the past 3 weeks. O... |
The UpGuard Cyber Risk team can now report that two more third-party developed Facebook app datasets have been found exposed to the public internet. One, originating from the Mexico-based media company Cultura Colectiva, weighs in at 146 gigabytes and contains over 540 million records detailing comments, likes, reactio... | According to a report on Wednesday by , a firm, two containing user data from Facebook were found on Amazon.com web servers accessible to the public on the internet. Information leaked included user ID's, photos, Facebook friend and group lists, and interests. Facebook's logo One of the databases is owned by the Mexica... |
The summer days are getting longer, hurricane season is again upon us and lawmakers are back to doing what they do best-complaining about video games. Senator Hillary Clinton is calling for a federal investigation into a modification of the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which allows players to engage in graphic s... | Federal Trade Commission building in Washington D.C. The ''Grand Theft Auto'' (G.T.A.) game series, based on the underworld, pushes social limits on violence and sexual content in the video gaming industry. The newer ''Grand Theft Auto 3'' release sparked controversy when it came to light the plot was based on an unnam... |
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By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected U.S. proposals aimed at easing concerns over a missile defense system in Europe and said it would try again to resolve the row once Barack Obama is in the White House. Russia says the planned U.S. system will threaten its national security and th... | Russia has rejected the latest proposal from the United States on missile defense aimed at easing Russian concerns over the deployment of American MIM-104 Patriot anti-ballistic missiles in European countries near Russia. This is according to reports by ITAR-Tass, RIA Novosti and Interfax, all of which cited an unnamed... |
27 years after the revolution, conservatives rule Iran. But Western culture still seeps in. Click to see images. A click-through history of modern Iran and its love-hate relationship with the United States Watch an in-depth profile of the Iranian president: firebrand, soccer fan and true believer in Khomeini's Islamic ... | Ahmadinejad said he would welcome change from the US, but only a "fundamental and effective change." Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on the United States to substantially change its foreign policy toward Iran in an address aimed at the new Barack Obama administration. In addition to urging a new direction ... |
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“I just think that at this time people should use more energy to pray for EVERYONE involved in this situation, including the gunman and his family. This is an extremely sad situation for all and it should be an eye opener for all that it is time for our WORLD to change and I believe that the first place for this is in ... | NBC headquarters in New York, New York. According to police, Cho Seung-hui, the gunman who killed 33 people including himself on Monday at Virginia Tech., sent a package containing pictures and video to NBC, in between the first and second shootings at the campus. The package was timestamped by the United States Postal... |
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'How to get expelled': Climate sceptic recruits kids Sceptic's book arms children with questions Says pupils are being fed "political propaganda" Australia hails 'historic' UN climate change pact FORMER Prime Minister John Howard has launched a controversial book teaching students to be climate change sceptics. Global ... | John Howard in Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia in March 2006. Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard supported the launch of a new book "How to Get Expelled from School: A Guide to Climate Change for Pupils, Pundits and Parents", authored by geology professor . The book includes 101 questions for students to use to ... |
Nicky Reilly was arrested and taken to hospital A man arrested after an explosion at an Exeter restaurant has "a history of mental illness" and was a recent convert to Islam, police have said. Nicky Reilly, 22, from Plymouth, suffered serious facial injuries when a device detonated at the Princesshay shopping centre in... | Devon, in which Exeter is located, shown on a map of England Police in the United Kingdom are investigating after a bomb exploded in an Exeter restaurant at about 1250 BST. One person (believed by police to be the bomber) was injured, and a second device was found and made safe nearby. The suspect has been named as 22-... |
Former U.S. Open winner Moody dies at 74 text size Aug. 8, 2008 Orville Moody, the 1969 U.S. Open winner who later won the 1989 U.S. Senior Open, died Aug. 8 in Texas. He was 74. Moody won the U.S. Open in his second full season on the PGA TOUR in what turned out to be his lone TOUR title. In his career, Moody, a part ... | American golfer Orville Moody died yesterday aged 74. He was the winner of the 1969 U.S open. A former U.S army sergeant Moody gave up the military in 1967 to play a trail run on the PGA Tour, he earned almost $300,000 in one year. After 15 months of joining Moody was named PGA Player of the Year. Moody won the U.S ope... |
Farmers aked to flee smouldering volcano Web posted at: 7/20/2006 9:24:2 Source ::: AFP LEGASPI, Philippines • Rescue officials yesterday warned farmers to leave the fertile slopes of the Mayon volcano as it spewed lava for a fifth straight day amid fears of a major eruption. The farmers work on the lower slopes of the... | Mayon Volcano is located in the Albay province of the Philippines Officials in Manila have issued evacuation orders for a 6 (4) radius around in the Philippines as ash clouds, rivulets of lava, and sulphur dioxide levels indicate an imminent explosive eruption. Many residents, though, are hesitant to leave. Regional di... |
Jealous husband jailed for life for pickaxe killing of wife's doctor lover By Chris Brooke Last updated at 9:37 AM on 27th January 2010 Tearful: The judge told Andrew Hill he had reacted in a ''vengeful and cowardly' way to the affair An engineer was jailed for life yesterday for murdering a doctor who was having an af... | A file photograph of Sheffield Crown Court Andrew Hill, a 49-year-old mechanic, was beginning a sentence of life imprisonment yesterday after being found guilty of the murder of his wife's lover. The trial at Sheffield Crown Court in South Yorkshire, England, had heard that Hill had murdered Colin Shawcross, a local me... |
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Lynda Teasdale from London-based Aquatours, a specialist scuba diving tour operator which hires the boat, said no Britons were involved. She said: "We heard about this yesterday morning. We don't know too much about it at the moment. "None of our clients are involved, only the crew. All the guests had left the boat." F... | According to officials, Somali pirates have seized a luxury boat named the ''Ocean Explorer'' off the coast of the Seychelles archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Seven Seychellois crew members are believed to be on board. The boat is thought to be headed for Somalia. Patrick Pillay, the Foreign Affairs Minister, said that... |
Hoy termina la visita a México Sorpresiva crítica de Kirchner a Washington Calificó de "indigno" el muro fronterizo que construye Bush Noticias de Política : anterior | siguiente Publicado en edición impresa Miércoles 1 de agosto de 2007 | Ver mas fotos FOTO La senadora Kirchner y miembros de la comitiva oficial escuch... | Kirchner speaking to the Mexican Senate The Argentine President, Nestor Kirchner, criticized the United States' border fence plan. He was reading his speech about the Argentine economic recovery, when he startlingly stopped and called the US border fence along the frontier between Mexico and the United States an "insul... |
The severity of the H1N1 outbreak was deliberately exaggerated by pharmaceutical companies that stood to make billions of dollars from a worldwide scare, a leading European health expert has claimed. Wolfgang Wodarg, head of health at the Council of Europe, has accused the makers of vaccines for the virus of influencin... | Wolfgang Wodarg, a European health official, has said that the severity of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic was intentionally exaggerated by pharmaceutical companies so they could receive large profits. Wodarg, who is the Council of Europe's head of health, claimed that the manufacturers of the anti-virus drugs pressured th... |
LOS ANGELES, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles police arrested on Friday a high school student who posted shooting warnings at the Wikipedia entry. The posting warned that a shooting would take place at Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights of Los Angeles, prompting authorities to close the school. The minor st... | Incorporated areas in Los Angeles County, California. Hacienda Heights highlighted in red. A student at Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights, California was arrested Friday on suspicion of making criminal threats against students. The student arrested, described as a male minor by Hacienda La Puente Unified S... |
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake rattles Puerto Rico Share Shares Copy Link Copy Hide Transcript Show Transcript CANNOT CATCH A BREAK. MICHELLE: YOU FELT THAT EARTHQUAKE ABOUT AN HOUR AGO? PAUL: IT FELT LIKE WE RAN OVER A GIANT POTHOLE. THE CAR SHOULD BACK-AND-FORTH. WE KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE WE SAW PEOPLE WHO WERE SU... | On Wednesday morning, a 5.2 earthquake hit the already rattled United States commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has experienced dozens of earthquakes over magnitude 4.5 since late December, including a 6.4 quake that hit on January 7 and caused an island-wide blackout. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) p... |
This article was reported by Mark Landler, Nicholas Kulish and Souad Mekhennet, and written by Mr. Landler. FRANKFURT, Sept. 5 — German authorities said Wednesday that they had stopped a major terrorist attack against American and German targets in this country, arresting three Islamic militants and seizing a large amo... | Frankfurt international airport Three Islamic militants were arrested by German police in Oberschloedorn, Germany, a remote village located north of Frankfurt. The suspects who had been trained in Pakistan belong to the so-called Jihad-Union. They are also reported as having strong links to Al Qaeda. Two of the suspec... |
A 3 1/2-hour manhunt came to an end in Leominster Sunday when a man accused of slashing his girlfriend's throat and stabbing another woman was found hiding in a crate. The 23-year-old suspect, Aaron Noel Camey Valenzuela, was arrested at about 10:45 a.m. near a plastics manufacturing plant where he and his girlfriend a... | Map of Massachusetts towns highlighting Leominster in red. A man who allegedly cut his girlfriend's throat, slashed the face of the woman that came to her defense, and cut his own wrists and stomach before fleeing, has been found after a 3-1/2 hour search. 23-year-old Aaron Noel Camey Valenzuela was apparently discover... |
The spread of a dangerous new superbug through hospitals is being hugely underestimated by the Government's reporting scheme, NHS staff have admitted. The shambolic state of infection control on wards is exposed in a survey by the Patients' Association. It found only about a quarter of trusts are gathering data on Clos... | A survey, conducted by the Patients' Association, an independent charity devoted to defending the interests of patients, has revealed "unease and concern among health professionals" that infection control practices in the United Kingdom's National Health Service are "endangering patients' lives". The survey published t... |
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Known as “Pricasso,” Tim Patch is a ballsy artist who has earned a global following by painting portraits with his nether regions. As death tolls mounted during the Iraq war, it wasn’t hard to find critics who thought George W. Bush and Tony Blair were two pricks. But someone who gave the world leaders the full prick t... | ''Wikinews'' interviewed Australian painter on his unique artwork created using his , and how his art relates to freedom of expression and issues of censorship. He is to be featured at the upcoming adult entertainment event in Melbourne this November 5 to November 8. File photo of , 2012. |
Register for NYTimes.com. Breaking news and award winning multimedia New York Times newspaper articles Arts & Dining reviews Online Classifieds It's free and it only takes a minute! Member ID or E-Mail Address: Password: Forgot Your Password? Remember me on this computer. ||||| RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Twin sui... | Two suicide bombers in Ramadi, Iraq have killed 20 people, and injured several others. According to police, the attack targeted the governor of the Anbar province of western Iraq. Iraqi police said that the attack commenced when a suicide car bomb detonated a car bomb near provincial governor Qassim Mohammed al-Fahdawi... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. An Australian man charged with throwing his four-year-old daughter to her death from a bridge was suffering acute psychiatric distress, a court heard. The girl plunged 58m (190ft) from the West Gate bridge in Melbourne into the Yarra river during morning rus... | A 35-year-old man had been charged with murdering his daughter after allegedly throwing her from the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne, Australia. The man, named as IT consultant Arthur Phillip Freeman, was arrested following an incident at 0910AEST (2210 UTC) where Darcey Iris Freeman, 4, fell 60m into a river. She was re... |
Guasto a un elicottero della missione Isaf a sud-est di Kabul I membri dell'equipaggio coinvolti sono nell'ospedale francese Afghanistan, atterraggio d'emergenza tre militari italiani feriti in modo lieve Un Ab 212 del contingente italiano in Afghanistan - Tre militari italiani sono rimasti feriti in modo lieve nell'at... | AB-212 Three soldiers of the Italian part of NATO's mission in Afghanistan, ISAF, were injured while their helicopter was performing an emergency landing. The Italian Ministry of Defence reported that the soldiers are not in a serious condition, and they are currently hospitalized at a French field hospital in the Afgh... |
By JANE WARDELL, Associated Press Writer Mon Jan 28, 5:24 PM ET LONDON - New on the McDonald's menu: a takeaway diploma. The government is giving the U.S. burger chain along with a rail company and an airline the right to award credits toward a high school diploma to employees who complete on-the-job training progr... | Exeter. The government of the United Kingdom has given corporations like fast food chain McDonald's the right to award high school qualifications to employees who complete a company training program. Two other businesses, railway firm Network Rail and regional airline Flybe, were also approved. The decision was made by... |
Hey Jude becomes most downloaded Beatles song on iTunes HEY Jude is the fastest-selling Beatles track since the Fab Four arrived on iTunes. The anthem beat Twist And Shout in second and Let It Be in third as fans got the chance to legally download songs for the rst time. But none of the Beatles' classics had yet sold e... | The Beatles singing ''''. The Beatles' song '''' became the best-selling song of the band on , since their songs became available there earlier this week. ''Hey Jude'' was released as single by the band on August 26, 1968, and was composed and written by and . It reached number one in both the (September 11–18, 1968) a... |
“They are using the media to attribute it to us,” the North’s state-run news agency, K.C.N.A., quoted a military official as saying. “This is all a plot against” North Korea, he added. Image A giant offshore crane lifting up portion of the sunken South Korean naval ship Cheonan, off Baengnyeong Island, South Korea, on ... | North Korea today denied any involvement in the sinking of a South Korean naval ship, the ROKS ''Cheonan'' on March 26. In its first official statement on the disaster, in which 38 people were killed, North Korea denied any involvement in the incident. A North Korean military officer was quoted by the state-run news ag... |
Tesco agrees sale of business in Poland Tesco today announces the sale of its business in Poland to Salling Group A/S. The transaction, which is subject to antitrust approval, includes the sale of 301 stores together with the associated distribution centres and head office. Commenting on the sale, Dave Lewis, Chief Exe... | On Thursday, UK-based retailer Tesco and Denmark-based retailer announced their agreement over selling a large portion of Tesco's Polish operation to Salling Group. Tesco stated its intention to leave the Polish market altogether, Salling its intention to strengthen its chain in Poland. A Tesco store in Kraków, Poland ... |
(For related story, click on [nCOL285917] COLOMBO, Jan 28 (Reuters) -- Hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans are trapped in a war zone that is now roughly 300 square km (115 sq miles) and the scene of heavy fighting between the Tamil Tiger rebels and a Sri Lankan army smelling victory. Here are questions and answers abo... | The (ICRC) and other agencies have raised the issue of a unfolding in the battle between Sri Lankan government troops and the (LTTE), with an estimated 250,000 civilians caught between the fighting according to the ICRC. A school in the town of Mullaitivu, which was recaptured from Tamil nationalists on January 25. Vio... |
BOSTON An MIT student wearing what turned out to be a fake bomb was arrested at gunpoint Friday at Logan International Airport and later claimed it was artwork, officials said. Star Simpson, 19, had a computer circuit board and wiring in plain view over a black hooded sweatshirt she was wearing, said State Police Maj... | In Boston, Massachusetts a 19-year-old woman with an LED device attached to her clothing was arrested at Logan International Airport, Terminal-C by the Massachusetts State Police. Massport spokeswoman Lisa Langone described the device as a fake bomb strapped to her chest. The woman was identified as Star Simpson, a sec... |
The 'contestants' were all in genuine need of a kidney The "donor" in the show was in fact an actress - though the three people vying for an organ were real patients in need of a kidney transplant. The three knew that The Big Donor Show, which aired on Friday, was not real. The producers say it was made to highlight th... | A Dutch reality TV show broadcast yesterday evening which was designed to show a terminally ill woman choosing a patient to receive her kidneys has been shown to be a hoax. ''The Big Donor Show'' had attracted considerable condemnation earlier in the week when outline details had been released. The producers said that ... |
Lawmakers formally rejected Boeing's $23.5 billion bid to lease and sell 100 air tankers to the Air Force. Industry analysts said in May that the Pentagon had effectively killed the deal because of mounting complaints that it had been tilted in Boeing's favor. The House included a provision in its version of the legisl... | Aging KC135 tankers, shown here refueling an F16, were to be replaced by Boeing's 767 tanker. Emails exchanged among officials regarding a USD$23 billion dollar deal with aircraft manufacturer have been entered into the public record. (-AZ) entered them into the during a speech last week against the now-cancelled deal... |
Authorities fear 'sweet' water could cause diseases Mumbai, Aug. 20 (PTI): Fearing an outbreak of gastro- enteritis and other water-borne diseases in the wake of thousands rushing to Mahim beach here to taste "sweet" sea water, authorities today said they are keeping a tight vigil on all medical institutions and hospit... | Salsette Island showing the Mithi River and the Mahim Bay "18 hours of mass hysteria" (according to the ''Sunday Times of India'') broke out last Friday in Mumbai as hundreds of residents flocked to Mahim Creek, one of the most polluted creeks in India that receives thousands of tonnes of raw sewage and industrial wast... |
Justice Minister Widmer-Schlumpf (left) is standing in as finance minister (Keystone) Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf has taken over the finance portfolio ad interim after the incumbent Hans-Rudolf Merz suffered a heart attack. A permanent solution, including a resignation or a cabinet reshuffle, has to be fou... | Swiss Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz has suffered a major heart attack and had to be hospitalised. He was in Eastern Switzerland when he collapsed. Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz is comatose Later on Sunday he was flown by helicopter to Bern University Hospital where he was placed into an artificial coma. The Fin... |
The Bush administration issued a pair of secret memos to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 that explicitly endorsed the agency's use of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding against al-Qaeda suspects -- documents prompted by worries among intelligence officials about a possible backlash if details of the program became... | Classified memos have revealed that the Bush administration knowingly endorsed enhanced interrogation techniques including waterboarding and other methods, that critics call torture, for use against terror suspects. The memos were issued to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 as classified documents in response to the department'... |
Many analysts had predicted the army would take over after Mr Conte died A Guinea army statement has announced the dissolution of the government, after President Lansana Conte's death. An army officer said on state radio a "consultative council" of civilian and military chiefs would be set up. The EU and African Union ... | The coup took place just hours after the death of Lansana Conte A military led group has announced on national television that it has dissolved the government of Guinea and suspended the country's constitution. The group performing the apparent coup d'etat has called itself the National Council for Democracy. The coup ... |
Adjust font size: LONDON, England (CNN) -- Scotland Yard says it is investigating the unexplained death of a Russian former spy after the man died in a London hospital. Alexander Litvinenko died Thursday night, three weeks after his suspected poisoning, with doctors unable to determine the cause of his illness, hospita... | Traces of radioactive material that apparently killed former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko were found at restaurants where he met other spies just before falling ill and at his home, Scotland Yard said Friday. Litvinenko, a former KGB agent who was investigating the death of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya sud... |
John Gotti Jr., whom a jury three times failed to convict on charges of attempting to kidnap New York's colorful radio personality Curtis Sliwa, was arrested early this morning on federal racketeering and murder conspiracy charges, according to a federal indictment unsealed in Tampa, Fla. A law enforcement official say... | , son of convicted mobster , was arrested early Tuesday morning. Multiple sources say that that Gotti was arrested by the FBI at his home on , in New York state. The Associated Press reported Tuesday afternoon that the 44-year-old Gotti has been indicted along with five other men in connection with 3 murders and cocain... |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2006 The war on terror is unlike any conflict the U.S. has ever faced, and some of the most important battles are fought not on the ground, but in newsrooms around the world, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday in New York. Never before has a war been fought in an environment as t... | The United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that U.S. public diplomacy efforts need to do more in the media to communicate a message friendly to democracy. "We'll need to do all we can to attract supporters to our efforts and to correct the lies that are being told, which so damage our country, and whic... |
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