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Story Highlights • NEW: Paris Hilton led from court screaming • NEW: Judge did not "approve the defendant being released" • Hilton served five days in jail before being let out Thursday Adjust font size: LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- She was taken handcuffed and crying from her home. She was escorted into court dishe... | File photo of Paris Hilton A day after being released to house arrest, Paris Hilton was brought back into court today in handcuffs, and ordered to serve out her sentence in jail. Upon the judge ordering her to serve out the remainder of her full 45-day sentence in jail, Hilton was escorted from the courtroom screaming ... |
The chancellor used his first major speech of 2006 to urge Labour supporters to "embrace the Union flag". In an address to the Fabian Society in London, he said it is important the flag is recaptured from the far right. Mr Brown said promoting integration had become even more important since the London bombings. "We ha... | British Chancellor Gordon Brown today used a speech addressed to a conference of the Fabian Society to outline his plans for a possible national day for Britain. With the focus of the speech on promoting 'Britishness', Mr Brown asked whether there could be a celebratory day to help develop 'the ties that bind British p... |
President Dmitry Medvedev promised potential U.S. investors that his government would work to improve the business environment. His visit to California and Washington has centered on drumming up interest in his planned "Russian Silicon Valley" at Skolkovo. Yet white-collar crimes--and the authorities' responses to real... | One of the recent buyings of Kuznetsov's mother, a pensionary, is an apartment worth $1,640.000 in in Moscow. 's Department for Own Safety says it will begin a "check" on lieutenant colonel Artem Kuznetsov, who is publicly accused by a group of American lawyers of illegitimately imprisoning and then torturing Russian l... |
By Antonella Cinelli VIAREGGIO, Italy (Reuters) - At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured overnight in Italy when a freight train hauling liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded as it passed their homes, officials said on Tuesday. About 1,000 people were evacuated following the blast just before midnigh... | A map of the railway station of Viareggio. According to reports, a train carrying containers of a gas, has been involved in a major incident near the Italian city of Viareggio at around midnight (local time). State television said the train derailed followed by an explosion. According to the latest reports from Protezi... |
World number one Woods would play at the 2016 Olympics Golf is set to return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence in 2016, and rugby sevens will also be recommended to be part of that year's Games. The International Olympic Committee's executive board voted to include both at its Berlin executive board meeting. The... | Both golf and rugby are set to return to the . The voted to include the sports at its executive board meeting in Berlin today. Rugby, specifically rugby union, and golf were selected over five other sports to be considered to participate in the Olympics. , and tried to get onto the Olympic program as well as baseball a... |
printable version Unknown illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 31 August 2007 An outbreak of an unknown illness with a high mortality has been reported from the province of Kasai Occidental, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The exact number of cases and deaths is unknown at this time. The clinical fe... | Location of DRC within Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating an outbreak of an, as yet, unidentified illness in the central region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). To date, the illness has killed more than 100 people. The illness, first thought to be typhoid fever but now more likel... |
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Alabama's Mark Ingram finished 28 points ahead of Stanford running back Toby Gerhart. AP 2009 Heisman Trophy Voting Player, School 1st 2nd 3rd Total Mark Ingram, Alabama 227 236 151 1,304 Toby Gerhart, Stanford 222 225 160 1,276 Colt McCoy, Texas 203 188 160 1,145 Ndamukong Suh, Neb. 161 105 122 815 Tim Tebow, Florida ... | University of Alabama running back Mark Ingram has won the 2009 Heisman Trophy, it was announced Saturday night. Ingram, the third consecutive sophomore to win the award for the top American Football player in NCAA Division I, was visibly emotional about receiving the award. The award was the first for Alabama. The mar... |
The Vulcan could make its final appearance unless cash is found fast A Cold War bomber could have sounded its engines for the last time unless "miracle" funding is found. The Vulcan first flew in public last summer after 15 years of repairs, but financial problems could bankrupt the Leicestershire trust behind it. The ... | An Avro Vulcan Bomber. Fundraising to keep XH558,the only airworthy Avro Vulcan in the world flying have been successful. The one million pounds required to pay for licenses was successfully raised by generous sponsors. VTST, the trust that returned the bomber to flying condition, requires £80,000 per month to cover m... |
The US state of Texas overstepped its authority when it removed some of 460 children from a polygamist compound last month, an appeals court has ruled. The ruling is the latest twist in an unfolding saga that has riveted Texas with lurid tales of adolescent brides, teen pregnancies and a secretive religious sect follow... | An appeals court in Texas has ruled that Texas Child Protective Services should not have taken the children from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) compound as they were unable to prove that the children in the compound were at risk of immediate physical harm. 401 allegedly abused chi... |
Theresa May faces a Commons showdown over claims that the secret services colluded with United States intelligence agencies to gain access to the online records of British citizens. In a move described as a “snooper’s charter by the back door”, sources confirmed that personal information about British internet users ha... | Prime Minister Blair has pointed to the great opportunities afforded by tackling climate change. One company in London has cornered 80% of the carbon trading market, part of the green goldrush created by the Kyoto Climate Change Treaty. This company, Climate Exchange plc, now dominates the carbon exchange markets, incr... |
Student dies after 10 floor fall at University of Teesside A STUDENT has died after plunging 120ft from the 10th floor of a University of Teesside building. Police and ambulance crews were called to the main University Tower at about 6.30pm last night following reports that a man had fallen from a window. Students and ... | University Tower at the University of Teesside An unnamed male student has fallen to his death from a tenth floor window in Middlesbrough, England. The 24-year-old threw himself out of an open window in Middlesbrough Tower, the main building of the University of Teesside. The drop was 120 feet high. Police and ambulanc... |
Techcrunch has the scoop on the new Netscape portal beta, which bears a striking resemblance to Digg. Mike thinks it's a "digg killer" and in terms of pure numbers it may well be. Netscape gets a surprising 811 million monthly page views, which digg is at around 200 M per month. But despite the Digg-ish features, the n... | Digg 3.0 Today, the Internet news site Digg launched the third version of its site, which sees it expanding from exclusively technology-related news into tech, entertainment, world, business and science news. The site has also had a redesign. Screenshots of the third version of Digg site have being released to various ... |
Genetics News Useful Links Parts Of Earliest Genetic Material May Have Come From The Stars Current Article Ratings: Patient / Public: 4 (3 votes) Health Professional: 4 (1 votes) Article Opinions: 0 posts Please rate this article: (Hover over the stars then click to rate) Patient / Public: or Health Professional: Main ... | A fragment of the Murchison meteorite.A team of scientists from the United States, United Kingdom and the Netherlands have determined that chemicals that form the building blocks of DNA and RNA found in a meteorite had formed before the meteorite fell to Earth. In a paper published in ''Earth and Planetary Science Lett... |
A train derailment in Argyll which left eight people injured was "probably" caused by a landslide, British Transport Police (BTP) have said. A spokesman said "big boulders" had been found on the railway line. The Glasgow to Oban service derailed shortly before 2100 BST on Sunday, near the Falls of Cruachan power statio... | An investigation is currently under way in , Scotland, following a on the – Oban railway. The incident took place at 2100 (2000 UTC) on Sunday, close to the Falls of Cruachan station. According to reports, both carriages of the derailed unit had also caught fire. At the location of the incident, the railway line is on ... |
Warren Buffett gives away his fortune FORTUNE EXCLUSIVE: The world's second richest man - who's now worth $44 billion - tells editor-at-large Carol Loomis he will start giving away 85% of his wealth in July - most of it to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. NEW YORK (FORTUNE Magazine) - We were sitting in a Manhattan... | Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., announced on June 25 to Fortune magazine that he would be donating a total of $37 billion (USD) to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is already worth over $29 billion, and other charities. Buffett, at 75, is one of the richest people on the... |
Paps Busted After Crazy Britney Chase TMZ has learned that four paparazzi were arrested for reckless driving last night after chasing Britney Spears' car around Mission Hills, Calif. -- and four more were pulled over for driving crazazy-like. Around 11:20 PM last night, according to law enforcement sources, police pull... | Britney Spears performing at NFL Kickoff Live 2003. Four male members of the paparazzi were arrested and charged on Wednesday with reckless driving in Mission Hills, California after following Britney Spears back to her mansion. At least four others were also stopped by police, but were not arrested. According to repor... |
Economy in tatters, Kyrgyzstan awaits Russian aid BISHKEK — Its economy in ruins after a popular revolt last week, Kyrgyzstan's interim government on Sunday awaited news of financial aid from Moscow, following talks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Almazbek Atambayev, first deputy head of the interim Kyrgyz ... | Three days after violent protests, which saw the deaths of 81 and injury to some 1600 people, calm has returned to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Following the protests which led to President Kurmanbek Bakiyev fleeing the capital, a self-styled interim government led by former foreign minister Roza Otunbayeva was ... |
A farmer pours the fresh milk at a dairy farm in Shenyang, China Saturday Sept. 20, 2008. China is seeking to shore up public confidence weakened by a milk safety scandal, with the president scolding officials for negligence and government agencies promising adequate supplies of uncontaminated milk. (AP Photo) Nearly 1... | Almost 13,000 children in China have fallen sick in a wave of sickness caused by baby's milk contaminated with melamine, a banned chemical which can cause kidney stones, irritation, and ulcers. Most of the sickened children are infants two years or younger, and four children have died from the chemical so far. The Chin... |
By: Juana Afanador @juanaafanador1 Carlos Carrillo @CarlosCarrilloA Last year Enrique Peñalosa was re-elected mayor of Bogota, Colombia. He is not only a key figure in Colombian politics, but also an international urbanism rock star. Since the beginning of his public career he has claimed that he was not a good politic... | On Thursday, an article in newspaper '''' of Bogotá, Colombia accused the current mayor of Bogotá, , of falsely claiming to have completed a degree in Public Administration at the . According to the report by Juana Afanador and Carlos Carrillo, the library of the does not have a doctoral thesis written by Enrique Peñal... |
Add a location to your Tweets When you tweet with a location, Twitter stores that location. You can switch location on/off before each Tweet and always have the option to delete your location history. Learn more ||||| Add a location to your Tweets When you tweet with a location, Twitter stores that location. You can sw... | Australian cricketer has died in , Sydney today (Thursday, ). Hughes was playing a match for South Australia at the when he was struck in the neck by a . File photo of Phillip Hughes in 2008. "It is my sad duty to inform you that a short time ago Phillip Hughs passed away," said Australian national team doctor Peter Br... |
With the world’s attention riveted on the unfolding nuclear crisis in northeast Japan, the more immediate toll from the powerful earthquake and tsunami continued to mount on Thursday, as more deaths were confirmed, more foreigners prepared to leave the country and more of the disaster’s wide-reaching effects came into ... | A week ago today, at 2:46 pm JST, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of the in Japan. The earthquake created an extremely destructive tsunami that spawned 10 metre (33 ft) high waves just moments later. The tsunami travelled 10 km (6 mi) inland causing massive destruction in the country's northeast, includ... |
We spoke to four people about the impact losing a loved one has had on them, and about their search for answers in a country with the worst death toll per capita of any of the world’s large economies ||||| Tammy Faye Messner poses at a book signing party for her book "I Will Survive...And You Will, Too!" on Sept. 16, 2... | Evangelist Tammy Faye Messner has passed away at age 65 from complications from colon cancer. The announcement came during Larry King Live on Saturday evening. Messner is reported to have died at her home in Kansas City, Missouri. Her family states that she passed "peacefully." Messner was an American Christian singer,... |
The .tel addresses will be reachable via mobiles too From 3 December companies will be able to buy addresses associated with a new web domain. Called .tel, the domain is intended to act as a universal contact point rather than as a hook on which to hang websites. Owners of .tel domains will be encouraged to populate it... | An example of what .tel websites look like Domain names with .tel top-level domain have been put on sale for businesses and organisations purchasing their trademarks. It is intended to be used for pages that contain contact details for individuals and companies, although websites using this domain will not be availabl... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement At least nine people were injured when a school building partially collapsed in Haiti - days after a similar incident killed more than 90 people. Officials said most of the students were out in the playground when the collapse happened at the p... | Less than one week after the College La Promesse Evangelique in Pétionville, Haiti collapsed, a second school in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, has partially collapsed injuring nine people. The Grace Divine school partially collapsed while school was in session, but no one was trapped or killed. At least two peop... |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Members of the Republican National Committee elected their first African-American party chief Friday, choosing former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele to chair the organization after six tumultuous rounds of voting. Michael Steele was chosen Friday as the first African-American leader of the Republi... | Michael Steele The Republican National Committee has elected African-American Michael S. Steele as its chairman. Steele, 50, a former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, won after the sixth round of voting against Katon Dawson of South Carolina. Steele's candidacy was controversial as he was seen as being on the left of h... |
Stuart Hall 'innocent of abuse charges' says solicitor Mr Hall has been bailed to appear before Preston magistrates in January Continue reading the main story Related Stories BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall is innocent of indecent assault charges brought against him, his solicitor has said. The 82-year-old from Wilmslow in... | Louise Straw, a solicitor representing television and radio presenter , has said Hall is innocent of charges of . In relation to complaints about alleged events between 1974 and 1984 involving three females between eight and seventeen years of age, Hall was charged with three counts of indecent assault after being arre... |
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou visits the grave of late Foreign Minister İsmail Cem, with whom he initiated confidence-building measures to mend ties, and leaves a olive branch as a peace sign on Cem’s grave. Greece's new prime minister made a significant diplomatic gesture Friday by taking his first foreign tr... | George PapandreouGeorge Papandreou, the new Greek Prime Minister, paid his first foreign visit to neighbouring Turkey on Friday. Papandreou arrived in Istanbul to attend an informal Balkan countries' ministerial meeting. He first visited the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, where he said both count... |
Holly Jones, a BBC reporter who was on London Bridge at the time of the incident, said she had seen a man in handcuffs being taken away from the scene. She said a white transit van had knocked several pedestrians over, estimating five or six casualties injured or seriously injured. "A white van driver came speeding - p... | Saturday night in the UK, three men wearing what were later found to be fake suicide vests drove a van into crowds on , then exited the van at and began to stab people with blades, killing seven and injuring at least 48. All three were shot and killed by police, who went on to arrest at least twelve other people. Milit... |
For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary November 20, 2007 President Bush Pardons "May and Flower" in National Thanksgiving Turkey Ceremony Rose Garden Thanksgiving 2007 10:23 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. (Applause.) Welcome to the Rose Garden. Thanks for coming. We're glad you're here at the White ... | President George W. Bush offers an official pardon to May, the 2007 Thanksgiving Turkey. On Tuesday, the press and members of the National Turkey Federation gathered in large numbers at the White House's Rose Garden in the United States to witness an annual Thanksgiving tradition in the U.S., a presidential pardon of t... |
FILE - In this May, 10, 2010, file photo, Roy Bennett, center left, leaves the High Court in Harare, Zimbabwe, after he was acquitted of terrorism charges. New Mexico State Police said Thursday, Jan. 18 2018, that Zimbabwean opposition leader Roy Bennett died in helicopter crash. The crash on Wednesday, Jan. 17, carryi... | , a key Zimbabwean opposition leader, died on Wednesday evening in a helicopter crash that also killed four other people in the northeastern part of New Mexico, United States. Bennett was 60 years old. His death was confirmed Thursday by some of his friends and family members. The helicopter, a , went down after darkne... |
Last Updated 12:36 am PDT Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A1 Supporters of Gen. Vang Pao gather at Sacramento's federal courthouse Monday to protest the arrest of the Hmong community's U.S. leader. Sacramento Bee/Randy Pench Gen. Vang Pao, acknowledged leader of the 250,000 Hmong in the... | Vang Pao, the military leader charged with plotting to overthrow the government of Laos, was ordered yesterday by a United States federal court judge to remain in custody without bail. U.S. Magistrate Edmund Brennan ruled that Vang Pao, 77, despite his age and ill health, posed too great a danger and a flight risk to b... |
Iraq on alert after deadly embassy blasts BAGHDAD — Iraq's security forces were on high alert Monday after three suicide car bombs targeting regional and European embassies rocked Baghdad, killing 30 people. The attacks came as Iraq's political parties struggled to form a government. Incumbent Prime Minister Nuri al-Ma... | Three car bombs were detonated in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq on Sunday morning, killing 30 people. The attacks were aimed at foreign embassies, according to sources. 224 people were wounded in the bombings which occurred in quick succession according to officials. "They were suicide attacks against the Egyptian and I... |
Starting at Midnight the Worldwide Wait for “Halo 3” Ends Highly anticipated game expected to register the biggest day in retail entertainment history. REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 24, 2007 — Starting tonight “Halo® 3,” the final chapter of Microsoft Corp.’s epic video game trilogy, finally goes on sale around the world. By ... | Best Buy in New York with ''Halo 3'' themes. Microsoft Global announced that Xbox 360 first-person shooter ''Halo 3'' launched world-wide during September 25 to 27. This launch of ''Halo 3'' focuses on strategy, shooting, co-operating, and global linking between different languages. In the United States, more than 10,0... |
Libya revolt: Gaddafi targets Ajdabiya and Misrata Rebel fighters say they have beaten back the army attacks Government forces are undertaking a twin-pronged assault on rebel positions in east and west Libya. Government soldiers have surrounded and made their first ground assault on Ajdabiya - the last town before the ... | Libyan government forces and rebel fighters have been fighting in two different cities Wednesday, in both the east and west of the country. Fighting was reported in the cities of , an eastern city that is the last settlement before Benghazi, the main rebel location, and in , the only town still controlled by rebels in ... |
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005 "for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease" Barry J. Marshall J. Robin Warren 1/2 of the prize 1/2 of the prize Australia Australia NHMRC Helicobacter pylori Research Laboratory, QEII Medical Centre; Univers... | Two Australian researchers, J. Robin Warren and Barry Marshall, are the 2005 winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in discovering the role of ulcer bacteria in producing digestive ulcers. . They were announced Monday morning in Stockholm, Sweden. Warren and Marshall will equally share a US... |
120950 A major clean-up operation is under way after torrential rain and flooding brought devastation to parts of Scotland. Around 450 homes in Moray were evacuated on Friday due to flooding around the rivers Lossie and Spey. Scores of residents spent the night in temporary accommodation, while others stayed with frien... | A cleanup effort is underway after torrential downpours on Friday, September 4 caused significant flooding in the north-east of Scotland. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) said that the weather forecast in the coming days was improving, with no large amounts of rainfall predicted. Over 500 homes had to ... |
Israel defends new apartment plans for Jerusalem Posted Israel has expanded its plans to build new apartments in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank. The housing ministry's budget includes funds for 500 homes in the Har Homa neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, and 240 in the nearby settlement of Maale Adumim. The mo... | Israel has announced two new housing projects in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, continuing to expand its settlements. Officials have stated that a bill to be approved by parliament this week, would set aside $25 million for the expansion of development projects in Har Homa and Maale Adumim. The bill would create 500... |
Searchers confident of HMAS Sydney find There are high hopes that an enduring maritime mystery will soon be laid to rest, following the discovery of the HSK Kormoran off the West Australian coast.Today Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced the finding of the ship, with the 'Finding Sydney Foundation' now confident of loc... | Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced today that the HSK Kormoran has been located approximately 112 nautical miles off Steep Point Western Australia. Sonar imagery of the Kormoran shows the site consists of two main pieces at a depth of 2560 metres. A debris field 4 nautical miles south of the wreck believed ... |
Thanks very much for checking out the Beta Version of Live Scores! Obviously this is still in a developmental phase, but we’re working hard to put things right so that you can enjoy the best live coverage of your favourite leagues. Bear with us, it’ll be worth it! ||||| Hrvatski su nogometaši na EP-u u Francuskoj osvoj... | __NOTOC__ Yesterday in UEFA Euro 2016, Italy defeated Sweden 1–0 and assured their advancement to the knock-out stage. Croatia vs Czech Republic resulted in a 2–2 draw and Spain defeated Turkey 3–0 as scored twice. Spectators from the Croatian end threw flares before the final whistle. thumb === Group E — Italy 1–0 Swe... |
The launch is the 183rd to be carried out by an Ariane launch vehicle, and the 39th Ariane 5 launch in total. The vehicle, carrying a total payload of 8,541 kg, including 7,745 kg for the two satellites, will lift off from the Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) in Kourou, French Guiana. The Ariane 5 ECA was originally... | A mockup of an Ariane 5 rocket An Ariane 5ECA rocket has successfully placed two communications satellites into Geosynchronous transfer orbit. Liftoff, from ELA-3 at the Guiana Space Centre occurred at 22:05:02 GMT this evening. The satellites launched were Skynet 5C, which will be used to relay secure communications f... |
The couple have denied the allegations of perjury Former Solidarity MSP and Celebrity Big Brother contestant Tommy Sheridan and his wife Gail are to stand trial on perjury charges. The charges relate to evidence given during Mr Sheridan's defamation victory against the News of the World in 2006. The newspaper had publi... | Tommy Sheridan Former member of the Scottish (MSP) Tommy Sheridan and his wife are to be tried for . The charges stem from Tommy and Gail Sheridan's successful 200,000 against British tabloid newspaper '''' in 2006, during which the judge said that conflicting evidence meant some witnesses were perjuring themselves. Th... |
By Ross Colvin BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein's cousin, widely known as "Chemical Ali", was sentenced on Sunday to hang for masterminding a genocidal military campaign that used poison gas against Iraq's Kurds in the 1980s. Ali Hassan al-Majeed, looking frail and wearing traditional Arab robes, stood silently as th... | Al-Majid at an investigative hearing in 2004 A cousin of Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as "Chemical Ali", was sentenced to death by hanging yesterday in Iraq by the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal, along with two other officials from the former Baath Party. They were sentenced for their roles in the A... |
The 29th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent has amended the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to incorporate the additional emblem of the red crystal, which now has the same status as the red cross and red crescent. In addition the participants to the Internationa... | Emblem of the Magen David Adom The movement admitted the Israeli national emergency and medical relief service, the Magen David Adom (MDA), after a 58 year wait, despite objections by some Muslim member countries. The emblem, into which the Star of David may be placed, made it possible for Israel's MDA to join the huma... |
Rice, Straw to Iraqis: 'The time has come' Unifying government, prime minister urged during Baghdad visit BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her counterpart, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, flew to Baghdad on Sunday for a visit aimed at jump-starting the process of forming a natio... | Secretary of State Condoleezza RiceForeign Secretary Jack Straw United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Jack Straw have made a surprise visit to Baghdad, Iraq to meet Iraqi officials. The pair, who have been together for the past few days as part of Rice's visit to the Uni... |
By Jonathan Fildes Science and technology reporter, BBC News Netscape Navigator, now owned by AOL, will no longer be supported after 1 March 2008, the company has said. In the mid-1990s, as the commercial web began to take off, the browser was used by more than 90% of people online. Its market share has since slipped t... | version 2 Support for one of the earliest popular web browsers, , will be discontinued as of today. The browser, now owned by United States internet services company AOL, was once used by 90% of internet users, however the sharp decrease in usage to around 0.06% has lead to all support from AOL being stopped. The decis... |
Jonathan Chait: Jonathan Chait: Is Bush Still Too Dumb to Be President? You can't run a country on horse sense. After 9/11, his instinctive rather than analytical view of the world seemed to be just what we needed, and Americans of all stripes were desperate to see heroic qualities in him. (As Dan Rather announced at t... | An unusual commentary on the Voice of Russia English-language web site, which has since been removed, claims that President Bush's presumed "narrow intellectual horizons" and "disastrous judgment" have had "cataclysmic" policy consequences. FreeMediaOnline.org reported that the commentary was published a few days after... |
WHAT DO YOU THINK? Go To Comments (CBS) Male models Tyler Denk and James Branaman won "The Amazing Race," narrowly beating Rob and Kim by just minutes. They are now each $500,000 richer. They flew from France to New York City, miraculously making it on to an earlier flight off standby. Competitors Rob and Kim had alrea... | Two male models (known as Tyler Denk, 29, and James Branaman) have won the tenth season of CBS' hit show ''The Amazing Race''. The models were awarded USD$1 million. Each received USD$500,000. Both are recovering addicts and are friends in the modeling scene, they reconnected after going through rehab. The models compe... |
Israel described the attack as provocation Two Katyusha rockets exploded near the northern Israeli border town of Kiryat Shmona. There were no casualties, but roads and vehicles were damaged. Israeli and Lebanese security sources said they believed a Palestinian group had fired the rockets. Israel said it would not "su... | Katyusha rockets on their launch rails. Reports say that at least two Katyusha Rockets fired from Taibeh Lebanon, have landed inside northern Israel in the town of Kiryat Shmona. There were no injuries or deaths reported, but a car was damaged. "Two Katyusha rockets landed in Kiryat Shmona, and caused damage to a vehic... |
Kofi Annan is leaving office with major crises unresolved Kofi Annan interview Mr Annan, who leaves office after 10 years on 31 December, said life for the average Iraqi was now worse than under the regime of Saddam Hussein. Expressing his sadness for being unable to prevent the war, he urged regional and international... | Kofi Annan In an interview with BBC's Lyse Doucet, retiring Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, confessed to sadness at being unable to prevent the war against Iraq. He said that although Saddam Hussein had been a brutal dictator, at least there had been peace in the streets and people were secure in t... |
The rate cuts had not been expected Six central banks, including the Bank of England, have cut interest rates by half a percentage point in an effort to steady the faltering global economy. No decision on UK rates had been expected until Thursday - and the move puts the interest rate at 4.5% from 5%. The US Federal Res... | Four of the banks involved. (Clockwise from top-left: Federal Reserve, Bank of England, Bank of Canada and European Central Bank) In an effort to reduce the effect of the ongoing financial crisis, six central banks worldwide have reduced their interest rates by 0.5% in an unexpected move which took place today. The ban... |
US gamers have been queuing to get to grips with the PSP The entertainment device, which also stores images, music and video, is intended to compete with Nintendo's DS, released earlier this month in the UK. Gamers have been queuing outside shops across the US to get their hands on the gadget, which costs $250 (about £... | Sony launched its eagerly anticipated PlayStation Portable (PSP) in the North American market today. The PlayStation costs $250 and plays MP3 files, movies and of course games. Launched previously in Japan last year with much fanfare, the PSP quickly achieved sales of more than 800,000 units. The device is Sony's first... |
Relatives wait for news outside the San Miguel prison in Chile, where at least 81 inmates died in a fire. Photograph: Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images Fire engulfed a prison in the Chilean capital, Santiago, early today, killing more than 80 inmates and critically injuring 14 others, prison officials said. The incident... | San Miguel prison during the fire. A huge fire at a Chilean prison in has killed at least 81 inmates, and injured another 14, including a firefighter and three gendarmerie officers, the Chilean Health Minister reported. Mañalich said that the injured inmates suffered "... facial burns, and are currently with mechanical... |
Police officers routinely wear stab-proof vests. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA A police constable and a community support officer have been stabbed while on duty, police said today. The officer is in a serious condition after being slashed across the neck in Ealing, west London, in daylight. The police community supp... | London Metropolitan Police cars The has confirmed that a police officer and a police community support officer were stabbed in the west of London, England. The officers were stabbed at a bus stop in the region of the city about 1505 while examining bus tickets. The man stabbed the two in an attempt to evade arrest. The... |
By Alan Johnston BBC News, Gaza Peace hopes have been revived by the summit The most powerful of the armed groups in the Palestinian uprising declared that the grand gathering on the Red Sea had changed nothing. The Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, may have announced a tr... | 160px Following the much hailed truce between the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority, the most powerful armed group in Palestine has declared that the conference in Sharm el-Sheikh has changed nothing. Hamas said that although the Palestinian leaders had announced a truce, the organisation was not bound t... |
Sarah Palin to become Fox News contributor The New York Times says the Fox News Network has confirmed that former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will become a regular contributor to the network in a multi-year deal. The Times Media Decoder's Jim Rutenberg quotes a source familiar with the deal as saying the former Republi... | Sarah Palin in 2008. According to a report by the ''New York Times'' that has now been confirmed by Fox News, former United States governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has signed a multi-year deal to work as a news contributor for American television station Fox News. The deal is... |
BA and Iberia merger will create the world's third largest airline [Reuters] BA and Iberia merger will create the world's third largest airline [Reuters] The pair announced the proposed merger on Thursday and said that the long-awaited deal is expected to be completed by the end of this year. British Airways and Spain'... | An Iberia Airbus A321-200 A British Airways Airbus A321-200 British Airways (BA) and the Spanish airline Iberia have signed a merger deal, which will create one of the largest air carrier groups in the world. The two announced the merger yesterday, and said that the deal, which has been expected for a long time, is to ... |
Body found in nose gear of United Airlines plane from China SAN FRANCISCO: A body was found in the nose gear of a United Airlines jet that had just arrived in San Francisco from China on Thursday, and officials said the person might have been a stowaway. Mechanics inspecting United Airlines flight 858 discovered the bo... | A United Airlines Boeing 747 at a gate in Denver. A body was found in the nose gear of a United Airlines 747 jet from Shanghai, China, which arrived in San Francisco at 7:42 a.m. (PST). According to San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault, the man appeared to be Chinese and in his 50s, and had sustained several injur... |
When Satellites Collide Iridium Issues Short Statement On Satellite Collision WASHINGTON, Feb 11, 2009 (AFP) - Two satellites collided in space hundreds of miles (kilometers) above Earth, destroying an Iridium commercial satellite in a crash that may result in disruption of service, the US company said Wednesday. The B... | The American 560kg satellite model The civilian communications satellite and the defunct military communications satellite over on Tuesday, according to . The satellites, each weighing in excess of 1,000 pounds, and traveling at approximately 17,500 miles per hour, collided 491 miles above the earth. The Iridium satel... |
Declaring the budget to be about ''consistency'', the Treasurer has eschewed the traditional pre-election spendathon, opting to challenge the opposition to ''choose between making motherhood statements about ending the age of entitlement, or putting their words into action'' by backing savings initiatives. Middle incom... | The primary contributor of this article is a member of the , a party mentioned in this article. Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan has today handed down his last budget before the 2013 Federal election. He announced two financial years of deficits before the budget returned to surplus in 2016/2017. The deficit for 2013/20... |
The cowboys from the bush were there. So were the Desperate Fishwives. And there was no mistaking the Friends of Trigger-Happy Dick Cheney. Sydney's most famous parade came out in spectacular fashion again to restore the old doll to its former glory. Despite concerns that the event had lost its relevance, as many as 50... | Nearly half a million people celebrated Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on March 4 2006 Nearly half a million people packed into Sydney's "Golden Mile" on Saturday night to applaud the city's 28th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Parade organisers estimated the crowd at over 450,000. They lined Oxford St -... |
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... | A police constable serving with the Metropolitan Police Service in London, England may be prosecuted for manslaughter over the death of a bystander at a protest that occurred during the G-20 summit earlier this year. After concluding what it says is its largest ever investigation, the Independent Police Complaints Comm... |
Mrs Hull said she was ready to move on Susan Hull reaction The "friendly fire" incident which killed Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull, 25, was a criminal act, he said. Andrew Walker said the 2003 death was "entirely avoidable" and L/Cpl Hull's widow said the verdict was "right". The Ministry of Defence apologised for... | A Scimitar tank. In a narrative verdict, the Coroner investigating the death of UK soldier Lance Corporal Matty Hull, who was killed in a friendly fire incident in Iraq on 28 March 2003, has ruled that his killing was unlawful. L.Cpl Hull, who was from the Household Cavalry, died inside his blazing Scimitar tank when i... |
President Ahmadinejad is seeking a second term in office Gunmen have attacked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election campaign office in Zahedan, a day after a bomb attack in the city, reports say. A child and two other people were injured when three men opened fire on the office, which covers the south-east o... | At least three people, among them a child, have been wounded after a group of gunmen opened fire at one of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election offices. The shooting happened in the city of Zahedan, located in southeastern Iran. The incident occurred at approximately 19.00 IRST (UTC+3:30), the state-run Isl... |
France helicopter crash kills six Police said getting to the crash site had been difficult for rescuers Continue reading the main story Related Stories Six people have died in a helicopter crash in a mountainous area of Provence in southeastern France. The aircraft came down at around 13:40 local time (11:40 GMT) in th... | Map of France with of highlighted in red. An helicopter has crashed in the south-east of France, killing all six occupants onboard. The aircraft, owned by manufacturing company , descended in the — located in the of — at roughly 13:30 (1130 ) yesterday. Police lieutenant Benoit Gounine told '''' "the accident occurred ... |
A MULTI-millionaire in Switzerland was fined a staggering 299,000 Swiss francs (A$315,000) today for trying to evade a hefty speeding fine by falsely claiming he was a diplomat. THE 53-year-old speedster, who was not named by the court, had a string of prior convictions when he was caught driving his luxury Ferrari at ... | Ferrari Testarossa A court in the eastern Swiss canton of St. Gallen has imposed a world record speeding fine of 299,000 Swiss francs (US$290,000). The repeat offender drove his Ferrari Testarossa through a village at up to 137 km/h (86 mph), when the speed limit was 80 km/h (50 mph). Swiss courts calculate their fines... |
Coffee drinkers may have another reason to pour that extra cup. When aged mice bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease were given caffeine – the equivalent of five cups of coffee a day – their memory impairment was reversed, report University of South Florida researchers at the Florida Alzheimer's Disease Res... | Alzheimer's patient Two studies published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease point to caffeine as reducing beta amyloid, a protein that in sticky clumps called senile plaque is a sign of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers had 55 mice who were genetically altered and exhibited memory loss at age ... |
On Antarctica's East Getz Ice Shelf, monstrous fractures seem to form in the same places year after year. A new study suggests this reliable breakage may be the effect of underwater "rivers" of hot, buoyant water attacking the ice shelf's most vulnerable points. Earth's frozen places are losing ground fast. In Antarcti... | In findings published Wednesday in '''', researchers from the (CU Boulder) in Colorado and the in Ohio reported a new mechanism by which warm ocean currents erode the along the coast of Antarctica, contributing to the planet's rising oceans. The edge of an ice shelf in Antarctica. "Warm water circulation is attacking t... |
Chris Grady will appear at Worcester Crown Court on Thursday A girl who was trapped in a car driven by her father when it plunged into a river in Worcestershire has died. Gabrielle Grady, known as Gabby, died in Birmingham Children's Hospital, West Mercia Police said. Chris Grady, 41, and Gabby's brother Ryan, six, esc... | West Mercia Police have made the announcement that a five-year-old girl that was physically involved in a crash involving a car going into a river has died in Birmingham Children's Hospital, United Kingdom. The child has been identified as Gabrielle Grady. She was also known as Gabby. Gabrielle was involved in a vehicl... |
Interrogation tactics got the OK early on A Senate report says Bush administration officials signed off on CIA methods without the input of key agencies. Reporting from Washington -- Senior Bush administration officials signed off on the CIA's use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation measures in July 2002 aft... | Yesterday, the United States Senate Armed Services Committee released a report containing previously-unreleased memos which conclude that CIA and Department of Defense officials were already exploring the use of "enhanced interrogation" techniques in early 2002, eight months before Justice Department lawyers approved t... |
Barry Bonds hit the 756th home run of his career to set a new Major League record on Tuesday, sparking wild celebrations among his hometown fans and mixed reaction elsewhere because of past steroid allegations. In belting his landmark homer against the Washington Nationals, the 43-year-old San Francisco Giants slugger ... | Barry Bonds at bat on September 14, 2005. Yesterday San Francisco Giants LF Barry Bonds hit a 435-foot home run, his 756th, off a pitch from Mike Bacsick of the Washington Nationals, breaking the all-time career home run record, formerly held by Hank Aaron. The pitch, the seventh of the at-bat, was a 3-2 pitch, which B... |
As the deadly hurricane tracking across the Gulf of Mexico grows closer to land, residents under evacuation order leave their homes by school bus. Hurricane Rita has intensified to a Category 5, the top of the hurricane scale. (image: NOAA) Joe McGee stands in the pounding surf at the Southern Most Point in Key West, F... | Traffic is bumper to bumper on interstate highways as citizens try to evacuate ahead of . Houston urged citizens in low areas of the city to "begin making their evacuation plans" in preparation for what is currently the 3rd strongest hurricane to ever form in the and the worst to enter the . Acting U.S. Federal Emerge... |
News CENTRAL/S. ASIA Suicide bomber kills Pakistani MP Thousands of troops have been fighting the Taliban in Swat, Lower Dir and Buner districts of NWFP [AFP] A teenage suicide bomber has killed a provincial politician as he received guests at his home in Pakistan's northwest Swat valley. A man with explosives strapped... | A Pakistani provincial politician was killed earlier today by a teen-aged suicide bomber in the northwestern Swat valley. Shamsher Ali Khan, a member of the Awami National Party, was receiving guests at his residence in the town of Kanju, when a young man, armed with explosives. walked into the grounds of the house. He... |
NEWS EUROPE Cypriot Green Line wall torn down Civilians will be allowed to cross the line only if Turkish troops are removed [Reuters] Greek Cypriots have dismantled part of a barrier that has divided the Cyprus capital, Nicosia, for more than 40 years and called on Turkey to withdraw its troops in response. The island... | Map of divided Cyprus. Green Line in Nicosia. From the platform, tourists overlook the no man's land and the Turkish part of the island. On Thursday March 8, 2007 the government of the Southern Greek part of Cyprus used heavy machinery to allow its military to tear down the five-meter high concrete wall on the Green Li... |
back to Exhibitions page SHRINKING CITIES February 3 - April 1, 2007 Opening reception: February 2, 6 - 9 pm Shrinking Cities, a project by Germany's Federal Cultural Foundation, the Kulturstiftung des Bundes, explores a form of urban development that has become a global phenomenon. Starting in 2002, local teams were c... | The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit and Cranbrook Art Museum debut ''Shrinking Cities''. The project, which examines urban decline in cities across the globe is sponsored by Germany's Federal Cultural Foundation. ''Shrinking Cities'' includes contributions from more than 200 artists, architects, researchers, filmmak... |
The veteran president said he would go to war to stop an Opposition win at the June 27 run-off election against MDC leader leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Mr Mugabe said: "Should this country be taken by traitors... it is impossible," referring to the opposition party MDC", at the funeral of a former army general. "It shall ... | President Robert Mugabe: "We are prepared to fight for our country and to go to war for it." Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who is slated to face opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in a run-off election on June 27, said today that the opposition would never govern Zimbabwe as long as he is alive, vowing to "go to... |
Survivors have been sheltering in schools and churches Britain has promised £5m to Burma to help the survivors of a cyclone that struck on Saturday leaving more than 22,000 dead and many more missing. International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander told BBC News it was the right response for "an extremely serious... | Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, has asserted that the UK will provide Myanmar with aid after the recent cyclone. Gordon Brown "I believe nearly a million people are now in need of food aid and we will have to help the families of those where people have died," he said. He continued by saying that the UK will coope... |
Air France plane intercepted after emitting wrong signals Print Email Discuss Bookmark/Share Save Comment Text Size: | NEW DELHI: An Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jet on Thursday scrambled to intercept an Air France plane that entered India from Pakistan and was using the wrong Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) code,... | The Indian Air Force (IAF) has said that an Air France passenger jet was intercepted by a fighter jet on Thursday, after failing to identify itself correctly. A MiG-29 jet was scrambled to intercept the flight, an Airbus A340-300, which was bound for Bangkok after departing from Paris. The Air France plane had just ent... |
Relatives of a 19-year-old Ontario man who died in Mexico over the weekend believe he was beaten to death, even though police say he was hit by a car. Adam DePrisco of Woodbridge, Ont., died of head injuries in an Acapulco hospital Monday while on vacation in the coastal town. "In Mexico, they're saying it's a hit and ... | Adam DePrisco, a 19-year-old from Woodbridge, Ontario, was found dead in Acapulco, Mexico on Saturday. The family of the young man are still looking for answers after Mexican authorities said that he was hit by a car after leaving a nightclub. The family believes that the young man was beaten to death. Marco Calabro, a... |
There are always big stories on WalesOnline - don't miss any with our daily email Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice SOUTH Wales Plaid AM Jocelyn Davies has criticised ITV Wales’ decision to scrap “... | BSL Members of the National Assembly for Wales have condemned a decision by local broadcaster ITV Wales to drop sign language interpretation for the deaf. South Wales Plaid Cymru AM Jocelyn Davies, a member of the Welsh Assembly Government, pointed out that the decision "means that deaf British Sign Language users in W... |
"The Korean government cannot tolerate the position of North [Korea having] nuclear weapons." -- South Korea Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon Prague, 11 February 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Does North Korea really have a nuclear weapon?That's the question on everyone's mind following yesterday's blunt admission by Pyongyang that it h... | The state-run has released a statement from the North Korean Foreign Ministry cancelling the ongoing six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapon development programs. The statement also declared for the first time that North Korea has nuclear arms, announcing that it plans to "bolster its nuclear weapo... |
Dizzy and nauseous: About 39 people have needed medical treatment. (ABC TV) Thirty-nine people have received treatment and 30 taken to hospital after the Virgin Blue and international terminals at Melbourne Airport were closed due to a suspected gas leak. Check-in has resumed in the international terminal at Melbourne ... | Thirty-nine people have received treatment and 30 taken to hospital after a suspected at Melbourne's Tullamarine airport. Passengers and employees in the terminal took ill early morning, reporting , and difficulty breathing. Around 10 a.m. hundreds were evacuated from the terminal as a precaution. At this stage the sou... |
WASHINGTON, June 4 — Senator Craig Thomas, a three-term Republican from Wyoming, died Monday evening, just hours after his staff reported that the treatment he was receiving for leukemia was no longer working. He was 74. Under Wyoming’s election laws, the state Republican Party will nominate three people to be his succ... | Senator Craig Thomas. U.S. Senator from Wyoming Craig L. Thomas (R), 74, has died of acute myeloid leukemia at the National Naval Medical Center located in Bethesda, Maryland. He died just hours after doctors had said that his chemotherapy was no longer having an effect on the cancer. "At this difficult time, all we ca... |
Mayra stepped from her hiding place in the dense brush. The 17-year-old migrant from Guatemala had her one-year-old son on her back. They had crossed the river hours earlier in the dark on small rafts with 70 other migrants. She was hoping she’d be allowed to stay in the United States. ||||| Le diaporama du jour 0 / 10... | '''December 29, 2004''' The death toll from the earthquake and tsunamis that has hit countries in Asia and Eastern Africa continues to rise, passing 80,000 people according to reports from several news agencies. A spokesman for the Red Cross speculated that the toll could increase to over 100,000 as some of the smaller... |
Iran has accused the UK, Germany and the UAE of refusing to provide fuel to Iranian passenger planes. The allegation came days after the US enacted unilateral sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme, to penalise foreign companies trading with Tehran. Britain said it was not aware of any refusal to refuel Iranian planes... | The government of Iran is accusing companies such as BP of denying Iranian passenger airliners fuel. Iran has vowed to retaliate. Iran said today that passenger airliners operated by Iranian airlines and were being denied fuel at airports in Europe and the Middle East. According to an official at the Iranian Airlines U... |
TORONTO -- The hit movie Juno didn't qualify for Genie consideration because no one submitted the film, a Genie official said yesterday, a week after Montreal-born director Jason Reitman complained bitterly about the apparent snub. "Regrettably, the filmmakers decided not to enter the film into the Genie Awards," Sara ... | The Canadian film industry's major awards night, the Genie Awards, takes place on Monday. The Genie Awards begun in 1949 as the Canadian Film Awards, and current nominations include the films ''L'Âge des ténèbres'', ''Away from Her'', ''Continental, un film sans fusil'', ''Eastern Promises'', and ''Shake Hands With the... |
Protesters with a Ukrainian national flag burn tires while clashing with police during a rally outside the Supreme Rada in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. At least one policeman has been injured and several protesters have been detained during scuffles outside the Ukrainian parliament to protest a new law govern... | On Thursday, the Ukrainian passed a new bill called the "Donbass reintegration law". It describes the regions — — of and as being "temporarily occupied" by Russia and declares Russia to be the "aggressor". The bill calls for a return of the regions to Ukrainian control by military force if necessary. There is no mentio... |
Biden's Relief Proposal To Include $1 Tln In Direct Relief To Households President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package proposal to lift the U.S. economy as well as its people, badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The relief proposal includes $1 trillion in direct relief to households, $... | A file photo of Polish forces in Afghanistan A Polish soldier was killed yesterday by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan. Sgt. Kazimierz Kasprzak was killed in the province of when a roadside bomb exploded underneath the patrol vehicle in which he was travelling. His death was announced by the and Lt. Sebastian Kos... |
asahi.com>ENGLISH>Nation> article THE ASAHI SHIMBUN A group of 178 construction workers and bereaved family members sued the government and 46 manufacturers Friday for failing to swiftly ban the production and use of construction materials containing asbestos. The plaintiffs, many of whom are suffering from asbestos-re... | Construction workers and next of kin of deceased workers filed a lawsuit in Tokyo, Japan Friday seeking damages of approximately 6.6 billion yen (about US$64 million) from the government and manufacturers related to illnesses stemming from exposure to asbestos. 178 plaintiffs; including construction workers and family ... |
LOCALS in the US city of Seattle have enthusiastically embraced an unfortunate acronym for a new tramline, even if officials insist on ignoring it. Work on the light-rail line in Seattle has almost been completed for what officials call the South Lake Union Streetcar (SLUS), but locals have taken to using the word “Tro... | Construction workers in Seattle, Washington located in the United States are nearing completion of a new trolley, but it is not the trolleys that are making the residents of the city laugh, it is the abbreviation that city officials designated for the new transit system. The new transit system, South Lake Union Streetc... |
If you are already a registered member, but do not remember your username and/or password, click here Please be aware that your browser must accept cookies in order to successfully login, so that we can identify your account.You may also need to adjust your firewall or browser security to login. ||||| Dr Who appeared o... | The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is suing six websites for hosting BitTorrent links to TV programs. The MPAA is a movie industry trade group representing most U.S. studios. The MPAA claims that these sites allow users of BitTorrent software to find and download illegal copies of various TV programmes. F... |
Kimi Raikkonen wins Spanish Grand Prix for Ferrari BARCELONA, Spain: World champion Kimi Raikkonen helped Ferrari win its third straight race and make it the clear Formula One leader. The Finnish driver moved Ferrari clear atop the drivers' and the constructors' standings Sunday with his second Spanish Grand Prix win i... | File photo of Kimi Räikkönen (2008) Circuit de Catalunya Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen won the FIA Formula One 2008 Gran Premio de España Telefónica at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Both Ferrari drivers were on the podium, with Ferrari's Felipe Massa finishing right after his teammate. Fernando Alonso's Renau... |
| | | | Indiantelevision.com's News Headlines HBO to target Asian women with new channel Indiantelevision.com Team (1 April 2005 2:00 pm) MUMBAI: Buoyed by the response it has received in Asia, HBO has announced plans to launch more channels in the region. HBO offers seven channels in the US. The first new launch for A... | U.S. media giant Time Warner plans to increase the international reach of its HBO television empire with an expansion of television offerings in Asia. The channels will be available via both wired cable services and by satellite, which is more popular in Asia than it is in the United States. "Cable operators throughout... |
Mr Reinfeldt has promised to reform the welfare state The leader of the Moderate Party declared victory as near-complete results gave him a 1% lead. Mr Reinfeldt, 41, has pledged to trim welfare spending and cut taxes. His coalition's victory ended 12 years of Social Democrat rule. Prime Minister Goran Persson accepted... | Sweden's centre-right opposition has narrowly won Sunday's general election, beating a Social Democratic government for only the third time since the Second World War. The provisional results give 48.1% of the vote to the four-party Alliance for Sweden and 46.2% to the government and its two supporting parties, which t... |
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF, NATION Correspondent MOGADISHU, Monday Two Kenyans identified as workers of a printing agency in Mogadishu known as Hamar Adde were abducted on late on Sunday. The incident took place at Bakara market, the largest trading centre in Mogadishu. The two were shopping at Mubarak Complex in the Bakara ... | According to witness reports, two Kenyan businessmen were kidnapped in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Monday, and a ransom has been demanded for them. The Kenyans, workers of the printing agency Hamar Adde, were taken from the Bakara market, the biggest trading centre in the Somali capital, at gunpoint. Eyewitnesse... |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two NATO helicopters fired upon by Pakistani forces on Thursday were U.S. military aircraft operating inside Afghanistan, the Pentagon said. "They were U.S. helicopters," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters at a briefing. "The flight path of the helicopters at no point took them over ... | A OH-58 helicopter. According to media reports, ground troops with the Pakistani army exchanged gunfire with troops from the United States after Pakistani troop fired at two American OH-58 Kiowa helicopters on a patrol mission inside Afghanistan. Also included in the patrol were Afghan border police. The helicopters we... |
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A flu shot provided to a woman during her pregnancy can help shield her newborn against the potentially deadly infection, researchers report. The study, conducted in Bangladesh, bolsters longstanding U.S. recommendations that pregnant women get vaccinated against influenza -- esp... | Influenza virons. Late term pregnancy flu shots continue to protect newborns after birth, according to a study published Wednesday in the ''New England Journal of Medicine''. This gives reason for more expectant mothers to follow U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations and obtain a flu shot duri... |
YALA, Thailand: Suspected Islamic insurgents have shot and killed three people including a Muslim policeman in southern Thailand Saturday in the first fatal attacks since the start of Ramazan, police said.The police officer was the victim of an early morning drive-by shooting as he rode his motorcycle in the Yaring dis... | Location of Pattani province in southern Thailand. A police officer was killed in a drive-by shooting in the province. Islamic insurgents have shot three people in the region of Thailand Saturday. This is the first fatal attack in Thailand since the start of the holy Islamic festival, . The first victim, a police offic... |
No matter which way you look at it, Sally Faulkner is living a nightmare. The Brisbane mother is detained in a squalid prison on the far side of the globe, where it seems that the only key to her freedom may be giving up custody of her children. Faulkner, who is sharing a cell with Channel 9 reporter Tara Brown, spoke ... | Sally Faulkner, who allegedly hired professionals to snatch her children from Beirut last week, was offered kidnapping charges to be dropped if she relinquishes custody of her children, according to reports yesterday. This is on the condition she will have full access rights, but must never take the children back to Au... |
Naomi Leong and her mother, Virginia, have been released. (Lateline) Federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley says he thinks the release of a three-year-old girl and her mother from the Villawood immigration detention centre may have been prompted by media reports on the case overseas. Three-year-old Naomi Leong had been ... | * Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs * ChilOut A Malaysian woman and her three year old daughter were released from Villawood Detention Centre on bridging visas yesterday after media coverage in Australia and Malaysia. Naomi Long, who recently turned three, was born in the Centre. Her mo... |
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