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Pakistan has blocked the popular video sharing website YouTube because of its "growing sacrilegious content". Access to the social network Facebook has also been barred as part of a crackdown on websites seen to be hosting un-Islamic content. On Wednesday a Pakistani court ordered Facebook to be blocked because of a pa... | The Pakistani government has blocked access to YouTube, the popular video-sharing website, citing "growing sacrilegious" content. The move comes after a Pakistani court ordered a temporary block of social networking site Facebook on Wednesday, when a row unfolded concerning a group on Facebook urging users on the popul... |
VIDEO - A 17-year-old Sderot resident sustained serious injuries and three others were lightly wounded in a Qassam attack on the western Negev town Wednesday evening, the local municipality said. The rocket landed in the city center, causing damage to buildings in the area; residents were asked to remain indoors. A 57-... | An Israeli woman was killed early morning today by a Qassam rocket launched by Palestinian fighters from Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. Rockets were launched at the southern Israeli city of Sderoth and several other locations. Two rockets landed in the city, killing a 57-year-old woman and injuring a 24-year-o... |
THE Rudd Government will force more competition between banks and identify further cuts in commonwealth spending in a bid to head off another round of interest rate rises and reduce pressure on inflation. Wayne Swan said yesterday he had sought a Treasury report on the banking sector and would discuss with industry lea... | The Department of the Treasury, Canberra. In response to higher than expected mortgage rate increases last week, Australian treasurer Wayne Swan flagged changes to banking regulations to increase competition between lenders on home mortgages. Swan announced yesterday he had sought a Treasury report on the banking secto... |
With 99 per cent of the ballots counted on Sunday, the billionaire conservative candidate had a 52 per cent to 48 per cent advantage over Eduardo Frei, the left leaning former president, who conceded defeat. Sebastian Pinera has won Chile's presidential election, becoming the nation's first democratically elected right... | File photo of Eduardo Frei Sebastián Piñera has won recent elections in Chile, becoming the first conservative president in 52 years. Former president and candidate , meanwhile, conceded losing the elections. With 99% of votes counted, official returns showed Piñera with 52% of the vote and Frei with 48%. The new presi... |
"I reaffirmed to President Kuchma that it is the United States' position, and I think the position of everyone, that the territorial integrity of Ukraine is important, and that we once again reaffirmed that we hope that the Ukrainians would find a legal way forward, as well as a political process based on the constitut... | Ukraine crisis Monday proposed holding a new election to end the political crisis threatening to tear the country apart, according to ''''. Mr. Kuchma's remarks, which came as Ukraine's Supreme Court heard complaints of involving perhaps millions of ballots in the , represented the collapse of what had been the govern... |
Petrol at record high of 121.76p The price of petrol at the pumps has soared to a record high, the AA said. The average price is now 121.76p a litre, overtaking the previous record figure of 121.61p reached on May 12 this year. Average diesel prices are now 125.73p a litre - still short of the July 2008 record of 133.2... | In the United Kingdom, the average price of has reached a record high of 121.76 a litre. The previous peak was 121.61p a litre, on May 12, 2010. In comparison to last year, petrol is more expensive by 11.88p, according to (AA). The price for 50 litres has therefore increased by 5.94. Edmund King, current president of t... |
(CNN) -- The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Haiti has risen to more than 150 confirmed deaths, according to health officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Agency for International Development. At a joint news conference held Friday, Dr. Rob Quick and Dr. Carleene Dei discussed the outbre... | Image of cholera bacteria Nearly 200 people are confirmed dead and approximately 2600 are ill in a central Haitian outbreak, according to the (CDC), the (USAID) and (UN). Haitian officials place the death toll at 194 deaths with 2,364 people being infected. According to CDC officials Dr. Rob Quick and Dr. Carleene Dei ... |
Officials: At least three businesses damaged in late-night fire No one was inside at the time and no injuries were reported in the blaze, fire and police officials said. 7:23 AM LI pizza chain opens new location in Oyster Bay It's the smallest location to date, but the menu remains nearly as big. Georgia massage parlor... | Tens of thousands of regular people walked through the domed St. Peter's Basilica today, but the queue behind them never seemed to ebb, according to reporters in The Vatican. Winding over two miles from the bier holding the Pontiff's body all the way to the Tiber River, backpackers from all over the world, young and ol... |
This week, I ordered an Italian Toasty Torpedo, one of the new Tasty Torpedoes from America’s mm-mm toasty sandwich shoppe, Quiznos, with 4,500 restaurants across the country and looping the Earth. These are the new 13-inchers that Quiznos is pushing with a suggestive ad campaign that makes Paris Hilton washing a car f... | Quiznos logo. Quiznos, a fast food restaurant chain that specializes in selling submarine sandwiches, has aired a controversial television commercial, with an extended version only appearing in the late-night lineups. The commercial is a promotion for the company's new sandwich, the 'Toasty Torpedo'. Bob Sassone, a wri... |
Parties floundering in rising sea levels over climate change Russel Norman, Green Party 14th January 2007 The Green Party today released a scorecard rating each of New Zealand’s Parliamentary parties on the basis of their climate change policies and the results show that many would find themselves sinking beneath a ris... | Green party poster ranking the other political parties. The Green party of Aotearoa New Zealand has ranked other political parties in New Zealand based on their policies and action taken on climate change. The results were announced at a Greens picnic today by co-leader, Doctor Russel Norman at his ''State of the Plane... |
47.6 to Abdur Razzak , 84.2 mph, and gone. Easy as it comes, Zaheer has a wicket off his last ball. Length ball on off stump, holds its line and thuds into Razzak's pads as he tries to work it leg side. Would have hit leg 279/8 42.3 to Mushfiqur Rahim , 73.1 mph, Rahim goes. No repeat of the 2007 50 for him. Zaheer lan... | won the first match of the against by 87 runs on February 19. The match was played at the in , Bangladesh. Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl first. In the Indian , scored the highest total, 175 runs off 140 balls, his highest one-day international score and played his debut World Cup match and scored a , while ... |
The deal comes just six months after Google snapped up YouTube The cash buyout, the biggest in Google's history, will allow the company to tighten its grip on the advertising market. Doubleclick helps link up advertising agencies, marketers and web site publishers hoping to put ads online. In recent years, Google has b... | 200px Google has announced its intention of taking over the Internet advertising agency DoubleClick in a deal worth $3.1 billion. DoubleClick has also confirmed the deal and hopes it will be completed before the end of 2007. Rumours of a takeover offer for DoubleClick had been circulating, with Microsoft, Time Warner a... |
>TELL A FRIEND >PRINTER FRIENDLY >SUBSCRIBE TO PORTFOLIO E-MAIL Attention News Editors/See CNW Photo Network and Archive: Royal Canadian Mint promotes new line of 99.999% pure gold bullion coins by unveiling world's purest, largest and highest denomination gold coin 100-kg, 99999 pure gold bullion coin with a $1 millio... | The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) introduced two new products Thursday, one of which is claimed to be the world's largest gold coin. The Gold Maple Leaf coin, made of 99.999% pure gold, weighs 100 kg and has a face value of CA$1 million. The other offering is a smaller one ounce (28 g) version. The 100 kg coin is approxima... |
COMMENTARY Deaths are not the attraction Disney needs It is the curse of Disney. When millions of people walk through your parks every year, it is a statistical certainty that some of them will die. When that happens on a ride, we often tell you about it under a banner headline. It becomes a worldwide story. But if you... | Expedition Everest. The man who died while riding the ''Expedition Everest'' roller coaster at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom indeed had prior medical conditions, Orlando, Florida officials say. The Orange County medical examiner determined in a Tuesday autopsy that 44-year-old Navarre, Florida man Jeffery Reed had... |
There was no championship for the Branham High School girls soccer team this winter. But the Bruins are doing their best to make up for that and then some in the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs. Branham, the third-place team in the Mt. Hamilton Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League this season, open... | right '''', a multi-state lottery in the United States is nearing a record high. Friday's August 31 drawing is expected to be at least US$325,000,000. So far, it is the fourth largest jackpot in U.S. history. Twelve states in the U.S. participate in the lottery and the odds of at least one person winning the jackpot ar... |
Unaware... Morris Iemma observes rescue drills at Holsworthy in September Listen to this story in MP3 Are you one of the exposed workers? Elite squad's deadly drill AT least 250 of the state's elite emergency workers have been told they could die from exposure to lethal levels of asbestos during anti-terrorist training... | Asbestos fibres in human lungs At least 250 members of Australia's emergency services personnel in New South Wales have been informed that they could die from exposure to fatal levels of asbestos following emergency response training south of Sydney. Members of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) unit are thought to be ... |
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson spent two days with his head spinning and he wasn't alone. After being overwhelmed by hearing endless percentages and terminology spewed at a fast pace, Wilson sided with Mike Brown of the Bengals and voted no on the NFL Players Association's proposal to extend the c... | The owners of the teams of the National Football League agreed Wednesday night at 7:35 p.m. EDT--25 minutes before a final deadline of 8:00 p.m. EDT--to a collective bargaining agreement extension proposal put together by the NFL Players Association. The final vote was 30-2, with Ralph Wilson of the Buffalo Bills and M... |
They wear rubber boots and soiled sneakers that never cross the thresholds of their homes; clean jeans and fish-bloodied shorts; polo shirts and T-shirts, some torn in the back by the tips of the hooks slung over their shoulders. In winter, the East River winds blow through you no matter what you wear, so Steve the Cof... | Since 1822, the Fulton Fish Market on South Street in Lower Manhattan has been operating virtually unchanged and surrounded by the ever-changing NYC. It is expected to be relocated to a new $85 million, 400,000-square-foot facility at Hunts Point in The Bronx beginning this week. Originally set for January, the move wa... |
Fire ravaged pier to be inspected Structural experts used in the wake of terrorist bombings are to inspect the burnt shell of the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare. The Urban Search and Rescue team (USAR), which specialises in going into the wreckage of collapsed buildings to pull out survivors, will examine the 104-year... | On Monday morning at approximately 7:00 am BST (UTC+1) fire fighters arrived at the Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier in North Somerset, England, which had caught fire. No one was injured in the blaze, which destroyed the pier. Firefighters said they believe the fire started in an area containing deep fat fryers. Smoke coul... |
North American Oil Sands Corporation Announces Sale to Statoil ASA for Approximately $2.2 billion CALGARY, April 27 /CNW/ - North American Oil Sands Corporation ("North American") announced today that it has entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant to which Statoil ASA ("Statoil") will make an all-cash offe... | Extent of oil sands in Alberta, Canada.Credit: Norman Einstein Statoil ASA (Statoil), a Norwegian state-owned oil company, entered into an agreement Friday to purchase all outstanding common shares of the privately held Canadian firm, North American Oil Sands Corporation (NAOSC). The deal is reported to be worth CAD2.2... |
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and Scholastic have unveiled the cover design of the last book in the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." The art was created by Mary GrandPre, acclaimed illustrator of the six previous U.S. editions. J.K. Rowlings seventh and final Harry Potter book is due in stores ... | The publishing companies Bloomsbury (U.K.) and Scholastic (U.S.) released cover art for the seventh Harry Potter book, ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows''. "The structures around Harry show evident destruction and in the shadows behind him, we see outlines of other people," David Saylor, Scholastic's art director,... |
Greece has not yet formally requested help from eurozone states Finance ministers of the 16 eurozone nations have agreed to provide up to 30bn euros (£26bn) in emergency loans for debt-hit Greece it asks for them. They offered a three-year financing programme at interest rates of around 5%, based on IMF formulas. Luxem... | Member states of the eurozone have offered to give Greece thirty billion euro in emergency loans for the debt-stricken country, should the latter want it. The loans' price will be determined using formulas by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and will be set at around five percent. The Luxembourgish prime minister... |
THE Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has urged Brendan Nelson to show restraint after the Opposition Leader grew impatient with Labor's refusal to release the text of the apology to the stolen generations until late today. The apology, due to be delivered at 9am tomorrow, will not be revealed until after 5pm today when it i... | The Australian parliament will apologise tomorrow for past mistreatment of Australia's indigenous population. The wording of the apology will be revealed after 5pm AEDT (UTC+11) today, and will be read in parliament tomorrow at 9am AEDT. Opposition leader Brendan Nelson has given in-principle support to an apology, but... |
UMARU YAR'ADUA Born in northern Katsina state in 1951 University chemistry professor before entering politics Married, with nine children Elected president in 2007 promising reforms Fell ill repeatedly while in office Obituary: President Yar'Adua Yar'Adua dead: Your comments An airport and a road are to be named after ... | President died earlier this month. Nigeria has announced that an airport has been named after late president . The announcement to re-name was made by President Goodluck Jonathan. Yar’Adua died earlier this month after being ill for several months. He was not seen in public since November 2009. President Jonathan relea... |
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities will shut roads surrounding thousands of anti-government protesters on Thursday evening, sparking calls by demonstrators for reinforcements as tensions rise in the deadliest political crisis in 18 years. World | Thailand The army will also bring in armored vehicles to bolster checkp... | In this March 2010 photo, Red Shirt protesters rally through the streets of Bangkok. A string of anti-government protests in Bangkok yesterday resulted in at least one fatality, numerous others injured, and the temporary closure of several foreign embassies in Thailand. Philip Crowley, a spokesperson for the , announce... |
Probe Finds Marines Killed Unarmed Iraqi Civilians Officials who have seen the findings of the investigations said the filing of criminal charges, including some murder counts, was expected, which would make the Nov. 19 incident the most serious case of alleged U.S. war crimes in Iraq. ADVERTISEMENT The report conclude... | United States Marine Corps seal According to the ", military and Pentagon officials" said Thursday that it is expected an investigation will find that the deaths of more than 20 civilians in Iraq were a war crime. According to NYT source a group of "carried out extensive, unprovoked killings of civilians" and the killi... |
Nuclear submarine sailor appears in court over shooting A sailor charged with murder and three counts of attempted murder after a shooting on board a nuclear submarine has appeared in court. Lt Cdr Ian Molyneux, 36, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, was shot dead on HMS Astute while it was docked in Southampton on 8 April.... | An able seaman in the has appeared at a in , England this morning, charged with murder and attempted murder. Able Seaman Ryan Samuel Donovan is accused of shooting a crewmate dead in a Royal Navy nuclear submarine last week. One other crewman, Lt. Commander Christopher Hodge, was seriously injured in the attack and rem... |
Miles de colombianos salen a protestar contra las FARC 04 Feb 2008 11:22 BOGOTA, feb 4 (Reuters) - Miles de personas vestidas de blanco tomaron el lunes las calles de las ciudades de Colombia, en una jornada de protesta convocada en varios países contra la guerrilla izquierdista para exigir la liberación de los secuest... | Protesters marching against the FARC Thousands of people in more than 160 cities around the world marched today in protest of the actions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The protests were convoked via the popular social networking website Facebook under the name "One million voices against the FAR... |
MONZA, Italy Sebastian Vettel of Toro Rosso will become the youngest Formula One driver to start from the pole position after setting the fastest qualifying session Saturday for the Italian Grand Prix. The 21-year-old German driver took advantage of the rain-drenched Monza circuit to earn the first pole for him and t... | File photo of Sebastian Vettel (2008) Autodromo Nazionale Monza Scuderia Toro Rosso–Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel won the pole position for the Sunday FIA Formula One 2008 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia race at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. The track was wet during most of the Friday practice sessions and all the... |
In the far reaches of Ranke, in the sinister gloom of Sanctuary's Vulgar Unicorn, Hell Hounds, cutpurses and street hustlers raise a flagon to a great mage. Elsewhere, Skeeve and Aahz feel the passing of the Myth Maker. And worlds away, a Phule and his creator are too soon parted. On Thursday, May 22, fantasy/science-f... | Author Robert Asprin died Thursday in his New Orleans, Louisiana home at the age of 61. Asprin, known for his science fiction and fantasy novels including the MythAdventures series, and Thieves World series of shared world anthologies which he created and edited with his then-wife, Lynn Abbey, was also known by his The... |
WUHAN, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers had recovered eight bodies from debris after another body was found at 6 a.m. on Sunday after a building under construction collapsed on Saturday afternoon in central China's Hubei Province. In addition, 13 others were rescued and sent to local hospital. Photo taken on July 5, 2008 sh... | At least eight construction workers have died and thirteen more are injured after a building collapsed during construction in Qiuzhigou Village, a suburb of China's Wuhan City. It is unclear how many more if any are trapped as the project's coordinator fled and is being sought by police. The collapse occurred at 5 p.m.... |
Publié le 23/04 à 11:25 Match au sommet Sarkozy-Royal Retour de la bipolarisation de la vie politique avec la qualification de Nicolas Sarkozy et Ségolène Royal au 2nd tour Ségolène Royal - Nicolas sarkozy - AFP - Photos Eric Feferberg - Thomas Coex Avec une participation record de 84,5%, ce premier tour de la présiden... | On Sunday evening at 9:15 p.m., the Interior Ministry of France announced official results with 98% of ballots counted in the first round of the 2007 French presidential election. Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) and Ségolène Royal (Socialist Party) will be the two candidates to proceed to the second round, as their lead on the c... |
A Chinese official says harsh winter weather is threatening food production and adding to inflationary pressures. Political pressure is also building on the government for its failure to anticipate and solve the problems. Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing. Chinese migrant workers carry items on snow-covered road in N... | A bus in China during a 2006 winter storm. A Chinese official says harsh winter weather is threatening food production and adding to inflationary pressures. Political pressure is also building on the government for its failure to anticipate and solve the problems. A top Chinese disaster relief official was quoted by ... |
Oregon has suspended running back LeGarrette Blount for the rest of the season for punching a Boise State player after the Ducks’ loss Thursday night. The suspension will include any possible bowl game, the university said. After punching the Broncos’ Byron Hout, Blount then hit a teammate, tried to fight some Boise fa... | LeGarrette Blount on opening day. University of Oregon football's star running back, LeGarrette Blount, was suspended for the remainder of the season – and thereby the remainder of his college football career – after punching an opposing player after the opening game. The University of Oregon Ducks opened their 2009 se... |
toronto.ctv.ca His nickname is "Lucky" and a lottery ticket proved the moniker to be true for a man last Saturday. Luckyrajah Paramanathan, 43, cashed in an $18 million Lotto 6/49 ticket, allowing him to now bring his wife and two sons to Canada from their home in Sri Lanka. Paramanathan moved to Canada six years ago. ... | Luckyrajah Paramanatha, known by his nickname "Lucky", claimed his $18 million Lotto 649 jackpot Tuesday. Lotto 649 The previously purchased free play lottery ticket was bought at the Sunny Convenience Store on Eglinton Avenue East in Scarborough, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto). He checked them on March 19, the official... |
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya insisted from exile in Costa Rica Sunday that he remains the rightful leader of Honduras, hours after being deposed by his country's military. Zelaya said he would attend a meeting of regional leaders to be held Monday in Nicaragua to assert his right to his country's leadership.... | Manuel Zelaya, President of Honduras Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was expelled by the country's army on Sunday. Zelaya declares the action a coup d'état. "Today's events originate from a court order by a competent judge. The armed forces, in charge of supporting the constitution, acted to defend the state of law an... |
UPS is experiencing increased shipping volumes The world's largest package delivery company, United Parcel Service (UPS), is to shed 1,800 management and administrative jobs. A reorganisation of one of its US operations has led to the job cuts from the firm's 340,000 US payroll. But the firm, seeing improved shipping v... | A UPS worker delivering parcels (UPS), the world's largest package delivery service, has announced that it will cut 1,800 administrative and managerial jobs. The firm, based in , Georgia, is to reorganise its five regions into three, and slash the number of districts to twenty from 46, in addition to the job cuts. The... |
Rich exoplanet system discovered The researchers say the finding marks a new phase in the hunt for exoplanets Astronomers have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets that orbit a star called HD 10180, which is much like our own Sun. The star is 127 light years away, in the southern constellation... | Artist's conception of a typical . have discovered a that could contain between five and seven , located about 127 from . Only fifteen planetary systems are known to contain more than three planets. The newly discovered system is centered around star , whose properties may be similar to those of our own . The research... |
By Glen Bernoth May 26, 2006 Tragic meeting: chaos resulted when a truck hit a freight train near Lismore in the state's west. Photo: Damian White THE body of a truck driver could remain stuck for days in the wreckage of his semi-trailer cab, which was crushed by a goods train on a Victorian level crossing near Lismore... | Passenger services aboard The Overland will be disrupted due to the crash Map showing the location of Lismore, Victoria, where the accident occurred. Rail services between Melbourne and Adelaide in Australia are expected to be disrupted until early next week following a fatal crash between a truck and freight train in ... |
Hamas' Ismail Haniya will reveal details of the deal The initiative, devised by Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, implicitly recognises the Jewish state. Hamas's charter currently calls for Israel's destruction by force and rules out peace negotiations with it. The deal comes amid heightened tension with Isr... | After much negotiation, Fatah and Hamas jointly signed a document setting out a basis for negotiation with Israel. Though premature news stories, issued before the document had been translated, had reported that the document was an implicit recognition of Israel, a Hamas MP, Salah al-Bardaweel, denied that the new agre... |
TheStar.com | Ontario | Was mystery singer David Lee Roth? Was mystery singer David Lee Roth? ROBERT PADGET/REUTERS FILE PHOTO David Lee Roth (left) and Eddie Van Halen were playing a gig in New York on May 23, the day two Brantford-area OPP officers helped someone they thought was him who was in medical distress. (Jul... | The real David Lee Roth in Quebec City, July 2008 Canadian police officers who thought they were saving Van Halen singer David Lee Roth's life in May have now learned that they were assisting an impostor. On May 23, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers near Brantford, Ontario stopped a vehicle that was travelling a... |
A look at recent disasters at hajj Disasters in recent years at the annual Muslim pilgrimage, or hajj, in Saudi Arabia: - Jan. 12, 2006: At least 345 pilgrims are killed and hundreds are injured in a stampede caused when some pilgrims tripped over dropped luggage amid people rushing to carry out the sympbolic ritual of... | The Plains of Arafat on the day of Hajj ''Photo Credit: Ali Mansuri'' According to the Saudi Interior Ministry over 345 Muslim pilgrims have been killed in a stampede during the annual Hajj pilgrimage near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The stampede at Islam's most holy site happened at Jamarat Bridge, during an event where pebb... |
By Rob Hodgetts Giteau scored a brace and kicked 17 points for Australia Australia (22) 55 Tries: Giteau (2), Mitchell (3), Ashley-Cooper, Hoiles Cons: Giteau (4) Pens: Giteau (3) Drops: Barnes Giteau (2), Mitchell (3), Ashley-Cooper, HoilesGiteau (4)Giteau (3)Barnes Fiji (5) 12 Tries: Neivua, Ratuva Cons: Bai Cons: Le... | 150px In the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the three major southern hemisphere nations secured qualification to the quarter final stage of the competition. Meanwhile, defending champions England kept their hopes alive with a comfortable 44-22 victory against Samoa, while Argentina pushed for the quarter finals with a comprehen... |
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday said more people are living in poverty in developing countries than previously thought as it adjusted the recognized yardstick for measuring global poverty to $1.25 a day from $1 a day. The poverty-fighting agency said it thinks there were 1.4 billion people -- a... | A slum in India, which has seen a substantial decrease in its poverty rate. According to a new study released by the World Bank, more people than thought are considered to be poor in the developing world but the percentage of people in extreme poverty have decreased. The study finds that as of 2005, there are 1.4 billi... |
Two MPs abstained in what was a close vote Parliament in Iceland has voted by a narrow majority to set in motion an application to join the European Union, after five days of gruelling debate. Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir of the Social Democrats has also been pushing for the adoption of the euro as the Nordic ... | __NOTOC__ The European Union and Iceland Iceland has applied to the presidency of the European Union for membership. The application, made on Friday, followed a 33-to-28 vote (with 2 abstentions) on Thursday in the Alþingi (the national parliament of Iceland) to approve the application, on a motion proposed by the Soci... |
I'll Have Another wins 138th Kentucky Derby Unknown Mexican jockey Gutierrez overtakes Bodemeister down the stretch Tweet LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Reddam Racing's I'll Have Another provided a 15-1 upset of Kentucky Derby 138 on Saturday when running down pacesetter and late 4-1 favorite Bodemeister before a record crowd of 16... | The weather at Churchill Downs on May 5 was 84F/29C with humidity at 54 percent and a dry track. Map of Louisville, Kentucky. '''I'll Have Another''' won the as he slipped past '''''' near the end of the race to take first place Saturday at with '''Dullahan''' following them for third place. jockey rode '''I'll Have A... |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The pilot of a small Cessna 172 aircraft reported stolen from a Canadian flight school has been captured, authorities said. The pilot was flying a plane similar to this one -- a Cessna 172 -- before he landed in Missouri. The pilot reportedly stole a small Cessna 172 aircraft from a Canadian flight ... | The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a light aircraft The pilot who stole a light aircraft yesterday from Canada and landed in the central United States is now in custody. Adam Dylan Leon, a 31-year-old Canadian citizen, stole a Cessna 172 Skyhawk light aircraft from an airfield in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. After taking off, ... |
Breaking news: Live video: Feds discuss immigration raid Please register or log in The story you requested is available only to registered members. Note: Member name is no longer used to log in to this site. Please log in with your e-mail address and password. Registration is FREE and offers great benefits: Full access... | The Associated Press reported today Pope John Paul II has been getting nutrition from a tube inserted through his nose. The tube was inserted shortly after the frail pontiff appeared at his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square and could manage only a raspy word or two. A statement released by the Vatican appeared to q... |
Stock Chart for Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc (9501) Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501)’s inexact monitoring of contaminated water stored at the Fukushima atomic plant may have led the utility to overstate last week’s storage tank leak, according to Japan’s nuclear regulator. The 300-metric-ton loss reported by the utility ... | Japan's nuclear watchdog, the Nuclear Regulation Authority, yesterday said the revealed leaking of an estimated 300 of radioactive water at the damaged Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was a "serious incident", level three on the . A diagram marking the various points of the power plant where accidents occurred in the wak... |
The ship was carrying about 100 personnel About 40 sailors are missing after a South Korean navy ship sank near the border with North Korea, Yonhap news agency said citing military officials. The patrol vessel, with 104 people aboard, sank after an unexplained explosion tore through its hull. Several sailors also died,... | A South Korean naval vessel, the ROKS ''Cheonan'', with around 100 crew members on board is reported to have sunk near the disputed maritime border with North Korea. While initial reports said the cause may have been a torpedo attack by North Korea, South Korean officials have since denied any military altercation. The... |
Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Department of Law The State Capitol Albany, NY 12224 For More Information: (518) 473-5525 For Immediate Release April 28, 2005 STATE SUES MAJOR "SPYWARE" DISTRIBUTOR Intermix Media Accused of Vast Pattern of Surreptitious Installations Attorney General Eliot Spitzer tod... | The humble beginnings of many popular Web services, such as Google, LiveJournal, and Yahoo!, are well-documented and available on their websites, and frequently recounted in news stories about the firms. These websites are also scrutinized for any perceived violations of users' privacy or other basic rights. However, u... |
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, today completed talks with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld, Deputy Secretary of Defence Gordon England as well as other senior US officials. The m... | Flag of the ICRC In a statement released on Thursday, the (ICRC) said that ICRC President Jacob Kellenberger "deplored the fact that the U.S. authorities had not moved closer to granting the ICRC access to persons held in undisclosed locations." The ICRC started making requests to get access to all U.S. detainees, incl... |
Move comes after the former Egyptian president said he would defend himself against "unjust campaign". The pre-recorded message was Mubarak's first public pronouncement since leaving office on February 11 [Reuters] Egypt's public prosecutor has summoned Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president, and his sons as part... | Hosni Mubarak was ousted as president of Egypt in February. Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president in February after massive demonstrations, has been summoned by officials in the country to face questions about corruption within his administration and allegations he ordered his forces to kill activists protesting agains... |
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31 January 2006 Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change The Chancellor announced on 19 July 2005 that he had asked Sir Nick Stern to lead a major review of the economics of climate change, to understand more comprehensively the nature of the economic challenges and how they can be met, in the UK and globally. T... | UK Chancellor Gordon Brown promises that UK will lead the world in the fight against global warming. The Stern Review, the first about the economic effects of climate change, is published today. Commissioned by the British Government and prepared by Sir Nicholas Stern, former top economist at the World Bank, it forecas... |
News Release Bank of England Maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and continues with £200 Billion Asset Purchase Programme 7 January 2010 The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to continue with its programm... | The Bank of England in Threadneedle Street, London. The Bank of England has held UK interest rates at 0.5% for another month. The rate is the lowest ever, and has remained in place since March last year as part of the central bank's response to the global financial crisis. Most analysts had predicted the rate to go un... |
Text of interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin Transcription from interpreter's text made by The Globe's Doug Saunders. QUESTION: Russia doesn't seem to like the west very much any more. Our relationship has cooled down considerably. . . . Are we moving towards a cold war again? Mr. Putin: In international aff... | Heiligendamm security fence at location of 2007 G8 Summit. Just two days before the G-8 Summit is scheduled to begin, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated during an interview on Sunday that Russia will point their nuclear missiles at major European cities if the United States sets up any kind of missile defense syst... |
Everyday Canadians the winner with NDP climate change solution OTTAWA-Today the Prime Minister announced the government’s willingness to send the Clean Air Act to a special legislative committee to be deliberated on by MPs from all parties. The solution allows the clean air legislation to be debated and amended in comm... | Prime Minister Stephen Harper has agreed to send the government's 'Clean Air Act' to an all-party committee for review, before its second reading, after Tuesday's 25 minute meeting with NDP leader Jack Layton at the PMO. Layton had asked for changes to the conservatives' environmental bill during the meeting with the P... |
Property values have dropped by 10.5 per cent in the last year, the first time they have dropped by double figures since 1990, according to Nationwide Building Society. The average property has seen just under £20,000 wiped off its value and now stands at £164,654. House prices have now fallen for 10 months in a row, t... | After dropping 1.9% in July, house prices in the United Kingdom are now falling at the fastest rate since 1990, according to Nationwide Building Society. Oldham, England. The average price of a home has dropped by £20,000 down to £164,654, losing 10.5% of its value in 2008. Property values fell by 1.9% in the past mont... |
Shares in Ryanair fell today after it reported a 27% drop in third quarter net profits, though the shares recovered most of the ground in later trading. The airline warned that poor market conditions meant profits may fall in its next fiscal year. Ryanair said its underlying net profit in the three months to end Decemb... | Boeing 737-200 landing at Bristol International Airport. Irish airline Ryanair took a 12% slump in this morning’s trade, further intensifying concern about poor market conditions amid recessionary fears. Today, Ryanair announced a 27% drop in pre-tax profits in its third quarter net profits. Further falls are predicted... |
Body In River Is Missing Mari Luz Cortes THE body of a girl found in a river estuary in south-west Spain was identified last night as that of missing Mari Luz Cortes. Five-year-old Mari Luz vanished on January 13 after going to buy sweets from a stall only yards from her front door in Huelva. The town is near the borde... | Huelva, Spain, wherre Mari Luz livedFive-year-old Mari Luz, missing from Huelva, Spain since she left her home in the El Torrejón area of the city on January 13 for a short trip to the local sweets kiosk, has been found dead. ''El Mundo'' said her body was found on Friday evening in Huelva province's Torrearenilla mars... |
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San Diego State's home football game against BYU, scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed until Dec. 1 because of the impact of the wildfires throughout the county. SDSU Athletic Director Jeff Schemmel, whose own home in heavily damaged Rancho Bernardo was spared, said yesterday that BYU Athletic Director Tom Holmoe... | Qualcomm Stadium The San Diego State University (SDSU) and Brigham Young University (BYU) football game, originally scheduled for October 27, 2007 in San Diego, has been postponed until December 1. Qualcomm Stadium, home of the SDSU Aztecs, is currently housing 12,000 evacuees from the Southern California wildfires. In... |
KARACHI, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least 136 people were killed and more than 387 wounded around midnight Thursday in a suicide bombing near a motorcade carrying former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who returned to the country earlier in the day after eight years of self-imposed exile, according to hospital and p... | Benazir Bhutto at a 2004 dinnerPhoto credit: Sabahat Ashraf Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was the target of a bombing which killed at least 136 people Thursday night, hours after landing at Karachi Airport. Bhutto's arrival in the country with more than 100 supporters, breaking eight years of self-impo... |
Jim Webb Delivers Democratic Radio Address Click the links below to play the mp3 file. This week, Democratic Senatorial candidate Jim Webb of Virginia delivered the Democratic Radio Address. To listen to his remarks, click here. Good morning. This is Jim Webb from Virginia. More than four years ago - long before this A... | The weekly Democratic Party radio broadcast on Saturday featured Virginia's U.S. Senate seat challenger , who said "I told you so," referring to his prediction before the that, "our troops would become terrorist targets, and that there was no exit strategy because the people who were doing this did not intend to leave.... |
Hundreds of protesters were on the streets of Paris Paris protests The Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay has been cut short following anti-Chinese protests along the route. Security officials extinguished the torch at least three times due to the protests before it was carried on a bus to the relay's end point. It c... | The torch on its way through London yesterday. Today, the Olympic torch went out three times while traveling through Paris, France. Olympic officials claim that this came as a result of actions by Pro-Tibetan protesters. It has been reported that the torch was extinguished, then put on a bus to keep it safe. The torch ... |
The former leader's trial will be followed closely by many in Iraq Raed Juhi said the trial will be openly reported, though security fears mean the public will be barred from court. Whether Saddam Hussein faces the death penalty if convicted "will be decided at the last minute," the judge said. The ex-leader's lawyers ... | As the start date of the former Iraqi leader's trial approaches, the chief judge of the tribunal has stated that the fate of Saddam Hussein will be broadcast on live television. In a statement to CNN, Iraqi national security advisor Muwaffaq Rubaie said that "...this is going to be a fair, just trial with a defense cou... |
The school shooting took place early on Wednesday morning A high school sports coach who was shot in his school gym in the US state of Iowa has died of his wounds. Ed Thomas was airlifted to hospital and died following the attack in Parkersburg, 80 miles (129km) north-east of Des Moines, his family said. He worked at A... | An American football coach has been shot at his school gym in Iowa, United States. Ed Thomas was shot in front of his students at around 8.00 am local time. Thomas was in the weight room at the time of the shooting. An adult male has been arrested suspected of his murder. Thomas was the head football coach at Aplington... |
Europe faces more travel chaos as snow turns into ice Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Continue reading the main story Related Stories Freezing conditions are continuing to disrupt transport in north-west Europe, although heavy snow has eased. Large parts of northern France have been placed... | Wintry conditions are causing widespread disruption across parts of northwestern Europe over the past two days. Heavy as well as sub-zero temperatures have resulted in cancellations of hundreds of flights and caused traffic disruptions on major . Many hundreds of passengers became stranded at in on Tuesday night as the... |
The officials of the famous mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson stated that the company would produce in India low-cost color screen and music playing handsets. The production is to be performed through the agreements between Sony Ericsson and two companies Flextronics, with its headquarters in Singapore and Foxconn from ... | Sony Ericsson announced on Wednesday that it will produce low-cost mobile handsets featuring color screens and music capability in India. The company has reached agreements with Singapore and Taiwan based companies, Flextronics and Foxconn to manufacture the phones. Sony Ericsson said that besides competitive prices, S... |
TEHRAN (Reuters Life!) - Iranian police have warned barbers against offering Western-style hair cuts or plucking the eyebrows of their male customers, Iranian media said on Sunday. A man gets a haircut inside a hairdressing salon in Quezon city, suburban Manila, in this August 25, 2006 file photo. Iranian police have w... | Iranian law imposes a dress code on women in public. New reports have emerged detailing the extent of the efforts by the Iranian government to purge Western cultural influence in Iran that is deemed un-Islamic. Based on Iran's Islamic Sharia law, non-compliance results in legal punishment because the state sees itself ... |
Julia Alasheyeva, Moscow producer Two mothers in Russia have been forced to swap their two-year-old sons after DNA tests revealed the children had been mixed up as newborns by a careless nurse. Both women are said to be traumatised According to Russian media reports, a court ordered the two heartbroken women - a Cheche... | A Chechen and Russian mother raised the wrong son for two years after the babies were swapped at the hospital. Anna Androsova began investigating when her son had no family resemblance and developed a darker complexion and dark hair. "It was a nightmare. I loved little Nikita but somehow always knew something wasn't q... |
Enlarge By Mike Meadows, AP An L.A. County Fire Department helicopter makes a water drop on flames endangering high tension power lines as a fast- moving brush fire tore through an area of the Angeles National Forest, northwest of Castaic, on Monday. CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) Southern California firefighters are slowly su... | I-5 shield A California wildfire has reached Interstate 5, just 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The fire has burned 400 acres of grassland in the Angeles National Forest, and continues to blaze in the Pyramid Lake area. According to the forest spokeswoman Dee Dechert, the fire is 50 percent contained, but i... |
Prince Harry called Diana "our guardian, friend and protector" Harry's tribute Family and friends joined Princes William and Harry for the service at Guards' Chapel near Buckingham Palace. Harry told the congregation, which included the Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles: "She made us and so many other people happ... | Diana, Princess of Wales in 1985 Exactly ten years on from her death hundreds of people attended a memorial service today led by her two sons, William and Harry, in memory of Diana, who was killed in a car crash in Paris, France in 1997. The memorial service was led by her two sons and was attended by many members of t... |
The financial crisis has hit the eurozone worse than had been expected The eurozone has officially slipped into recession after EU figures showed that the economy shrank by 0.2% in the third quarter. This follows a 0.2% contraction in the 15-nation area in the previous quarter from April to June. Two quarters of negati... | The European Central Bank governs the Eurozones banking The Eurozone is now officially in a recession, due to the recently released figures showing that, in the third quarter of 2008, the economy shrunk by 0.2%. For a recession to be official, the economy must have shrunk for at least two consecutive quarters. This is ... |
Zelaya Aide Says Honduran Agreement Has Failed An aide to ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says a deal designed to end the country's political crisis has failed, after interim leader Roberto Micheletti announced the formation of a new cabinet. Interim Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti (C) delivers a speech as h... | Manuel Zelaya An aide to ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said that a deal designed to end the country's political crisis has failed, after interim leader Roberto Micheletti announced the formation of a new cabinet. Micheletti said late on Thursday that he is installing a national unity government without the pa... |
Cell Phones to Help Fight Aids HIV/AIDS has been spreading lately with a high speed and especially this concerns Africa, where conditions of life are very poor and people do not receive enough care. Nowadays every single organization tries to contribute to this issue; institutions from the hi-tech area are not an excep... | Mobile phones are to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. Health-care workers will be able to report current health data from the field to a central database using their mobile phones, under a project to be launched with the help of leading phone companies and the U.S. government. The US$10 million project, called “Phones-for Hea... |
Drug lords urged to invest at home No takers as cash heads for UAE Bumper poppy crop predicted LASHKARGAH, Afghanistan—Powerful drug lords are being encouraged by the Afghan government to invest their illegally earned profits in the war-shattered country, according to the governor of the top opium-growing region. The o... | Opium seized in Afghanistan In spite of the U.S. Government's "five pillar counternarcotics strategy" for combating narcotics in Afghanistan, approximately 140,000 hectares of poppies were planted in Afghanistan this year, according to the Associated Press. This would be an increase of about 40 percent from 2005. The U... |
The Pope did not seem to notice the incident Popemobile incident The 27-year-old man was wrestled to the ground by security officers. The Pope, himself German, was not injured and did not seem to notice the incident. He proceeded with the audience as normal. In 1981, Benedict's predecessor John Paul II was shot by Turk... | Pope Benedict in the open top Popemobile in 2005. A 27-year-old German man has attempted to jump into Pope Benedict XVI's open top Fiat Campagnola during today's general audience in St Peters Square. The man was quickly apprehended by security guards and police after jumping over the metal barriers separating the vehic... |
(Updates with more scientific comment)By Michael PerrySYDNEY, May 29 (Reuters) - Australian scientists unveiled on Thursday the fossilised remains of the oldest vertebrate mother ever discovered, a 375-million-year-old placoderm fish with embryo and umbilical cord attached.The fossil, found in the Gogo area of northwes... | A 375 million-year old fossilised umbilical cord indicates that placoderm, thought to be ancestors of modern fish, are actually closer to sharks and rays. This requires changes to current theories of the evolution of vertebrate sexual reproduction. The placoderm, a class of prehistoric fish known as the "dinosaur of th... |
7 residents, 1 nurse die in nursing home shooting CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) — A lone gunman burst into a North Carolina nursing home Sunday morning and started "shooting everything," barging into the rooms of terrified patients, sparing some from his rampage without explanation while killing seven residents and a nurse carin... | At least eight people have been killed on Monday after a gunman entered a Carthage, North Carolina nursing home and opened fire on its residents. Local police reported that Robert Stewart, a 45-year-old man, entered the Pinelake health and rehabilitation centre, which gives care to Alzheimer's disease patients, and sho... |
Guitarist CC DeVille and Bret Michaels performing in 2007 Poison singer Bret Michaels remains in a critical condition in hospital after being diagnosed with a brain haemorrhage, his publicist has said. The US rock star, 47, was rushed to hospital in Los Angeles on Friday with a severe headache. Michaels, who can be see... | Bret Michaels in 2008 Singer has remained in a critical condition after suffering a . The singer was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital on Friday with complaints of a severe headache. His publicist released a statement saying that "Bret is a fighter and we are hopeful that once all is complete, the slurred speech, blurr... |
Visionary science fiction guru Arthur C. Clarke, best known for the classic film "2001: A Space Odyssey," died in a Sri Lankan hospital on Wednesday at the age of 90. The British writer, who had post-polio syndrome for decades and used a wheelchair, died after suffering breathing problems, his office said. He had revie... | Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 28, 2005. British expatriate science fiction author, futurist, and visionary Arthur C. Clarke died on Wednesday in a hospital in his adopted hometown of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was 90 years old. "Sir Arthur passed away a short while ago at the Apollo Hospital. He had been in hospital for the pa... |
Floods in Austria claimed their first victim on Tuesday as rising water in rivers caused a second dam to break, forcing many to evacuate their homes while emergency services worked to reinforce flood defences. An 18-month old boy was found dead on Tuesday afternoon after falling into the swollen Duerre Ager river while... | Legislature of Hungary in Budapest, the Danube Pest is under water The Danube River, running from Germany to the Black Sea in Romania, is currently at 859 cm (28 ft 2 in) higher than its normal level in Budapest, Hungary. Climatologists are predicting that the river will crest as high as 865 cm (28' 5"). This places th... |
Police: Mother planned daughter's assault UNIONTOWN, Pa., April 2 (UPI) -- A 32-year-old woman in Fayette County, Pa., allegedly drugged her 13-year-old daughter so she could be impregnated, police say. Police said Shana K. Brown of Uniontown, Pa., had her boyfriend, Duane Calloway, attempt to impregnate the young girl... | A Pennsylvania woman is accused of drugging her 13-year-old daughter so the woman's boyfriend could impregnate the teen without her knowledge. Shana Brown, 32, wanted a baby but can no longer have children. So, police said, she gave her daughter drugs and alcohol so Brown's boyfriend could have sex with the teenager an... |
On July 8, The Rhode Show is taking the show "On the Rhode" to Providence. All this weekend Sound Session will bring the soundtrack to the city. From, the skating center, to Grant's Block, there will be music to enjoy through the whole weekend! On the Rhode: Downtown Providence On July 8, The Rhode Show is taking the s... | Tesco Extra, Town Lane, Kew, Southport, Merseyside, England. Authorities have closed at least 14 Tesco supermarkets located in Lancashire, Suffolk, Dyfed Powys, Fife, Leicestershire, Humberside, West Mercia, West Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Strathclyde and London in the United Kingdom after receiving a security alert. ... |
Ralph Tuijin, as he appears on his website. A Dutch adventurer has overcome constant ram raids by sharks, a painful burn and a broken freshwater pump to successfully row solo halfway from Peru to Brisbane. Ralph Tuijn, 35, set off in a custom-made vessel from South America in March, planning to row across the widest pa... | Map of the Pacific Ocean. Dutch adventurer Ralph Tuijn has reached the halfway point of his attempt to be the first person to row across the Pacific Ocean unaided. The 16,000 kilometre journey from the coast of Peru to the seaside city of Brisbane, Australia, the widest section of the Pacific, has never been crossed ab... |
News :: Imitation gun pointed a Australia swimmers during training 17th December 2005 Photos have emerged in the Australian media of a 9mm imitation pistol being pointed at swimmers by a coach. The incident occured at a swimming camp where a number of young swimmers were training for next years Commonwealth Games. At t... | Photos have emerged in the Australian media of a 9mm imitation pistol being pointed at swimmers by a coach. The incident occurred at a swimming camp where a number of young swimmers were training for next year's Commonwealth Games. At the camp, Nathan Schrag, a Royal Australian Navy trainer, aimed the pistol at two swi... |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Dom DeLuise, who spiced up such movies as "Blazing Saddles," "Silent Movie" and "The Cannonball Run" with his manic delivery and roly-poly persona, has died, his son's publicist said. Dom DeLuise was best known for his roles in Mel Brooks films as well as films with his friend Burt Reyn... | American actor Dom DeLuise has died, according to reports from his family. DeLuise had been battling cancer previously. Born in 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, DeLuise came to be known for his roles in several Mel Brooks movies: ''The Twelve Chairs'', ''Blazing Saddles'', ''Silent Movie'', ''History of the World'', ''Space... |
The Nobel peace prize winner tested positive for a mild case of the virus on Tuesday after feeling unwell at the weekend, the Costa Rican government said. Oscar Arias, Costa Rica's president, has become the first head of state known to have contracted the H1N1 virus. "Apart from the fever and a soar throat, I feel well... | Óscar Arias, President of Costa Rica. Óscar Arias Sánchez, President of Costa Rica and 1987 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, appears to be the first head of state to be infected with the H1N1 influenza virus, commonly known as swine flu, official sources confirmed on Tuesday. Arias tested positive for a mild case of the vir... |
Minister Releases Report Of Royal Commission Minister Releases Report Of Royal Commission Hon Rodney Hide - Minister of Local Government Friday, March 27 2009 Local Government Minister Rodney Hide today released the Report of the Royal Commission into Auckland Governance. "This is an important matter for Auckland. And ... | Auckland, New Zealand. The Royal Commission on Auckland Governance has recommended that Auckland, New Zealand's existing local governments be abolished and replaced with a single body. The eight existing local bodies — the Auckland Regional Council, Auckland City, Manukau City, Waitakere City, North Shore City, Papaku... |
23 August 2009 | By James Coyne England won back the Ashes when they beat Australia by 197 runs on the fourth evening at the Brit Oval, capping a terrific series which offered a surprise at every turn. At 17.49pm, Mike Hussey, who had held England at bay for 236 balls in scoring an excellent 121, prodded Graeme Swann t... | The Ashes Urn. England has beaten Australia to win the 2009 Ashes series having won the fifth test by 197 runs at The Oval in Kennington, London. Having previously won in 2005, England and Australia were level going in to the final test—and after a poor start on Friday morning, England looked to be in trouble. However,... |
It came a day after 55 people died in attacks on the eastern city of Lahore and follows threats by Taliban militants to send thousands of bombers on suicide missions in revenge for a government offensive. A series of high-profile arrests were also thought to have put the extremists on the back foot. Yesterday's explosi... | A suicide bomber has killed at least thirteen people in , North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. The claimed responsibility for this attack. The attack occurred at a security checkpoint in the city of Saidu Sharif. According to Ibrahim Khan, a policeman in the district, 37 people were injured in the attack. He added t... |
For more Mac game news, reviews and information, please visit Macworld's Game Room. Microsoft Corp. will launch its Xbox 360 games console on Nov. 22 in the U.S., the company announced at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday. That will be followed by launches in Europe on Dec. 2 and Japan on Dec. 10, said Yoshihiro M... | right Microsoft announced on Thursday the release dates for the new version of the Xbox gaming console. The Xbox 360 will be in shops in the US on November 22. It will be launched in Europe on December 2 and in Japan on December 10. The Xbox 360 in the US and Europe will come in two editions, base and premium. The prem... |
Churches to defy IRS on sermons ( ) Saturday, September 27, 2008 Thirty-three preachers across the country say they will defy tax laws Sunday by endorsing specific political candidates from the pulpit and preaching about their moral qualifications. They are part of a campaign called Pulpit Freedom Sunday, organized by ... | The Alliance Defense Fund has called on 35 pastors across the country to break IRS tax laws and endorse presidential candidates during sermons. The pastors will draw on Bible passages tomorrow in a protest organized by the group of conservative Christian lawyers. The ADF launched the effort to protest a 50-year-old law... |
Record temperatures and suspected arson have kept firefighters busy in and around Perth. Perth had its hottest December day on record, with the mercury hitting a scorching 44.2 degrees celsius in the city. Boxing Day's temperatures also broke the record for three day average temperatures in Perth, with the hottest Chri... | The temperature in Perth, Western Australia reached 44.2°C (111°F) making it the hottest December day since records commenced, and the seventh hottest day ever recorded in Perth. This combined with the yesterday's second hottest Christmas day of 40.7°C (105°F) and Monday's 35.9°C (97°F) makes this the hottest three-day... |
Malaysian court rejects Christian convert's attempt to drop Islam from ID card PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia : Malaysia's highest court rejected a bid by a Christian convert to compel the National Registration Department to drop the word "Islam" from her identity card. In a two-to-one majority decision, the federal court ruled t... | A Malaysian Christian woman who has been fighting a six-year legal battle to have the word Islam removed from her has lost an appeal with the . The three-judge panel rejected the appeal in a 2–1 decision on Tuesday in . , 42, was born Azlina Jailani to parents, and was raised as a Muslim. guarantees freedom of religion... |
MOSCOW: Russia on Monday handed over the much-awaited Nerpa nuclear-powered attack submarine to India on a 10-year lease at a cost of over USD 900 million, boosting the Indian navy's fire-power.The K-152 submarine was handed over to the Indian navy at a ceremony in the far eastern port of Primorye, making India the six... | The Indian navy yesterday began their ten-year lease of the nuclear submarine , agreed with Russia several years ago, and secured at a cost in-excess of 900 million . Reporting on the addition to India's fleet, the '''' announced the boat had been renamed to '''INS Chakra II'''. An class nuclear submarine, the same cla... |
Travolta trial may put light on Scientology NASSAU, Bahamas – A jury was selected this week for a trial that could see John Travolta take the stand against two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from the movie star following his son's death in the Bahamas. Travolta is on a list of 14 witnesses against the d... | Actor John Travolta testified in an extortion case in The Bahamas on Tuesday, and admitted in court that his late son was autistic. Travolta belongs to the controversial Church of Scientology, an organization which opposes psychiatry and does not recognize autism as an affliction. Prior to the testimony, Travolta had o... |
Today, Ron Paul received more votes in the Georgetown County (South Carolina) Republican Party presidential primary straw poll than did Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and John McCain. Congressman Paul was second in the poll. Fred Thompson placed first. According to a press release issued today by Georgetown County Republic... | Texas congressman Ron Paul defeated fellow Presidential hopefuls Giuliani, McCain and Romney at the Georgetown County Straw Poll yesterday. Paul placed second after unofficial candidate Fred Thompson despite being the predicted victor. Unlike most other county convention straw polls, the Georgetown County Straw Party P... |
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