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MUMBAI: As concern spreads over the ecological hazards of idol immersion, communities are banding together to staunch the pollution of water bodies during Ganesh Chaturthi. The search for a middle ground between religious symbolism and green consciousness has led to artificial wells and ponds being dug around housing e... | Ganapathi deity Ganapathi deity This September 15, 2007, being the birthday of Lord Ganesha, marks the important festival of Ganesh Chaturthi for Hindus in India and world wide. Lord Ganesha occupies a special god status in Hindu tradition, and is considered as the bestower of all auspiciousness and destroyer of all ne... |
Mandala 737 reportedly overruns at Malang A Boeing 737-200 operated by Indonesian carrier Mandala Airlines is reported to have overshot the runway at Malang Airport in East Java after suffering a landing-gear collapse. The aircraft was reportedly carrying 95 passengers and crew. Five passengers are said to have suffere... | This Mandala Airlines 737-200 is similar to the one involved. A Mandala Airlines Boeing 737-200 overshot the runway at Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport, East Java, Indonesia after a domestic flight from Jakarta. Five passengers were injured in the incident, none seriously. The aircraft's nose landing gear is understood to h... |
Most Spaniards admit they have little idea about the EU constitution The blueprint for the EU's future was backed by 77% of voters, with 17% against, official figures showed. Spain's prime minister hailed the result, but his opponents pointed to the low turnout of 42%. It was the first of a series of European polls on ... | The logo of the No Camp The logo of the Yes camp Madrid - Spain today will be the first of the European Union nations over the next few years to vote on the treaty establishing a EU constitution. The referendum being held, one of 9 confirmed by member countries, is expected to draw 40 to 50% of Spain's 35 million voter... |
Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper has died at the age of 74 following a battle with prostate cancer. Known for such cult classics as Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now and Blue Velvet, Hopper embodied the image of the Hollywood icon. Hopper died on Saturday morning surrounded by friends and family at his home in Venice, California... | Dennis Hopper: 1936 – 2010. Actor, director, and artist has died today at the age of 74. He was known to suffer from prostate cancer since October 2009. He was born Dennis Lee Hopper on May 17, 1936 in Dodge City, Kansas. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the . He mad... |
What's in a surname? A combination of mother's and father's By Zhu Zhe Updated: 2007-06-12 07:01 Traditionally, the father's family name is the first choice for a Chinese kid's surname, although the use of the mother's name is not uncommon. But babies could soon have a surname combining the parents' family names. So, i... | Chinese singer and actress Faye Wong, also known as Wang Fēi, is among the 93 million people in China with the surname Wang. Some Chinese children. There are too many people named Wang in China – around 93 million. Also, there are too many with the name Li, about 92 million, and 88 million people named Zhang. For 85 pe... |
NEWS MIDDLE EAST Carter defends criticism of Israel Carter criticised Israel's building of the separation barrier in the West Bank Jimmy Carter, the ex-US president, has defended his criticisms of Israeli policy in his latest book, saying he hopes to erode the "impenetrable wall" that stops Americans from seeing the tr... | In December 2006 the United States military conducted an air raid on Ishaqi, a village northwest of Baghdad. U.S.-led coalition forces said they were looking through several buildings near Lake Tharthar, in the province of Salahuddin, when Al Qaeda linked militants launched an attack. The U.S. military then said coalit... |
The benchmark index of blue-chip stocks shed 366.94 points or 2.64% at 13,522.02 by Friday's close of trade. The slump followed a warning by equipment firm Caterpillar that the housing slowdown would harm the wider economy and cut its profit forecast. Turmoil in world markets since the summer has raised fears of a rece... | Some say history tends to repeat itself. Today marked a day in history, when 20 years ago, the United States Dow Jones Industrial Average market crashed, on what is known as 'Black Monday'. The crash sent the market tumbling down 508 points, losing nearly 24%. On Friday, the Dow Jones nearly broke that record when the ... |
Mr. Lee did not elaborate on what prompted his proposal. But it came as officials and analysts in Seoul contemplated the possibility that the North’s leader, Kim Jong-il, could die before a successor gained firm control. South Korean intelligence analysts said Mr. Kim suffered a stroke in 2008, and he has reportedly be... | File photo of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak On Sunday, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak proposed a tax to begin to save for the cost of reunifying the , despite the possibility of worsening relations with in the process. Lee expressed optimism about reunification while maintaining demands that North Korea ab... |
PARIS/CAIRO (Reuters) - The EgyptAir jet which crashed in the Mediterranean on Thursday sent a series of warnings indicating that smoke had been detected on board, shortly before it disappeared off radar screens, French investigators said on Saturday. ||||| Outrage over 2006 Egypt ferry disaster acquittals CAIRO (AFP) ... | Five of the six defendants accused of manslaughter over the 2006 fire on board Egyptian ferry ''al-Salam Boccaccio 98'' have been cleared of all charges. The February 3 fire and subsequent sinking killed 1,034 of around 1,400 passengers. Mamdouh Ismail, owner of the al-Salam company, his son and three company executive... |
‘So close to getting p***ed’: UFC star’s Vegas bender on hold UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa was ready to hit the Las Vegas strip after his scheduled opponent withdrew from their fight, but he was forced to change his plans. Broncos to take power back from players The big-money defection of David Fifita to the Titans is t... | Mont Blanc in the Alps, is the highest mountain in Western Europe. Rescue crews have called an end to the search for eight mountaineers who went missing on the French side of Mont Blanc after an avalanche that occurred on at 0100 GMT August 24. Eight other climbers were also injured. Five of the missing are said to be ... |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- New York Gov. David Paterson on Friday appointed relatively unknown U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand thanks Gov. David Paterson, right, after her appointment to the Senate on Friday. "I believe I have found the best candidate to beco... | Kirsten Gillibrand. Today, , the governor of New York, appointed Kirsten Gillibrand as the replacement in the United States Senate for Hillary Clinton, who left the position to become Secretary of State in Barack Obama's administration. Gillibrand, 42, was a member of the House of Representatives from and is, like Clin... |
NEW DELHI -- The Indian government approved a symbol for the rupee, an attempt to give its currency a unique identity as the country seeks to expand its financial influence. The search for the rupee's new face began in February 2009, when the government launched a competition for a symbol, mirroring the process by whic... | The new symbol for the Indian Rupee A symbol for the was approved by the Government of India today. The Indian currency had previously lacked a distinctive symbol like those associated with the , , and the . Minister for Information and Broadcasting of India announced the symbol chosen for the currency. "The symbol for... |
The report says police are rarely held to account Rights group Amnesty International has accused the police in Mozambique of killing people with impunity. Amnesty says 46 people have died at the hands of the police since 2006. It also says investigations are lacking and police prosecutions are rare. A Mozambican police... | Map of MozambiqueHuman Rights group Amnesty International has called on the Mozambican government to stop and investigate allegedly illegal killings by police, citing 46 deaths since 2006 with few police prosecutions and families unable to achieve justice. "The families of victims face almost insurmountable challenges ... |
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday compared the state's predicament to that of weaker euro zone economies and called for scrapping the state welfare system to close a $19.1 billion budget gap. U.S. | Barack Obama The movie star turned governor said California, the most populous U... | Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2008. California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled a new budget plan for California on Friday, claiming that the Californian economy faces growth and budget problems like eurozone countries such as Greece and Ireland. Schwarzenegger said in a Sacramento press conference that California mu... |
BEACH NEWS YOU CAN USE Covering 180 miles of Oregon coast travel: Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita, Nehalem, Wheeler, Rockaway, Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oceanside, Pacific City, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Wadport, Yachats & Florence. 11/04/06 It's Fall on the Coast: Summer is Here Again. Family Fun Nightli... | 125px An unnamed subtropical storm known only as "Storm 91C" packing winds of up to 40 mph struck the U.S. state of Washington on Friday. The storm was a very rare occurrence, and caused minimal damage. It formed from an extratropical storm around October 30 in the Central Pacific and became subtropical on November 1, ... |
ABC News Akayev Told Not to Return to Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Interim Leader Tells Ousted President His Return to Country May Cause More Unrest Kyrgyzstan's ousted President Askar Akayev speaks in an interview broadcast on Russia's state-run Channel One television, Moscow,Tuesday, March 29, 2005 in this image from televi... | Hunne''In an interview broadcast on Russian state-run Channel One television, deposed Kyrgyz president Askar Akayev, when asked whether he was prepared to resign as president, replied, "Of course, of course - if I am given the relevant guarantees and if it is in full accordance with the current legislation." He added t... |
By Dominic Casciani BBC News home affairs correspondent Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Exchange offices in the UK have stopped selling 500 euro banknotes because of their use by money launderers. The Serious Organised Crime Agency says 90% of the notes sold in the UK are in the hands of o... | The has been withdrawn from sale in the UK Currency exchanges offices in the United Kingdom have today stopped the sale of 500 notes after an investigation by the (SOCA) concluded that up to 90% of the notes were being used by and other organised criminals. Ian Cruxton, deputy director of SOCA, said that the Euro had b... |
One of Scotland Yard's most wanted criminals has been arrested in Holland. Cunningham was on Scotland Yard's list of most wanted fugitives Noel Cunningham, 47, spent six years on the run after he and two accomplices broke out of a prison van. A guard was shot in the leg and another was pistol-whipped during their escap... | One of the criminals listed as "most wanted" by the United Kingdom's Scotland Yard, has been arrested in the Netherlands after escaping six years ago. A map of the Netherlands. The capital is highlighted by the black dot within the red dot. Noel Cunningham, 47, was being taken to Inner London Crown Court in June 2003 a... |
The head of the European Union slammed President Barack Obama's plan to spend nearly $2 trillion to push the U.S. economy out of recession as "the road to hell" that EU governments must avoid. Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, told... Czech Prime Minister Mi... | Mirek TopolanekMirek Topolanek, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and the head of the European Union, called United States President Barack Obama's plan to spend almost US$2 trillion to revive the country's faltering economy a "road to hell". he said, warning that the US's massive bailouts could risk destabilisi... |
The military has been battling Houthi fighters in the north of Yemen since 2004 [AFP/HO/YEMENI ARMY] The military has been battling Houthi fighters in the north of Yemen since 2004 [AFP/HO/YEMENI ARMY] The Yemeni government says it has inflicted "heavy losses" on opposition fighters in the latest clashes in the north o... | The government of Yemen has said that it killed at least seventeen suspected members of a rebel group in the northern part of the country on Thursday. The rebels, belonging to the Shi'ite Huthi group, were killed after violence overnight in Saada, a mountainous region in northern Yemen. "The army and security forces ha... |
Maciej Żurawski podjął ostateczną decyzję - od następnego sezonu będzie grał w szkockim klubie Celtic F.C. Oznacza to, że negocjacje Wisły Kraków ze Szkotami zostaną wznowione już dziś. Do uzgodnienia pozostało jeszcze kilka drobnych szczegółów, więc obie strony mają nadzieję na jak najszybsze sfinalizowanie kontraktu.... | FC Celtic Logo Forward Maciej Żurawski, one of the most famous Polish footballers, accepted a contract offer from Celtic yesterday. He is now waiting for agreement between Celtic and his former club, Wisla Krakow, where he played for nearly 6 years. Wisła wants to receive a lump sum payment at once, but Celtic would li... |
Iraqi police officers and soldiers celebrated on Thursday after casting their ballots in early voting for the parliamentary elections. Credit... Joao Silva for The New York Times ||||| Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. At least 14 people have been killed in Baghdad on the first day of voting... | During the first day of voting in Iraq elections, two suicide bombers have attacked polling stations in Baghdad, killing at least 14. The attacks occurred during early voting in for the elections, which allow government employees, the sick and prisoners to vote ahead of the elections on Sunday. Two attacks occurred, ab... |
Tuesday, February 6, 2007 - Page updated at 12:00 AM E-mail article Print view Share: Digg Newsvine A group of gay-marriage supporters could begin collecting signatures today for a November ballot initiative that would limit marriage in Washington to couples willing and able to have children. The measure would also dis... | An initiative has been introduced in the U.S. state of Washington that would require a married couple to have children within three years, or else their marriage would become void. The activist group Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance (WA-DOMA) filed Initiative 957 on January 26. If passed, marriage in the state w... |
HONOLULU President Barack Obama on Sunday signed into law a bill that funds medical care for firefighters and other responders to the September 11, 2001 attacks. The five-year, $4.3 billion measure will provide medical treatment for emergency responders sickened by toxic dust inhaled at the World Trade Center site in N... | Many rescue workers have suffered respiratory problems following their work on September 11 Yesterday, United States President Barack Obama signed into law a five-year benefit package to provide healthcare treatment for emergency workers including police, firefighters, and rescue workers affected by illness and respira... |
At least 18 people are dead after an explosion and fire at a club in the Romanian capital Bucharest, according to government and health officials. Romanian media said the blast happened at the Colectiv club on Friday night, and a large fire broke out. Many more people were injured in the fire and were being treated, th... | Officials said at least 27 people are dead and 155 injured after effects used at the Colectiv in Bucharest, Romania reportedly malfunctioned yesterday, sparking a fire. File photo of pyrotechnic effects The club was hosting an album launch party which attracted hundreds of attendees at the time of the fire. As of this ... |
Jackson says he is the victim of a conspiracy The prosecution wants to call five witnesses, including former child film star Macaulay Culkin - although he has always said he was never mistreated. Mr Jackson denies 10 charges, claiming a conspiracy against him. Observers say the ruling is a blow for Mr Jackson and could... | In what trial watchers say is a blow to Michael Jackson's defense, Judge Rodney Melville ruled Monday to allow the use of past allegations of child molestation in the trial. The decision was reached in deliberations done in the jury's absence. The ruling means that prosecution, led by District Attorney Tom Sneddon, can... |
Hewlett-Packard (HP) says it plans to spend $1bn (£686m) and shed 9,000 jobs over three years as it creates fully-automated commercial data centres. HP, the world's largest technology company by sales, says the job cuts will be the result of productivity gains and automation. HP said the resulting "next-generation serv... | left Hewlett-Packard (HP) expects to lose 9,000 jobs between now and 2013 in a US$1 billion (686m) restructuring plan. The 9,000 jobs losses will be in the enterprise services division, but the company expects to add about 6,000 employees to its sales and delivery teams. HP commented in a statement, "As a result of pro... |
From off-field sacrifices, the tribute that left him emotional and his “dream” to win a flag with his dad in the grandstand, this was the best of Dustin Martin’s rare TV interview. ||||| It's a Christmas like no other for Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting. After a barrage of media criticism following his side's e... | Following its recent loss to South Africa, the Australian Cricket team has replaced player Jason Krejza for Nathan Hauritz in the traditional Boxing Day test to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of an expected crowd of 70,000. Australia lost the first test of the three game series by six wickets after ... |
The twin Lahore blasts followed an earlier attack in Peshawar and a smaller one in Quetta [AFP] In the eastern city of Lahore, two bomb explosions 30 seconds apart at a busy market ignited a massive fire on Monday night that killed 38 people. Two attacks in Pakistan have left at least 48 people dead and more than 100 i... | Bombings in two Pakistani cities killed about 50 people and wounded more than 140 others on Monday, according to authorities. Authorities in the northeastern city of Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province, stated that twin bombings devastated a busy market crowded with women and children, killing some 40 people. Th... |
Reports say the ship is carrying millions of rounds of ammunition A Chinese ship carrying arms destined for Zimbabwe has been forced to leave the South African port of Durban four days after failing to unload. Earlier, a South African judge ruled that the cargo of rocket-propelled grenades, mortar rounds and ammunition... | Durban harbour, where the ''An Yue Jiang'' had been anchored since Monday A Chinese arms ship bound for Zimbabwe was expelled from Durban, South Africa on Friday evening by the city's High Court. This comes after China, soon to host the Olympic games in Beijing, has come under world scrutiny for its human rights record... |
Patient treated in a toilet at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, meeting hears 4:27pm Friday 8th October 2010 A PATIENT had to be treated in a hospital toilet due to overcrowded wards, a meeting heard today, as Buckinghamshire health bosses were grilled over service changes. Sheryl Pope, an NHS strategy director, was outlinin... | A patient at had to be treated in a toilet after wards became overcrowded, it emerged on Friday. , , , where ward staff were forced to treat a patient in a set of toilets after wards became overcrowded. The revelation came as Sheryl Pope, a strategy director, was questioned over plans to bring healthcare to the forefr... |
The Blair family pose outside Downing Street for a final time Blair's PMQs farewell He handed in his resignation to the Queen during a private meeting at Buckingham Palace. Earlier, Mr Blair received a standing ovation from MPs in the Commons in unprecedented scenes at the end of his final prime minister's questions. C... | Gordon Brown Gordon Brown has become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II invited him to form a government in a meeting at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon. Brown, who has been Chancellor of the Exchequer for the past ten years, succeeds Tony Blair who tendered his resignation to the Queen e... |
Seven arrested in Monmouth County drug bust by Maryann Spoto /The Star-Ledger Monday June 02, 2008, 4:41 PM Federal and state authorities said today they arrested seven people and dismantled an elaborate Monmouth County-based drug trafficking and money-laundering operation that each month allegedly netted $1 million an... | Monmouth County, New Jersey.Officials from the Drug Enforcement Authority (DEA) have arrested seven members of a drug trafficking and money laundering operation based in Manalapan, New Jersey. The arrests follow a joint investigation between the DEA and the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, dubbed "Operation Unbound... |
Georgetown : President Bharrat Jagdeo’s libel case against Kaieteur News Columnist, Freddie Kissoon, Kaieteur News Editor, Adam Harris and Publisher, Glen Lall today commenced in the High Court before Justice Brassington Reynolds. President Jagdeo was represented by Attorney-at-Law, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, who led the P... | File photo of President Jagdeo from 2007. Guyana's President seeks more than 10 million (nearly US$50,000) in damages for an article published in '''' suggesting he was a racist, a court heard on Friday. The June 2010 article headed "King Kong sent his goons to disrupt the conference" prompted Jagdeo to sue the newspa... |
CARACAS (Reuters) - The Venezuelan government of U.S.-critic President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday ordered Coca-Cola Co to withdraw its Coke Zero beverage from the South American nation, citing unspecified dangers to health. The decision follows a wave of nationalizations and increased scrutiny of businesses in South Amer... | Coca-Cola Zero Coke Zero, a product of the Coca-Cola Company has been banned in Venezuela by the government. Jesús Mantilla, the health minister for Venezuela stated the ban is to preserve the health of Venezuelans but did not specify what problems could be caused with consuming Coke Zero. Coca-Cola agreed to abide by ... |
Thousands of Trump supporters rally in DC before Electoral College vote Show Caption Hide Caption Donald Trump waves to supporters at 'Million MAGA March' in DC President Donald Trump drove past and waved at protesters as they gathered for the so-called "Million MAGA March in Washington, D.C. on November 14. WASHINGTON... | Several conservative groups claiming the 2020 U.S. presidential election was stolen from incumbent President Donald Trump gathered on Saturday in the U.S. capital, Washington D.C., for a rally organized by ''Women for America First''. Reportedly several thousand supporters turned out, with Trump flags and hats, in D.C.... |
Furnace closure 'would devastate' Steelmaker Corus is set to mothball its Teesside plant threatening the jobs of nearly 2,000 workers. Workers at the Teesside Cast Products (TCP) plant in Redcar were told the news ahead of a 90-day consultation. Owner Corus said the development had become "unavoidable" because of the e... | Corus Group, the world's fifth largest steel producer, announced on Friday that it may be forced to mothball its steelworks in Redcar, England. This move would threaten the jobs of the works' 1,920 employees. A part of the steelworksCorus may be forced to close its Teesside operations as a consortium has refused to hon... |
Adjust font size: (CNN) -- A lengthy video statement from Ayman al-Zawahiri, issued on the eve of the fifth anniversary of al Qaeda's attacks on the United States, calls on Muslims to step up their resistance to the United States and warns that "new events" are on the way. "Your leaders are hiding from you the true ext... | Al-Qaida released a 9/11 message to the American public today, and with it comes a threat for the American people. It calls on fellow Muslims to step up their resistance to the American people. "Your leaders are hiding from you the true extent of the disaster," al-Zawahiri, the fugitive deputy to al-Qaeda leader Osama ... |
Wal-Mart Canada Corp. will have up to 17 of its giant hybrid grocery stores open by the end of next year, executives said at a preview of a Wal-Mart Supercentre Tuesday in Stouffville, north of Toronto. Three of the megastores, which combine a traditional Wal-Mart with an enhanced discount grocery store, have their gra... | Wal-Mart Canada's first three supercenters opened in Ancaster, London and Stouffville, Ontario. The idea originally started in the United States in late 2005 and was announced that it would be arriving in Canada. Flat screen TVs suspended from the ceiling will feature a television network, featuring fashion shows of Wa... |
By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO (Reuters) - At least 25 people were killed and more than 40 wounded when a suspected Tamil Tiger bomb ripped through a packed commuter bus on the outskirts of the Sri Lankan capital on Friday, the military said. The blast, which struck the bus in a residential suburb during the evening rush hou... | Location of Sri Lanka on world map. A bus bombing in Sri Lanka has killed at least 25 and wounded at least 40. The bomb exploded just outside the capital city, Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte, with the wounded transported to nearby Kalubovila hospital. The explosion occurred during the evening rush hour. "It's a parcel bomb ... |
Bill Hethcock Staff Writer - Dallas Business Journal Email Parkland Health and Hospital System Parkland Health and Hospital System Latest from The Business Journals Follow this company has dismissed at least 75 employees during the past three months to improve accountability, a hospital trade publication reported today... | A recent media report indicates that 75 employees in Dallas, Texas were dismissed over the past three months. These actions follow closely behind a lengthy spell of government regulatory sanctions and failed inspections at both the state and federal levels. The hospital's interim CEO did confirm for media sources that ... |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cells taken from human bone marrow, blood and umbilical cords grew into functioning blood vessels in mice with just the right coaxing, U.S. researchers reported on Saturday. The so-called progenitor cells teamed up to form working blood vessels that connected to the circulatory systems of the mic... | Researchers in the United States reported Saturday that cells from human bone marrow, blood and umbilical cords successfully grew into blood vessels after being placed in mice. The group at Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Boston stated that the human cells, referred to as "progenitor cells", connected to... |
Reporting from Tehran and Beirut - The European Union's foreign policy chief on Friday called for a meeting of world powers with Iran "at the earliest possible opportunity" to discuss Tehran's nuclear intentions, even as the country's supreme leader insisted Iran would not halt its nuclear development program.A State D... | Following the recent unrest in Iran, and the forced closing of ’s office on September 8, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei warned the opposition leaders and Mehdi Karroubi and their supporters that they will be "confronted." "The system will not take action against anyone as long as they perform within the framework of... |
YANGON (Reuters) - One man was killed when a bomb exploded on a bus in army-ruled Myanmar, newspapers said on Tuesday, the latest incident ahead of anniversaries that sometimes serve as flashpoints for dissent. One man was killed when a bomb exploded on a bus in army-ruled Myanmar, newspapers said on Tuesday, the lates... | A bomb explosion on a bus in Myanmar (alternatively Burma) has killed a 55-year-old man and left another man wounded. The explosion occurred yesterday at 8:50 am local time (0220 GMT) as the bus traveled to Yangon, but state media has only posted news of the attack today. The deceased was identified only as Khant by th... |
A man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend in Colorado on Tuesday was "highly likely" the man holed up in a Logan Square building. ||||| Veteran Reporter Calls Video a "Cheap Shot" (WGN-AM) - Fired Chicago TV reporter Amy Jacobson is talking to WGN Radio about her dismissal from the station Jacobson's 11 year run... | WMAQ-TV NBC 5 Chicago announced yesterday that reporter Amy Jacobson was leaving her job after being videotaped in a bikini with her two sons at the home of Craig Stebic. Jacobson has been covering the story of Stebic's wife Lisa, who has been missing since April 30. Jacobson says that she took her children on a social... |
The Belgrade Neonatology Institute kept a baby “imprisoned” for nearly two months until the mother paid medical bills in the amount of around 6,500 euro, the Serbian Kurir daily writes. During these two months, 20 year-old mother Senija Roganovic says they let her see the boy only once, and she was not even allowed to ... | The Belgrade Neonatology Institute has refused to hand over a child to her mother, after she was unable to pay her medical bills. Macedonian Senija Roganovic, who has no health insurance of any kind and cannot come up with the money for the bill, gave birth to the baby two months ago at and owes US$8,290.91 in hospital... |
Diplomats have to put their country's interest above their personal safety, the US ambassador to Iraq said today in defence of a decision to force officials to take up the world's most dangerous foreign posting. In a new policy announced last week, US foreign service officials will be forced to serve in Iraq or face di... | Almost 50 positions at the American embassy in Iraq remain unfilled with no volunteers, and the State Department has recently told diplomats that if they go unfilled then they will begin forced assignments. "We must go forward with the identification of officers to serve should it prove necessary to direct assignments,... |
By Mandeep Sanghera BBC Sport in Berlin Ronaldo failed to trouble the Croatian defenders on Tuesday The holders won 1-0, but 29-year-old Ronaldo was anonymous and was substituted after 69 minutes. "I don't know what happened to him," Kovac told BBC Sport. "He didn't run and stayed in front of us. He must be tired. He h... | 50px Brazil beat Croatia in the second Group match, in Berlin, Tuesday, but only by one goal. Croatia had sat back and made it difficult but Brazil seemed to be in no great hurry to impress and was satisfied with the margin of victory. Olympiastadion, Berlin One noticeable feature of the match, Brazilian forward Ronald... |
? For the first time since 1955, rain doused the 117th edition of the Tournament of Roses, which ordinarily is a kind of infomercial for sun-drenched, citrus-sweet Southern California. Even so, hundreds of thousands of sturdy, poncho-clad souls lined Pasadena streets on Monday to cheer on 25 marching bands, gape at 48 ... | On the morning of Monday, January 2, 2006, the 117th Tournament of Roses Rose Parade marched through Pasadena, California in only the tenth occurrence of rain on the morning of the parade. Fifty mile-an-hour winds buffeted the crowds of spectators for hours before and during the festivities. Many spectators had purchas... |
Our food chain in general, and the beef industry in particular, are fraught with USDA-sanctioned madness, says a former meat inspector. Mad cow, mad sheep, mad elk. Even mad kitty cats. On Sunday evening at St. Patrick Hospital, Dr. Lester Friedlander, who blew the whistle on Mad Cow disease 12 years ago, spoke to a gr... | Dr. Lester Friedlander, a former United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) vet, had been blowing the whistle on the USDA beef inspection practices before the latest case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was confirmed. Dr. Friedlander said that inspectors are allowed only 15 seconds of inspection and that ... |
Black Friday proposal How to shop smart on Black Friday Stores see long lines on Black Friday Share your Black Friday experience NEW YORK (AP) - A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday after an "out of control" throng of shoppers eager for post-Thanksgiving bargains broke down the doors at a suburban store and knocked him ... | At least two people have been shot and killed in Palm Desert, California, after a gunman opened fire inside a Toys "R" Us toy store. A spokesman for the Riverside County sheriff's office said shots were reported to have been fired inside the store, and that two people had been shot and killed. Witnesses say that a figh... |
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch) 'The secretary does not conduct diplomacy by deadline,' State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said. The New York Times reported Thursday, citing American and European officials, that the United States had worked out a proposal with Britain, Fr... | Mohamed el-Baradei Mohamed el-Baradei, head of the U.N. watchdog group International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), may go directly to Tehran some time this week with a compromise plan to reduce the possibility that Iran may make use of its uranium enrichment program to produce nuclear arms. Under a compromise plan negot... |
Toys R Us made official its liquidation on Thursday morning, filing documents with the bankruptcy court that will lead to the sale or closing of its roughly 800 U.S. stores. It ends a chapter started by Charles P. Lazarus, the son of a bicycle shop owner, the store's visionary, who wanted the "R" written backwards — an... | The company logo. This morning, United States-based toy retail giant filed for liquidation with . The company had about 735 stores in the country which may be closed as a result of the liquidation. The motion came after the US holidays, after which the company said its revenue fell short of expectations. Toys "R" Us wa... |
Floodings occur every year in China but this year water levels are unusually high [EPA] Floodings occur every year in China but this year water levels are unusually high [EPA] Large stretches of the country's southeast have been hit especially hard, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said... | The Chinese government has said that severe seasonal flooding in the country has displaced over a million people and killed at least 155. According to the Office of Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, the southeastern parts of China were hit the worst. 1.3 million people were forced to temporary shelters aft... |
GM bankruptcy becomes nearly certain as offer to bondholders fails The automaker voids the tender offer after a majority of its bondholders refused to swap their debt for equity in the company. The Obama administration's deadline for GM to restructure is Monday. The automaker, under pressure from the federal government... | The United States automobile manufacturing firm General Motors announced on Wednesday that most of its bondholders did not exchange GM's US$27 billion debt for a ten percent share in the company's stock. 1938 GMC historical concept automobile Buick Y-Job The automaker, in financial straits, has a June 1 deadline to fin... |
Will the Supreme Court outlaw this method of execution? The execution was suspended pending a decision from the US Supreme Court on the constitutionality of lethal injections. William Castillo, 34, was sentenced to death as punishment for the murder of an 86-year-old woman in 1995. If the Supreme Court decides against ... | The execution of a prisoner in Nevada was suspended just 90 minutes before the execution was to be carried out due to arguments from civil rights activists who believe that the state should wait until the U.S. Supreme Court determines the constitutionality of death bylethal injection. 34-year-old William Castillo was s... |
1.22 million Singaporeans vote today in Singapore's 10th General Election ADVERTISEMENT Polling stations in the various contested wards are open till 8pm. The Elections Department said that as at 5pm, 1,017,445 voters had cast their votes. This was 83.20 percent of the 1,222,884 registered electors in all contested ele... | The national flag of Singapore. Singapore polling stations opened this morning at 8 a.m. SGT (0000 UTC) and are expected to run until 8 p.m. SGT (1200 UTC) tonight. Election results are expected from as early as 10 p.m. SGT (1400 UTC). For the first time in 18 years, the incumbent People's Action Party (PAP) has not wo... |
LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone traded personal attacks on Wednesday as they made a final push for votes on the last day of campaigning in the London mayoral race. London Mayor Ken Livingstone walks out of Ken's Cafe in West Ham while canvasing for votes, April 30, 2008. REUTERS/Stephen Hird The Co... | Ken Livingstone in January 2008 Boris Johnson in 2006 On the final day of campaigning before the vote in the London mayoral election, incumbent Ken Livingstone attacked main rival Boris Johnson as "a joke". He warned Londoners that they were not voting in a "Celebrity Mayor" contest. Livingstone unveiled a campaign pos... |
Nintendo Wii Sales Slow, But No Price Cut In Sight Posted on: Thursday, 9 April 2009, 10:10 CDT Sales of the Nintendo Wii video game console have dropped in Japan as the economic crisis continues to throttle the video game industry, the American Free Press reported. But despite weathering its toughest time yet in the c... | Wii with Wiimote Nintendo's widely popular game system the Wii was hit by a decrease in sales in Japan. Nintendo hopes to regain its sales by releasing a new version of its Wii Sports game in June. The current CEO of Nintendo said in a press conference they will not be slashing prices of their hardware. "If our product... |
Japan quake: Power line laid to Fukushima nuclear plant Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Engineers at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant have managed to lay a cable to reactor 2, the UN's nuclear watchdog reports. Restoring power should enable engineers to restart the pumps whic... | A power line to the in Japan was completed Thursday, which will allow cooling systems at one of the facility's reactors. The new line, roughly one kilometer (0.6 miles) in length, connects the power grid to the power plant's second reactor. It was completed at about 1730 local time (0830 UTC) on Thursday, and will be e... |
Fires raging in Van Zandt, Rusk, Smith and Harrison Co. Posted: Sunday, September 4, 2011 2:53 PM EST Updated: Monday, September 5, 2011 12:07 AM EST Update: Evacuations are being ordered along Highway 3053 in Overton. Reports of a massive fire in the area. Evacuations are also being ordered for people along 3131 Linco... | Fire authorities struggled to manage a vast string of wildfires stretching across the eastern part of Texas on Sunday. News sources report that prolonged dry conditions and excessive winds were the main factors in the blazes. Traffic along Interstate-20 near , Texas was backed up for several miles. Fire authorities fou... |
Giroux OT goal lifts Flyers back into Final Nothing can shake Philadelphia's belief in itself in this Stanley Cup Final – not the weight of history, not the skill and opportunism of its opponent, nor its own mistakes.On Wednesday night, the Flyers overcame that deadly trifecta to somehow fashion a 4-3 overtime victory ... | A goal 5:59 into the overtime period of play lifted the to a 4–3 victory over the in Game 3 of the Wednesday night in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the eastern United States. The Flyers victory cuts the Blackhawks' series lead to 2–1. , seen here in 2007, scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 3 of the . Gir... |
Birmingham Airport shut as transplant aircraft crashes The aircraft burst into flames after landing in fog Birmingham Airport has been closed until at least 1200 GMT on Saturday after a private jet carrying a liver for transplant crashed on a runway. Two people were taken to hospital after the plane came down in fog. T... | All flights in and out of have been diverted or suspended until at least noon local time after a carrying an crashed on approach to the airport in Birmingham, England, during heavy fog. Two people were injured in the accident, one seriously. A spokesperson for the airport said: "We can confirm that an incident has occu... |
Posted at Campaign for Liberty The Libertarian Party Candidate admonished me for “remaining neutral” in the presidential race and not stating whom I will vote for in November. It’s true; I have done exactly that due to my respect and friendship and support from both the Constitution and Libertarian Party members. I rem... | Ron Paul Despite repeatedly saying that he would not endorse a particular candidate for this November's U.S. presidential election, Republican Congressman Ron Paul made a surprise statement Monday afternoon in which he announced that he was supporting Constitution Party nominee Chuck Baldwin. This comes after Libertari... |
Sarah Telford United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) In a world awash with data, aid workers contend with gaps With nearly 168 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in 2020 -- the highest figure in decades -- there is no time, or data, to lose ||||| Advertisement Two women... | Hospital officials reported Tuesday that two women were killed by a bomb blast at a market in , the second largest city in Myanmar. The city is located about 430 miles north of the capital . Police officials confirmed a bomb explosion at the Zay Cho market, yet the military-government of Myanmar did not provide any det... |
Much loved Australian actor Belinda Emmett has lost her battle with cancer, dying at the age of 32. She died at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital shortly after dawn with her husband, television host Rove McManus, and her family by her side. "It is with great sadness we advise that Belinda Emmett's battle with cancer has e... | 32-year-old Belinda Emmett, Rove McManus's wife, died this morning in St Vincent hospital, Sydney, Australia due to cancer. Ms Emmett's family said in a statement: "It is with great sadness we advise that Belinda Emmett's battle with cancer has ended." Because of her death, with Rove McManus, or more correctly John McM... |
Posted Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:30:00 GMT by JW DoweyA revolution took place in the Pacific over a 30-year period. Between the 1980s and 2014, new groups of sperm whales replaced the thousands who had normally occupied the Galápagos Islands area. Who was who and where did they emigrate or immigrate? The answers are here. Po... | Belgium. The Belgian parliament on Friday approved the new Van Rompuy I Government consisting of the same five political parties that formed the last ruling coalition, temporarily ending the country's political crisis. Lower house deputies approved the Motion of Confidence by a majority of 88 votes to 45, with no abste... |
Somali Militants Battle for Control of Kismayo Witnesses in Somalia say at least 20 people have been killed and 50 wounded as two Islamist militant groups battle for control of the port city of Kismayo. Hundreds of families fled the southern city Wednesday anticipating a clash between the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab and ... | Witnesses in Somalia have said at least 20 people have been killed and 50 wounded as two Islamist militant groups battle for control of the port city of Kismayo, located about 300 kilometres from Somalia's capital of Mogadishu. Kismayo, Somalia (2007) Hundreds of families fled the southern city on Wednesday, anticipati... |
Headquarters, Washington 202-657-2194 Stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 805-605-3051 George.h.diller@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-653-8339 Alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov Steve ColeHeadquarters, Washington202-657-2194George DillerKennedy Space Center, Fla.805-... | The launch of the observatory. The rocket carrying NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory has crashed, sending the remains of the atmosphere observation satellite into the ocean off the coast of Antarctica. Shortly before the crash, the 'payload fairing' failed to deploy from the craft. "Several minutes into the flight of ... |
Central American gang targets vigil on Mexico border By Jerry Seper THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published March 28, 2005 NACO, Arizona -- Members of a violent Central America-based gang have been sent to Arizona to target Minuteman Project volunteers, who will begin a monthlong border vigil this weekend to find and report for... | '''April 1, 2005''' Ebner Anivel Rivera-Paz, a leader of the vicious Mara Salvatruchas, nicknamed the MS-13 gang, issued orders from his prison cell for his followers to teach the American "Minutemen" volunteers a lesson when they begin patrolling the Mexican border today. MS-13 gang members, considered by some to be A... |
BERLUSCONI REJECTS US STORY RELATED STORIES - Punish US soldiers: Italy Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has entered into the dispute over the death of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq, saying the car he was traveling in had stopped before US forces shot at it. He also told the Italian Parliament US milita... | In his first public speech since the fatal shooting that killed an Italian Intelligence agent in Iraq, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has rejected the version of events presented by the US administration. The intelligence agent, Nicola Calipari, was escorting freed hostage, Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena,... |
Home > News > World > Asia Human rights the first casualty after Nepal's palace coup By Justin Huggler in Kathmandu 03 February 2005 They were still playing golf at the course outside Kathmandu airport yesterday. Next door, flights were beginning to arrive from the outside world again. But they were coming to a Nepal t... | of Nepal has today announced a new 10-member cabinet, after yesterday sacking the coalition government. The King, who some Nepalis view as a of the Hindu , made the announcement on the state run television and radio service. "A new Cabinet will be formed under my leadership," he said. "This will restore peace and effec... |
Tunisia is a popular holiday destination The declaration, made in an audio broadcast aired on al-Jazeera TV, said the duo were kidnapped on 22 February. A spokesman who called himself Salah Abou-Mohammad said it was retribution for the West's support of Israel. Austria's foreign ministry said two Austrians had been mis... | An Algerian rebel group that has pledged its allegiance to Al-Qaeda announced on Monday that it had kidnapped two Austrians vacationing in Tunisia on February 22, 2008. The statement was read by Salah Abou-Mohammad, a spokesman for the Islamist group which last January announced it was redefining itself as "''''". "A s... |
PM - Thursday, 9 February , 2006 18:26:00 Reporter: Melanie Christiansen MARK COLVIN: As the Premiers and Chief Ministers head to Canberra for tomorrow's Council of Australian Governments meeting, the Prime Minister is demanding a commitment from them to spend a lot more on mental health. John Howard says the Commonwea... | __NOTOC__ Australian Parliament House, where the COAG meeting will be held The (COAG) will meet in Canberra today for its first meeting of 2006. Members of COAG are the , , Australian Capital and Northern Territory , and the President of the Australian Local Government Association. COAG is chaired by the Prime Minister... |
Portugal's Defense Minister Nuno Severiano Teixeira said Wednesday that his country would send 140 troops to the peacekeeping UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). "They will be on the ground but they are not a fighting force; they will be working on reconstruction so the risk they face is moderate," Teixeira said, add... | Portugal's Superior Council of National Defence (CSDN) decided Wednesday the composition of the countries' participation in the (UNIFIL). The decision reached by the Superior Council of National Defence yesterday evening will be to send a with 140 troops as part of its participation in UN's peacekeeping force in Lebano... |
NI and Republic flights resume after new ash threat Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Flights in and out of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic have resumed after being grounded for several hours owing to a fresh volcanic ash threat. Services were cancelled from 0700 BST bu... | Aviation authorities in Ireland have said that a temporary ban on flights coming in and out of the country will be implemented tomorrow, due to potential risks from volcanic ash from an Icelandic volcano. The restrictions would apply from 07.00 to 13.00 local time (06.00 to 12.00 UTC). The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA... |
San Francisco Zoo officials Thursday said the enclosure for a Siberian tiger that killed a San Jose teenager and injured two friends in a Christmas rampage had a wall lower than they initially stated and below industry recommendations. Zoo Director Manuel A. Mollinedo also said he believes the tiger escaped over that w... | enlarge). The San Francisco Zoo has admitted that the walls of the enclosure around their Siberian tiger exhibit are too short. On December 25, Tatiana, one of two Siberians at the Zoo, climbed the wall and attacked three people, killing one. Reports say that Tatiana used her front claws to grab on the observation ledg... |
Noticias médicas 17 JUN 09 | Biología molecular Crean terapia contra cáncer cervicouterino avanzado Incrementa nueve por ciento absoluto la posibilidad de que una paciente siga viva a tres años de la detección Laura Romero Gaceta UNAM Científicos de la Unidad Periférica de Investigación en Cáncer, del Instituto de Inve... | Cytological specimen for a Pap test, used to diagnose cervical cancer. Women should have this test performed periodically to prevent this disease. DNA of cancer cells. According to this new study, gemcitabine potentiates this effect.A research team from the Institute of Biomedical Research of the National Autonomous Un... |
Mark McGwire hit 583 home runs in his career, including a then-record 70 in 1998. AP Mark McGwire has admitted taking steroids in 1998 when he broke Roger Maris' home run record. "I used steroids during my playing career and I apologize," McGwire said in his statement. "I remember trying steroids very briefly in the 19... | In a statement released today, former American baseball star Mark McGwire admitted to the use of performance-enhancing drugs during his career, including the 1998 season, when he broke Roger Maris's single season record for home runs, hitting 70 of them. McGwire admitted to the use of drugs in the late 1980s and during... |
By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Larry Coker's weekend plans were set. He was hitting the road, with hopes of continuing to fill what he insists will be a special class of Miami recruits. Instead, he's staying home. And those recruits, if they come to Miami, will play for someone else next s... | University of Miami head football coach Larry Coker was fired today after a five win, five loss season. He was fired after a disappointing season which was filled with conterversy and tragedy. On October 14th, a brawl in a game against Florida International University led to the suspension of 13 UM players. On November... |
Bomb Blast Kills 11 in Pakistani City of Peshawar Damaged vehicles at site of a suicide car bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan, 14 Nov 2009 Pakistani police say a suicide car bombing killed at least 11 people, including three children, in the latest attack in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Officials say the bomber was w... | Map of PeshawarPakistani police said today that a suicide car bombing has killed at least eleven people and wounded more than twenty others, in the latest attack in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Officials reported that the bomber set off the explosives at a police checkpoint, and added that two police officers are... |
MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A bomb inside a van exploded in northeastern Madrid Monday, after a warning call by the Basque separatist group ETA. The blast caused damage but there were no immediate reports of injury. Policemen inspect the area after a van loaded with a bomb exploded in northeast Madrid. The Red Cross receive... | A van packed with explosives blew up at a trade fair center in the Spanish capital, Madrid shortly after 9:00 a.m. Monday. The blast was preceded by a phoned in warning from the assailants, which allowed police and fire crews to evacuate the area. Authorities believe the ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna), a Basque separatist... |
Buried truth of Korea killings exposed Korean War records show U.S. ambivalent during 'brutal chapter' DAEJEON, South Korea — Grave by mass grave, South Korea is unearthing the skeletons and buried truths of a cold-blooded slaughter from early in the Korean War. With U.S. military officers sometimes present, and as Nor... | More than 50 years after the end of the Korean War, recently released documents provide more detail on the mass murder of around 100,000 South Koreans by their own government in the war's first weeks. According to the Associated Press, South Korean investigators have gained access to newly declassified records that sho... |
Posted Tue, 26 Sep 2017 09:34:49 GMT by Dave ArmstrongWhere will you wander? The world may be becoming smaller but there are many spots to choose from if you love to explore. A new book reveals many possibilities for those who hanker after a getaway. Whether you imagine shivering in the Antarctic or sweltering in a swa... | Republican from WyomingDemocrat from North Dakota In the United States Senate on Tuesday, Senators , a Democrat from North Dakota, and , a Republican from Wyoming, introduced the "Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act" (S.428), a bill that would lift the travel restrictions that have prevented U.S. citizens from visiting Cuba ... |
Stuck at Home, Men in Japan Learn to Help. Will It Last? The pandemic is exposing like never before the severe disparities in how Japanese couples divide household work. ||||| Stockmann to acquire Lindex for EUR 870 million print this The Finnish retail group Stockmann has launched a public tender offer to acquire all ... | Sweden-based Nordic fashion chain Lindex AB has been offered 7.9 billion kronor (€861 million; US$1.2 billion) in a takeover bid by Stockmann Oyj Abp, a Finnish department store chain based in Helsinki. The board of Lindex is said to have recommended acceptance of the deal, which significantly outdid a 7 billion kronor... |
4.4 to Maddy, bowled 35/1 16.2 to Woakes, caught Willey 110/5 18.2 to Barker, bowled 123/7 18.4 to Patel, bowled 125/8 ||||| Text size: A | A Northamptonshire 161 for 2 (Coetzer 71*) beat Warwickshire 134 for 8 (Javid 41, Azharullah 4-25) by 27 runs Scorecard Kyle Coetzer's superb unbeaten half-century helped Northampt... | On Friday, played in a cricket match, consisting of twenty per team, at the in , United Kingdom. Northamptonshire defeated Warwickshire by 27 runs. Northamptonshire won the , and chose to first. The Northamptonshire hit 71 runs. He made a first-wicket partnership of 63 with and batted through the helping Northamptonsh... |
Titanic Primes Raced to Win $100,000 Research Award San Diego CA and Orlando FL, September 15, 2008 – Researchers have discovered the two largest known prime numbers, a whopping 12,978,189 and 11,185,272 digits long, as part of a 12 year old, world-wide volunteer computing project, the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Sea... | An illustration of how 12 is not a prime number, but 11 is. Two new records for the largest known prime number have been set, both breaking the 10 million digit threshold. On August 23, Edson Smith, a systems engineer for the Program in Computing laboratory at the University of California, Los Angeles in California, Un... |
Earth's oldest known tree stood nearly 30 feet tall and looked like a modern palm, a new reconstruction shows. Workers uncovered hundreds of upright stumps of the 385 million-year-old tree more than a century ago, after a flash flood in Gilboa, New York uncovered them, but little else was known about the tree's appeara... | New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Two fossilized trees with their roots, trunks and heads still attached, and are said to be over 380 million years old, have been found in the state of New York inside a rock quarry near Gilboa, New York in the USA. Researchers call the extinct tree a Wattieza and th... |
May 6, 2005 In an unprecedented move, the government has ordered the country's 35-strong squid-boat fleet back to port from sub-Antarctic waters to save the lives of seabirds such as albatrosses and petrels. With conservationists claiming that 10,000 seabirds a year are caught in nets and drowned, Fisheries Minister Da... | Conservationists claim that 10,000 seabirds a year are caught in nets and drowned. squid drying In order to save the lives of seabirds, the government of New Zealand has ordered the recall from sub-Antarctic waters of the entire fleet of New Zealand's 35 squid fishing boats. Once at port, the boats are to take on indep... |
Stones were thrown and buildings burnt in Lhasa An emergency official said that many people had been hurt and an unspecified number had died. The US-based Radio Free Asia quoted witnesses who said they had seen at least two bodies on Lhasa's streets. Tibet's government would "deal harshly" with the protesters, its Chai... | In the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, Chinese security forces tried to control Buddhist monks and other ethnic Tibetans who were setting fire to vehicles and shops on Friday, in protest of China's rule. At least two protesters are reported to have been shot dead by riot police. The Chinese government reacted quickly to the ... |
31 Votes Print Pentagon Generals Warn of Iraq Civil War < Previous Next > showing 1 of 4 photos advertisement Attacks on Baghdad Green Zone WHAT'S THE GREEN ZONE? Also called the International Zone, it's the heavily protected area in central Baghdad that holds the U.S. and British embassies, the Iraqi parliament and pr... | Two of the most senior Generals in the Pentagon conceded that the recent upsurge in sectarian violence in Iraq may mean a rapid descent into Civil War in Congress, Thursday. General John Abizaid, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, warned the Senate Armed Services Committee that "Iraq could move toward civil war... |
The car bombing occurred as a volleyball match was taking place in a field in Lakki Marwat [AFP] The car bombing occurred as a volleyball match was taking place in a field in Lakki Marwat [AFP] The car bombing occurred as a volleyball match was taking place in a field in Lakki Marwat [AFP] The incident took place in La... | A suicide bomber at a game in northwestern Pakistan detonated a vehicle full of explosives Friday, killing at least 75 people and injuring scores more. Some reports placed the number of dead as high as 88. The explosion occurred in the town of in the , located nearby to the South and North provinces, an area where memb... |
MS 0735.6+7421: Most Powerful Eruption in the Universe Discovered This Chandra image shows two vast cavities - each 600,000 light years in diameter - in the hot, X-ray emitting gas that pervades the galaxy cluster MS 0735.6+7421 (MS 0735 for short). ||||| Astronomers have found the most powerful eruption in the univers... | Calculations based on data from the Chandra orbiting telescope show the explosion in Galaxy cluster MS 0735 is the largest known anywhere in the universe. The explosion is thought to have been fueled by a supermassive blackhole consuming over 300 million stars over hundreds of thousands of years. MS 075 is 2.6 billion ... |
Kylie Minogue has postponed her Showgirl tour after being diagnosed with breast cancer. (Reuters) Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue has postponed her scheduled Australian tour because she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Kylie's management says she was diagnosed with breast cancer this morning and she has since... | Pop starlet Kylie Minogue has announced through her management that she has an early stage of breast cancer. The 36-year-old has said she will be going through the treatment in her native Australia. Due to early diagnosis the singer stands a good chance of making a full recovery. Kylie, who had spent the past week in M... |
Jimmy Carter met the Syrian president before his talks with Hamas Former US President Jimmy Carter has held talks with exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Syria despite US and Israeli opposition. Hamas spokesmen said Mr Carter had asked for it to stop rocket attacks on Israel and to enter talks for the release of an ... | Jimmy Carter Early Friday, former United States President Jimmy Carter continued his nine-day tour in the Middle East, meeting with exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Syria despite criticism from both the US and Israel. After more than four hours of talks, leading Hamas figure Mohammed Nazzal told reporters, "Carter... |
The House of Commons has overwhelmingly passed a motion recognizing Québécois as a nation within Canada. Conservatives, most Liberal MPs, the NDP and the Bloc voted 266 to 16 in support of the controversial motion, which earlier in the day had prompted the resignation of Michael Chong as intergovernmental affairs minis... | The Canadian approved a motion recognizing the the people of Quebec as a nation within Canada, Monday night, by a margin of 266 to 16. The government motion was supported by the opposition Liberal, New Democratic and Bloc Québécois parties although 15 Liberal MPs voted against it along with Independent MP . Several Con... |
If you’re the proud owner of a cast-iron pan , then you already know what a good investment it is. Once well-seasoned, it can cook just about anything from pancakes to fried chicken, it can go from stovetop to oven with ease, it’s nearly indestructible, it’s inexpensive and it holds its heat like a dream. But if you’re... | Veterans Day 2007 poster. Today, the United States is marking Veterans Day at various events across the country. In Washington, D.C., many people observe the day by visiting the Vietnam War Memorial, which was opened 25 years ago. Later, a wreath-laying ceremony took place to honor military veterans buried at Arlington... |
East Texas school bus drivers took a shot to see who is the best behind the wheel Saturday. School buses from all over East Texas packed the Robert E. Lee High School parking for the annual "School Bus Roadeo." Drivers were judged on their bus driving skills as they went through a set of obstacles in the parking lot. D... | Bus drivers from schools all over East Texas, US showed off their skills on Saturday at a competitive driving "roadeo" held in Tyler, Texas. The annual School Bus Roadeo was held in the parking lot at . Drivers were required to adequately navigate a series of obstacles during the event. Pair of Blue Bird school buses A... |
Billi Bierling Mountaineering journalist, Kathmandu Bear Grylls flew a paraglider at 8,990m (29,494ft) A British Everest summiteer has become the first man to fly higher than the top of the world in a powered paraglider. Bear Grylls, who at the age of 23 became the youngest British climber to scale Mount Everest in 199... | The North Face of Everest British explorer and mountaineer Edward "Bear" Grylls, has set a new altitude record by piloting a powered paraglider above Mount Everest reaching 29,494ft (8,990m). He and his fellow pilot, Giles Cardozo, who had invented and developed the parajet engine, set out on their attempt from the Him... |
Wed, February 21, 2007 Rookie MPP joins cabinet McGuinty makes room for Markham's Michael Chan in bid to win Chinese-Canadian support By The Canadian Press Premier Dalton McGuinty has expanded his cabinet to name rookie Michael Chan as revenue minister in hopes of winning support in the Chinese-Canadian community. The ... | Recently elected Markham, Ontario MPP Michael Chan became Ontario's Revenue Minister today to reflect the large Chinese-Canadian community. Former Ontario NDP premier Bob Rae created the revenue ministry. Liberal premier Dalton McGuinty recreated it because he wanted Chan in it. He also said that Finance Minister Greg ... |
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