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Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes at Shanghai airport BEIJING — A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Saturday from a Shanghai airport with seven crew members aboard, state media and witnesses said. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that four crew members, all foreigners, were injured. Th... | A cargo aircraft registered in Zimbabwe crashed today at Shanghai International Airport in China. Three of the crew have been killed. Another four people were taken to the Pudong Xinqu People's Hospital after the plane went down on takeoff and burst into flame. Firefighters responded with retardant foam and thick smoke... |
(Adds details and interview with company official starting at paragraph 5) By Scott Hillis SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Activision Inc (ATVI.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) on Friday unveiled a new "Guitar Hero" video game focusing on the American rock band Aerosmith, taking the billion-dollar franchise i... | Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry. The ''Guitar Hero'' version of Perry. Activision, publisher of the popular ''Guitar Hero'' series of video games which simulate the playing of rock music, has unveiled the next title in the franchise: ''Guitar Hero: Aerosmith''. The game, which will focus entirely on the top-selling Ameri... |
Knife found at O.J. Simpson's former L.A. home studied by police LOS ANGELES Police said on Friday they were examining a knife purportedly found at the former home of O.J. Simpson, the onetime football star acquitted of stabbing to death his ex-wife and her friend in the "Trial of the Century" two decades ago. | Suprem... | Mustafa Osman Ismail, Sudan's Presidential Advisor, opened the possibility of allowing some United Nations peacekeepers into its troubled Darfur region. Ismail admitted that the African Union Commander in Darfur could request non-African troops if he decides that current troop numbers are not sufficient. This would all... |
British engineer blows away land speed record for wind-powered vehicles after 10-year quest By Claire Bates Last updated at 5:23 PM on 27th March 2009 A British engineer has smashed the land speed record for wind powered vehicles, becoming the fastest naturally powered human on the planet. Richard Jenkins clocked 126.1... | Richard Jenkins, an engineer from the United Kingdom, broke a record for the fastest speed attained in a wind-powered land vehicle on Friday. Jenkins managed to reach a speed of 126.1 miles per hour (202.9 kilometres per hour) in his Greenbird car along the plains of Nevada's Ivanpah Lake. Jenkins said that he had work... |
The McCanns received a public apology read in open court McCann spokesman In a statement the McCanns said they were pleased that the newspaper group had admitted the "utter falsity" of the "grotesque" stories written about them. The newspaper group has paid £550,000 to the Find Madeleine campaign. The Daily Express and... | The parents of Madeleine McCann, the four-year-old British girl who went missing in May 2007, have won a court case against the Express Newspapers group in the settlement of a libel case regarding the group's coverage of their daughter's disappearance. In a statement read outside London's High Court on behalf of the Mc... |
associated press The government's required switch from incandescent light bulbs to CFLs come with potential hazards: Improper disposal of the mercury-powered bulbs may pollute landfills and groundwater. Beginning today, it is a crime to manufacture or ship for sale a traditional 75-watt incandescent light bulb in the E... | Starting from 2012, energy saving lamps will replace all incandescent lamps in the EU Starting today, it is illegal to manufacture or import 75W in the European Union. The phaseout started last year when 100W light bulbs were outlawed. Bulbs of 60W will be phased out next year, and incandescent lighting of all types wi... |
This feature requires the Flash 8 player. Click here to visit the Adobe website and download the latest Flash player. ||||| The date is March 26, 1973. Richard M. Nixon is two months into his second term as President of the United States. The Number One song on the pop charts is Roberta Flack's Killing Me Softly and th... | The Young and the Restless logo The popular American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', currently the reigning Emmy Award-winner for best daytime drama, celebrated 35 years on the air Wednesday. The 35th anniversary also comes after the series, known colloquially as ''Y&R'', marked its 1,000th straight week as ... |
TEHRAN – Seyed Mohammad Mirmohammadi, a member of the Expediency Council, died on Monday morning at Masih-e Daneshavari hospital in Tehran, Tasnim reported. He was 71. Some source have claimed that he has died from the coronavirus disease. However, his family has not confirmed it yet. Mirmohammadi’s mother, the sister ... | , a council member of Iranian , died of COVID-19, the government announced yesterday. Mir-Mohammadi was 71 years old. According to the report by , he died at the Masih-e-Daneshavari hospital in the capital city Tehran. File photo of Mohammad Mir-Mohammadi Mir-Mohammadi served as one of the advisors of the . He had serv... |
Plane crashes in Jo'burg 18/12/2006 21:23 - (SA) Johannesburg - The pilot of a light aircraft was killed when he flew into a block of flats in Yeoville in central Johannesburg on Monday night, said Johannesburg emergency services. Divisional commander Malcolm Midgley said the plane, believed to be a Piper Cherokee 140,... | During a heavy thunderstorm at around 19:00 GMT, a plane crashed into a block of flats in the suburb of Yeoville in Johannesburg. The pilot was killed on impact. No one on the ground was injured. The plane is believed to be a Piper Cherokee 140 that was probably heading towards Lanseria Airport. |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement The president of Mongolia has declared a four-day state of emergency in the capital amid violent protests over claims the general election was rigged. Crowds torched the HQ of Mongolia's governing party - the former Communists - and attacked a ... | A four-day state of emergency has been declared in the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar after violent protests occurred after allegations of vote rigging and fraud in Sunday's elections. Reports state that 5 people have been killed, and over 300 injured. The injured were police and protesters alike, suffering from smok... |
Clottey won by unanimous decision after the fight was halted Ghana's Joshua Clottey beat American Zab Judah after nine rounds to win the IBF welterweight title in Las Vegas. The fight ended after Judah said he could not see because of a cut above his right eye. Referee Robert Byrd had ruled the cut was caused by an acc... | Boxer Joshua Clottey of Ghana is the new International Boxing Federation welterweight champion. He beat Zab Judah of the United States Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada after the fight was stopped in the ninth round. The IBF title was vacant ahead of this fight. Clottey won by a technical knockout after Judah was dec... |
UN and women MPs say Karzai bowed to Islamic fundamentalists before poll By Jerome Starkey in Kabul Afghanistan's President, Hamid Karzai, has signed a law which "legalises" rape, women's groups and the United Nations warn. Critics claim the president helped rush the bill through parliament in a bid to appease Islamic ... | An act signed into law by Afghan President Hamid Karzai last month dramatically rolled back the rights of women in that country, according to human rights groups and a United Nations report on the bill by the United Nations Development Fund for Women. The Afghan government has not provided a copy of the text of the Shi... |
Protests over the cartoons continue in Pakistan Instructions were issued to internet service providers across Pakistan on 27 February to block about a dozen websites of various origins. The ban comes amid protests in several Muslim countries against the cartoons, first published in Denmark last year. Islamic tradition ... | Pakistani bloggers have been reporting this week that the Pakistani government has started blocking local access to the blogging tool Blogger.com. Blogger.com, along with its companion domain blogspot.com, is one of the most widely used blogging tools in Pakistan. Because of the government's decision to block the site,... |
El maratonista etíope Haile Gebrselassie, recordman mundial de la prueba mayor del atletismo, anunció hoy su retiro de las competencias, después de abandonar por lesión la maratón de Nueva York. "Me estoy retirando... Permítanme hacer otra cosa", dijo Gebrselassie en conferencia de prensa después de su abandono a los 2... | New York, in 2003. , a 37-year-old Ethiopian road-running athlete, announced his retirement from the sport on Sunday, after leaving the with an inflamed knee. Gebrselassie is widely considered "one of the greatest distance runners in history." "I never think about to retire. But for the first time, this is the day. ...... |
President Donald Trump has set out a bleak portrayal of a nation under siege, vowing to end “American carnage” in an inaugural address that fired up his supporters but did little to ease the fears of American liberals or an anxious world. 'American carnage': Trump's vision casts shadow over day of pageantry Read more M... | Donald Trump taking oath on the Bible at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. At 12:00 p.m. local time (1700 ) on Friday, took the oath of office and was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in the nation's capital, Both the Obamas, and , and other previous presidents were present. and his wife ... |
Correction Appended A strain of avian flu that is resistant to the antiviral drug oseltamivir has been isolated from two family members in Egypt, the World Health Organization said yesterday. The development is potentially dangerous because oseltamivir, commonly sold under the name Tamiflu, is the chief weapon against ... | A mutation in the H5N1 avian flu or bird flu virus has been found in two humans infected with the virus located in the Gharbiyah Province of Egypt which is located about 50 miles outside of Egypt's capital Cairo. The victims, a 16 year-old girl and her 26 year-old uncle both died in December of 2006 and both patients w... |
Sochi 2014: Millie Knight picked as ParalympicsGB flagbearer Fifteen-year-old skier Millie Knight will carry the Great Britain flag at Friday's Paralympic Winter Games opening ceremony in Sochi. Knight, who is the youngest member of the ParalympicsGB team at the event, said the honour was "the best feeling ever". "This... | leftFile photo of Sonja Gaudet Sochi, Russia — Yesterday, of , Colorado was named the United States flag bearer for the 2014 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony scheduled to take place tomorrow in Sochi, Russia. Lujan is a veteran, and will be competing in the at this year's Games. In Sochi, Lujan is rooming with , the... |
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed willingness to join Ehud Olmert's government in 2007 if Israel initiated an attack on Iran, a document from the Israeli WikiLeaks collection has revealed. On July 20, 2007, Marc J. Sievers, the political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, sent a telegram to the State ... | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu actively pushed for a military strike on Iran, according to a report published in the Israeli newspaper on Thursday. A document revealed by Wikileaks, dated July 20, 2007, shows that Mr. Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, urged an attack on Iran in exchange for joining the g... |
EC publishes progress report on Western Balkans BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Commission (EC) published on Wednesday (October 14th) its annual progress report on the Western Balkans and Turkey. The EC says Croatia could wrap up its membership talks in 2010, but the other Balkan countries have more work to do. The r... | The European Commission (EC) published its annual progress report on the Western Balkans and Turkey on Wednesday. Brussels, headquarters of the European Commission In the report, the EC said that Croatia could wrap up its membership talks in 2010, but the other Balkan countries have more work to do. The report provides... |
Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, December 3, 2005; Page A01 The U.S. military command in Baghdad acknowledged for the first time yesterday that it has paid Iraqi newspapers to carry positive news about U.S. efforts in Iraq, but officials characterized the payments as part of a legitimate campaign to counter insu... | U.S. military officials have now confirmed that the U.S. military has been paying Iraqi newspapers to publish positive news about U.S. efforts in Iraq. This confirms the report that the ''Los Angeles Times'' broke last week. Earlier this year, the Bush administration came under criticism for distributing videos and new... |
Tropical Depression PALOMA Public Advisory Home Public Adv Discussion Wind Probs Maps/Charts Archive 000 WTNT32 KNHC 100237 TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION PALOMA ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008 1000 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 ...PALOMA DISSIPATING INLAND OVER EAST-CENTRAL CUBA...... | Hurricane Paloma on November 7 , which the yesterday labeled as "extremely dangerous", has recently hit Cuba. In preparation of this, at 1500 yesterday, the Cuban provinces of and were issued with a Hurricane warning by the country's government. Due to updated forecasts, it has also removed the waning for the province ... |
Ambulances and fire fighter trucks surround the wreckage of the Boeing 747 cargo plane Boeing 747 cargo plane crashes on take off at Brussels airport BRUSSELS (AFP) — An American-owned Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed as it took off at Brussels airport on Sunday and broke apart, but the five-strong crew escaped without i... | Amsterdam's Schipol Airport A Boeing 747 cargo plane has broken in two after crashing off the end of the runway at Brussels Airport near Zaventem, Belgium. Some reports say four of the five crew were slightly injured when the Kallita Air jumbo jet failed to takeoff on a flight to Bahrain, but others state no injuries. ... |
Last updated: 6th April 2008 Osman: Struck the winner Leon Osman ensured that the race for fourth spot remains one of intrigue as his second half strike saw Everton come out on top in a war of attrition against Derby at Goodison Park. The weather was miserable; the football not much better, as Everton barely raised the... | Another nine games took place in the English Premier League this past weekend. Arsenal welcomed Liverpool to Emirates for round-two of their triple header, while fellow title-chasers Chelsea traveled to Manchester to take on Manchester City. In battle at the bottom of the table, Wigan and Birmingham faced off at the JJ... |
VALENCIA - The America's Cup teams have put years into training for different winds and weather but on Sunday (NZ time) the biggest challenge was how to navigate through the wake of the massive fleet of spectator boats. More than 800 boats, from dinghies to huge corporate hospitality super yachts, crowded on to the Med... | Alinghi on display on August 30, 2006. The America's Cup Trophy. . The Swiss syndicate, Alinghi has won the first race against Team New Zealand over the challenge for the top yachting award, the 32nd America's Cup. Alinghi finished the race 35 seconds ahead of Team New Zealand. In the first race of a best out of nine c... |
Malgré l'humiliation de la France au mondial de football 2010 et les nombreuses critiques, Raymond Domenech, le sélectionneur de l'équipe de France s'en sort plutôt bien, comparé à son homologue nord-coréen. Pour ne pas avoir réussi à franchir le premier tour de la Coupe du monde avec l'équipe de Corée du nord, Kim Jon... | According to Radio Free Asia, North Korean authorities are retaliating against players in the who played in the . The team lost all three matches. It was only the second time that the North Koreans had qualified for the World Cup finals. Members of the squad, excepting nationals and who were in their homeland, were pub... |
Dog-case suspect released on bond Partlow resident charged in fatal dog-mauling makes first appearance in Spotsylvania Circuit Court Date published: 3/25/2005 Woman appears before judge A Spotsylvania woman charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal dog mauling of her neighbor faces an April 20 ... | A Spotsylvania County woman, whose three dogs allegedly attacked and killed her elderly neighbor, was freed Wednesday by posting a $10,000 bond. Dianna Large, 36, received one felony charge of involuntary manslaughter and three misdemeanor charges in an indictment issued last week. In her first appearance before a judg... |
While the final four nations push their abilities to the limit in the search for World Cup gold, test your own football skills with our Women’s World Cup Kick-Off Ball contests. ||||| England finish third in the Women's World Cup Fara Williams scores her third penalty of World Cup Germany are top of the world rankings ... | On Saturday, England defeated two-time world champion Germany by 1–0 in the in the FIFA , which was held in in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, and won the bronze medal. Germany had a greater possession of the ball against England in the match. Three English players were in the match with 30 fouls committed. Nobody scored ... |
In working with the Republicans in this term, it seems clear that the traditional rules of give-and-take politics have changed – that the Republicans have been playing a "lose-lose" game with you. What's your relationship with the GOP leadership at this point? A little frosty? It's not frosty. This isn't personal. When... | Official portrait of U.S. President Obama. States that have been raided by federal authorities. Source: Americans for Safe Access In a '''' magazine interview on Wednesday, United States President Barack Obama responded to recent backlash over his alleged policy shift on . In January 2004, then-Illinois Senator Obama ... |
Tibetan sources say a 17-year-old girl set herself on fire Sunday to protest Chinese rule in ethnic Tibetan areas. Witnesses say Wanchen Kyi shouted slogans in support of the Dalai Lama and a free Tibet as she was engulfed in flames. She died at the scene. More than 3,000 Tibetans and monks later gathered at the site o... | In three separate cases in Tibet, three people have died in the past two days after they set themselves on fire in protest of Chinese occupation of Tibet. Yesterday, Pema Dorje, 23, and Kunchok Phelgye, 24, died after they set themselves on fire in front of monasteries in northeastern and eastern Tibet. Then today, Bhe... |
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency to remove surveillance cameras and agency seals from sites and nuclear equipment by the end of next week in response to referral to the U.N. Security Council, the agency said Monday. Iran's demands came two days after the IAEA reported Tehran t... | Symbol of the IAEA Flag of Iran Shortly after ending its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the government of Iran has now ordered the IAEA to discontinue some of its surveillance of Iran's nuclear facilities. Tehran has also asked the agency to remove any and all signage from their nuclear... |
A man watches the video screen in Germany's memorial for the Nazis' homosexual victims. A video clip shows two men kissing. BERLIN - Germany yesterday unveiled a memorial to the Nazis' long-ignored gay victims, a monument that also aims to address ongoing discrimination by confronting visitors with an image of a same-s... | A new memorial opened in Berlin on Tuesday in honor of homosexual victims of the Nazis. The monument also aims to address the discrimination towards and social stigma surrounding homosexuality in today's society by confronting visitors with an image of a same-sex couple kissing. The monument is a sloping gray concrete ... |
Thais Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 1000 Location: UK Joined: 07 Aug 2004Location: UK Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:02 am Post subject: Vioxx back on the shelves The decision last Friday by the FDA, America's drug regulator, to allow the COX-2 painkiller Vioxx back on the shelves after it had been voluntarily withdrawn by t... | Drug maker Merck & Co. was found liable for a person's death concerning the use of the pain medication Vioxx, according to a jury verdict in a Texas court. The plaintiff's case, headed by the widow of Robert Ernst, who died in 2001 of an irregular heartbeat and of clogged arteries while on the drug Vioxx, was successf... |
McCartney tells upset Quebec separatists to smoke peace pipe OTTAWA (AFP) — Sir Paul McCartney has told Quebec separatists to "smoke the pipes of peace" amid controversy over his upcoming performance on Sunday to mark Quebec City's 400th anniversary, media said Friday. The ex-Beatle is headlining the year-long celebrat... | Live 8 in 2004 Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney received a hostile reception this week from some Quebec separatists as he prepares for his concert on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City on Sunday. The controversy began when Quebec artist Luc Archambault released an open letter last week criticising the concert as a "B... |
Mr Alkatiri has been under huge pressure in the last few weeks President Xanana Gusmao accepted the decision with immediate effect. Mr Alkatiri had been widely blamed for triggering recent violence in the capital, Dili, because of his decision to sack 600 soldiers. While the ruling party, Fretilin, continued to back th... | Mari Alkatiri The East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has resigned from his position. He cited the growing violence and the threat by President Xanana Gusmão to resign if he did not. "I am assuming my own share of responsibility for the crisis affecting our country, I am determined not to contribute to any deepe... |
TOKYO | TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's Japan unit will replace any iPod nano portable music players that overheat, it said in an online statement, improving an earlier offer to replace only their faulty batteries. The concession on Tuesday came after Japan's trade ministry put the world's largest technology company unde... | The first-generation iPod Nano In an online statement, the Japanese unit of Apple Inc. said that it will replace overheating first-generation . Apple had originally only offered to replace the defective batteries, not the whole device. The change came after Apple received criticism from the Japanese government over the... |
Channel: Business U.S. International Politics Entertainment Technology & Science Sports Health World Crises Oddly Enough Life & Leisure The News Room Weather Video Pictures YOU ARE HERE: Home > News > Top News > Article ||||| Tessa Jowell today unveiled plans for a radical change in the governance of the BBC as she lai... | The green paper of the future of the BBC has asked for the Board of Governors to be scrapped and replaced by two boards, one representing the public and an executive board. The proposals were announced by the British Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell in the House of Commons. Other things she has asked for is the licence f... |
Insurance claims are expected to run to millions of pounds Moment quake hit Insurance experts said claims for structural damage and broken belongings were set to run into tens of millions of pounds. People across the UK reported feeling the tremor just before 0100 GMT. The epicentre of the 5.2 magnitude quake was near ... | The epicentre of the quake according to USGS Representatives from the British insurance industry have said that the cost of the earthquake which hit Britain early yesterday could be over 10 million GBP. The Association of British Insurers has said in a statement that the cost for the earthquake is "likely to run into t... |
Havana - The Cuban government chose May Day to reveal new plans to dissolve 104 uneconomically run state farm operations, according to the Communist Party's official newspaper Granma on Thursday. The remaining state-run farm operations are to be 'streamlined and adapted to new conditions,' the newspaper said. The artic... | A tobacco farm in Cuba. In an effort to boost its troubled agricultural sector, Cuba announced a major shift in the management of the country's farms, which are to be placed under the control of over 150 local delegations rather than the national government. The move was announced in '''', the official newspaper of the... |
The model of the JWST is on display in Washington DC. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is intended to replace the ageing Hubble telescope. It will be larger than its predecessor, sit farther from Earth and have a giant mirror to enable it to see more. Officials said the JWST - named after a former Nasa administrat... | The model on display at The International Society for Optical Engineering's (SPIE) Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentations conference, May 2006. NASA has unveiled the new telescope that will replace the Hubble Space Telescope in Washington D.C. called the James Webb Space Telescope JWST. Currently, NASA has a life... |
Burger King advert 'misled on size' The advert will not be shown again in its current form A Burger King advertising campaign has been banned after complaints the chicken burger shown was bigger than the real thing, a watchdog has said. Two viewers said the TV advert for the Tendercrisp burger was misleading. The Adver... | A Burger King advert in London, United Kingdom An advert by fast food restaurant Burger King has been banned from British television over claims that it is misleading. The campaign for the new received two complaints over the fact that the burger appears significantly larger on the advert than in real life. The Adverti... |
(CNN) -- Mississippi's governor declared a state of emergency Thursday for 12 counties after a severe weather system moved across the southern half of the state overnight Wednesday and Thursday. The storms, which included two tornadoes, damaged at least 108 homes. The storms -- which included two confirmed tornadoes --... | Residents in Mississippi awoke to scenes of destruction after two tornadoes touched down before sunrise near the town of Magee and in a rural area of Lauderdale County, around 90 miles east of Jackson. Dozens of homes and a church were demolished, and at least 20 people injured near Magee. Mayor Jimmy Clyde in an inter... |
Homes and a caravan park near the Weardale Railway in Wolsingham were evacuated over fears that flammable gas was leaking from the tanker. The driver, in his 20s and from South Durham, was airlifted from the scene after being thrown from his cab. He died in Newcastle General Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, police said... | The bridge where the accident happened. The driver of a propane gas tanker has died after his vehicle fell 70 feet onto a railway line in Country Durham, northern England. The tanker left the road and smashed through a bridge near the small town of Wolsingham and landed on the Weardale Railway below with the driver bei... |
Wymyślona przez Artura Rojka impreza zmienia Mysłowice. Przez trzy dni gościła muzyków z całego świata, poważne osobistości i uznanych artystów plastyków. Najważniejsze jednak, że nie zabrakło fanów. W tym roku znów przyjechało ich ponad 10 tys. "Supersprawa! Widok ludzi w glanach i dreadach na ulicach Mysłowic to dobr... | Artur Rojek Publicity in front of the big scene Between August 17 and August 19, 2007 in Słupna Park in Mysłowice, Poland, the second edition of Off Festival had place. Art director of the edition was Artur Rojek, the leader of Myslovitz band. Beside concerts, the main attraction of the festival, Indie Label plants, ho... |
Avatar is Cameron's first full-length feature since 1997's Titanic Sci-fi spectacular Avatar continues to dominate UK and US cinemas, and has now become the most successful film ever at the international box office. The epic film remains top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, with overall takings of $1.83bn (... | The 3D science fiction epic romance ''Avatar'' has surpassed ''Titanic''—also by director James Cameron—as the highest-grossing international film of all time. ''Avatar'' has overtaken ''Titanic'' by a margin of more than 15 million US dollars, with both films grossing in excess of $1.843bn. The film has been the most ... |
People in Tewkesbury are being rescued by helicopter and boat Helicopter images Severn Trent Water says 150,000 homes are without water in Gloucestershire after a treatment works was flooded. Power supplies to 500,000 people in Gloucestershire are also threatened and the RAF has been drafted in to protect a substation ... | 150px Politicians in the United Kingdom have started calling for action after months of heavy rainfall have left parts of Britain in crisis from flooding and electricity and water shortages. Environment Agency chief executive Baroness Young has called for an increased budget of around £1 billion a year to pay for flood... |
Hussein threatens to skip court Five witnesses describe brutalities under regime in '80s BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The trial of Saddam Hussein adjourned for the day Tuesday, with the former Iraqi leader indicating he's unlikely to return when the court reconvenes Wednesday. "I will not be in a court without justice. Go to... | As the trial of Saddam Hussein drew another day of testimony, the court heard the testimony of five witnesses of the killing of 140 men in Dujail, a town north of Baghdad. Witnesses who feared showing their face or voice were allowed to testify in a covered box with their voice altered. Their names were also protected ... |
Sunita Williams is a flight engineer aboard the space station As of 0547 GMT on Saturday, she had passed the 188-day, four-hour mark set by Shannon Lucid in 1996. Mrs Williams, who is of Indian and Slovenian extraction, is due to return to Earth on Thursday on the Atlantis. She earlier set a record for the longest spac... | Sunita Williams United States astronaut , currently on board the International Space Station, has today broken the record for the longest unbroken space flight by a woman. At 5:47 a.m. UTC Williams passed the previous record of 188 days and four hours set by in 1996. This is not the only record Williams has broken. Ear... |
Monday, May 31, 2010 at 19:51:48 UTC Tuesday, June 01, 2010 at 01:21:48 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones ||||| Strong but deep earthquake strikes east of India’s Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal By Javier Mines ANDAMAN ISLANDS (BNO NEWS) — A strong but deep earthquake struck east of India’s An... | Location map of the earthquake. A 6.4 moment magnitude earthquake has hit near the , Bay of the Bengal, India, on Tuesday at 1:21:48 AM local time (Monday 19:51:48 UTC), USGS has reported. The earthquake had a depth of 127.7 kilometers (79.4 miles). The epicenter was located 120 kilometers southeast of , Andaman Island... |
The nearly 300 volcano victims who fled the microscopic Caribbean island of Montserrat for safety in the U.S. nearly a decade ago now have two weeks to get out, says the Department of Homeland Security. After living here under Temporary Protected Status , most of them have built entire new lives hereŚwith careers, marr... | A last gasp effort is underway to prevent the deportation of Montserratian refugees from New York City, U.S.A., to the disaster-stricken volcanic island they fled ten years ago. Representative w:Major Owens (D, NY), of Brooklyn, is hoping the outpouring of support for victims of the Asian tsunami will save the refugees... |
The event, celebrated every September 19 for about the last decade, has its own web site and its own Facebook fan site with nearly 7,000 fans. There are more than 1,500 Talk Like A Pirate videos on YouTube and more than 10 million websites dedicated to the phenomenon. The event was created in 1995 John Baur and Mark Su... | Shiver me timbers!: The founders of the event International Talk Like a Pirate Day is being celebrated today, as it has every September 19 for the last decade. The tradition was started by John Baur and Mark Summers, known to fellow pirates as Cap'n Slappy and Ol' Chumbucket. It became popular in 2002, when US author D... |
Hariri was travelling in a motorcade when the blast happened The blast, which reports say killed about nine people and injured 100 others, may have been a car bomb. It went off beside the derelict St Georges Hotel on the seafront, causing widespread damage. The killing comes at a time of rising tension between Syria, L... | A large blast on the seafront of west Beirut, Lebanon has killed several people, including former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Current reports conflict on the total number of casualties, suggesting nine or ten people killed and around 100 injured. Hariri was travelling in a car in a motorcade when the explosion occurre... |
404 We're sorry but the page you requested could not be found.Please try again from the home page or contact us ||||| fOOTBALL | Matt Dickinson new To Boris Johnson, it may be money and resources “spaffed up the wall”. To the survivors, the 710 pages of the Sheldon report released today are a necessary but very incompl... | '''February 24, 2005''' Legislators in Ramallah have accepted a cabinet with few returning staff after twice rejecting Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia's more staid proposals. Palestinian flag "We have agreed in principle with Abu Mazen (Abbas) to let this crisis pass," Fatah MP Mohammed Horani said. Members of the dominant... |
Palestinian women walk past a mural along a street in Gaza City. Israel declared Gaza a "hostile entity" on Wednesday and said it would limit supplies to the Hamas-run territory, overshadowing US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's latest peace mission. Israel brands Gaza 'hostile entity' as Rice visits JERUSALEM (AF... | Map of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government has declared the Gaza Strip an "enemy entity" due to the continued firing of rockets into Israel from Gaza. Gaza's ruling Hamas party has stated that it considers the announcement a "declaration of war." The definition means that Israel could stop supplying Gaza with fuel, ... |
US "outsourced" torture: investigator (Reuters) Updated: 2006-01-25 09:36 The United States flew detainees to countries where they would be tortured and European governments probably knew about it, the head of a European human rights investigation said on Tuesday. But Swiss senator Dick Marty said in a preliminary repo... | CIA seal. The Council of Europe is pressing member governments to provide information concerning CIA prisons operating secretly in Europe. In an interim report by the human rights council rapporteur, Swiss senator Dick Marty made public the 42-member nation's preliminary conclusions regarding CIA activity on European ... |
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia plans to team up with Iran and Turkey to jointly develop what they called the world's first "Islamic" car, complete with features for Muslims, for the world market, Malaysia's Bernama news agency said. The car will incorporate features such as a compass to determine the direction of Me... | 200px Proton, a car company in Malaysia has announced that it plans to begin building a car specifically for Muslims. They will work with other car makers in Iran and Turkey to build an "Islamic" car, which would the first car of its kind and will be unlike any other car on the world's market. "What they (Iran) want to... |
Mr Key's National Party won 45% of the vote, against 34% for Labour New Zealand's prime minister-elect John Key has formed a cabinet, promising to focus on the economy amid recession. The top four men - Mr Key, Bill English, Gerry Brownlee and Simon Power - will cover tourism, finance, economic development, energy and ... | New Zealand's incoming government will delay the implementation of the country's emissions trading scheme (ETS) pending a full inquiry into climate change. The decision was revealed in the National Party's confidence and supply agreement with the ACT Party. The agreement commits National to a review of climate change p... |
Photo: EPA The US president abruptly altered the timing of his appearance at the conference, hoping to capitalise on steps by India and China in the effort to agree a new global warming pact, Robert Gibbs, the White House official press secretary, said. "The president believes that continued US leadership can be most p... | US president Barack Obama decided to arrive to Copenhagen climate change summit on December 18, contrasting with his previous plan to arrive on December 9. Obama's Nobel Peace Prize events take place in Oslo around December 1. He decided not to go to Copenhagen before them, delaying his arrival instead. The purpose of ... |
Mrs Abse's husband, writer Dannie Abse, was injured in the accident Mrs Abse, 78, and her husband, poet Dannie Abse, were returning home after attending a poetry reading in Porthcawl on Monday evening. Mr Abse suffered broken ribs in the crash and is recovering at the family home in Ogmore with his children. Joan Abse'... | Welsh poet Dannie Abse (81) and his wife Joan (78) were involved in a car crash while driving from Golders Green to their holiday home in Ogmore-by-Sea, South Wales. Mrs. Abse died instantly; Mr Abse suffered a broken rib. The driver of the other vehicle was unhurt. The couple was returning from a poetry reading that t... |
Drone attacks have stirred anger in Pakistan as they often result in civilian casualties [AFP] At least 14 people have been killed in an attack by suspected US drone aircraft in Pakistan's North Waziristan region. Up to 18 missiles were fired at targets in Dattakhel village, close to the border with Afghanistan, securi... | At least fourteen people in Pakistan's region have been killed in drone strikes earlier today by suspected US . The attacks happened in the village, located near the Afghanistan border; as many as eighteen missiles were fired at targets, according to security authorities. A local intelligence official said that "Three ... |
View larger image An Afghan victim of a suicide car bombing in Kandahar is carried into a hospital in Chaman, Pakistan for treatment, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. (AP / Shah Khalid) The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack that took place near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. View larger... | A suicide bombing attack on a Canadian military convoy in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan killed 34 Afghan civilians, and wounded four Canadian soldiers. Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. "A white Toyota Corolla car rammed the second vehicle in the convoy as it passed through the bazaar," said Abdul Hakim, wh... |
A cable channel recently acquired by an investment group led by Al Gore is to relaunch Aug. 1 under the name Current, hoping to generate much of its content from viewers. The former vice president and his partners, including entrepreneur Joel Hyatt, are taking an unconventional approach to TV programming in hopes of at... | A year after buying the struggling Newsworld International 24-hour U.S. and Canada cable news channel, former U.S. vice president Al Gore and his partner, millionaire Ohio attorney and politician Joel Hyatt, plan to re-launch the channel with a new name, a new concept and a new target audience. Starting August 1, the c... |
TAMIL CDs TN crazy about Sivaji he entire state of Tamil Nadu has been going crazy following the audio release of the Rajnikant-starrer Sivaji. Many were seen copying the hairstyle of the superstar after some pictures of the film was out while others spent their own money on CDs and cassettes and were generous enough t... | Rajinikanth's latest film Sivaji: The Boss may be delayed in Kerala due to opposition to a ruling by the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce. The Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce ruled that the film should be released in more theaters than the theaters which it is set to be released in (48 theater owners have bought the rig... |
Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com ||||| The death of Edward Moore Kennedy, scion of a privileged, ... | Ted Kennedy (1932-2009) United States Senator Ted Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts died just before midnight on August 25, 2009, at his home in Hyannis Port at age 77. He was the brother of American President John F. Kennedy and U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy. On May 20, 2008, Kennedy was diagnosed with a brain t... |
Earthquake Summary Earthquake Summary Poster Tectonic Summary This earthquake occurred approximately 35 km WNW of Ferndale, CA in a deformation zone of the southernmost Juan de Fuca plate that is commonly referred to as the Gorda plate. The earthquakes epicenter is northwest of the Mendocino Triple Junction, which is ... | According to the United States Geological Survey, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 hit North California today. The epicentre was west of Ferndale, CA and northwest of San Francisco, CA, with a depth of . Media reports indicate that there is a power outage, and ruptured gas lines in several areas. Only mino... |
President Bush has purposely lost eight pounds since his last medical checkup, in December, and his doctors said after his annual physical examination yesterday that he was in "excellent health." Mr. Bush, 59, remains in the "superior" fitness category for a man his age, the doctors said. They also said Mr. Bush, who e... | U.S. president released the results of high annual medical checkup July 31. The doctors said the president was in "excellent health". The doctors did note some minor skin lesions from spending too much time in the sun and suggested sunscreen for the President. It is U.S. tradition for sitting presidents to make public... |
McLarens Lewis Hamilton is the 30th - and youngest-ever - world champion. Lady Luck was on his side after title rival Felipe Massa dominated at Interlagos. The Brazilian crossed the line first after a pluperfect performance - and seemed to have achieved the impossible - as Hamilton trailed in sixth. Rain in the closin... | Felipe Massa at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix The Autódromo José Carlos Pace aka Interlagos track of the Brazilian Grand Prix Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won yesterday's FIA Formula One (F1) 2008 Grande Prêmio Santander Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil. Lewis Hamilton won the champio... |
Six Months After Gulf Oil Disaster Began, What Progress? Aftershocks of the Gulf oil disaster will continue to cast a long shadow of uncertainty on the Gulf ecosystem 10-20-2010 // Miles Grant Today marks six months since the Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 workers and gushed more than 170 million gallons of... | A for the , Doug Inkley, has criticised what he described as America's "addiction to oil". Inkley stated it is ultimately responsible for the ''Deepwater Horizon'' disaster earlier this year. File:Oil well.jpg|thumb|left|Doug Inkley, a senior scientist working for the , said that the United States of America's "addicti... |
Man charged with Hong Kong murder A man has been charged by police in Hong Kong with the murder of a British woman whose body was discovered in a flat. Janet Gilson, 64, a Salvation Army worker from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, was found at her niece's property on Lamma Island on Saturday. It is understood the arrested man is ... | Janet Gilson was found dead at a flat on Lamma Island A man has been charged with the murder of a 64-year old British woman in Hong Kong. Janet Gilson's body was found dead in a flat on on Saturday. She had been in Hong Kong since March 6th and was staying with her niece. It is believed the man who has been charged wit... |
The prime minister is trying to regain momentum after one of the worst local election results in Labour's history. Mr Clarke will be replaced by Defence Secretary John Reid. Margaret Beckett is the new foreign secretary, with Jack Straw becoming Commons leader. John Prescott will stay as deputy prime minister but lose ... | The United Kingdom Home Secretary Charles Clarke has lost his position in a Cabinet reshuffle by Tony Blair, on the morning after the Labour Party suffered losses in local elections across England. The news follows two weeks of headlines caused by the release of over 1000 foreign prisoners mistakenly released from pris... |
Japanese exports have been hit by the global economic downturn Japan's economy contracted by 3.3% in the last quarter of last year - its worst showing since the oil crisis of the 1970s, official figures show. The contraction means the economy shrank at an annual pace of 12.7% during the October to December period. Econ... | Official figures show that has shrunk by 3.3% in the last quarter of 2008—or an annualized 12.7%, the fastest decline since 1974, when the economy contracted by 3.4% in a quarter. The decline in Japan has been sharper than in either Europe or North America, mostly because global demand for the country's products, such ... |
Trypanosomes are parasites responsible for many human and animal diseases, primarily in tropical climates. One disease these parasites cause, African sleeping sickness, results from the bite of infected tsetse flies, putting over 60 million Africans at risk in 36 sub-Saharan countries. The recent 1998-2001 sleeping s... | File photo of brucei Research teams from the universities of and discovered the mechanism the parasite evolved for "sleeping sickness" disease to circumvent the human immune system. Their study follows a recent African outbreak of this parasite causes. The discovery is expected to help develop a cure preventing future ... |
VfL Wolfsburg are the champions of Germany for the first time. Felix Magath's side turned over Werder Bremen 5-1 (3-1) for their 16th home victory in 17 games to crown an unforgettable season with the Bundesliga title. A sell-out 30,000 crowd applauded team captain Josué when he raised aloft the championship plate afte... | The German First Bundesliga ended its season on Saturday. VfL Wolfsburg claimed its first season title with a win over UEFA Cup runners-up Werder Bremen by 5–1. The win was Wolfsburg's sixteenth of seventeen at home. Wolfsburg manager Felix Magath Wolfsburg went into the match holding a two-point advantage over Bayern ... |
BUS SERVICE EXPANDED: Bus riders on Monday boarded OCTA route No. 43 at Harbor Boulevard and Commonwealth Avenue in Fullerton. Limited service on routes 57 and 60 were added Monday before the striking drivers ratified their contract. BRUCE CHAMBERS, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER MORE PHOTOS What is this? Save & share this... | Teamsters Local 952 and the Orange County Transportation Authority made peace this morning as coach operators voted 696 to 35 in favour of ratifying a tentative agreement, thus settling a labour dispute that had simmered since May and ending a week-old work stoppage. |
Press Releases Violent Crime Falls Following Blitz on Alcohol Related Disorder Violent crime fell by 11 per cent during the Christmas blitz on alcohol related disorder, the Government announced today. The six week campaign, which began in November last year, focused on tackling alcohol related behaviour and targeting t... | The Home Office department of the UK government have released statistics claiming an 11 percent drop in violent crime over the 2005 Christmas period, with a 21 percent drop in 'serious violent crime'. This drop in violent crime coincided with a six week police campaign, aimed at reducing the level of alcohol related di... |
Robert Hunter, the poet and writer who provided the Grateful Dead with many of their vivid and enduring lyrics, died Monday night. He was 78. No cause of death was provided. “It is with great sadness we confirm our beloved Robert passed away yesterday night,” Hunter’s family announced in a statement. “He died peacefull... | On Monday, US singer and lyricist died at his home in , California. His family's announcement of his death specified no cause, but, according to his agent, Hunter had undergone surgery recently. The former lyricist of rock band Grateful Dead was 78. Robert Hunter, 2013. Hunter composed lyrics for several songs by US ba... |
22-year-old Ryerson student Jodi Behan is seen during a fake freak out as seen in this video posted on YouTube. 22-year-old Ryerson student Jodi Behan is seen during a fake freak out as seen in this video posted on YouTube. YouTube bride video has hair company roots CTV.ca News Staff It appears a popular YouTube video ... | The video, which has been on YouTube since Jan. 18 has been watched over 2 million times. A new video on popular internet video site YouTube has raised a question: Is it fake or real? The movie entitled ''Bride Has Massive Hair Wig Out'' that was released on the 18th of January shows a woman who is going to get married... |
Militants Blow Up School in Northwest Pakistan Police in northwest Pakistan say suspected Taliban militants have blown up a primary school that educated girls. Local boys walk over the damaged part of a girls school, wrecked by suspected Islamist militants on the outskirt of Peshawar, Pakistan 22 Sep 2009 Officials say... | Police in northwestern Pakistan said that suspected Taliban militants have blown up a primary school that educated girls on Tuesday. Northwest Pakistan Officials say there were no casualties in the blast, which occurred on the outskirts the city of Peshawar, because the school was closed for the Eid al-Fitr holiday mar... |
"A potential military confrontation with Taiwan , and the prospect of US military intervention, remain the PLA's most immediate military concerns," the report said, referring to China 's military, the People's Liberation Army. The Pentagon report echoes previous US assessments that China 's top strategic priority is to... | The Chinese Space Agency transporting a rocket assemblage in 2007. The United States Pentagon submitted a report to Congress on Monday, detailing the Chinese Space Agency's focus on developing means for "space warfare". CZ-2F. The Pentagon claims that China has been "exploring" laser, microwave, particle beam and elect... |
Ford Executive: Automaker Doesn't Need Bailout Enlarge Stan Honda All Things Considered, While General Motors and Chrysler may face structured bankruptcy, Ford has yet to ask for any government bailout funds. William Clay Ford Jr., executive chairman of Ford Motor Co., says that car sales still are not where they need ... | General Motors (GM) and will receive from the government of Canada and the provincial government of Ontario, however no more will be forthcoming from either Canadian or US governments unless the companies can reinvent themselves. "This is a regrettable but necessary step to protect the Canadian economy. We are doing th... |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The space shuttle Atlantis , carrying a crew of six, a Russian docking module and critical spare parts, vaulted into orbit Friday on a 12-day space station assembly mission, the orbiter’s 32nd and final planned flight after a quarter century of service. With NASA bracing for the looming ret... | The ''Atlantis'' blasted off earlier today for its final mission. The '''' launched today for its final planned mission in space, . ''Atlantis'' lifted off in fair weather at 2:20 p.m. EDT (1820 UTC) from the in , Florida. The launch was viewed by over 40,000 spectators at Kennedy, including a small group chosen by NAS... |
Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, February 13, 2005; Page A01 The Bush administration has been flying surveillance drones over Iran for nearly a year to seek evidence of nuclear weapons programs and detect weaknesses in air defenses, according to three U.S. officials with detailed knowledge of the secret effort. The... | Three U.S.-government sources have reported the existence of U.S. military drone flights made over Iran, carrying surveillance equipment and particle filters capable of detecting nuclear materials. Confusingly, U.S.-military sources denied the overflights. Iranian military personnel said they were aware of them, and si... |
Story Highlights • Internet encyclopedia to ask some writers for credentials • Contributors will still be able to remain anonymous • College dropout wrote for site claiming to be a professor • Anonymity is a main force behind Wikipedia's growth Adjust font size: (AP) -- Following revelations that a high-ranking member ... | * July 31, 2006 — ''The New Yorker'' publishes story about Wikipedia by Schiff. * January, 2007 — Essjay hired by Wikia. * January 15, 2007 — Essjay posts autobiographical details on his user page at Wikia, giving his name, age, previous employment history from age 19, and positions within various Wikimedia Foundation ... |
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Cuban immigrant shot and killed four people including his estranged wife before taking his own life early on Sunday in Miami, police and local media said. A sergeant with the Miami Police Department's homicide division who declined to give his name said the man, wielding a semi-automatic handgun, sh... | Calle Ocho (SW 8th St) in Little Havana, Miami, Florida just east of SW 27th Avenue where it starts one-way eastbound. Five people are dead following a murder-suicide in Miami, Florida today, after a man crashed a birthday party early Sunday morning. He informed the party-goers that they were responsible for his wife's... |
For Immediate Release April 13, 2005 Print Version Kevin Bonderud & Michael Fleischer, (202) 667-0901 College Students Report High Levels of Spirituality and Religiousness: Major Study Has Implications for Colleges, Health, and Politics Today’s college students show a very high level of interest and involvement in spir... | Results of the second phase in an ongoing major study of the spiritual lives of college students was released Wednesday, April 13 by a research center at UCLA. The study is a groundbreaking attempt to gain insight into the spiritual lives and concerns of students and improve how faculties and administrators at US colle... |
Local artist inspired by Palouse; worked as graphic designer to create art for companies in Olympia and surrounding areas WSU alumna creates art in various mediums inspired by her time in Pullman and the greater Palouse area. Pictured above is Leaf Lady. WSU alumna Rebecca Thorgaard paints the Palouse to express her em... | ''Reading Rainbow'', an American children's television series is to stop showing on television. It ceased to be shown on Friday after a 26 year long run because of a funding shortfall of several hundred thousand dollars needed to renew the broadcast rights. The PBS show has more than two-dozen Emmy awards, and its run ... |
A series of explosions has ripped through an arms depot at a military base in Uzbekistan, killing at least three people and injuring about 20. The blasts happened in the mining town of Kagan near the ancient Silk Road town of Bukhara. Reports said the explosions were caused by a fire at the Soviet-era base. Soldiers fo... | An arms depot in Uzbekistan has experienced a series of explosions today after a fire at a military base near the city of Kagan, killing at least three people. The base dates back to Soviet times. The fire broke out late Wednesday. Although information about the accident comes from officials, one official at Uzbekistan... |
New fears over postal vote fraud System nears crisis point as main parties are told to stop interfering Hugh Muir, Sandra Laville and Audrey Gillan Wednesday April 13, 2005 The Guardian The three main political parties were yesterday urged to withdraw from active participation in the postal voting system amid fears tha... | The British Electoral Reform Society, Electoral Commission and the Association of Chief Police Officers have discouraged the British people from using the postal voting system, and asked campaigners in the general election not to take part in applying for or returning postal votes. The call comes one week after a Labou... |
One killed, 9 hurt in blast For news details Read on : One killed, 9 hurt in blast For news details visit : http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/politics/26-Jan-2010/One-killed-9-hurt-in-blast QUETTA One security personnel was killed and nine others including six civilians were wounded ... | province of Pakistan. One Frontier Constabulary official died and several other people were injured on Monday when a remote-controlled bomb was detonated at Panjgur, in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) later claimed responsibility for the attack. Witnesses say the bomb was pl... |
Txeroki is suspected by police of killing two police officers in December 2007 The suspected military chief of the Basque separatist group, Eta, has been arrested in southern France. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero called the arrest of Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, alias "Txeroki", a "severe blow"... | The suspected military chief of the Basque nationalist group ETA was arrested in a pre-dawn raid on Monday in the town of Cauterets in Southern France. Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, alias ''Txeroki'' (English: ''Cherokee''), was arrested along with a woman who has not been named. Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, alias... |
Well-covered bum and big hips 'good for health' LONDON — Having a well-covered behind, big hips and solid thighs "is good for you", experts said on Tuesday in a new finding likely to delight women the world over. Carrying fat on the hips, thighs and bum, rather than around the waist, has a range of health benefits and ... | A new study conducted by researchers at Oxford University has concluded that women with fat around their bum, hips and thighs will have a reduced risk from various ailments. The Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism's Dr. Konstantinos Manolopoulos said that "Fat around the hips and thighs is good for... |
Togo's parliament has voted unanimously to abolish the death penalty. The vote was witnessed by Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. He has been campaigning for a global moratorium on the death penalty as a first step towards its total abolition. The BBC's Ebow Godwin in the capital, Lome, says there we... | The parliament of Togo has unanimously voted to abolish the death penalty for all crimes. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who had been campaigning for a global moratorium on the death penalty, witnessed the vote. Zapatero commented on the vote, calling it a “giant step for Togo”. Togo’s Justice Min... |
Lebanese express shock, fear 13 December 2005 (DPA)13 December 2005 BEIRUT — The Lebanese expressed shock and fear yesterday after a bomb blast killed Gebran Tueini, along with three others. ||||| Lebanon mass grave reopens file of those missing Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/10/2005 The discovery of two mass graves by th... | Two mass graves discovered in Lebanon near a former Syrian intelligence center in Anjar have reopened the investigations for persons missing from the Lebanese civil war (1975 – 1990). Lebanese officials have announced DNA samples of the remains found will be tested. Troops unearthed at least 30 bodies buried in the 198... |
Why did this happen? Please make sure your browser supports JavaScript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading. For more information you can review our Terms of Service and Cookie Policy. ||||| Virgin, Pacific Blue Announce New Domestic Airline MEDIA RELEASE Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue Announce New... | A Pacific Blue Boeing 737-800 at Auckland International Airport. Virgin Blue has announced that it is to start offering domestic flights within New Zealand starting November. The third commercial flight company in New Zealand will start by focusing on New Zealand's three major cities, Auckland, Wellington and Christchu... |
Jackson died two weeks before he was due to return to the stage in London An unheard Michael Jackson song is to be released as a single next month. This Is It, which features backing vocals by Jackson's brothers, will go on sale on 12 October. Jackson's record label Sony Music said the song would also appear on a new a... | A new Michael Jackson single and compilation album is going to be released in October of this year. Michael Jackson in 1988. "This Is It" is the name of what would have been Michael Jackson's tour, the name of his documentary film, and now a new single and compilation album — both titled "This Is It" — which will be re... |
SOFIA Six foreign medics convicted of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV were freed on Tuesday after a partnership deal between Tripoli and the European Union ended their eight-year ordeal. Their return to Bulgaria ends what Libya's critics called a human rights scandal and lets the long-isolat... | "Freedom for the Bulgarian Nurses" symbol. Libya has freed six foreign medical personnel who were convicted of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV and sentenced to . In jail since 1999, the five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor arrived in , Bulgaria, today. The president of Bulgaria, , promptly pa... |
U.S., Italian ambassadors 'slightly injured' in mortar attack in Sri Lanka, officials say COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) The U.S. and Italian ambassadors to Sri Lanka were "slightly injured" when their helicopters were targeted by mortars fired by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in the east on Tuesday, officials said. The heli... | Robert O. Blake, Jr. The U.S. and Italian ambassadors to Sri Lanka were "slightly injured" when their helicopters were targeted by mortars on a landing strip in Batticaloa. The projectiles were fired by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers) in Sri Lanka's east on Tuesday, officials said. U.S. ambassador R... |
Story Highlights • U.S. military says suspected leader of car bomb ring captured • At least 62 killed in three car bomb attacks Sunday • U.S. military says four "terrorist facilitators" killed in raid • Secretary of state makes surprise visit to Baghdad Adjust font size: BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Amid a massive security o... | Car and suicide bombs killed at least 63 people within a single hour near markets in an area called "New Baghdad" and in Sadr City, Iraq. A United States vehicle in an Iraqi marketplace. The two car bombs were detonated near marketplaces and bus stops in al-Jadida at 3:00 PM local time. Another was detonated near a sec... |
・A raid of a border armed police division in Xinjiang Monday morning killed 16 policemen. ・The incident was suspected as a terrorist attack, according to the local police. ・The police said the two attackers had been arrested, and one of them got a leg injury. URUMQI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Terrorist plot was suspected in t... | Sixteen policemen were killed by unidentified assailants in , in the predominantly Muslim region of China. Another sixteen officers were wounded in the attack, in which two attackers drove a lorry into the station. The government of the People's Republic of China has repeatedly warned of unrest leading up to the 2008 S... |
When U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Port of Los Angeles opened a shipping container bound for the Netherlands, they discovered a 1965 Volkswagen bus stolen in Washington state 35 years ago.Far out, man!The unusual seizure of the bus on Oct. 19 came during a routine inspection of several Volkswagens th... | A 1965 Volkswagen minibus that was stolen in 1974 has been recovered by customs agents in Los Angeles. The vintage minibus was in pristine condition, valued at $25,000, and was found during a routine inspection of a shipping container scheduled for departure to The Netherlands. A routine computer database search on its... |
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Hundreds of militants attacked American and Afghan troops in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, opening fire on an outpost from multiple locations with rockets, mortars and heavy-caliber machine guns, according to an initial U.S. military report on the battle. U.S. troops walk past a group of ... | Officials say that eight US soldiers and two members with the Afghan National Security Force were killed on Saturday, following a battle with militants in Afghanistan. Another thirteen Afghan security officers were captured. The clashes occurred in the Nuristan province, a remote area in the eastern part of the country... |
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