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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov 04, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Early Results Show Luis G. Fortuno Garners Historic Landslide SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico voted today, in what early results show to be record numbers, to elect fiscal and social conservative Lui... | Fortuño is a Republican delegate to the US Congress The candidate of the , , was elected the new governor of Puerto Rico in the general elections held on November 4, 2008. Fortuño obtained more than 52% of the votes. The other candidates were the current governor of Puerto Rico, of the , — the , and — the . In addition... |
A thick, milky haze shrouded the city, and many Muscovites peered with red-rimmed eyes over the tops of surgical masks or wet handkerchiefs. Image Smog from wildfires outside of Moscow hung over the city on Friday. Credit... Natalia Kolesnikova/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By 1:40 p.m., the city’s environmental ... | Massive wildfires in western and central Russia have killed at least 52 people and blanketed Moscow in dense smoke and . According to '''', around 560 fires were still burning on Friday. More than 800 wildfires have been reported this week in Russia, which is currently suffering from the worst heat since records began ... |
(CNN) -- Former Sen. Fred Thompson on Tuesday ended his run for the presidency, coming off the heels of a disappointing third-place finish in South Carolina's GOP primary and heading into the showdown state of Florida next week. Former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee has dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential... | Fred Thompson will no longer be running for President. Republican Fred Thompson has officially withdrawn his bid for the United States presidency. This announcement comes after Thompson's third place finish in the South Carolina Republican primary, in which he received 16% of the vote, trailing Mike Huckabee and John M... |
The fatal shooting of eight people at day spas in and around Atlanta have intensified fears in Asian-American communities that have been the target of attacks since the onset of the coronavirus. Six of the eight victims were Asian women. The 21-year-old suspect, Robert Aaron Long, has been charged with four counts of m... | A 3,000 strong detachment of the Israeli Defense Forces has moved back into the Gaza Strip only months after withdrawal of settlements from the area. Eight Hamas cabinet ministers, in addition to other officials, have been detained in a coordinated action codenamed Operation Summer Rains. The pre-planned operation was ... |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska was indicted Tuesday on charges that he lied about receiving gifts worth more than $250,000 from an Alaska-based energy company on whose behalf he intervened in Washington. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury. The indictment,... | United States Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska has been indicted by federal grand jury on seven criminal counts for making false statements in his Senate financial disclosure forms. The longest-serving Republican in the Senate, Stevens is the highest-profile politician ensnared in the corruption scandal surrounding VECO C... |
We've noticed you're adblocking. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Thank you for your support. ||||| The Chancellor's message to the countries of Africa... | Heiligendamm, Germany on Thursday, June 7, 2007 G8 leaders at the 33rd G8 summit have announced a deal pledging US$60 billion in aid to Africa. The deal, to which all the leaders agreed, called "Growth and Responsibility for Africa" is a commitment to fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria on the continent. It is simi... |
1 of 9. Free Syrian Army fighters run for cover after Syrian forces fired a mortar in the El Amreeyeh neighborhood of Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo August 30, 2012. DUBAI/AMMAN | DUBAI/AMMAN (Reuters) - Egypt called on Thursday for intervention to halt bloodshed in Syria, telling a meeting of 120 nations it was t... | Mohamed Morsi (left) pictured in June. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi strongly backed the Syrian rebels Thursday in a speech at the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Iran. Morsi, a Sunni Muslim and member of the Muslim Brotherhood, is the first Egyptian leader in 30 years to visit Iran – an ally of Syrian Prime Minister... |
Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has confirmed that nine-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will train with the Bundesliga club. The chief executive told Kicker magazine on Sunday that “it was no joke” and “not a marketing move”. Dortmund and Bolt are both sponsored by the same Germany-based sports goods c... | On Sunday, German football club Borussia Dortmund (BVB) announced Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt is to train with the club. 30-year-old Usain Bolt, a nine-time Olympics gold-medal winning , is a Manchester United F.C. supporter. File photo of Usain Bolt, 2016 Summer Olympics. Known as "the fastest man on earth", Bolt is s... |
CHETUMAL, Mexico (CNN) -- Hurricane Dean made landfall on Mexico's Yucatan coast Tuesday morning as a monster Category 5 storm -- capable of inflicting catastrophic damage -- after gaining intensity in the western Caribbean overnight. Residents look at the waters in Chetumal, Mexico. Rain from the storm hit Monday. mor... | Hurricane Dean satellite image as of 19:15 UTC on August 21, 2007. After gaining strength in the western Caribbean last night, made landfall as a Category 5 storm on Mexico's at about 4:30 a.m. this morning (EDT). The storm struck just north of , the capital of the Mexican state of . However, hurricane-force winds were... |
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Sumatran orangutan, thought to be the world's oldest, has died in Miami at age 55, a zoo spokesman said on Sunday. Nonja, who was born in the wild on the Indonesian island of Sumatra in June 1952, was found dead on Saturday morning, Miami Metro Zoo spokesman Ron Magill told Reuters. He said a necrop... | Nonja in 2006. A 55-year-old orangutan named Nonja, who was believed to be the oldest living orangutan in the world both in captivity and the wild, has died at the Miami MetroZoo in Miami, Florida. "Everybody's very sad, especially with an animal like an orangutan. You see a lot of yourself in these animals. The great ... |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan will suspend its military offensive against insurgents on Sunday as it observes the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, state media reported. Security forces, however, will "retaliate with full force" if militants take advantage of the ceasefire, the Associated Press of Pakistan quoted t... | The Government of Pakistan has decided to halt the military operation in tribal areas during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. There will be no operation from the night of August 31 till October 2, However, security forces are prepared to deal with the militants using full force, if the militants take advantage of the ... |
Rigging claims: The emails were written three months before Guantanamo detainee David Hicks was charged. [File photo] (ABC TV ) Leaked emails from two former prosecutors claim the military commissions set up to try detainees at Guantanamo Bay are rigged, fraudulent, and thin on evidence against the accused. Two emails,... | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba According to leaked emails, two former prosecutors allege that the US military commissions at Guantanamo Bay are fraudulent and rigged. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that one prosecutor, Major Robert Preston, wrote that the process was perpetrating a fraud on the American public.... |
Steve Wright admitted having sex with four of the women The bodies of Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls were found in Ipswich over a 10-day period in December 2006. Wright, 49, of Ipswich, said during his trial that he had had sex with four of the five women, who were workin... | Map of the area surrounding Ipswich showing the locations where the bodies of the victims were discovered Steve Wright has today, at Ipswich Crown Court, been convicted of the murders of five women found dead around the Suffolk town in England in December 2006. Tania Nicol, Gemma Adams, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell ... |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bill Gates, the world's richest man, said on Monday the U.S. economy could take years to recover from recession and predicted taxes will have to rise to bring the federal budget into balance. U.S. Speaking on ABC's Good Morning America, Gates also warned against too much government intervention a... | File photo of Bill Gates.Bill Gates, the world's richest man and chairman of Microsoft, has said that he thinks it could take several more years for the global economy to rebound after the recent recession, which most economists believe began in late 2008. Gates made the remarks while speaking earlier today in a televi... |
TIP OF THE DAY Khor Dubai won his first race of the season last time at Kempton after a string of consistent efforts and this tactically versatile sort holds solid claims of following up that victory over his optimum trip Khor Dubai Warwick - 4:15 - - ||||| 1st Comply Or Die (7-1 joint-favourite) Jockey Timmy Murphy: "... | A graph showing the approximate number of lengths behind the winner for each of the top five horses were in the Grand National 2008.The 2008 Grand National at Aintree has been won by Comply or Die, from Ireland. The trainer for the winning horse was D E Pipe. King Johns Castle , who was also Irish, finished approximate... |
By Mark Coulton, New York March 18, 2006 IF PRIME Minister John Howard ever wants anything from the new United States ambassador, Robert McCallum, here's a suggestion: don't mention General Russell. That is the code used by members of one of the world's most powerful and elite secret societies. President Bush is allege... | Australia's major newspapers are highlighting the personal relationship between the U.S. President George Bush and his newly nominated Australian ambassador, Robert McCallum. Australian reporters Phillip Hudson of ''The Age'', and Mark Coultan of the ''Sydney Morning Herald'', have written stories examining the Bush/Mc... |
Laptops go a long way Around 40 kilometres from the city of Lampang a small remote village sits in a valley. Published on October 30, 2007 Children from Ban Samkha school use their rugged laptop computers in biology field experiments. At Ban Samkha, the beauty of nature and the traditional rural way of life have been p... | '''OLPC XO-1 Mass Production has started''' India is the latest of the countries where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) experiment has started. Children from the village of Khairat were given the opportunity to learn how to use the XO laptop. During the last year XO was distributed to children from Arahuay in Peru, Ban ... |
Apple shares rise as iPad sales top 2 million SEATTLE — Shares of Apple Inc. jumped Tuesday after the company said iPads sales topped 2 million since the tablet computer launched almost two months ago. THE SPARK: Apple gave the iPad sales update on Monday, after it started shipping iPads to nine new countries over the ... | The Apple iPad is capable of reading, sending, and receiving . Apple announced Monday that it has sold over two million , just two months after the device began shipping in the US and only days after its international launch. Apple shares rose 2.9 percent (US$7.41) to US$264.29 Tuesday afternoon. Market analysts also u... |
LONDON - Symbian Ltd., maker of the top operating system for "smart" cell phones, is licensing e-mail technology from Microsoft Corp., an unexpected deal with a rival that may bolster Microsoft's bid to extend its dominance in computer software to mobile devices. advertisement (MSNBC is a Microsoft - NBC joint venture.... | Mobile phone operating software maker Symbian is licensing the Microsoft ActiveSync technology in a move that surprised analysts. The license would allow Symbian to develop a plug-in for mobile phones to let users check email that is served by Microsoft Exchange Server mail system. Symbian was formed in 1998 by Ericsso... |
Lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill introduced by the government of military ruler President Pervez Musharraf that will overhaul widely-criticised religious legislation dating back to 1979. At present the laws say that women must produce four Muslim male witnesses as evidence of rape -- an almost impo... | Islamist groups have vowed large scale protests after Pakistan's amended laws to transfer rape cases from Sharia courts to . Sharia courts in Pakistan, based on Islamic religious law, try rape cases under "''''" laws instituted in 1979. The laws say that a rape victim must herself face charges unless she can produce fo... |
Peru names new prime minister LIMA - Peru is to swear in a new prime minister on Sunday after bitter violence in the country's northern Amazon region forced the incumbent to resign, officials said. Parliament speaker Javier Velasquez has been tapped to take over from Yehude Simon, who leaves office as the government tr... | Javier Velásquez, head of Peru’s legislature has been named as Prime Minister by President Alan Garcia. Velásquez is from the President's party, APRA, and replaces Yehude Simon as Prime Minister after Simon resigned on July 10. Simon resigned due to a crisis over indigenous land rights which caused 34 deaths, the worst... |
Jackie Speier (pronounced SPEAR) has lived her entire life inside California’s scenic 12th Congressional District, which she has represented in Congress since April, 2008. She previously served the residents of the San Francisco Peninsula on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors and in the California Assembly and S... | File photo of Jackie Speier (D-CA), Member of the United States House of Representatives With the 2014 Winter Paralympics set for March, Wikinews sought comment from U.S. Representative , who serves California's 14th congressional district about the event and how current U.S. policies impact people with disabilities. ... |
THE Coalition is refusing to endorse plain cigarette packaging unveiled by Health Minister Nicola Roxon today, saying it will examine the details of proposed legislation before deciding whether to support the change. Ms Roxon said the olive-coloured packs, emblazoned with confronting pictures of rotting teeth and disea... | Australian Health Minister has announced plans to introduce legislation requiring cigarette packaging to be plain, and unbranded. The may oppose this move, and will examine the detail of the legislation before deciding. "We do support sensible measures that are proven to lead to reduced levels of smoking but we want t... |
NKorea appears to have launched rocket: Japan TOKYO (AFP) — North Korea appears to have launched a rocket, the Japanese government said in an email alert Sunday. "A short time ago a flying object appeared to have been launched from North Korea," said the Japan Crisis Management Centre at the prime minister's office set... | Despite international appeals, North Korea has gone ahead with a long publicised rocket launch. Authorities from the United States, Japan, and South Korea confirm that the rocket lifted off at 11.32 local time (02.32 GMT) on Sunday April 5, 2009. "A short time ago a flying object appeared to have been launched from Nor... |
An Australian woman wrongly deported four years ago is still missing. (ABC) Prime Minister John Howard has offered a qualified apology to a woman who was wrongly deported by Australian immigration officials. Mr Howard says the case has been referred to the inquiry investigating the mistaken detention of Cornelia Rau. "... | * Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs Australian Prime Minister John Howard has made a qualified apology to an Australian citizen who was deported to the Philippines in 2001. The woman, who was born in the Philippines, is yet to be located. "I am very sorry if anything unfair has happened... |
JAKARTA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - An Indonesian parliamentary commission has approved government plans to privatise three state firms including the country’s biggest steel maker via initial public offerings (IPO), a parliament member said on Friday. The approval means the government can proceed with stake sales in steelmake... | The parliament of Indonesia has approved government plans to make an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of shares in three major state-owned firms, privatising them. They are steelmaker Krakatau Steel, Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) and national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. The parliament has left the process fully in the han... |
Metal legend Ronnie James Dio dead at 67 Ronnie James Dio, whose soaring vocals, poetic lyrics and mythic tales of a never-ending struggle between good and evil broke new ground in heavy metal, died Sunday, according to a statement from his wife and manager. He was 67. Dio revealed last summer that he was suffering fro... | Dio "throwing the horns". Dio is known for introducing the into heavy metal culture. American metal singer died today at the age of 67, as announced by his wife, Wendy. Dio passed at 07:45 () (13:45 ) at the , an American disease treatment center, after a two-year fight with that caused him to stop singing while he rec... |
Sign-up to receive the weekly top stories, contest and promotion announcements every Tuesday Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. The next issue of Canada.com Newsletter will soon be in your inbox. ||||| Fast Fact Also found in Chris Benoit were the dr... | Baghdad, Iraq. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, toxicology reports reveal that the former pro-wrestler Chris Benoit had ten times the normal level of testosterone as well as hydrocodone (a painkiller), and Xanax (an anti-anxiety medication). Benoit also reportedly tested negative for alcohol. Benoit's ... |
'Trainingskampen voor terroristen in BelgiŽ' In een interview met De Tijd onthult federaal procureur Johan Delmulle dat er informatie is over trainingskampen voor terroristen in ons land. Hij meldt ook dat het parket in 2006 een recordaantal terrorismeonderzoeken opende. (tijd) - Het federaal parket heeft in 2006 een r... | Belgian Federal prosecutor Johan Delmulle has said in an interview published in the Flemish newspaper ''De Tijd'' today that the Federal police are investigating a possible terrorist group that recruits Belgians to commit suicide attacks in Iraq. According to Delmulle, the Federal police started a record 106 new terror... |
Posted Mon, 01 Jul 2019 17:13:00 GMT by Samantha WaitesWe present some business ideas for those of you who think that the future is greener than the present- we can think of some who don't ---. The advice is general and does not apply exclusively to any one nation. Posted Mon, 29 Apr 2019 14:30:00 GMT by Jane GoodallWe... | Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire. On Easter Monday, a hostel fire killed 22 people and injured 20 more. Nearly two dozen people are still in the hospital, including an eighteen-month-old baby in Kamień Pomorski, Poland. The dead included six children. There is still one person missing. During the intense blaze, par... |
Advertisement The government has instructed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block 12 websites. The order has come in the wake of the Mumbai bomb blasts, and these websites are perceived to be anti-India. Unfortunately, one of these is blogger or blogspot.com, a Google affiliated site which hosts millions of blogs ... | The Government of India has reportedly instructed Internet Service Providers to block Blogger, Typepad and Geocities, among around twelve other domains perceived to be hosting 'radical' and 'anti-India' websites. Many Internet users in India were unable to access blogs over the weekend. The ISPs which have complied wit... |
EFFICIENT has won the Melbourne Cup at Flemington racecourse, reeling in Purple Moon in the final metres of the race in a classic finish. The four-year-old Efficient, trained by Graeme Rogerson, won by just over a head from Purple Moon with Mahler three lengths back in third. "I can't believe it, this is just a dream,"... | The 76th trophy for the Cup The racehorse Efficient has won the 2007 Melbourne Cup. Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia was abuzz today as the Melbourne Cup was raced for the 147th time. The New Zealand horse Efficient finishing the 3200m race in a time of 3:23.24. The horse, which had won the 2006 Victorian ... |
Senator Andrew Murray Democrats Senator for Western Australia Australian Democrats spokesperson for Taxation, Finance & Corporate Affairs Dated: 27 February 2006 Press Release Number: mfsragjg Portfolio: Taxation, Finance & Corporate Affairs More from Senator Andrew Murray on Taxation, Finance & Corporate Affairs Time ... | The Australian federal treasurer, Peter Costello, has announced a study to compare the Australian taxation system with those of other countries. It will include overall tax levels, as well as indirect tax, income tax and company tax systems. Mr Costello says that the results are intended to inform discussion of the fut... |
Michael Todd had been with the force since 2002 Politicians and leading police personnel have rushed to express their condolences over his death. Here are some of their statements. JACQUI SMITH, HOME SECRETARY I have been saddened to learn that Greater Manchester Police colleagues believe Ch Con Michael Todd has died. ... | Senior police officers and Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom have paid tribute to Michael J. Todd, the chief constable of the Greater Manchester Police, who was found dead yesterday. He was found dead in North Wales yesterday. It has been reported that he was found at the bottom of a cliff with letters found ... |
N A T I O N A L N E W S S T O R Y RELATED LINKS Millions of 5c pieces still to be handed in 25 October 2006 By BENJAMIN HEATHER Start combing those couches and fishing under the fridge somewhere there's a $5 million treasure that will become obsolete in a week. Kiwis have till next Wednesday to offload their five cen... | An old New Zealand five cent coin. On November 1, 2006 the old five, ten, twenty and fifty cent coins will be illegal tender, but the Reserve Bank of New Zealand says there are still at least 100 million still to be returned. According to the Reserve Bank, most of the old coins have been lost in drains or buried in rub... |
Young technology companies raised $3.36 billion nationwide, up 13 percent from $2.98 billion a year ago. In the Bay Area, technology startups raised $1.26 billion in the first quarter, up from $1.10 billion in the same quarter last year. "I see a continuation of the interest in Internet business models," said Joe Musca... | Investors are rushing to fund new ventures in renewable energy as Americans continue to see rising gasoline prices at the pump. The price for crude oil continues to rise to new record highs ($75 per barrel of crude oil on NYMEX as of Friday's close). According to the results of a survey reported by the San Francisco Ga... |
BANGKOK — Thailand ’s Supreme Court on Friday confiscated $1.4 billion in frozen assets from the nation’s fugitive former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra , after finding him guilty of illegally concealing his ownership of a family company and abusing his power to benefit the companies he owned. But it softened the b... | Thaksin (right) meeting with Donald Rumsfeld in 2005. Thailand's Supreme Court today ruled that the family of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra be stripped of 46.3 billion baht (US$1.4 billion) in frozen assets, more than half of a contested $2.3 billion fortune. According to the court, the seized assets were il... |
Sealand in ruins after blaze A FORMER wartime fortress which is now a self-proclaimed independent state has been left devastated after a fierce blaze tore through the structure. The so-called Principality of Sealand, seven miles off the coast of Felixstowe and Harwich, was evacuated at lunchtime yesterdayafter a genera... | Fire being extinguished by tug boat 150px The Principality of Sealand is currently being checked, after a fire caused havoc to the ex-World War II tower. Fire fighters from the Thames Coastguard poured water onto the structure, and rescued a security guard who was taken to Ipswich hospital by an RAF helicopter, sufferi... |
Punjab police website hacked Friday, 09 Jul, 2010 Pakistani officials have closed down the website after getting this news. — File Photo LAHORE: According to sources, unknown hackers have hacked the official website of Punjab police on Friday. They have cleared up all the messages from chief minister and IG police Punj... | An official website belonging to the of Pakistan was hacked on Friday, a private TV channel reported. The hackers left a message on the homepage in which they asked the Pakistani government to "stop proxy war against India." The messages of the and provincial were also erased from the site. Although the hackers have no... |
The woman was killed while working in Glasgow's Alma Street A lollipop lady has died after being hit by a lorry in Glasgow's east end. Catherine Gibson, 59, from the city's Dennistoun area, died after the crash in Alma Street, near Celtic FC's Parkhead stadium, at 0850 GMT. The school traffic patrol officer was taken t... | An elderly woman who was a crossing guard or a "lollipop lady" has been killed in an accident involving a truck in Glasgow, Scotland. The woman has been identified as 59-year-old Catherine Gibson, who came from the Dennistoun district of Glasgow. At around 0850 GMT on Thursday, Gibson was assisting children in crossing... |
BERLIN (Reuters) - A waxwork of Adolf Hitler will return to Berlin’s new Madame Tussauds as soon as experts have restored the head ripped off by a demonstrator on its opening day, the museum said on Monday. Just minutes after the museum opened its doors to the public on Saturday, a 41-year-old man scuffled with securit... | Hitler's wax model is to return to the Madame Tussauds museum in Berlin, Germany after getting its head ripped off by a 41-year old man who was arrested but subsequently released. At the grand opening of the museum, the man, currently only known as Frank L., pushed aside two officers who were protecting the exhibit. Ye... |
Washington (CNN) -- Authorities have arrested two Georgetown University students and another person in connection with a suspected drug lab found inside a dormitory Saturday morning, the Metropolitan Police Department said. The three males, each at least 18, face charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, said Office... | left According to the Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department, three students have been arrested for drug paraphernalia possession at after a suspected drug lab was found in a school dormitory. Students were evacuated from the building around 6:00 am (1000 UTC), and were let back in at approximately 9:00 am local time... |
The price of oil hit a record high above $135 a barrel on Thursday - more than twice what it cost a year ago. The latest surge was driven by data showing that US supplies of crude had fallen - but the price later fell back sharply as traders took profits. In the US, the benchmark light, sweet crude contract hit $135.09... | Lubbock, Texas. At US$135 a barrel, the price of oil today reached a new high. BBC News has reported that this recent increase is due to figures showing a large decrease in the US petroleum supply. However, as of 20:00 UTC prices have fallen nearly two percent since yesterday and are back below $131. Over half of oil e... |
Nov 22, 2006 11:37 pm US/Eastern (CBS4) DANVERS Jim Glavin planned a quiet early morning, with a few hours of reclining on his couch and watching TV. His plans were abruptly interrupted. A chemical plant across the street erupted with a spectacular pair of explosions -- throwing Glavin off his couch and sending a blast... | CAI is a Massachusetts-based ink manufacturer and deliverer. According to outgoing Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, an explosion that was "equivalent to a 2,000 lb. bomb" and registered 0.5 on the Richter scale decimated an area of Danvers and is also a "Thanksgiving miracle." The explosion occurred around 2:45 am E... |
Dungeon dad Fritzl trial date set Josef Fritzl The trial date for dungeon dad, Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years is set for March 16, a court in Austria said. Fritzl, 73 has been accused of keeping his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years and has been charged with murder, enslavement, rape, incest ... | The trial been scheduled for an Austrian man who admitted to keeping his daughter prisoner in a dungeon for 24 years and fathering 7 of her children. A court in Austria released a statement saying the trial is set to begin on March 16 and last one week. Josef Fritzl, 73, allegedly began imprisoning and raping his daugh... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Two bombs in the Pakistani city of Karachi have killed at least 25 people and injured more than 50. In the first blast, a motorbike laden with explosives hit a bus carrying Shia Muslims to a religious procession and exploded, killing 12 people.... | Two bombings in Karachi, Pakistan have killed at least twenty-two people and injured over fifty. Karachi, Pakistan In spite of tight security across Pakistan, a motorbike carrying explosives was able to hit a bus carrying people to a religious procession, killing twelve. A second bomb killed at least thirteen when it e... |
Reporting from Moscow - A suicide bomber targeted a traffic police headquarters in the restive Russian republic of Dagestan on Wednesday, killing five officers and injuring 19 more.As a small, Russian-made SUV careened toward the building about 8 a.m., a team of police rammed their vehicle into the bomber's. The explos... | A suicide bombing in Russia's southern Dagestan republic killed six policemen and wounded at least sixteen other people on Wednesday, according to reports. Authorities said that a suicide bomber attempted to drive an SUV packed with explosives into a police station near Dagestan's capital, Makhachkala. A police team, h... |
by Robert MacPherson 43 minutes ago Ukraine NATO President George W. Bush ADVERTISEMENT BUCHAREST (AFP) - European leaders kept Georgia andwaiting at's doorstep Thursday in a major setback for USat his last summit of the transatlantic alliance. Inching deeper into what, during the Cold War, had been enemy territory, NA... | President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush yesterday, with Romania’s President Traian Basescu and Mrs. Maria Basescu, left, and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Mrs. Jeannine de Hoop Scheffer during the NATO Summit official greeting at the Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest. One of the biggest gatherings o... |
US Army First Lieutenant Jackson(R) hands over a uniform to a members of the US Army registered local Iraqi protection force A senior Al-Qaeda leader killed in Iraq: US military WASHINGTON (AFP) — A senior leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq was killed in a US air strike in Iraq this week, a US military commander said Friday, c... | Abu al-TunisiThe United States announced today that an airstrike against a house in Yusufiyah, Iraq on Tuesday completed its mission, killing insurgent commander Abu Usama al-Tunisi and two others. The airstrike, by an F-16 carrying two 500 lb bombs, came hours after a tip that al-Tunisi would be holding a meeting that... |
La localité d'Adré bien tenue par l'armée tchadienne TCHAD - 22 décembre 2005 - par PANAPRESS La localité d'Adré, située à 850 km au nord-est de N'Djamena et à seulement 1 km de la frontière soudanaise, est bien tenue par l'armée tchadienne, a constaté un correspondant de la Pana à l'issue d'une récente visite. Théâtre... | After the Battle of Ardre, many civilians and military officers of both Chadian and Sudanese origin were killed. After this, Chad declared (according to some translations) a "a state of war" against Sudan, and encouraged all of its people to honor that declaration. There have been many conflicting reports of the number... |
Military Operation Drone Attacks Dialogue vs Offensive President Zardari Pakistan Peoples Party 'Best' leader Taliban threat vs US, India An exclusive Al Jazeera survey of public opinion in Pakistan has revealed widespread disenchantment with the United States for interfering with what most people consider internal Pak... | A poll commissioned by the news network Al Jazeera in Pakistan has concluded that a majority of Pakistanis believe that Pakistan's largest military aid donor, the United States, is the "biggest" threat to the country today. The polling was conducted by Gallup Pakistan, an affiliate of Gallup International. Of the more ... |
The Anaheim Ducks removed the "Mighty" from their nickname this season, but winning their first Stanley Cup removed any doubt that they were the mightiest team of all. The Ducks won the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history, by virtue of a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 of the championship... | ''Anaheim wins series 4-1. (Best of Seven)'' The Anaheim Ducks won the National Hockey League's (NHL) on Wednesday in Game 5 of the . The Ducks achieved a 6-2 score against the Ottawa Senators at their home stadium, , winning the best-of-seven series while only allowing one Ottawa victory. This marks the first such cha... |
Ms Stewart has several new business ventures planned She was flown home in a private jet to complete the remainder of her sentence - five months under house arrest. Shares in her firm Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia rose $2.15 to $36.10 in early trading on Friday. Her movements will be monitored by an electronic bracel... | The American domestic diva was today released from prison after a five-month stint at the in . She will continue the rest of her sentence with an electronic tag for the next five months under house arrest. Martha Stewart was sentenced to five months in prison, a further five months under tag and fined 30,000 for charge... |
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption John Oliver has spoken about the importance of net neutrality legislation before The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website was deliberately attacked on 8 May, the regulator has said. The incident began hours after comedian John Oliver criticised FCC plans to rever... | Late Sunday night and Monday morning, the website of the United States (FCC) became unresponsive, which interfered with attempts by the public to express their views on the proposals currently up for comment, including one about . Although comedian on his show '''' had asked his viewers to inundate the website with com... |
Around 400 police commandos stormed the auto plant in the town of Pyeongtaek [Reuters] Hundreds of South Korean police commandos have mounted a dramatic raid on a car plant outside Seoul in an effort to end a strike by hundreds of sacked workers that has lasted for more than two months. As the raid began on Wednesday m... | Police raided the SsangYong Motor Company's plant in South Korea today, in order to evict workers who have been occupying the plant since May in protest of proposed layoffs. Most of the workers were those who were previously fired for opposing layoffs. 100–400 police officers raided the auto plant south of Seoul at aro... |
Sign-up to receive the weekly top stories, contest and promotion announcements every Tuesday Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. The next issue of Canada.com Newsletter will soon be in your inbox. ||||| NASA investigates possible sabotage of recorder ... | The ISS from Atlantis on June 10, 2007. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has reported that a space program worker deliberately cut the wires on a computer that was bound for the International Space Station (ISS). The employee has yet to be identified, but works for a subcontractor for NASA. Bill... |
Troopers kill Capitol gunman The body of a gunman lies on the floor at the state Capitol after troopers shot him, saying he had threatened office staff members on July 16, 2007. (Brian Brainerd | The Denver Post) Gov. Bill Ritter was interviewing a judicial candidate in his office when he heard shots ring out this afte... | A man identified as Aaron Richard Snyder showed up on Monday around 2:25 p.m. outside the Colorado Capitol offices of Governor Bill Ritter. He was carrying a 357-caliber 7 shot Smith and Wesson revolver with 20 extra rounds of ammunition and started screaming "I am the emperor" and "I am here to take over the state". W... |
Scientists relishing confirmation of water ice near the surface beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander anticipate even bigger discoveries from the robotic mission in the weeks ahead. "It is with great pride and a lot of joy that I announce today that we have found proof that this hard bright material is really water ice a... | For the first time ever, NASA has confirmed the presence of water ice on Mars. The , which landed on Mars on May 25, has confirmed to NASA scientists that the white substance it found while digging a trench on June 15 is water ice. In the lower left corner of the left image, a group of lumps is visible. In the right im... |
THREE GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Three Gorges Project, whose mammoth dam was completed on Saturday, will acquire the capability of combating a super big flood occurring once in 100 years as of this year and will start to take effect in flood control two years ahead of schedule. In an interview with ... | Three Gorges Dam, receiving, water high-level side, 26 July, 2004 Three Gorges Dam, ship locks for river traffic to bypass the dam, May 2004 The People's Republic of China has announced the completion of an enormous dam across the Yangtze River, an important milestone for the world's largest hydroelectric project. The ... |
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Maoists brought Kathmandu to a standstill on Monday, forcing vehicles off the road and shops to shut in response to a general strike to protest the death of a local Maoist leader, police said. Carrying bamboo sticks, activists from the Young Communist League (YCL), the Maoists' youth wing,... | Kathmandu, the capital of the Asian country of Nepal, has been shut down after former Maoist rebels called a strike to protest to the alleged killing of one of their leaders. Businesses, schools, and factories closed down on Monday, when members of the Young Communist League (YCL) entered city intersections to enforce ... |
Iceland's volcano began erupting Wednesday, sending ash several kilometres in the air [AFP] European airlines and airports have called for the reassessment of restrictions imposed on air travel due a cloud of volcanic ash hanging over the continent. Millions of passengers have been stranded by the closure of air space ... | Some of Europe's airlines and airports have called into question whether the mass restrictions imposed on the continent's airspace, due to volcanic ash in the area, are necessary. Millions of travellers have been stranded by the cancellations; however, some airlines have made test flights to see if there were any immed... |
Todavía no hay más datos sobre la causa del incidente. A lo largo de varios meses Egipto ha estado luchando contra los militantes islámicos en la península del Sinaí El colapso del antiguo régimen y el deterioro de las condiciones de seguridad en el país han creado un vacío de seguridad en la península. La falta de seg... | An explosion partially destroyed an intelligence building in the city of , Egypt late tonight (Saturday). The explosion occurred just before midnight local time in Rafah. Witnesses report a large plume of smoke rising from the location. It is not yet known what caused the explosion, but initial reports suggested it was... |
Suicide Bomber Kills 3 in Northwestern Pakistan Pakistani police say a suicide bomber in a rickshaw has killed three people in Peshawar, a day after another suicide bomber killed 13 people in a crowded market outside the northwestern city. Pakistani police officers examine the wreckage of a rickshaw at the site of suic... | Pakistani police said today that a suicide bomber in a rickshaw has killed three people in Peshawar, a day after another suicide bomber killed thirteen people in a crowded market outside the northwestern city. Police say the suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a checkpoint on a frequently traveled road that runs... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement More than 70 people have been killed in blasts at three cities in Iraq, in one of the deadliest days there for weeks. At least 53 died and another 90 were injured when explosives packed in a bus detonated outside a restaurant near a court in Ba... | Scores of people have died in Iraq Tuesday due to multiple bombings in various major Iraqi cities. United Press International put the death toll at 69, although the figure given by the BBC is lower. Their reports state that the toll was over 50. One of the explosions occurred outside of a restaurant in Baquba. It resul... |
IBM and Cisco will announce today at the Spring 2007 VoiceCon conference in Orlando, Florida, a joint effort to create an industrywide unified communications and collaboration platform. The expectation is that a single open platform, rather than a potpourri of platforms offered by multiple vendors, will entice a large ... | IBM and Cisco have announced the development of a new platform, based on Eclipse and OSGi (Open Services Gateway initiative), which should unite all communication and collaboration software developers under a single platform. Before the UC2 (Unified Communication and Collaboration) the unified communication has suffere... |
Inactivity 'killing as many as smoking' Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Continue reading the main story Related Stories A lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world, a study suggests. The report, published in the Lancet to coincide with the build-up to the O... | Graphic of healthy, overweight and obese males.33, 45 and 60 (84, 114 and 152 respectively) A report published by '''' suggests living a is now as-fatal for individuals as smoking. Compiled by 33 research workers, the report speaks of a "pandemic" in which an estimated one-in-three adults worldwide are inactive, leadin... |
MORE FROM NYDN PHOTOS: Playboy model linked to Tiger Woods It's hard to keep track of all of Woods' lady friends. Perhaps this photo gallery will help. Nice stars on naughty list after these ads Victoria strips off for Armani along with husband David Beckham. See more star ads. ||||| Doomsday Budget Take II: MTA plans ... | Cortlandt Street is one of the stations proposed to lose night service New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing to make service cuts to close its expected US$343 million (€234m, GBP £211m) budget deficit. The plan includes the elimination of multiple bus lines in The Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Br... |
A third of global crude oil shipments pass through the Malacca Strait Singapore has learned that an unnamed group may be planning to attack oil tankers in the Malacca Strait, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. "The terrorists' intent is probably to achieve widespread publicity and showcase that they remain a vi... | American sailors on watch while transiting through the Strait of Malacca. The Singapore Navy on Thursday warned of a possible pirate threat to ships passing through the Strait of Malacca after receiving a correspondence from an unnamed terrorist organization. According to the Navy, the intent of the terrorists was to "... |
Ajmal Naqshbandi worked as a guide for visiting reporters The group said it had killed Ajmal Naqshbandi because the government had refused to meet its demands to release senior figures from prison. Italian reporter Daniele Mastrogiacomo was released after five Taleban members were freed in exchange. The driver, Sayed A... | An Afghan interpreter, Ajmal Naqshbandi, kidnapped and held since March 5 by the Taliban in Afghanistan, was reported killed Sunday, according to a spokesman for the group. Location of Helmand Province within Afghanistan Naqshbandi was taken hostage in Helmand Province, along with Italian reporter Daniele Mastrogiacomo... |
Jonathan Ross to quit as TV and radio host with the BBC Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Jonathan Ross has announced he is leaving the BBC, after 13 years working for the corporation. Ross, 49, who is the BBC's highest paid star, said in a statement he had decided not to reneg... | Jonathan Ross in 2005 Television presenter and BBC Radio 2 disc jockey Jonathan Ross has announced his departure from the British Broadcasting Corporation. Ross currently presents his own chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, as well as presenting his own programme and The Film programme on BBC Radio 2. He has de... |
More about the Google Zeitgeist Pulling together interesting search trends and patterns requires Google’s human and computing power together. Search statistics are automatically generated based on the millions of searches conducted on Google over a given period of time - weekly, monthly, and annually. With some help fr... | According to Google's ''2004 Year-End Google Zeitgeist'' report, Linux scored fifth on a list of most-searched technology terms, beating out all other operating systems. Linux was the No. 4 technology search term on Google in 2002. This ranking follows a banner year for the community-built operating system. The 2.6 ker... |
London, England (CNN) -- The relatives of five British sailors whose boat apparently drifted into Iranian territorial waters last week voiced relief Wednesday as their sons arrived at a yacht club in Dubai. David Young, father of sailor Oliver Young, said the families met briefly Wednesday morning with Britain's foreig... | Five British sailors traveling in a yacht in the Persian Gulf were detained and released by Iranian authorities after they accidentally crossed into Iranian waters. The sailors were on their way to a race then they suffered propeller problems and drifted into Iranian waters. Iranian authorities interrogated the sailors... |
Sri Lankan military says it has gained control, cut off escape for Tamil Tigers UN rights chief calls for war-crimes probe on both sides of 25-year conflict Sri Lankan army soldiers patrol the war zone in Vellamullivaikal, Sri Lanka, on Friday. (Sri Lankan Defence Ministry/Associated Press) Sri Lankan army soldiers pat... | , the president of Sri Lanka, pledged to end the against the insurgents within two days. "President Mahinda Rajapaksa has vowed that within the next 48 hours, thousands of Tamil civilians will be freed from the clutches of the Tamil Tigers," a spokesman for the government said. He added the president had pledged that "... |
New! Paris Hilton Protest Panties at Mio Destino Join the great debate – should Paris be jailed or set free? With poor little rich girl Paris Hilton facing the prospect of a stint in jail, now is the time to take sides for or against possibly the naughtiest it -girl of them all…. and help the fight against ovarian canc... | File photo of Paris Hilton With photographers and media gathering for an appearance by Paris Hilton, who is sentenced to serve jail time, the fashion industry has joined the 'free or jail Paris Hilton debate.' British company Mio Destino designed a line of prison-striped lingerie embroidered with the words 'Free Paris'... |
Obama criticizes virus response in online graduation speech "More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they're doing," he said. "A lot them aren't even pretending to be in charge." 5:09 PM Trump fires State Dept. watchdog critica... | Yolanda King speaking at the 2006 Out & Equal Workplace Summit. Yolanda King, the oldest daughter of former Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. has died at the age of 51. The cause of her death is still unknown, but reports say that she was suffering from heart related problems and that shortly after King gave a... |
Jackson fans have been paying tribute to the star all weekend Relatives of Michael Jackson will seek a second autopsy on the star because they still have unanswered questions about his death, family friends say. Veteran politician Rev Jesse Jackson, who has been counselling the family, said they were upset the official... | Citing a lack of results from the primary autopsy by the Los Angeles (LA) Coroner's Office of Michael Jackson's body, the Jackson family has requested that an independent coroner examine the body in hopes of finding the cause of death. Michael Jackson in 1988 The LA Coroner's have ruled out foul play, but the toxicolog... |
Thousands have queued in Warsaw to pay tribute to Lech Kaczynski and his wife A row has broken out over the decision to bury Polish President Lech Kaczynski in Wawel cathedral in Krakow - a place reserved for Poland's kings and heroes. Hundreds have taken to the streets of the southern city in protest at the plan for a... | President Lech Kaczynski died along with 95 other people in a plane crash Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Krakow objecting to plans to bury the Polish president, Lech Kaczynski, at Wawel Castle. Kaczynski and his wife are set to be buried on Sunday. Burial spaces at Wawel castle are normally reserved f... |
BAGRAM AIRBASE (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney flew into Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday to press for a united front in the war against the resurgent Taliban, with media reports saying he would tell Islamabad only results count. ||||| This week the Bush administration proposed to list the polar bear as “threa... | A family of polar bears. The United States is giving some thought to adding polar bears to the list of threatened species. The proposal to list polar bears has resulted from a lawsuit settlement the Bush administration reached in February with Greenpeace and the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a decsion was to b... |
Full scorecard - Commentary - Wickets - 3D animation - Partnerships - Wagon wheels - Player v player - Over comparison - Over graphs - Career averages - Match home - Bulletin - Article index (4) - Photo index (16) Twenty20 Int. no. 21 - 2nd Match, Group C Kenya v New Zealand 2007/08 season Played at (neutral venue), on... | New Zealand defeated Kenya by nine wickets in Group C of the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship at Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa. Kenya suffered a disastrous start to their innings, when Maurice Ouma was bowled by Shane Bond and Tanmay Mishra was caught by Jacob Oram in the first over without scoring. In the second ove... |
1 of 3. A U.S. soldier takes up position on a road in Mahmoudiya, 30km (20 miles) south of Baghdad, April 7, 2007. DIWANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. forces launched an air strike in Diwaniya on Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi troops fought for a second day to overcome Shi'ite militias and bring the city back under government ... | U.S. warplanes bombed suspected Iraqi insurgents in the Iraqi city of Diwaniya on Saturday. The reports from the United States military stated that the insurgents were armed with rocket propelled grenades and were a danger to their forces in the southern city of Diwaniya, 110 miles (177 kilometres) south of Baghdad. Th... |
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 incomplete insight into a time and a culture that devastated the lives of hundreds of young boys, and their families. It was ... | After intense campaigning during the week, yesterday at GAA Congress delegates voted to open Croke Park to Soccer and Rugby by 227 votes to 97. The stadium which can seat 82,500, is by far Ireland's largest and indeed one of the largest in Europe. Traditionally soccer and rugby internationals had been played in the muc... |
>TELL A FRIEND >PRINTER FRIENDLY >SUBSCRIBE TO PORTFOLIO E-MAIL Attention News Editors: iPod is making beautiful music at HMV Apple iPod products now at music retailer's shelves TORONTO, Dec. 3 /CNW/ - HMV, Canada's leading music and entertainment retailer, announces the availability of iPod products and accessories at... | The iPod family of products, as of late 2007. Many of record store HMV's Canadian locations have started to stock iPod portable music players, in a move to stay relevant. HMV Canada President Humphrey Kadaner commented "While the majority of purchased music continues to be in physical form, it's clear the listening exp... |
'Domain hoarder' registers pope address FORT WORTH — A self-described "domain hoarder" who used to live in Texas says he will be cautious with the pope-related Web address he registered earlier this month. ADVERTISEMENT Rogers Cadenhead, a former Fort Worth newspaper reporter who now lives in St. Augustine, Fla., regis... | Rogers Cadenhead, the American owner of BenedictXVI.com, has made a few requests in his blog. Mr. Cadenhead registered the valuable domain on April 1 along with ClementXV.com, InnocentXIV.com, LeoXIV.com, PaulVII.com and PiusXIII.com; all in anticipation of the recent Papal conclave 2005. After Cardinal Ratzinger's ele... |
100 killed in Indonesia jet crash MEDAN, Indonesia (CNN) -- More than 100 people have been killed after a plane crashed into a residential area of the Indonesian city of Medan, officials said. Nine passengers survived the crash, according to the crisis center set up in Medan. The plane was carrying 117 people. In addit... | A Boeing 737 jetliner operated by low-cost airline Mandala crashed approximately one minute after taking off from Polonia International Airport in the Indonesian city of Medan on the island of Sumatra. The airport is surrounded by a very densely-populated residential area. Local TV showed images of dozens of homes and ... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement The exact spot in Suffolk where John Constable painted one of his most famous works has been identified for the first time in almost 200 years. The location of The Stour Valley and Dedham Village had been difficult to pinpoint due to gradual ch... | The place where Constable painted ''The Stour Valley and Dedham Church'' has been found after 195 years. The mystery of the location of a viewpoint used by English painter John Constable has been solved, after nearly 200 years. ''The Stour Valley and Dedham Church'' was painted in Suffolk, England, between 1814 and 181... |
By James Macharia JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The death toll rose to least 61 on Tuesday from an underground fire that killed illegal miners at a disused gold mine in South Africa, Harmony Gold Mining Co. said. "Today we found 25 more bodies," said Tom Smith, head of Harmony's operations in the part of the country where t... | Over 60 miners were killed in an abandoned gold mine shaft near Welkom, in the Free State province of South Africa, after a fire broke out inside the mine. Welkom,Free State province, South Africa 36 bodies from the Harmony Gold mining company Eland mine shaft were brought up earlier on the weekend from depths up to . ... |
Analysis: Why Biden's securities regulator faces climate crackdown challenges With Democrats at the helm, the U.S. securities regulator is pledging to crack down on companies and funds that mislead investors over climate change risks, but that may be easier said than done, more than a dozen attorneys and former agency ... | Kofi Annan unveils UN reform plan UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will formally present a plan this morning to the UN General Assembly when it meets in New York later today. The plan, entitled , is part of the UN's attempt to revitalise itself during its sixtieth anniversary year. If implemented, this plan will be the ... |
Touring his Birmingham-area district today, U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus started the day in Trussville, where he treated a breakfast of municipal and county leaders to his thoughts on guns, socialists and the federal budget. As for President Barack Obama, the Vestavia Hills Republican said he has "some hope." "He's a bette... | Socialist Party of America.Twenty percent of the American public believes that socialism is superior to capitalism, says a poll by Rasmussen Reports released on Thursday, April 9. Asked the question "Which is a better system - capitalism or socialism?", 53% of those polled found capitalism the better system, 20% prefer... |
Prime Minister David Cameron called on the international community ahead of a London conference to pledge billions of dollars in aid to the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the country’s bloody five-year civil war. The conference, taking place in Westminster on Thursday, involves representatives from 70... | Yesterday, a donor conference of nations was held in , , to collect money for aid to . UK Prime Minister announced more than 10 billion were pledged in one day, for "food, medical care, and shelter", and other purposes including creation of schools to benefit one million Syrian children by the end of the coming school ... |
Families say 4 private security guards killed in Iraq lacked armor, heavy weapons WASHINGTON: The families of four private guards whose bodies were burned and dragged through the streets by a mob in Iraq told Congress on Wednesday that the security company that hired them failed to provide armored vehicles and other pr... | The United States Army has confirmed that private security guards of the North Carolina security services company Blackwater USA were employed in Iraq by military subcontractors, reversing earlier statements in which army officials denied knowledge of the contracts. Four security guards employed by Blackwater were kill... |
With only about a month to go, a new Newsmax/Zogby Poll of 600 likely voters in Virginia shows that gubernatorial race too close to call. In the race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cucinelli, the Democrat outpaces the Republican by an insignificant 33% to 32%, with 11% choosing "another candidate" ... | Robert Sarvis. Attorney , the Libertarian Party's nominee for Virginia, answered five questions submitted via e-mail by accredited ''Wikinews'' reporter William Saturn. Virginia, highlighted in red. Sarvis has garnered double digits in opinion polls for the , an unusual feat for a third party candidate. The latest /Zog... |
EMBARGOED for New images of Mars reveal that flowing water, large glaciers and active volcanoes have scoured the planet in recent geologic times. Scientists say Mars has been geologically active in the past few million years -- an eyeblink in the planet's 4.5-billion-year history. Three studies appearing in the March 1... | Studies of Mars point to evidence of the presence of liquid water on the planet's surface and a vast amount of underground ice near the equator within the past few million years. Liquid water is believed to be a key ingredient for life, therefore the presence of water on Mars helps support chances of extraterrestrial l... |
IDF forces in north Photo: Reuters Udi Adam Photo: Channel 2 8 soldiers killed in north (VIDEO) Hizbullah terrorists infiltrate Israel territory, kidnap two IDF soldiers; three reserve soldiers killed during raid, four others killed as their tank drives over bomb during search for abducted troops; eighth soldier killed... | Israel has launched an incursion into southern Lebanon in what they claim is a search for two Israeli soldiers. The soldiers were taken Wednesday following an attack by Hezbollah, a Lebanese militia, that had made an incursion into Israel. Three Israeli soldiers died and eleven were wounded when army transports patroll... |
19/01/2005 - 04h51 Irmão do presidente Lula morre de ataque cardíaco em São Bernardo Publicidade dadaUm dos irmãos do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Odair de Inácio Góis, 52, morreu após dar entrada no Pronto-socorro do Hospital Central de São Bernardo (ABC Paulista), por volta das 22h30 desta terça-feira.Odair,... | Mr Odair de Inácio Góis, aged 52, died Tuesday night at 8:30 at the Central Hospital of São Bernardo do Campo, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. According to the doctors, he had a heart attack. Inácio was the paternal half-brother of the Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The funeral will be held at Paulic... |
Ontario man found guilty in HIV murder trial An HIV-positive Ontario man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of two of his sex partners in what was considered a precedent-setting trial in Canada. The jury also convicted Johnson Aziga, 52, on 10 counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count of... | 150pxIn what is described as a Canadian first, a jury on Saturday convicted an Ontario man of first-degree murder in the AIDS-related deaths of two women. Johnson Aziga, 52, was accused of knowingly infecting his sex partners with the HIV virus which can cause AIDS. The trial dealt with the cases where two women had di... |
Most of the arrests were made in raids in London Six were held in London and one in Greater Manchester. Sources said all the detainees were Algerians and the majority were among the eight men cleared in April of involvement in a ricin poison plot. The home secretary said he ordered the raids following "detailed submiss... | In dawn raids ordered by the UK Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, seven people have been detained in London and Greater Manchester. The seven, who are believed to all be Algerian, are thought to include some of those allegedly involved in an earlier ricin poisoning plot. The Home Secretary ordered the raids based on info... |
Hundreds of rescuers are searching for five missing hikers Fourteen Chinese hikers have been killed after heavy rain and flash flooding hit a scenic gorge near the south-western city of Chongqing. The holidaymakers had entered a forbidden area with a local guide, state news agency Xinhua said. Sixteen of their companio... | 14 people have died after heavy rain and flash flooding hit a gorge near the south western city of Chongqing, China. It is reported that a group of hikers entered a forbidden area of the Tanzhangxia Gorge along with a guide. 16 members of the group of 35 were rescued but 14 died and 5 are still missing. The flooding wa... |
Gates: Don't Limit U.S. Mission in Iraq Associated Press | April 05, 2007 Limiting war funding to only certain training or counterterrorism missions could pull troops from Baghdad neighborhoods, which have been the focus of the latest military buildup in Iraq. "One real possibility is, if we abandon some of these areas... | Robert Gates official photo. U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates warned that limiting funding for the United States efforts in Iraq could lead to more bloodshed in the Middle Eastern country. In an interview with radio talk show host Laura Ingraham, he said it might even lead to ethnic cleansing in Bahgdad and elsewher... |
NEWFANE, Vt. (AP) - A tanker truck carrying 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel veered off a highway and rolled into a river Thursday, killing the driver, officials said. The identity of the driver wasn't immediately known, according to Sgt. John Flannigan, a spokesman for the Vermont State Police The truck, owned by Barrows ... | Newfane, Vermont. A tanker truck travelling Northbound on Route 30 with 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel hit a guardrail, veered off the road and overturned into the West River near Newfane, Vermont. The West River is a tributary of the Connecticut River. The driver was ejected and killed, while the truck's tank ruptured. ... |
AFP/File / Janek SKARZYNSKI Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski is regarded as the country's de facto powerbroker The leader of Poland's governing right-wing party vowed Sunday to crack down on child sex abuse as an in-depth documentary on paedophilia among Polish priests went viral in the Ca... | On Sunday, Polish leader Jarosław Kaczyński of the conservative publicly declared intent to impose stricter punishment for child sexual abuse. Kaczyński said the party was ready with amendments to the penal code for sentencing up to 30-year prison terms for child sexual abuse. Presently, sexually abusing minors below t... |
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