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Thu 7 Dec 2006 Strong wind downs plane AN AMERICAN Airlines flight made an emergency landing after a passenger lit matches to disguise the scent of flatulence, authorities said. The Dallas-bound flight was diverted to Nashville after passengers smelled burning sulphur from the matches, said a spokeswoman for the Nashvi... | An American Airlines flight from Washington to Dallas was forced to land in Nashville after a Dallas woman lit her flatulence to disguise its odour; several passengers noticed a suspicious smell. The Dallas woman, who had ignited her fart in the lavatory, had not been forthcoming about the burning smell noticed by othe... |
By Tariq Malik An experimental aircraft has set a new record for the longest hypersonic flight after streaking across the sky Wednesday for more than three minutes while flying at Mach 5 — five times the speed of sound — the United States Air Force has announced. The vehicle, called the X-51A Waverider, dropped from a ... | An artist's rendition of the Boeing X-51A Waverider The managed to break a hypersonic flight record Wednesday during a test flight. The United States Air Force (USAF) said that the scramjet was able to fly for 200 seconds, achieving a top speed of around 5 and setting a new record for what the Air Force called "the lo... |
First Minister Alex Salmond impersonates the Rev IM Jolly for Children in Need skit DEARLY beloved... it's Alex Salmond as Scotland's favourite moaning minister. The First Minister appeared as the Reverend IM Jolly for the BBC's Children In Need last night. Salmond is known among pals for his impression of the classic ... | File photo of Alex Salmond In a reprise of the dour Presbyterian Minister character the Reverend I.M. Jolly, created by the late comedian Rikki Fulton, Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, took part in the BBC's annual charity appeal for Children in Need. Last year the BBC's appeal raised approximately £37 million,... |
President Chen Shui-bian, center, joins hands with members of the Taiwan Democracy Alliance for Peace at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday./Associated Press President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) announced yesterday that he will take part in the massive "Democratic and Peace to Protect Taiwan" movement tomorrow in Ta... | Over 500 groups, including the Democratic Progressive Party, are planning a massive march and rally for Saturday in Taipei City. March promoters are vowing to bring one million people onto the streets to protest the People's Republic of China's "anti-secession" law aimed at thwarting Taiwan independence. The march, tit... |
THE Nationals will allow an entire electorate to select its candidate for the 2011 NSW election in an Australian first, as part of a reform process for the party. The community pre-selection proposal was first floated by Nationals leader Andrew Stoner and party chairwoman Christine Ferguson in January. Meeting in Wagga... | The National Party of Australia announced at its state conference on Friday, that it would do a trial run of community pre-selections in one electorate at the 2011 New South Wales election. The move, which would be organised similar to primaries in the United States would be an Australian first. At present only members... |
A bridge collapsed in southeastern Haiti under a river swollen from fierce winds and rains, killing at least four people Thursday as Hurricane Dennis lashed Caribbean coastlines. The hurricane's winds whipped up to 140 mph and threatened to intensify as it makes a beeline for Cuba and then landfall in the Gulf of Mexic... | Florida braces for the arrival of as governor announced a on a televised press conference Friday afternoon at 2:00 . Dennis weakened slightly after making landfall in Cuba and now packs sustained winds of 145 . Thousands have fled the under a mandatory evacuation order where the storm is expected to strike sometime thi... |
On the occasion of the one-year anniversary of its "Reds against Racism" initiative, FC Bayern ... Neuer, Magull and Feldhahn set an example with their respective teams. After the win against Lazio, Joshua Kimmich was named Man of the Match. Read why here. Bayern run and a unique goalscorer Facts on a last 16 win over ... | Burghausen, Germany A capacity crowd in Wacker Arena saw Bayern Munich beat Wacker Burghausen in a shootout to advance to the 2nd Round of this season's DFB Cup. Bayern Munich pour shot after shot on Wacker Burghausen's goalkeeper ,Manuel Riemann, only to see the 3rd Division club take the lead in the 61st Minute when ... |
Ms Fleming had health problems before contracting the flu virus The family of the first person in Europe to die after being diagnosed with swine flu has suffered a double tragedy with the death of her baby. Jacqueline Fleming, 38, from Glasgow, died on Sunday at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. Her son Jack, wh... | Yesterday, the first fatality in the UK caused by swine flu was announced. Jacqueline Fleming, who was 38, from Glasgow, Scotland, died at the Royal Alexandria Hospital in Paisley. She had been admitted to hospital two weeks earlier after the premature birth of her baby son, Jack. Reports suggest that she was admitted ... |
Story Highlights • NEW: Media clogs Hilton family's neighborhood, locals angry • Paris Hilton released early from jail near Los Angeles • Hotel heiress served 23 days for violating probation • Hilton calls jail sentence "the hardest thing I have ever done" Adjust font size: LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Hotel heires... | File photo of Paris Hilton Paris Hilton is out of jail, after serving three weeks in the same. She was imprisoned due to a violation of her probation, which came as a result of a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) charge. ''Reuters'' reported that her face expressed joy at her release as she left the Century Regional De... |
Brown-Waite: Puerto Ricans 'foreign,' shouldn't get rebate WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite touched a nerve with Puerto Ricans on Tuesday when she called them "foreign citizens" in a news release. Brown-Waite, R-Brooksville, was complaining about parts of an economic-stimulus package when she referred to reside... | Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) in an official House of Representatives photograph. ''The Orlando Sentinel'' published a scathing editorial rebuke of Ginny Brown-Waite in its Monday edition. The editorial specifically addressed comments made by the lawmaker last week that Puerto Ricans are "foreign citizens" and therefor... |
BEIRUT - PALESTINIAN Islamist group Hamas denied on Thursday it was responsible for firing rockets into northern Israel from south Lebanon. 'We cannot blame any Palestinian faction and we don't know who fired the rockets,' Hamas spokesman in Lebanon, Raafat Morra, told AFP. 'Hamas is pursuing its combat inside Palestin... | At least four Katyusha rockets were fired into northern Israel from Lebanon, injuring at least five people. The rockets landed just six miles from the Israel-Lebanon border in the Israeli city of Nahariya. Katyusha rocket Following the attack, the Israeli military fired at least five mortars into Lebanon in an attempt ... |
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of the radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr took to the streets of two Shia holy cities in Iraq today and protested against "US occupiers". The rally was called by Mr Sadr, who said in a statement yesterday that his militia followers should redouble efforts to drive US forces out of I... | On the fourth anniversary of Baghdad's fall to United States forces, tens if not hundreds of thousands of Iraqis marched peacefully in protest of the continued occupation. Wearing Iraqi flags, demonstrators marched from Kufa to Najaf chanting "Get out, get out occupier!" Many were dancing through the streets as police ... |
Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley passes away (KSL News/AP) Officials with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Sunday evening that Church President Gordon B. Hinckley has passed away. He passed away at his home about 7:00 Sunday evening with his family at his side. President Hinckley was 97 years old. He w... | Gordon B. Hinckley. President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or the "Mormon Church," Gordon B. Hinckley, died at the age of 97 due to "causes incident to age" at 7pm MST on Sunday, surrounded by family. President Hinckley led the church through a period of growth for 13 years, during which church me... |
The 28-year-old man's arrest Tuesday night followed an extensive manhunt in the Midwest as police in Sheley's hometown of Rock Falls, Ill., named him a suspect in the killings of two men, a woman and a child, while police in Festus, Mo., tried to make sense of the bloody slayings of a visiting Arkansas couple. In addit... | Nicholas T. Sheley Following a manhunt in two states, police have arrested Nicholas Troy Sheley whom authorities suspect in eight murders in the United States. The FBI launched the manhunt on Tuesday after four victims were discovered on June 30, 2008. Sheley was arrested without incident after being recognized in a ba... |
If A.I.G. had collapsed — and been unable to pay all of its insurance claims — institutional investors around the world would have been instantly forced to reappraise the value of those securities, and that in turn would have reduced their own capital and the value of their own debt. Small investors, including anyone w... | The Federal Reserve took over American International Group (AIG) on Tuesday in an US$85 billion loan, in exchange for a 79.9% stake in the company. A press release issued Tuesday stated that "the Board determined that, in current circumstances, a disorderly failure of AIG could add to already significant levels of fina... |
By Frank James Unusually tall rogue waves smashed into a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea near the French port city of Marseilles, killing two passengers, according to reports. The waves that hit the Louis Majesty cruise ship were almost three stories high and hit the ship with such force, they broke some glass win... | The ''Louis Majesty'' in 2007 Two passengers on a Mediterranean cruise ship were killed by a rogue wave on Wednesday. The incident occurred off the north-east coast of Spain. The ship, named the ''Louis Majesty'', had left from Barcelona, Spain and was headed for Genoa, Italy. The giant wave broke the windows on deck ... |
- related articles - separator Peru: Woman Infected with AIDS Virus in Ministry of Health Hospital (by LIP, Sept 10, 2007) separator - (LIP-ir) -- After a Declaration of Emergency was made by the blood banks in Peru, Peru's Minster of Health, Carlos Vallejos Sologuren, asked that the country's people remain calm and no... | At least four people in Peru have contracted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS after receiving blood transfusions that were infected with the deadly virus. As a result, all of Peru's 240 blood banks have been closed pending further investigation and an emergency has been declared by the government. "This situation cannot... |
UPDATE: More on this story here, posted May 14, 10pm PT. Amid protests in the streets and on social networks calling for Guatemala's president to step down after the assasination of a whistleblower attorney, Guatemalan police have arrested a Twitter user for "inciting panic" through tweets. In the capital city today, p... | Guatemala police arrested I.T. professional Jean Ramses Anleu Fernández at his Guatemala City home on Thursday on charges of having incited financial panic via messages posted to the Twitter social networking web site. Known as "Jeanfer" on Twitter, Anleu Fernández's home was raided and his computer seized after he pos... |
Mia Farrow's War Crimes Testimony Contradicts Naomi Campbell American Actress Mia Farrow testified Monday at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. She told the court at The Hague that supermodel Naomi Campbell claimed in1997 to have been given a large diamond by Mr. Taylor after a dinner par... | UN-backed court at The Hague to testify in a war crimes trial against Taylor. Actress and Carole White have testified in former-Liberian president Charles Taylor's war crimes trial at the for Sierra Leone in The Hague, The Netherlands. Farrow and White's testimonies contradict supermodel 's testimony from last week. Wh... |
Photo: NEWSTEAM Lynn Jones, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, said Otto, a dachshund cross terrier, was put down by a vet on Thursday. Otto, who was officially crowned the oldest dog in the world by the Guinness Book of Records in October last year, had been ill for some weeks. Mrs Jones, 54, said she had hoped it was just ... | England with Shropshire highlighted in red. The world's oldest dog, who answered to the name of Otto, has died at the age of 20. Otto, who was a Dachshund, was born and lived in Shrewsbury, in the county of Shropshire in England. The dog had to be put down by a vet on Thursday after it was discovered that the animal ha... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi will not leave hospital until at least Wednesday after being injured in an attack in Milan, his doctor has said. A medical bulletin reported in the Italian media said Mr Berlusconi was able to eat, but only with dif... | 2008 File photo of Italian PM Berlusconi The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is to remain in the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, following yesterday's assault which left him with facial damage, two broken teeth, a broken nose and cuts to his lips. The assault on the 73-year-old media mogul came at the end of... |
Billy Mays' autopsy shows he died of heart disease, coroner says A medical examiner in Florida says Mays, a voluble TV pitchman, showed no evidence of head trauma. Mays said Saturday he had been struck on the head while aboard an airliner that made a rough landing. Billy Mays, who elevated the art of the television sal... | Billy Mays. American pitchman and advertiser Billy Mays has died at the age of 50. Mays was probably most known for his pitching of the multipurpose cleaning product OxiClean. According to reports, Mays' wife, Deborah, found him unresponsive Sunday morning in their home located in Tampa, Florida. Fire-rescue crews pron... |
American Airlines Flight 834, flying from Cibao Airport in the Dominican Republic to JFK Airport in New York, requested help for a medical emergency on board the plane as they were approaching JFK. Emergency services from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey responded at the airport. At the moment, it is unsur... | According to the newly formed ''BNO News Agency'', an unnamed man tried to hang himself on an American Airlines flight which took off from Cibao International Airport in the Dominican Republic and was traveling to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City located in the state of New York. American Airlines... |
(Recasts with end of rescue mission, minister dancing)By James MachariaELANDSRAND MINE, South Africa, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The last of 3,200 miners trapped deep in a South African mine shaft was saved on Thursday, capping a day-long rescue mission that began with fears of the worst and ended in wild celebrations.Minerals ... | Map highlighting Carletonville, Gauteng province S. Africa. As many as 3,200 mine workers became trapped in the in Elandsrand mine, a gold mine in South Africa about 50 miles (80 km) west of Johannesburg in Carletonville, Gauteng, after an incident on October 3. All miners have been rescued, and none of them were injur... |
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - The office of Iraq's most eminent cardiologist is padlocked. A handwritten sign is taped on his wooden door in the private clinic in Baghdad: Patients of Dr. Omar Kubasi should call him in Amman, Jordan. There, Kubasi, 63, spends his days sitting at a cafe with other physicians and professionals from Ir... | Majid Majhoul Hawi al-Moussawi said his family "locked the door and left for Syria, the only country that would have us. We are grateful, but there is no work. There is nothing for us here." He took his family out of Baghdad after his daughter Hanan, 16, was kidnapped. Professionals in Iraq say they face a deterioratin... |
Most very low birthweight infants born at 25 weeks gestation require multiple blood transfusions, neonatologists say, which could be a dilemma in the case of Vancouver's four-day-old sextuplets, whose parents are Jehovah's Witnesses. Although it is not known how devout the parents are, Jehovah's Witnesses are generally... | Six premature babies born in Vancouver, British Columbia could get a blood transfusion, if the parents allow it. Premature babies are usually encouraged to get them, especially the sextuplets born on Sunday, which weigh 700 to 800 grams. The parents are Jehovah's Witnesses, a faith that has a doctrine against blood tra... |
Date-Time Sunday, July 04, 2010 at 21:55:51 UTC Monday, July 05, 2010 at 06:55:51 AM at epicenter Depth 23.7 km (14.7 miles) Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Distances 120 km (75 miles) E of Morioka, Honshu, Japan 125 km (80 miles) SE of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan 195 km (120 miles) SE of Aomori, Honshu, Japan... | Shakemap of the earthquake. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit near the east coast of , Japan early Monday morning, according to the USGS. The earthquake took place at 06:55:51 AM local time on July 5. (21:55:51, July 4 UTC). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.7 kilometres (14.7 miles) and the epicentre was located 1... |
(Adds colour, updates casualty figure, adds quote) CAIRO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - More than a dozen fire engines and military helicopters battled a massive fire that gutted the main building of Egypt's upper house of parliament on Tuesday and injured at least 10 people. Flames and clouds of smoke billowed in the air from th... | Shura Council building remained on fire around 23:00 local time Fire broke out today at Egypt's Shura Council, the upper house of the Parliament of Egypt at around 16:00 local time. The number of casualties had reached 13 by 22:30. Officials said that most of the casualties were a result of smoke inhalation and minor b... |
Obese man in recliner for 2 years is cut out of US home, dies at hospital BELLAIRE, Ohio — Media reports say a morbidly obese man who hadn't moved from his recliner in two years and had to be cut out of his home when he fell ill has died at a hospital. Media reports say the Ohio man died Wednesday. Wheeling Hospital in... | A Ohio man died Wednesday after being found unconscious in his home several days earlier. The man had been sitting in a chair for two years and was physically fused to it when he was discovered by two roommates, one of which was his girlfriend. Authorities who arrived at the house in reported seeing the man sitting ami... |
'); //--> Associated Press Police: Man Killed Teen for Walking on Lawn By LISA CORNWELL , A man who neighbors say was devoted to his meticulously kept lawn was charged with murder in the shooting of a 15-year-old boy who apparently walked across his yard. Charles Martin called 911 on Sunday afternoon, saying calmly: "I... | Charles Martin, 66, of Union Township, Ohio called 911 on Sunday saying, "I just killed a kid. I shot him with a goddamn .410 shotgun, twice. He's laying in the yard." Police say Martin shot and killed Larry Mugrage, 15, a high school freshman, for walking onto his lawn on Sunday. "I've been harassed by him and his par... |
The Orange Revolution did not bring the benefits many Ukrainians hoped for Ukraine's presidential election is set for a second round run-off after partial results showed no candidate would win more than 50% of the vote. With half the votes counted, former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych led current PM Yulia Tymoshenko... | The 2010 Ukrainian presidential election will go into a runoff vote as no candidate has 50% of the popular vote. The top two candidates are Viktor Yanukovych and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. The runoff will be held February 7. According to exit polls, Viktor Yanukovich is currently leading with 31-36% of the vote, ... |
Back in fall 2006, before Glenn Beck was the household name he is today, he tried out a rhetorical tactic he’s now known for. He famously asked Rep. Keith Ellison, because the freshman legislator is Muslim, to “prove to me that you are not working with our enemies.” Critics of Beck have commemorated the Fox host’s prop... | ''Wikinews'' interviewed US free speech lawyer Marc Randazza, on his defense of a parody website which satirizes American political commentator Glenn Beck. Florida resident Isaac Eiland-Hall created the website in September, and it asserts Beck uses questionable tactics "to spread lies and misinformation". The case ''B... |
Posted Wed, 02 Mar 2016 13:10:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongThe lists for leading nations in annual growth dont often include Central Asia. The slow but steady investment in private enterprise and international partnerships with aid have brought some environmental improvements and greater water security in the dry, extreme ... | Stephen William Hawking Stephen Hawking, a renowned physicist known for having Lou Gehrig's Disease, believes that the survival of the human race depends on whether or not we colonize other planets. "The long-term survival of the human race is at risk as long as it is confined to a single planet," he said during a Thur... |
A Detroit girl who jumped in front of a hail of bullets to protect her mother from an enraged gunman Saturday night is being hailed as an “angel from heaven.” Alexis Goggins, 7, was hit protecting her mother Selietha Parker, 30, after Parker's ex-boyfriend Calvin Tillie, 29, forced the pair and family friend Aisha Ford... | Map highlighting the location of Michigan within the United States. A 7-year-old girl in Detroit, Michigan, United States may have saved her mother's life when she jumped in front of a gunman, who fired six bullets into her body. Alexis Goggins has been admitted to Children's Hospital of Michigan, where it is said that... |
Press Releases FDIC Establishes IndyMac Federal Bank, FSB as Successor to IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., Pasadena, California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2008 Media Contact: In Washington: Andrew Gray (202) 898-7192, Cell: 202-494-1049 angray@fdic.gov In California: David Barr Cell: 703-622-4790 dbarr@fdic.gov En Espaņol Ind... | The logo of IndyMac Bank In what regulators have described as the second-largest bank failure in the history of the United States, IndyMac Bank has been closed by the Office of Thrift Supervision and placed under the conservatorship of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) due to plummeting shares and the st... |
By Lina Kushch DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - A methane explosion ripped through a mine in Ukraine's Donbass coalfield on Sunday, killing at least 63 miners and leaving 37 missing in underground shafts engulfed by fire and smoke. A trade union official said there was only a small chance the missing would be found alive a... | An explosion in a coal mine has killed at least 80 people in the city of Donetsk, Ukraine, while 20 people are reported missing. According to reports transmitted by the local press and the Emergency Situations Department, 360 miners managed to get to the surface safely; 28 others are currently hospitalized, some with s... |
Turkey: No plan for vote on U.S. troops March 2, 2003 BY SELCAN HACAOGLU ASSOCIATED PRESS ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's ruling party has no plans in the "foreseeable future" to seek another parliament vote for the deployment of U.S. troops on Turkish soil for a war with Iraq, a party leader said Sunday. The announcement b... | A suicide bomber exploded a truck bomb in the crowded Al-Ula market in Sadr City in Baghdad on Saturday, killing 66 people and injuring over a 100. 'At the beginning of this market, the criminal blew up his dynamite-packed truck after trying to go over the pavement,' said Iraq's Deputy Health Minister Sabah al-Hussein.... |
Report: Pivotal Big Brother Eviction Won't Air Live Thursday's potentially crucial Big Brother 11 eviction will have at least one major difference: It will be taped instead of airing live. Check out TVGuide.com's Big Brother power rankings CBS is making the move to avoid a possibly volatile reaction from current Head o... | 200px For the first time, the American version of '''' will not be airing their traditional "live eviction" episode Thursday night as normally scheduled. Instead, the show will be taped, with host and the studio audience requested four hours earlier than normal. The reason for the change is due to the expected use of t... |
SINGAPORE- The world's football elite gathered to witness the draw of next year's World Cup to be hosted by Brazil. But taking the limelight away from names such as Ronaldo and Pele, present at the event in Costa Do Sauipe, was one of the hosts of the show. Stunning Fernanda Lima, 36, a Brazilian model and actress, sen... | File photo of Casey Stoney from last year Over the weekend, FIFA President Sepp Blatter faced criticism from British women associated with soccer for his support of a Brazilian model chosen to conduct the televised draw for the on Saturday. , who has no previous connection to football or sport prior to her involvement ... |
Get the latest news in racing In order to read Daily Racing Form's free daily news stories it is required that you have a DRF.com free membership. If you do not have a DRF.com free membership, please register here. You will NOT need to be logged in to read each day's free news stories. If you already have a DRF.com fre... | '''''Street Sense''''' cruised to a 2 1/4 length victory in the 133rd Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Ridden by jockey Calvin Borel, '''''Street Sense''''' is the first Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner to capture the Kentucky Derby, and the colt is the 3rd post-time favorite in the last 7 years to win the Derby, the last two ... |
Ganguly was axed as the skipper last year The 34-year-old batsman was axed as skipper last year before being eased out of the Test and one-day squads. Veteran batsman VVS Laxman, 32, has also returned to the Indian squad as the new vice captain. South Africa already have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the one-day internat... | The ex-Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly has made a comeback in the Test team after he was unceremoniously dropped for ten months. Ganguly is expected to play the first test match of the series against South Africa commencing on December 15. Chairman of selection pane for the Indian team Dilip Vengsarkar said ... |
January 2, 2017 Largest North American Anime Conventions of 2016 by Patrick Delahanty, Executive Producer, AnimeCons.com and FanCons.com Every January, AnimeCons.com looks back at the last year of anime conventions to figure out which were the largest in North America. This isn't meant to be a list of the "best" anime ... | A view of some booths at the event. A cosplayer as Sans, a character from video game ''''. performers. One participatory session saw martial artists teach the basics of the fighting systems referenced in '''' and ''''. Cosplayer as newspaper editor interacting with another man as Spider-Man. A cosplayer as Tohru from .... |
More debris suspected to be from a plane had been found in two islands in Baa Atoll and one in Noonu Atoll on Saturday. Police media official said reports were coming in from islands in the north of Maldives of debris believed to be from a plane. Though the Police are yet to confirm, Haveeru has found that the debris h... | Location of Kaafu Atoll within the Maldives. Authorities are investigating what's left of debris believed to belong to a plane, that washed ashore several small islands in the . The investigation began as a result of photos of the debris being uploaded to the social networking . Some of the debris is reported to have w... |
Australian Allan Davis decided not to contest the final sprint, but kept safe on stage six to win the Tour Down Under. Italian Francesco Chicchi was victorious on the last stage of the race which was held on a circuit around Adelaide. Two-time winner Stuart O'Grady finished behind Davis in second place with Spanish spr... | Allan Davis, pictured before the race Australia's Allan Davis won the 2009 Tour Down Under professional road cycling race. Sprint specialist Davis completed Sunday's final stage in the main pack to maintain the lead he had built up in time bonuses from sprint wins earlier in the race. 122 cyclists completed the six da... |
William Gibson was born in New York's Bronx and originally wrote for TV US playwright William Gibson, whose The Miracle Worker documented the story of deaf-blind student Helen Keller, has died in Massachusetts aged 94. Gibson wrote 12 plays, but The Miracle Worker, which followed teacher Annie Sullivan's relationship w... | William Gibson (1964) American playwright William Gibson has died at the age of 94 in Massachusetts, according to reports. The cause of death was not publicly disclosed, but BBC News says he died in his home. Gibson is likely most famous for the play he wrote in 1957 entitled ''The Miracle Worker'', which was based on ... |
Mr Tissainayagam was arrested in March 2008 A Sri Lankan Tamil journalist sentenced to 20 years in prison last year will be released on bail pending appeal, his lawyer has said. JS Tissainayagam was arrested in 2008 and charged with inciting violence in articles for his magazine. He was also accused of receiving funds ... | Sri Lankan Tamil journalist J. S. Tissainayagam, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison last year, has been released on bail of Rs 50,000 (aproximately $437) by Appeal Court judges Ranjith Silva and D. S. Lekamwasam. This move comes ahead of upcoming general elections taking place on January 26th. Jeyaprakash Tissaina... |
Speaker Krivokapic (r) shouted: "Long live Montenegro!" There were public celebrations, but a fireworks display on Saturday evening was spoilt by heavy rain. The move officially recognises the result of a referendum two weeks ago, when a slim majority backed the move. But correspondents say Montenegro is a divided soci... | The flag of Montenegro. Montenegro is preparing today to declare its independence from Serbia in a special parliamentary session in the capital, Podgorica. The official announcement comes two weeks after a referendum, where just over 55% of voters chose to support the split. The 650,000-strong nation has been tied in t... |
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Home : News : News : Burlington Burlington Student receives nationwide support for free-speech case Email to a friend Post a Comment Printer-friendly BURLINGTON - Support, both financial and moral, for Avery Doninger's appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has spread across the country. Doninger is se... | Flag of Connecticut On August 31, United States district court judge Mark Kravitz ruled against Burlington, Connecticut high school student Avery Doninger's request for a preliminary injunction to let her function as class secretary at Lewis S. Mills High School. Doninger had won the Class Secretary position at the hig... |
Use filters to search for the most recent news articles. News type Any backgrounders media advisories news releases readouts speeches statements Institution Any Aboriginal Business Canada Accessibility Standards Canada Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Advisory Panel on Responsible Conduct of Research ... | Canadian Heritage Minister Bev Oda has appointed Timothy W. Casgrain as the new chairman of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). "Mr. Casgrain's credentials will bring strong leadership to the CBC," said Oda. "I am confident that his experience and sound judgement will greatly benefit the CBC." Casgrain was bor... |
I BELIEVE that Britain could be doing so much better. Our country has everything going for it. Creative flair, world-beating companies, globally-respected universities, a tradition of tolerance, a love of freedom, a talent for enterprise, a concern for the underdog and the ability to pull together in a crisis. Britain ... | The Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, Monday, launched its slimline manifesto for the May 5th general election, a twenty-seven page document entitled ''The British Dream''. The manifesto focuses on five key areas: '''Lower tax and value for money''': The party plans to make up to £12 billion of savings annually... |
DNA role in BTK suspect's capture questioned Members surprised at church president's arrest WICHITA, Kansas (CNN) -- A source close to the investigation that led to the capture of a suspect in the BTK serial killings told CNN on Sunday that the suspect's daughter did not provide DNA to investigators and was not involve... | Wichita Police today arrested Dennis Rader, who is suspected of being the BTK killer. BTK, an acronym for "Bind, torture, kill," was the name the serial killer gave himself after killing eight people between 1974 and 1986 in that manner. The killer was thought to have disappeared for 25 years before he resurfaced in Ma... |
Lebanese officials say a car bomb blast in a Christian suburb of the capital Beirut has killed at least six people, including a top security official. Edward Yeranian reports from Beirut. Firefighters extinguish burning cars at the site of explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, 25 Jan 2008 Red Cross ambulances evacuated at leas... | Lebanese officials say a car bomb blast in a Christian suburb of the capital Beirut has killed at least six people, including a top security official. The bombing has been criticised by the US Embassy in Lebanon. Red Cross ambulances evacuated at least a dozen casualties, after a powerful explosion tore through rows of... |
Thousands of Darfur refugees homeless after camp fire: UN GENEVA (AFP) — A fire swept through a refugee camp in eastern Chad injuring 10 people and leaving some 3,000 people from Sudan's war-torn Darfur region homeless, the United Nations said Saturday. The blaze, which broke out in the remote Goz Amer camp on Friday w... | A fire broke out in a refugee camp in eastern Chad Friday, leaving 3,000 people homeless and injuring 10, according to the United Nations (UN) refugee agency United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Refugees have been living in the camp as a result of the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan. A Darfur r... |
Update on Tibet demonstration Sunday, 16 March 2008, 4:57 p.m. 16th March 2008: Reliable sources have confirmed that at least 80 people were killed on 14th March 2008 in Lhasa. One very reliable source has confirmed that many of the dead bodies have been stashed in front of a Public Security Department office in Lhasa.... | Seattle, Washington, a protest against China's rule is held. The Central Tibetan Administration, headed by the Dalai Lama, says that at least 80 people have been killed in protests by supporters of Tibet against Chinese rule, despite China's claim that only ten people are dead. "As the Tibet uprising continues, reliabl... |
Chinook helicopters join assault against Molokai brush fire Email: "Chinook helicopters join assault against Molokai brush fire" * To: ||||| News Article Photos Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona took an aerial survey of Molokai's charred landscape as a brush fire continued through its fourth day Tuesday, claiming an estimate... | The Island of Molokai, South Coast A CH-47 Chinook during a training mission. The 2000 gallon bucket is clearly visible beneath it Two CH-47 Chinook helicopters were called in on Wednesday, September 2nd, to help contain the wildfires on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai. Smaller helicopters that were fighting the fire si... |
The White House won't release documents on domestic surveillance or allow aides to testify on US attorney firings. Washington A flurry of subpoenas is pushing Congress and President Bush toward a historic clash over executive powers that could wind up in the courts. For now, lawmakers are targeting two issues: the dism... | Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, remarked today that Congress was ready to go to court if the White House continues to refuse to comply with subpoenas for information regarding the . Leahy said that the committee could seek to charge the Bush Administration with criminal contempt of Congres... |
Suicide bombing kills at least 5 in Israel 28 wounded; Islamic Jihad claims responsibility JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for an apparent suicide bombing that killed at least five people in the northern Israeli city of Hadera, Israel authorities said. The dead and wounded lay amid bloodstained ... | Map of Israel with Hadera Israeli police confirmed that a suicide bomber was responsible for a blast that killed five people and left many seriously injured. The Wednesday afternoon attack occurred in an open market place in the small costal Israeli town of Hadera, a location which has been a frequent target of attacks... |
Photo: AP The comet is being tracked by NASA's Swift Gamma-ray Explorer satellite which captured this image of it travelling through the constellation Libra. While all the planets and most of the other objects in the solar system circle the sun anticlockwise, Lulin circles clockwise. And thanks to an optical illusion, ... | Comet Lulin in January and February 2009. For the next few days, a newly discovered, green-tinted comet will be visible by the naked eye in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Comet Lulin, with the official designation of C/2007 N3, was discovered in 2007 and astronomers say that this is the first time it has visite... |
The aircraft is believed to have crashed but no wreckage has been seen [Reuters] The aircraft is believed to have crashed but no wreckage has been seen [Reuters] The aircraft, a propeller-driven Twin Otter owned by Merpati airlines, disappeared while on a 50 minute flight from Sentani airport near Jayapura, the capital... | An Air Seychelles DHC-300 Twin Otter A plane carrying sixteen people has vanished over Papua, Indonesia. The Twin Otter propeller-driven aircraft has a crew of three and thirteen passengers, two of whom are babies. The plane, which belonged to Merpati Nusantara Airlines, was travelling from Sentani Airport, Jayapura, ... |
All the passengers disembarked safely (pic from Paul Freeman) Sinking ferry None of the 294 passengers on board was injured in the accident which involved the Sea Express One vessel and the Alaska Rainbow. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's Sea Express, which travels between the island and Liverpool is now at the P... | The ''Sea Express One'' (formerly SeaCat Isle of Man) of the Isle of Man Steam Packet was hit twice, in heavy fog on the River Mersey at Liverpool by a tug towing the ''Alaska Rainbow'' cargo ship near the entrance to Alfred Dock, Birkenhead, at 11.20 on Saturday morning. None of the reported 294 passengers and crew we... |
Mercedes-Benz's G63 is completely, deliciously silly. It's a 33-year-old design with a basic framework that has changed so little it still has the same... ||||| Former Liberal leadership hopefuls Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae indicated Sunday that they still plan to run for the party in the next election despite losing... | Scott Brison, Joe Volpe, Martha Hall Findlay, and Ken Dryden. Michael Ignatieff, who was the runner-up in yesterdays election, says he will hang on to his seat in the House of Commons and run again in the next federal election. Bob Rae, former NDP premier and currently not an elected MP, also said that it's "still my i... |
Delta Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Atlanta Boeing 737 Headed to Portland Turned Around Because of Blown Tire; Like this Story? Share it: Share On Facebook Interactive Air Disasters Review the worst air disasters in the past four decades, see how safety officials investigate plane crashes and more. Air Disasters Int... | File photo of a Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800 Delta Air Lines flight 1457 departing from made an emergency landing after it blew out a tire during take-off. The flight was destined to , Oregon. There are no injuries reported at this time. The departed from Thursday afternoon. The flight was carrying approximately 160 ... |
China's Wen Promises Greater Cooperation With Arab Nations Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, 07 Nov 2009 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is promising greater cooperation with Arab nations on economic, political and cultural front... | File photo of Chinese Premier Wen JibaoChina's Premier Wen Jiabao is in Cairo, Egypt, where he held talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in preparation for the that begins on Sunday in Sharm el-Sheikh. The leaders of 49 African countries are gathering in the Egyptian Red Sea resort for a two-day meeting to discu... |
Inmate charged with killing fellow Barlinnie prisoner The inmate died at Barlinnie Prison in the early hours of Thursday A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a fellow prisoner at Glasgow's Barlinnie jail. John Clark is alleged to have killed a 22-year-old sex offender in his cell. Clark appeared in privat... | Self-portrait of alleged victim Colin Penrose in 2011. John Clark appeared at Glasgow on Friday charged with murdering cellmate Colin Penrose, 22, in the city's . Penrose, from the West Coast town of , had been recalled to prison for alleged further offending after being paroled from a sentence for sexual assault again... |
It was a first Tour de France stage win for British outfit Barloworld The Barloworld rider went over the top of the out-of-category Col du Galibier on his own and held on to his advantage on the flying 32km descent to Briancon. But the chasers, including race leader Michael Rasmussen, crossed the line just 38 seconds b... | __noTOC__ Profile of stage 9, Val-d’Isère to Briançon. Mauricio Soler of Colombia has won stage 9 of the 2007 Tour de France. Michael Rasmussen of Denmark retains the overall lead. The 159.5 km stage 9 began with a cold start to the Hors Categorie climb up to the Col de l'Iseran (15 km at 6%), followed by the Col du Té... |
about 4 hours ago Nikki's mother Sharon Henderson (centre) leading supporters at a vigil in October Credit: ITV Tyne Tees The mother of murdered schoolgirl Nikki Allan has spoken from hospital of her shock at hearing that police had arrested a man on suspicion of killing her daughter 21 years ago. Seven-year-old Nikki ... | A 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murdering 7-year-old girl Nikki Allan in the UK 21 years ago, and released on bail, yesterday. Her murder, in which she was hit in the head and stabbed dozens of times, has not resulted in anyone being convicted thus far. Nikki Allan disappeared after leaving her grandpare... |
VIDEO - Israel Police said eight people were killed by a direct rocket strike on a train depot in Haifa’s Shemen Beach. Magen David Adom paramedics treated dozens of people wounded in the attack and evacuated them to hospitals in the city. The names of the victims were released for publication: Reuvan Levi, 43 year-old... | Lebanese officials have said that an Israeli air strike on the southern city of Tyre on Sunday killed nine civilians and wounded 42. Additional attacks on Beirut's international airport set a fuel tank ablaze. On Sunday, seven Canadian citizens were killed in Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon, according to a spok... |
New commander of UN troops in Haiti will be named this week 15:26 Érica Santana Reporter - Agência Brasil Brasília - This week the United Nations (UN) will choose the new military commander of its peace mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Since the death of general Urano Teixeira Bacellar, the post has been temporarily held b... | The Brazilian General Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar, military chief of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) died in the morning of January 7, in his Port-au-Prince hotel room. Early speculations that the commander had committed suicide were supported both by a recently published UN report, an... |
Accident at Russian hydroelectric plant kills 10 MOSCOW — An accident during repair work at Russia's largest hydroelectric plant on Monday killed at least 10 workers, while as many as 65 others were missing after an engine room was suddenly flooded, officials said. The cause of the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya p... | The Sayano–Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station, located on the Yenisei River in Russia, experienced a problem after a pressure surge caused water pipes to burst, flooding the engine room. The water triggered an explosion in a transformer. Ten workers were confirmed dead and as many as 68 more injured. Some are sti... |
Statement on Ken Livingstone suspension Stop the War Coalition 24/2/06 The Stop the War Coalition is appalled by the suspension of London's Mayor. Ken Livingstone was elected by millions of Londoners and he has been suspended by an unelected quango. Ken has been a good friend of the Stop the War Coalition from the star... | The news that London Mayor Ken Livingstone is to face a one month suspension over comments made to an ''Evening Standard'' journalist was a surprise to many across the political spectrum when it was announced on Friday. Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, who would take over the Mayor's duties in the event of a suspension, said... |
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - A government report issued Wednesday predicts large jumps in heating bills for Americans this winter and continued high oil prices in 2006 due to slightly colder temperatures and the continuing impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the nation's energy production. The Energy Information Adminis... | A US government report was issued Wednesday predicting the rise of heating bills due to colder temperatures and impacts Hurricanes Rita and Katrina had on the nation's energy production. Local forecasters predict that most of the US will have a warmer-than-expected winter this year. However, households that heat their ... |
Solar Sail Update, November 9, 2004 Launch Date Set for Cosmos 1, The World's First Solar Sail Spacecraft Announcement Coincides with the 70th Anniversary of the Birth of Carl Sagan, Co-Founder of The Planetary Society Image: The Planetary Society (C) The Cosmos 1 team announced today that the world's first solar sail ... | The Planetary Society have stated that their experimental solar sail craft Cosmos 1 is probably lost, but intermittent signals have given them some hope the mission has made orbit. The 100kg vehicle was launched atop a converted ICBM from a Russian nuclear submarine, however it is believed the first stage of the Volna ... |
The former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate tweeted out her endorsement with a video message, noting the empathy Biden extends to struggling Americans. "Empathy matters. And, in this moment of crisis, it's more important than ever that the next president restores Americans' faith in good, effective government," W... | Elizabeth Warren in 2016 Former US presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren announced yesterday she was endorsing Joe Biden for this year's presidential election. The move came shortly after fellow former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and former president Barack Obama announced their own support for Biden. In a ... |
Breaking eBusiness and Search News Advertise | Newsletter | Sitemap | News Feeds WebProNews Search Part of the iEntry network Groceries Charge Visa On Fees John Stith Staff Writer Published: 2005-07-16 A large group of national grocery chains have levied their lawyers at credit card monolith Visa USA claiming Visa's fe... | U.S. retail chain stores Kroger’s, Walgreens and five other food and drugstore chains have filed a lawsuit against the world’s largest credit card company, Visa International Inc. The federal lawsuit claims the company practices fee fixing on transactions, and with restricting competition among member banks. The retail... |
We use cookies to improve our services. Our cookie policy is here. If you wish to disable all cookies that are not essential for the website to function, you can do it here. Click here to opt-out. ||||| The Icesave bill has been the subject of protests in Iceland Iceland's parliament will meet on Friday to plan a refer... | Ólafur Ragnar GrímssonÓlafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland, refused to sign a bill to pay US$5 billion (£3.1 billion) to Holland and the UK. Savers in those countries lost out when Icesave's parent bank Landsbanki collapsed and was nationalised alongside Glitnir and Kaupthing. The governments of those nations p... |
Tributes have been paid to Lt Col Thorneloe and Trooper Hammond The defence secretary has paid tribute to two soldiers killed in Afghanistan, including the highest ranking officer killed since the Falklands War. Bob Ainsworth said Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe, of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, was a "fine officer who had l... | Viking armoured vehicleTwo British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, with one being the highest ranking British officer to be killed in 30 years. Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, 40, Commanding Officer of the , and Trooper Joshua Hammond, 18, of the , were killed when an improvised explosive device ... |
Jon Snow's daily news updates Tick box if you DO wish to receive other information from the Channel 4 group of companies. ||||| Tony Blair told President George Bush that he was "solidly" behind US plans to invade Iraq before he sought advice about the invasion's legality and despite the absence of a second UN resoluti... | Tony Blair and George W. Bush shaking hands in the White House on November 12, 2004 British television station Channel 4 News and newspaper The Guardian have reported that they have obtained a secret transcript of a meeting between United States President George W. Bush and British prime minister Tony Blair on January ... |
Paddywhack: Tszyu lands bitter St Patrick’s Day sledge A fire-up Tim Tszyu has issued a dire warning to opponent Dennis Hogan if he is banking on the luck of the Irish saving him in their upcoming super welterweight bout. Aquanita saga finish line in sight after 72 horses disqualified More than $1.4 million in prizemon... | Arms of the Anglican Church of Australia The Anglican Church in South Australia has agreed to pay up to AU$4 million to 36 victims of alleged paedophile Robert Brandenberg. Brandenberg, a priest and former Church of England Boys Society leader, committed suicide in 1999, on the same day he was to face court on child se... |
Swiss authorities rejected a U.S. request to extradite Academy Award-winning director Roman Polanski, clearing the way for his release 10 months after his surprise detention in Zurich reopened a saga that began with his 1977 arrest in Los Angeles for having sex with a minor. The Swiss Justice Ministry's rejection of th... | On Monday, Swiss authorities refused a request from the U.S. to extradite Polish film director , who has been under house arrest in his chalet in Switzerland since December 2009, on charges stemming from the 1977 accusation that he had sex with an American thirteen-year-old girl, Samantha Geimer, in , California. Thoug... |
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Login Enter your details below to login If you are an existing member of The Times and The Sunday Times enjoying the full benefits of thetimes.co.uk, then simply enter your Times+ login details below and press 'Enter' Enter your details to login Email address Password Keep me logged in information Keeps you logged in f... | presidential elections in Iran (June 2009) Former Iranian vice-president Mohammed Ali Abtahi has been released on bail pending appeal after being sentenced to six years in prison on Saturday for his part in the protests following the presidential elections in June. "Abtahi was sentenced to six years in prison for actin... |
A former prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone said the scheduled testimony of supermodel Naomi Campbell Thursday will be crucial for the prosecution at the ongoing war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Syracuse University professor David Crane told VOA there is corroborative evidence... | Campbell claims being in court was "a big inconvenience." Supermodel testified for prosecutors on Thursday in a war crimes case against former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Taylor allegedly gave an uncut to Campbell in 1997 when they met for dinner in South Africa, according to Professor David Crane of Syracuse Un... |
The suspect in the fatal shooting of eight people at day spas in and around Atlanta indicated he had issues with sexual addiction and the shootings may have not been motivated by racial hatred, law enforcement officials said. ||||| Washington Post Foreign Service Friday, December 2, 2005; Page A16 BAGHDAD, Dec. 1 -- Ar... | Reuters reports that around 400 armed men launched an attack on the town of Ramadi, seizing control of various streets in the inner city. They allegedly set up checkpoints and distributed leaflets declaring that Al-Qaeda in Iraq, a group led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was taking over the city. Reuters ... |
Mother accused of shoplifting with baby turns herself in to Greenburgh police Suzette Gruber, who police said abandoned her 8-month-old son to avoid apprehension in a shoplifting incident, turned herself in this morning to Greenburgh police. Gruber, 39, has a long rap sheet for theft, police said. Police said she and a... | The T.J. Maxx department store in Greenburgh, New York on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. A woman who attempted to shoplift merchandise at a T.J. Maxx department store with another adult accomplice in Greenburgh, New York forgot one important item in her heist: her 8-month-old son. While trying to shoplift, Suzette Gruber, ... |
Unemployment will be a key issue in the forthcoming general election The number of people out of work dropped by 42,000 to 4.8 million, or 11.6% of the workforce, the Federal Labour Office said. But without seasonal adjustments, the jobless rate rose by 68,000 to 4.77 million, or 11.5% of the workforce. The figures com... | Germany's unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percent in July, the Federal Labour Office said. The number of jobless Germans dropped by 42 thousand to 4.8 million, but without seasonal adjustments, including summer breaks in job training and jobseeker holidays, it grew by 68 thousand and is close to a post-war record. Unempl... |
Gregory Bull AP Mexican network TV Azteca says the plane was carrying 104 passengers. Share Print Share Jose Marc Flores Pereira, 44, a Bolivian who has lived in Mexico for 17 years, told police he was spurred to give the warning Wednesday because its date — 09/09/09 — is the inverse of 666, which many believe to be th... | File photo of an Aeroméxico, Boeing 737. The Mexican government has said that an Aeroméxico Boeing-737, flight 576 from Cancun, was hijacked and landed safely at Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City. The plane was traveling from Cancun to Mexico City. The situation ended without incident and all passengers ... |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 21 -- Pakistani officials said Sunday that 21 foreigners, including two Americans stationed at the U.S. Embassy, were among the victims of a massive suicide truck bombing Saturday night that destroyed a luxury Marriott hotel in the capital. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani said the bomber's... | The hotel shortly after the explosion. CCTV footage has been released showing a truck bomb exploding outside the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan. The footage shows a camera, which was manually controlled to focus specifically on the developments as they happened. The nearly four minutes of footage, shows a large ... |
Pakistan PM: South Waziristan Offensive Successful, Ongoing He says Taliban militant strongholds have been captured and a large quantity of weapons seized Photo: AFP Pakistan's prime minister says the military's offensive in the northwestern tribal region of South Waziristan is ongoing and so far has been successful, w... | Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani announced that the military operation targeting Taliban militants based in the tribal region is now over, after nearly two months. He commented that the military is now focusing on the nearby Orakzai tribal region, in order to pursue the Pakistani Taliban leadership that is b... |
Bangladesh evacuated nearly half a million people to emergency shelters on the southwest coast [AFP] Bangladesh evacuated nearly half a million people to emergency shelters on the southwest coast [AFP] Bangladesh evacuated nearly half a million people to emergency shelters on the southwest coast [AFP] Thousands of peop... | A cyclone struck coastal areas of Bangladesh and India, causing flooding. At least seventeen people have been killed as a result of the storm, and thousands have been left homeless. Location of India Winds reaching 100 kilometres per hour in Kolkata, the capital of India's West Bengal province, have uprooted trees and ... |
(CNN) -- After pleading guilty Monday to federal conspiracy charges involving an illegal dogfighting operation, quarterback Michael Vick is waiting to hear if he'll play professional football again. NFL star Michael Vick pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges Monday. Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank told the NFL Networ... | Michael Vick, of the Atlanta Falcons scrambles past Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney in the 2006 Pro Bowl. Atlanta Flacons quarterback Michael Vick plead guilty to federal charges surrounding illegal dogfighting yesterday. Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons, told the NFL Network he is, "not really surprised" ... |
Rebels, pirates face off over Saudi supertanker 23 Nov 2008, 0128 hrs IST, AGENCIES Print Email Discuss Share Save Comment Text: MOGADISHU: Even as Somali pirates released a Greece-owned tanker, the drama shifted on Saturday to the Saudi Arabian supertanker with $100 million worth of oil as Islamist militants said they... | The ''Sirius Star'' militants have vowed to fight pirates holding the oil tanker off the Somalian coast. The militants are angered over the seizure of a 'Muslim' ship. The tanker is anchored near , a town controlled by the Islamists. The ''Sirius Star'', owned by Saudi state firm , has a crew of 25 from , Saudi Arabia,... |
Col Gaddafi had wanted to stay on as AU chairman Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi has failed in his bid to stay on as president of the African Union for another year. At the annual AU summit in Ethiopia, leaders from 53 African countries chose the president of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, to take his place. A BBC correspo... | Gaddafi at last year's African Union summit, where he became president. File photo of Mutharika, who is taking the presidency. Muammar Gaddafi, leader of Libya, has not been able to win his bid to stay as chairman of the African Union, losing out to Malawian president , who was backed by several eastern and southern st... |
The body of the late Nigerian president has been laid to rest in his home state of Katsina [Reuters] The body of the late Nigerian president has been laid to rest in his home state of Katsina [Reuters] Jonathan took the oath of office at a ceremony in the capital, Abuja, on Thursday, just hours after officials announce... | Late president Umaru Yar'Adua (2008) Goodluck Jonathan, the acting president of Nigeria, was formally sworn in today, several hours after president Umaru Yar'Adua died. The oath of office was administered in the capital . According to the constitution, Jonathan will be the country's leader until next elections next Apr... |
SAN FRANCISCO Residents all across the West Coast struggled on Saturday to dig and dry out from a thumping winter storm system, even as more snow and drenching rain bore down on soaked towns from Puget Sound to San Diego. In Washington, the high winds and heavy snow and rain had taken a disastrous turn on Friday as a... | Authorities in the western U.S. state of Nevada say near-freezing waters from a ruptured canal have flooded about 800 homes following a powerful winter storm. Authorities east of the city of Reno say a nine-meter-long section of the Truckee Canal broke early Saturday, sending a nearly one-meter-high flood into the smal... |
It gets better and better for the country’s most famous sex advice columnist. Dan Savage is changing the world one video and one orgasm at a time. No, he’s not an Olympic gold medalist in masturbation. The openly gay journalist, author and media pundit created the It Gets Better Project to help prevent suicide among LG... | , author of the sex '''', has won a for his work on the . He started the project in 2010 to address a series of incidents of . in 2005 Savage and his husband, Terry Miller, co-edited a book featuring selections from the It Gets Better Project. The book, '''', includes a piece from Barack Obama – who also filmed a vide... |
United moved top of the Barclays Premier League with an emphatic, irresistable second half display against Wigan Athletic, as goals from Carlos Tevez, Cristiano Ronaldo (2) and Wayne Rooney brushed off the physical challenge posed by Chris Hutchings' Latics. United lost Nemanja Vidic and John O'Shea to injuries - concu... | Manchester United have moved to the top of the table after beating Wigan Athletic 4–0 today. The goals came from Carlos Tévez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney in the second half. United lost Nemanja Vidić to a concussion and John O'Shea to a dead leg in first half. Louis Saha injured himself in the warm-up. A patche... |
It's time to let us know how we're doing and what you'd like to see more of on SceneDaily.com in 2011. Complete our Online Readership Survey, and we'll enter you in a drawing for a brand new 8GB iPod Touch! Matt Kenseth dominates Sprint Cup race at Texas to snap long winless streak By Kenny Bruce Saturday, April 09, 20... | File photo of Matt Kenseth driver won his first race of the 2011 NASCAR on Saturday during the at in , Texas. The win was his first since the beginning of the . Throughout the course of the race there were five and 31 lead changes among 13 drivers. On the 214th lap, a three car accident occured, prompting , and to dri... |
At 12:40 p.m. yesterday a man stepped through the doors of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. He took two paces, lowered his rifle at a security guard and, before anyone could react, opened fire in a popular national landmark. The guard, who did not have time to draw his gun, fell bleeding and fatally wounded to the p... | File photo of the museum According to local police, James Von Brunn, an 88-year-old man armed with a rifle has shot and killed guard Stephen Tyrone Johns, and been wounded himself, in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred slightly after 1:00 p.m. (EDT) (17:00 UTC). Preli... |
Former world champion loses battle with throat cancer at 61. By Richard Osley and Sadie Gray Alex Higgins, the legendary two-times world snooker champion known as much for his wild lifestyle as his flamboyant play on the green baize, died yesterday aged 61. His skill and speed around the table earned him one of sport's... | in 2008. Snooker player , nicknamed "Hurricane", was found dead in his apartment in Donegall Road, , Northern Ireland on Saturday. He was aged 61 and had been suffering from since 1997. Born in Belfast on March 18, 1949, Higgins became the champion of the at the age of 23 in 1972. He reached the same achievement again ... |
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