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First the Greek-owned MV Nipayia, a 9,000-tonne tanker with a crew of 19, was seized on Wednesday. Then the 23,000 MV Bow-Asir, a Norwegian-owned chemicals and oil tanker with 23 people on board, was captured earlyon Thursday off the Somali port of Kismayo, infamous as a pirates' haven. More than 130 merchant ships wer... | Pirates in Somalia have seized two European tankers within twenty-four hours. In the same time frame three other vessels escaped and a yacht which disappeared after departing the Seychelles has been reported as hijacked. Yesterday MV ''Nipayia'', a 9,000-ton tanker owned by Athens, Greece-based Lotus Shipping and flagg... |
Professor Steve Molyneux, 54, was reported for putting the details on the social networking site by a colleague in February this year. He told fellow Twitterers on one occasion how he sat "In the Gods passing sentence on the criminal fraternity". Another time he wrote "Just keeping up whilst I'm (sic) court deciding on... | Stephen Molyneux Stephen Molyneux has resigned from his post of Justice of the Peace in Shropshire, England, after a fellow magistrate reported him for posting messages about a case on the social networking website Twitter. Professor Molyneux, an IT consultant and former mayor of Oakengates, tweeted information about b... |
Passengers whose flights are cancelled may get compensation New EU rules set compensation at between 250 euros (£173) and 600 euros, depending on the length of the flight. The new rules will apply to all scheduled and charter flights, including budget airlines. Airlines have attacked the legislation saying they could b... | Airlines have attacked new EU legislation which will force them to pay greater compensation to customers in the event of overbooking, cancellations and delays. Consumer groups have praised the new rules, which set the level of compensation between €250 and €600 depending on the circumstances and the length of the fligh... |
Two-hour gunfight leaves 16 cartel gunmen, 2 Mexican soldiers dead in bloody Acapulco hostage fight Vargas/Getty Mexican gang members are seen handcuffed in police custody early on June 7, 2009 in Acapulco, Mexico, after soldiers clashed with members of an organized crime syndicate on the night of June 6. Sixteen drug ... | AK-47 assault rifle similar to the ones use in the battle A two-hour gun battle which began at 7 p.m. local time between the Mexican Army and drug hitmen ended in 18 fatalities at the Mexican holiday resort of Acapulco on Saturday. Two soldiers and 16 gunmen were killed in the battle. The army was dispatched to follow ... |
Israeli Air Strike Kills 3 Palestinians in Gaza Israel's military confirmed that it carried out the raid, but it gave no additional details An Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip has killed three Palestinian militants hours after Israel's prime minister vowed an immediate response to attacks from the territory. Palest... | Palestinian medical officials have said that two Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip were killed by gunfire from Israel on Saturday, according to security sources and Palestinian officials. According to witness reports, the men were collecting scrap metal when they were killed near the border; Israeli officials, ho... |
Article Not Available The article that you are trying to view is no longer available through this Web site. The content is copyrighted by the Associated Press, which requires NBCSanDiego.com to delete its stories two weeks after they are originally posted. ||||| We are unable to locate the page you requested. The page ... | An explosion has been reported near the gate of the Philippine army's 104th Brigade headquarters, inside a karaoke bar on southern Jolo Island. At least 20 people are reported to have been injured. According to witnesses, most of the wounded were female entertainers, and men who were drinking at the bar. U.S troops are... |
Malawi’s Bingu wa Mutharika takes oath of office in Blantyre, 22 May 2009 Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has been inaugurated for a second term following his landslide victory in the country's presidential poll. He also led his party to victory in the parliamentary election. Mr. wa Mutharika took the oath of off... | Bingu wa Mutharika, the president of the African country of Malawi, was inaugurated on Friday after having been reelected to a second five-year term. Bingu wa Mutharika at the World Economic Forum on Africa in 2008. The Malawian election commission had earlier reported that wa Mutharika had won the election, having tak... |
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A small private plane crashed in the remote mountains of northeast Nepal on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people, mostly foreigners, airline and airport officials said. Twelve Germans and two Australians were among the dead. The rest were Nepalis. "There were 19 people on board," ... | a DHC-6 Twin Otter, similar to the one that crashed. A passenger plane carrying tourists, has crash-landed at an airport near Mount Everest killing 18 of the 19 people on board. Of those killed were 12 German, two Australian and two Nepalese tourists. The remaining three were the plane's crew who were of Nepalese decen... |
404 We're sorry but the page you requested could not be found.Please try again from the home page or contact us ||||| Governor General Michaelle Jean lays a wreath during a ceremony marking the 90th Anniversary of the Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel at the national war monument in Ottawa Saturday, July 1, 2006 ... | Canada Day was celebrated at Parliament Hill. People came across Canada to Ottawa to celebrate Canada's 139th birthday. About 25,000 people including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, his wife and their two children were there. The party got started at about 12:00, noon ET. The ceremony was in English and in French. Prime... |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI is investigating Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers and AIG - and their executives - as part of a broad look into possible mortgage fraud, sources with knowledge of the investigation told CNN Tuesday. Two officials with knowledge of the FBI investigation into the mortgage crisis said "... | The FBI is investigating 26 firms and 1,400 individuals involved in the US financial crisis for fraud and "sub-prime lending practices". Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae and AIG are among the firms being scrutinized after recently receiving federal bailouts. Investigators, who are cooperating with the IRS, Post... |
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 1 — Concluding that his political career is over, Senator Larry E. Craig of Idaho announced his resignation here today. The announcement marked the end of a stunning week in which Mr. Craig fell from senior senator to Republican Party outcast over reports that he solicited sex in an airport bathroom... | United States Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) resigned Saturday, five days after Craig's arrest for lewd conduct in a public restroom was first reported. In a news conference in Boise, Idaho, Senator Craig apologized for his actions, but insisted that he had not engaged in gay sex, and that the June 11 incident at Minneapol... |
Print Digg Facebook Stumble It! del.icio.us Fark NYPD Traffic Stop Nets Cartons Of Untaxed Smokes NEW YORK (AP) ― New York City Police have discovered a truckload of untaxed cigarettes after pulling over the driver for a traffic violation.The U-Haul truck had a covered license plate, and officers pulled over the driver... | On Friday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) seized 1.75 million contraband cigarettes near the Manitoba - Ontario border and in a separate case the New York City Police Department (NYPD) also had a major recovery of 1.17 million cigarettes. Cigarettes Canadian officers seized 150 cases of illegal, unmarked ciga... |
Gamekeeper George Mutch jailed for killing rare bird Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Continue reading the main story Related Stories A gamekeeper found guilty of killing a rare bird and setting traps illegally to capture others has been jailed for four months. George Mutch, 48, of Kildrumm... | A Sheriff in Aberdeen yesterday jailed gamekeeper George Mutch for crimes against . It is believed to be the first time anybody has been imprisoned for persecution in Scotland. Mutch, 48, killed a protected , and used illegal traps to capture a and a second goshawk. He was convicted last month of four offences, which h... |
Det Con Corbett has been with the police force for 18 years Det Con Catherine Corbett, 39, of Solihull, suffered head injuries in the incident in Hayes, west London, and remains critical after surgery. Firearms officers arrested a 41-year-old man in Birmingham on suspicion of attempted murder of the West Midlands Polic... | DC Catherine Corbett was seriously injured in the incident. A 42-year-old man and a woman in her thirties have been arrested after a police officer was left critically injured after being hit by a car as she tried to make an arrest in west London this morning. Police are treating the incident as attempted murder. Dete... |
Italian Premier Berlusconi punched in the face ROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was punched in the face at the end of a rally on Sunday by a man holding a small statue in his hand, leaving the 73-year-old media mogul with a bloodied mouth and looking stunned, police said. The 42-year-old man accused of attackin... | 2008 File photo of Italian PM Berlusconi Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is in San Raffaele Hospital overnight in Milan following an assault during an autograph session at the end of a rally. The 73 year-old media mogul received a punch in the face from an assailant who police named as 42 year-old Massimo Tart... |
Three crew members were killed and four were injured early Thursday morning when a Canadian Forces search-and-rescue helicopter crashed into the ocean during a routine training exercise off Canso, N.S. The CH-149 Cormorant helicopter crashed at about 12:30 a.m. AT during a hoist exercise with Canadian Coast Guard and l... | A Canadian Forces CH-149 of 413 Squadron based at CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia crashed while conducting a night training exercise. Killed in the incident were Sgt. Duane Brazil, 39; Master Cpl. Kirk Noel, 33; and Cpl. Trevor McDavid, 31. The aircraft was conducting a hoist operation at 12:30 AM local time near a Canadian... |
Police have arrested a woman over the food poisoning scare at two Sizzler restaurants in Brisbane. The Sizzler chain has closed all of its self-serve salad bars in Australia after rat poison was found in food at two Brisbane restaurants. Police have now arrested a 57-year-old woman in Brisbane's inner-city. The man hea... | Queensland, Australia police have charged a 57-year-old woman with the alleged contamination of the salad bar at two Sizzler restaurants. Rat poison pellets were found in food at Sizzler restaurants at Toowong on January 20 and the Brisbane Myer Centre outlet last Sunday. Yesterday Sizzler closed salad bars nationwide,... |
Dell ditches Itanium By Tom Krazit, IDG News Service and Manek Dubash, Techworld Dell is pulling out of the Itanium business, closing the door on a product line that was only ever a marginal part of Dell's server product line. Intel's Erica Fields confirmed the hardware vendor's decision yesterday, saying: "We've got a... | An Intel spokesperson confirmed Thursday that Dell would no longer be offering servers with Intel Itanium CPUs. The spokesperson said "Losing Dell as an Itanium customer is unfortunate but frankly, we see their impact as negligible." Servers with Itanium CPUs are no longer promoted on Dell's website, though a few can b... |
Simpson was convicted on 12 charges and faces at least six years in prison American football star and actor OJ Simpson could face life in a Nevada jail when he is sentenced in Las Vegas on Friday. The former Buffalo Bills running back was convicted in October on 12 charges of armed robbery, conspiracy to kidnap and ass... | Former United States football player O.J. Simpson was sentenced to prison for 15 years yesterday morning, on charges of kidnapping and armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers at a hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Simpson's accomplice in the crime, one Clarence Stewart, was also given a thirty-three year sentence. Bo... |
Muhaydin Mire, 29, appears in court after being charged over incident in Leytonstone, east London, on Saturday A police officer stands guard outside Leytonstone station in north London on 6 December, 2015 (AFP) A man held over of a stabbing attack at an east London tube station has appeared in court charged with attemp... | A UK court has remanded a man in custody after he appeared in court over a stabbing incident in the capital London. Muhaydin Mire, a 29-year-old from east London, was charged with attempted murder after reportedly at least two people were injured, one seriously, in on Saturday. The suspect, who spoke only to confirm pe... |
BREAKING NEWS Drum victims' names suppressed A MAN and a woman have been refused bail after being charged with the murders of two people whose bodies were found in smouldering drums on the NSW south coast. Stacey Lea-Caton, 27, appeared before Nowra Local Court this morning charged with two counts of murder. His co-acc... | A man and a woman have been charged with the murders of two people whose bodies were found burning in oil drums in the Tomerong State Forest, about 210 kilometers south of Sydney on Sunday. The bodies were found by New South Wales Rural Fire Service officers who were called to extinguish a small bushfire. The firefight... |
Related links Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo has been named both PFA Player and Young Player of the Year. The Portuguese winger was widely expected to take the main award and his remarkable season continued as he scooped both awards on Sunday evening at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Ronaldo becomes only the second ... | The Barclays Premiership gala awards dinner took place Sunday, with Manchester United being the winningest of clubs in the awards. The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) presents awards to players every year who have been voted on by their peers as the best player of the season. The front runner for the senior... |
Related THE CANADIAN PRESSZURICH, Switzerland -- The Canadian Soccer Association suffered another setback Tuesday, losing out to Germany in the race to host the 2011 women's World Cup.Canada earned kudos from FIFA president Sepp Blatter but defending champion Germany ended up with the tournament.Canada had showed "what... | Germany beat out Canada to be selected as host the 2011 edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup. Germany's bid was based on 11 reasons why they should host the FIFA Women's World Cup along with a video Birgit Prinz and Fatmire Bajramaj. Canada's bid was based on its successful staging of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Ger... |
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., acknowledges applause at a campaign rally, Saturday in Bangor, Maine Democratic Senator Barack Obama has swept rival Senator Hillary Clinton in three of their party's presidential nominating contests held Saturday. Obama won by margins of roughly two-to-one in... | left Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois and 2008 US presidential candidate has swept all three of today's Democratic contests, two caucuses in Nebraska and Washington and the primary in Louisiana. Obama also won the tiny United States territory of the United States Virgin Islands. Obama won nearly 30% more ... |
US warns Wikileaks' Assange on possible leak Wikileaks has previously released documents relating to Iraq and Afghanistan The US has written to the founder of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, urging him not release a batch of diplomatic files. The release of classified state department documents is ag... | In a letter to Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, the said that releasing the documents would risk "countless" lives. The has urged Wikileaks not to publish new files because they will risk "countless" lives. In a letter to Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website, the Obama administration said that re... |
Daughter in cellar for 24 years A woman has told police that she was held prisoner in a cellar for almost 24 years by her father, who repeatedly raped her and fathered her seven children. Lower Austria police said in a statement that the 42-year-old woman had been missing since August 29, 1984 and was found by police i... | Police in the Lower Austrian town of Amstetten have arrested a 73 year old man who is alleged to have kept his daughter, now aged 42, locked in the cellar of his house in Amstetten since 29th August 1984. The man, identified by police as Josef Fritzl, is alleged to have started sexually abusing his daughter, named as E... |
Rokocoko had too much pace and power for Romania New Zealand (36) 85 Tries: Sivivatu 2, Masoe, Rokocoko 3, Evans, Mauger, Toeava 2, Hore, Smith, Howlett Cons: McAllister 4, Evans 6 Sivivatu 2, Masoe, Rokocoko 3, Evans, Mauger, Toeava 2, Hore, Smith, HowlettMcAllister 4, Evans 6 Romania (5) 8 Tries: Tincu Pens: Vlaicu J... | 150px In the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Fiji and Scotland secured qualification to the knockout stage of the tournament with victories over Wales and Italy respectively. Elsewhere New Zealand defeated Romania and Australia defeated Canada. Both New Zealand and Australia had already qualified for the following round. In Pool... |
Detailed Information: NOTE: Figures shown here for Metrorail ridership represent actual passenger entries and exits for the specific date. Metrobus ridership figures, on the other hand, are tabulated as averages for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays over a 30-day period. Bus figures shown here represent the averages for t... | Washington Metro's Mount Vernon Square station Subway service in the United States capital city of Washington, D.C. was disrupted Sunday afternoon when a Washington Metro Green Line train derailed as it approached the Mount Vernon Square station. Sixteen passengers were reported hospitalised, but no critical injuries w... |
Ten New Zealand students who had recently returned from a trip to Mexico have been confirmed as carrying Swine Flu, bringing the total number of countries with outbreaks to three (the other two being the United States and Mexico.) There have been reports of suspected cases across Europe, including France, Spain and Isr... | 3D Model of an influenza virus Officials in Mexico are asking citizens to take actions in order to minimize the spread of the swine flu outbreak. Citizens are urged to stay away from large crowds, avoid kissing people and stay at least 6 feet (1.8 meters) away from one another. Additionally, all schools and universitie... |
Citizen reporters from around the world who contribute to a local online newspaper will hold a forum in Seoul starting today to discuss the future potential of online journalism and citizen participatory journalism. Organized by OhmyNews (www.ohmynews.com), the first International Citizen Reporters’ Forum will take pla... | OhmyNews founder Oh Yeon Ho welcomed citizen reporters on Thursday. More than 300 "citizen reporters" hailing from countries as far apart as Chile and Norway are coming together at the OhmyNews International Citizen Reporters' Forum from June 23 to June 26, 2005 in Seoul. is one of the most popular South Korean news we... |
Published online: 28 February 2005; | doi:10.1038/news050228-1 Engineers devise invisibility shield Philip Ball Electron effects could stop objects from scattering light. Spot the spaceship. © NASA The idea of a cloak of invisibility that hides objects from view has long been confined to the more improbable reaches of ... | Two engineers, Andrea Alù and Nader Engheta of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia have come up with a 'plasmonic cover' which they claim could render objects "nearly invisible to an observer". The idea is still in its infancy, but it is said not to violate any obvious laws of physics. John Pendry, a physici... |
LFP Noon Round UP Newsletter Sign up to receive a curated collection of links and highlights from our award-winning breaking news coverage, in-depth analysis and unmatched investigative features at lunchtime weekdays. Email Address There was an error, please provide a valid email address. By clicking on the sign up but... | Michael Ignatieff wants to reopen the Constitution to have a debate about Quebec as a nation within Canada. It is to be debated at the convention two days before the new leader is chosen. Bob Rae, current Liberal leadership candidate, warned about reopening the Constitution. According to Ignatieff's website it says tha... |
Archive Topics: Asset Management Bricks & Mortar Business Banking Community Consumer & Commercial Banking Corporate Transactions Economics & Industry Outlooks Executive Management Changes Financial & Corporation News Global Corporate & Investment Banking (GCIB) Online/Interactive/Technology Special Events & Promotions ... | One of the biggest domestic banks in the United States, Bank of America, has admitted to losing computer tapes containing 1.2 million federal employee accounts, including the accounts of several U.S. senators, in a statement by the bank. According to the Pentagon, most of the accounts belong to staff and civilians in t... |
The tanker was pulled upright and gas decanted into another vehicle Peter Williams, 25, from the Darlington area, died in hospital after being thrown from the vehicle's cab at Wolsingham on Wednesday morning. Residents of 23 homes which were evacuated have been allowed to return and an exclusion zone has been lifted. A... | The bridge where the accident happened. A gas tanker which crashed onto a preserved railway line in Wolsingham, County Durham in the north of England has been removed. Yesterday, the vehicle fell 70 feet from a road bridge onto the Weardale Railway below and left the driver with serious injuries from which he later die... |
Gareth Bale scored a hat-trick as Zinedine Zidane began his reign as Real Madrid boss with a comprehensive win over Deportivo La Coruna. Karim Benzema claimed his 100th league goal for the club with an early opener in the first game since the departure of previous manager Rafael Benitez. Bale headed the second and foun... | Yesterday, FC Barcelona collected three points defeating -based football club 4–0 at in Barcelona in a La Liga match and became league leaders again. File photo of Lionel Messi, who scored the hat-trick Barcelona had greater ball possession. The match saw five . Four away players and Aleix Vidal of Barcelona were yello... |
By AGENCIES BAGHDAD: Iraqis expressed joy at the news that US forces had completed their withdrawal on Sunday, but voiced doubts their politicians could come together to rebuild the violence-wracked country. As news of the pullout reached Baghdad, the streets of the Iraqi capital and other major cities were little chan... | The last convoy of US soldiers crosses the border from Iraq into Kuwait, ending the eight-year long Iraq War. The last convoy of US soldiers crossed the border from Iraq into Kuwait on Sunday, effectively bringing the controversial eight-year long Iraq War to an end. The final convoy, containing around a hundred US mil... |
January 16, 2008 - 9:15PM Towns and cities in north Queensland were mopping up after a drenching from a monsoon low as further communities downstream braced for flooding. The government estimated the damage bill as exceeding $12 million. Charters Towers, south-west of Townsville, was clearing up and counting the cost o... | Monsoonal rains in Queensland, Australia have caused massive flooding over two thirds of the state, and led Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts to declare the town of Emerald a disaster zone. The floods, which first hit the north part of the state a week ago, have since spread as far south as Charleville, where th... |
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A man who rammed his truck into a woman's vehicle on a highway early Friday told authorities he crashed into her while going more than 100 mph because God told him "she needed to be taken off the road." The truck rear-ended the car on U.S. Highway 281, both vehicles spun across a median then came to... | A man from San Antonio, Texas in the United States, is being charged with assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault after he ran a woman off the road. The driver who caused the accident told police that God told him to do it. Police say that Michael E. Schwab claimed that while he was driving on U.S. Highway ... |
Craig Roy jailed for life for murder of schoolboy Jack Frew Craig Roy slit Jack Frew's throat and stabbed him 20 times in a ferocious attack Continue reading the main story Related Stories The teenager convicted of the murder of schoolboy Jack Frew has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 18 years in custody. C... | Craig Roy, found guilty of the murder of Jack Frew, has been sentenced to by Judge Lord Doherty after a trial at the in Scotland lasting twelve days. In court, Doherty told Roy he "carried out a brutal, sustained and merciless attack". Roy confirmed that in May 2010 he stabbed Frew with a cooking knife twenty times in ... |
Peru Peru Paraguay Paraguay 2 0 FT Game Details GameCast Lineups and Stats Peru secured their second-straight third-place finish at the Copa America with a 2-0 victory over 2011 runners-up Paraguay on Friday. The result marks Peru's best back-to-back tournament results since the 1979 and 1983 editions, and Ricardo Gare... | Yesterday, Peru defeated Paraguay 2–0 in the of the , which was held in stadium in city of Chile, and won a bronze medal. Peru had 50.9% possession of the ball in front of Paraguay. Peru completed 408 passes whereas Paraguay completed 407. The passing accuracy of both teams were almost same with 78.9 to 79.6% accuracy.... |
Seven teenagers shot at Detroit bus stop CHICAGO (AFP) — Seven teenagers were shot at a Detroit bus stop and police are searching for the two shooters, officials said. "Two unknown males exited a green minivan and approached a group of people at the bus stop and opened fire," Detroit police spokesman Dan Donakowski tol... | Gunmen shot seven teenagers at a bus stop in Detroit, Michigan, United States at about 2:15 PM EDT (1915 UTC) today. Three of the seven wounded are in critical condition. The victims were one block away from their school, Cody High School, at a bus stop in Detroit's west side. The gunmen left a green minivan, approache... |
Three Ontarians and one Quebecer will share the second-largest lottery jackpot in Canadian history as the lucky winners of Saturday's $43.2-million Lotto 6-49 draw. The ticket holders, who have not yet been identified, will each take home $10.8 million. Two of the tickets were purchased in the Greater Toronto Area, and... | Three people in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and one person in Quebec won last week's Lotto 649. They will share the second-largest lottery jackpot in Canadian history as the lucky winners of Saturday's $43.2-million Lotto 649 draw. They will each take home $10.8 million. "Two of the tickets were purchased in the GTA... |
Row over Canada F-35 fighter jet order Along with Britain and Australia, Canada has been involved in the development of the F-35 for years Canada's purchase of 65 new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets for 9bn Canadian dollars ($8.5bn; £5.6bn) is proving controversial. The contract with US company Lockheed Martin was signe... | The F-35, Joint Strike Fighter. Canadian Defense Minister announced a 9 billion dollar plan to buy 65 on Friday morning. It would be the largest military purchase in the history of Canada. "I'm convinced the F-35 is good for Canada, good for Canadians, good for the Forces and good for Canadian industry," said MacKay du... |
Death toll in Casablanca fire at 55 Last Updated: 26/04/2008 19:03 Fire broke out at a mattress factory in the Moroccan coastal city of Casablanca on Saturday killing 55 people, state news agency MAP reported. Twelve others including a police officer were seriously injured in the blaze which took hold on the ground flo... | 55 people were killed today after a mattress factory in Casablanca, Morocco was swept by fire. The fire initiated on the ground floor this morning and quickly engulfed the entire building. 12 others were injured - seriously, according to the ''Irish Times'' - including one police officer. 100 firefighters were dispatch... |
Svet Generalni štrajk u Grčkoj Atina -- Generalni štrajk zaposlenih u Grčkoj zaustavio je ili usporio svu državnu i poslovnu aktivnost, domaći i međunarodni prevoz. Izvor: Beta petak, 24.06.2005. | 14:37 Tweet Podeli Sindikati u državnom (ADEDY) i privatnom sektoru (GSEE) protestuju zbog ograničavanja uobičajenih prava... | right Greek workers' unions claim that 70 to 100% of country's workforce has joined the general 24 hour long strike on Friday. The general strike was called by labor umbrella organizations as a show of support for striking bank employees, who are in their third week of strikes. Private and public sector workers alike a... |
FAST FORWARD Dell Says He’d Sell Apple’s Mac OS For the first time, a PC player publicly welcomes the notion of selling machines loaded with Apple’s software. Michael Dell is interested in licensing Apple's Mac OS. I've mentioned several times in the past few months that executives from several PC companies have told m... | PC manufacturer and Apple Computer competitor Dell, Inc. has stated that it is interested in shipping computers running Apple's Mac OS X. Michael Dell, founder and chairman of Dell Computers, made the comments while talking to David Kirkpatrick of Fortune magazine. "If Apple decides to open the Mac OS to others, we wou... |
India recently signed an agreement to purchase 250,000 XO laptops from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. Given India’s lukewarm reception to the concept in the past, it’s surprising to see that they are starting to buy into the concept. Perhaps the success of the pilot program in 2007 has convinced them that thi... | An OLPC 100$ laptop. Two Indian government organizations have placed orders for 250,000 X0-1 laptop computers. The laptops, designed by the One Laptop Per Child Association, will be distributed to students in nearly 1,500 schools. The order stands in contrast to criticism the Indian government had previously voiced ove... |
BREAKING NEWS: Channel 4's Rock School star Lil' Chris Hardman dies, aged 24 The 24-year-old actor, singer and TV personality reportedly died on Monday Suffolk police said that Hardman's death is not being treated as suspicious The young star had previously been vocal about suffering with depression McBusted and Caroli... | , an English singer and television personality, died on Monday, police reported that day. The 24-year-old Chris Hardman was found dead at an address in , . said they were not treating it as a suspicious death. Hardman came to fame as Lil' Chris after appearing on the Channel 4 reality television show ''''. Rock School ... |
Tries from Christophe Dominici and debutant Benoit Baby helped France into an 18-9 lead at the interval with Ronan O'Gara slotting all the Irish points. Ireland battled bravely in the second half and Brian O'Driscoll's magnificent 72nd-minute touchdown gave the home side hope. But Dominici's second try late on made the... | France yesterday ended Ireland's dream of winning the Grand Slam - European Rugby's top title. The RBS Six Nations clash, which took place at Dublin's Lansdowne Road finished with the French team ahead on 26 points against Ireland's 19. After a French dominated first half, Ireland had a glimmer of hope as Brian O'Drisc... |
Brasil Agora Parada Gay reúne mais de 2 milhões e pára a região central de São Paulo 07:18 Marli Moreira Repórter da Agência Brasil São Paulo- A Nona Parada do Orgulho Gay, realizada nesse domingo (29) em São Paulo, superou as expectativas dos organizadores, reunindo cerca de 2,5 milhões de pessoas, segundo a associaçã... | 2004 Gay Pride Parade in Brazil. The number of participants increases every year. Photo:Rose Brasil - ABr In what may possibly be the largest Gay Pride parade in the world, hundreds of thousands of people marched along the streets of São Paulo, Brazil today in the Parada do Orgulho GLBT de São Paulo. Many marchers were... |
The wrestlers wear masks in keeping with their adopted characters A woman has been arrested in Mexico over the deaths of two midget wrestlers - twin brothers - discovered in a hotel room last month. Prosecutors allege she was one of two women who spiked the wrestlers' drinks with eye-drops as part of a robbery. The 65-... | A 65-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two Mexican midget wrestlers. Brothers Alejandro and Alberto Perez Jimenez were found dead in their hotel room in Mexico City, Mexico. The brothers' drinks had been spiked with a fatal dose of eye drops and the pair were robbed. The mini wrestlers e... |
Suspect blogged about cannibalism 'Dangerously weird' fantasies would get him locked up PURCELL, Oklahoma (AP) -- The man accused of killing a 10-year-old neighbor girl for an elaborate plan to eat human flesh joked about cannibalism on his online diary, discussed the effects of not taking his anti-depression medicatio... | Kevin Ray Underwood, the suspect in the murder of 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin of Purcell, Oklahoma, reportedly kept a weblog in which he joked about cannibalism, discussed the effects of not taking his prescribed medicine, and talked about "dangerously weird" fantasies. Underwood was arrested Friday after investigator... |
South Africa v India, 1st Test, Jo'burg, 4th day India secure historic win The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan India 249 (Ganguly 51*, Pollock 4-39) and 236 (Laxman 73) beat South Africa 84 (Sreesanth 5-40) and 278 (Prince 97) by 123 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Anil Kumble picked up th... | The Indian cricket team has finally won a match in South Africa for the first time ever. Having set the homeside 402 to win, South Africa was all out for 278, India winning by 123 runs and going one-nil up in the three match series. Paceman was one of the heroes for India taking 3/59 after his 5/40 in the first innings... |
Andrew Fazekas for National Geographic News Published June 4, 2010 Hot on the heels of last year's asteroid impact on Jupiter, the gas giant planet has been smacked once again. In 2009 backyard astronomers saw a dark blemish on Jupiter that marked the spot where a space rock had slammed into the Jovian atmosphere. This... | A similar impact occurred last July after a large asteroid collided into the planet. A large object, possibly an or a , hit the planet Jupiter Thursday, resulting in a large fireball. The fireball was seen on June 3 at 2031 by two independent amateur astronomers, Christopher Go in the Philippines and Anthony Wesley in ... |
With a huge spike of 35,871 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest daily rise since early December, India continues to see a surge in Covid caseload. The government yesterday said a total of 70 districts in 16 states have seen an increase of more than 150 per cent in active cases between March 1 and ... | Maoist guerrillas detonated a land mine in Orissa, India today, blowing up a bus ferrying Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel of the state. At least ten were confirmed to be dead in the incident while several others were injured. State police said the attack occurred in the Koraput district of Orissa, on the east c... |
Israeli Town Suing Google Over Origin JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli town is suing Internet giant Google for slander over a posting by a user of its worldwide mapping service that claims the town was built on the ruins of an Arab village, an official said Monday. The dispute brings together two controversies, one old and ... | The ruins of a Palestinian village. The city of Kiryat Yam in Israel is suing Internet corporation Google over an alleged inaccuracy in its Google Earth software, which claims the city was built over the ruins of an Arab village. A note added by Google Earth user Thameen Darby says Kiryat Yam was built on the site of t... |
The comics pages go "green" for Earth Day on Tuesday as 46 cartoon strips, from Blondie and Family Circus to Mutts and Zippy the Pinhead try to save the planet, one panel at a time. "Killer is out hugging trees," Zero reports in Beetle Bailey. "We'd like to talk to you about your carbon footprint," the Hagar gang tells... | An event to mark the day April 22 was Earth Day. It is a tradition started by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson with the first Earth Day in April 1970. Earth Day Canada was started in 1990. In Central Park, New York, the "Green Apple festival" marked the event. In Buenos Aires an "an entertainment event with an awar... |
A bill introduced in Congress Thursday aims to overturn a controversial royalty fee increase that Internet radio advocates say threatens to cripple their services. The "Internet Radio Equality Act," introduced by Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and Don Manzullo (R-Ill.), would invalidate a March 2 decision by the U.S. Copyr... | Internet radio broadcasters may find a savior in a recent proposition in the US Congress. The recently proposed Internet Radio Equality Act, introduced by representatives Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Donald Manzullo (R-IL), would strive to revert the drastic changes applied to Internet radio royalties by the Copyright Royalty... |
MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A bomb wounded a local politician's bodyguard in the northern city of Bilbao on Tuesday, in an attack a senior Interior Ministry official blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA. Basque policeman at the scene of Tuesday's car bomb in the northern Spanish Basque city of Bilbao. The bomb exploded... | A bomb wounded a local politician's bodyguard in the northern city of Bilbao on Tuesday, in an attack a senior Spanish Interior Ministry official blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA. Spanish media say the injured man is a bodyguard for a town councillor from Spain's ruling Socialist Party, who was taken to hospit... |
Between this and Jeff Greenfield's funny-ha-ha-attack, maybe Obama has a case for character defamation or some such thing? My wife just caught this and paused it on the TiVo. Un-friggin-believable, if you ask me. It's sad, but there really used to be a time when I'd have chalked that up to simple human error. But the f... | Instead of the "s" in Osama, CNN put a "b" making it Obama. Illinois Senator Barack Obama U.S. Senator Barack Obama's family name may sound similar to that of the given name of Osama bin Laden. According to prominent American left-wing online blog Daily Kos, which was the first to report it, CNN mixed the two up on Mon... |
Andrew Chan will learn if he will receive the death penalty sentence later today. (Reuters) Four more members of the Bali nine drug smuggling syndicate will hear their fate today. Yesterday, drug couriers Renae Lawrence and Scott Rush were jailed for life. Today, two fellow drug mules also face life sentences while the... | Denpasar airport, where the nine were arrested The ringleaders of the so-called Bali Nine were today sentenced to death by a Denpasar court. Andrew Chan received the news via translators at about 3:45 p.m. AEDT, and Myuran Sukumaran was sentenced at about 4:50 p.m. AEDT. The two were charged with attempting to smuggle ... |
HMS Superb was launched by the Royal Navy in 1976 A British nuclear-powered submarine has been damaged after it hit rocks in the Red Sea, defence officials say. HMS Superb hit an underwater rock on 26 May and damage to its sonar equipment forced it to surface. No crew members were hurt and the submarine remains waterti... | The incident occurred at the Red seaHMS ''Superb'', a navy submarine from the United Kingdom, crashed into rocks in the northern half of the Red Sea on May 26. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) released a statement saying, "there were no casualties and the submarine remains watertight, is safe on the surface and able to... |
ARLINGTON -- A male fan fell from the second-deck club level and into the lower bowl at the Ballpark in Arlington in the fifth inning of the Rangers' 12-1 win over the Indians on Tuesday. The incident delayed the game 16 minutes as ballpark personnel tended to him and four other injured fans. The fan flipped over the r... | A fan fell 30 from the club-concourse level into the lower-level seating area at the in Texas during the ' home game against the Tuesday night. Exterior of the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The incident occurred in the bottom of the 5th inning with at bat for the Rangers. Cruz hit a foul ball into the crowd. The fan ... |
The entry, descent, and landing (EDL) begins when the spacecraft reaches the Martian atmosphere, about 80 miles (about 128 kilometers) above the surface, and ends with the lander safe and sound on the surface of Mars six minutes later. For InSight, this phase includes a combination of technologies inherited from past N... | On Monday shortly before noon US west coast time (2000 ), NASA's successfully touched down on on Mars. It sent a signal beep and image of the surface of Mars to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in . Artist's rendition of the InSight Lander showing the solar panels in their open position after landing, heat flow instrument... |
Osama Bin Laden's Son Killed In U.S. Counterterrorism Operation, Trump Says Enlarge this image toggle caption CIA via AP CIA via AP President Trump says that Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden, has been killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region. In a statement released by t... | Donald Trump at the on September 11, 2019 On Saturday, in a brief but official statement, US President Donald Trump said , son of the late Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, has been killed in a US operation. The statement specified no date or exact location. The alleged death of Hamza was previously in the news at the ... |
Lewis Hamilton began the day with a 12-point lead - and ended it with a trip into the gravel, a premature exit and only four points in hand over Fernando Alonso and seven over Kimi Raikkonen. The Chinese Grand Prix was an unmitigated disaster for the Englishman - and, perhaps, for his championship hopes. The only thing... | Shanghai International Circuit: An image of the main straight and pitlane area Shanghai International Circuit File photo of Kimi Räikkönen (2008) Spa, 2007, his previous win Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen won the FIA Formula-1 2007 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix on the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China. This b... |
PA Boris Johnson has pledged to end 'disgraceful cronyism' His triumph capped an outstanding set of local election results for the Tories, and suggests David Cameron is well on course to become Prime Minister in two years’ time. The final declaration was delayed as record turn-out led tellers to continue counting ballo... | Boris Johnson Ken Livingstone Sian Berry Winston McKenzie Matt O'Connor Brian Paddick Please click on the images to see the authors Boris Johnson has been declared the winner of London's mayoral election. ''The Daily Telegraph'' called the victory overwhelming, given how close recent opinion polls had been. Results wer... |
Gunmen Take Hostages in Attack on Pakistani Army Headquarters Pakistan troops take positions close to its army's headquarters after attack by gunmen at army's headquarters in Rawalpindi, 10 Oct 2009 Pakistani military officials say gunmen attacked the army's headquarters in Rawalpindi Saturday near the capital, killing... | 22 hostages were freed after military commandos raided a Pakistan army headquarters in Rawalpindi on Sunday that had been taken by militants, reports said. Four militants and three hostages had been killed in the resulting clashes including two senior officers. The incident began midday on Saturday when several gunmen,... |
Dec. 6, 2009: Gordon Campbell reflects on his year with the Times Colonist at the Premier's office. Photograph by: Adrian Lam, Times Colonist In the face of sustained public anger over the harmonized sales tax, B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell resigned Wednesday, saying he was getting in the way of his own government. Camp... | File photo of Campbell, Premier of British Columbia. British Columbia's Premier Gordon Campbell unexpectedly announced his resignation today, calling for a party leadership convention as soon as possible. He will remain until the caucus members select a new leader. The Liberal Party premier gave his resignation during ... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Eurostar has begun moving 500 of its "most vulnerable" passengers from London to France after its trains were suspended in wintry weather. Stranded passengers were put on Javelin trains to Dover to catch ferries and then coaches on to Paris and Brussels. The... | St Pancras Station Eurostar trains have been suspended today due to cold weather, and further snowfall is predicted in the United Kingdom, while the rail company attempts to work out what caused a series of electrical flaws on Friday. On Friday night, more than 2,000 people were trapped in the Channel Tunnel for sixtee... |
Somali Pirates Attack US-Flagged Ship Once Again A U.S.-flagged container ship which was hijacked by Somali pirates seven months ago has been attacked again off the coast of Somalia. Pirates were unsuccessful in their second attempt to hijack the Maersk Alabama. US-flagged Maersk Alabama arrives at Port of Mombasa, Ken... | The ''Maersk Alabama'', a US-flagged container ship that was hijacked by Somali pirates seven months ago, was attacked off the coast of Somalia. The pirates, however, could not capture the vessel. The ''Maersk Alabama'' The US Navy's 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain, reported that four pirates riding in a fast skiff came wi... |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Friday he would sign a $152 billion economic stimulus package into law next week. The Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday approved the measure, a series of tax rebates and business incentives aimed at staving off an election-year recession in the ... | The United States Capitol The United States House of Representatives has passed the bipartisan 152 billion economic stimulus package that gives one-time rebates to United States citizens, US$600 for individuals or US$1,200 for couples plus US$300 for each child. US$300 checks would be sent to people on low-income inclu... |
Hannah was found strangled two days after she went missing 'I didn't even kiss her goodbye' A man has been jailed for life for the "appalling" murder, rape and kidnap of 17-year-old Hannah Foster. Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, 41, who denied all the charges, was convicted more than five years after Hannah was found strangl... | Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, a 41-year-old sandwich delivery driver, was convicted today at Winchester Crown Court in Hampshire, United Kingdom for the murder and rape of teenager Hannah Foster. The 17-year-old girl was walking home from a night out in Southampton on March 14, 2003, but never returned home. Her body was f... |
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Investigators and police gather near the wreckage in Richmond on Friday. Photograph by: Andy Clark, Reuters METRO VANCOUVER -- Richmond-based Canadian Air Charters is voluntarily suspending flight operations until Monday following the fatal crash of its twin-engine Piper PA-31-350 aircraft that killed two pilots while ... | A plane, carrying blood donations, crashed in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada on Thursday night. The plane, a twin engine PA-31 Piper Navajo departed from Victoria, when it nosedived into a parking lot during its final approach to Vancouver International Airport shortly after 10:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7). Witnesses report... |
A protest by the traders last week turned violent Shopkeepers say the moves will affect the livelihoods of 500,000 people. Security is tight on the streets of Delhi, and police contingents were seen outside some of the city's major markets early in the morning. The Supreme Court has ordered the authorities to seek help... | Angry traders continued to protest against the Supreme Court's order in favour of resuming the sealing drive in New Delhi. They damaged public property and blocked traffic during the protest. Police halted over 1,500 traders from various part of the city who were vandalising public transport by blocking and pelting sto... |
15m French smokers banned from lighting up in public places 01/02/2007 - 09:27:24 A ban on smoking in French public spaces came into effect today, a change that may alter the image of a country socially defined in part by its smoky cafes. France’s 15 million smokers will be banned from lighting up in workplaces, school... | 140px The French government has banned the smoking of cigarettes in all public places. The ban includes no smoking in hospitals, airports, schools, places of employment and any public area that is "closed or covered." Eleven months from now, the ban will include restaurants and cafes. Some members of France's Parliamen... |
TWENTY Indians living in Bahrain have filed a case in India against a spiritual guru for allegedly duping them out of almost BD80,000, it emerged yesterday. Santosh Madhavan allegedly pocketed the money after he convinced Bahrain residents to invest in a tourist resort and a charity. The 35-year-old, who is also known ... | A spiritual guru known as "Swami Amritachaitanya" is being held in Kerala, India on charges of fraud, rape and possession of narcotic drugs. Swami Amritachaitanya, whose real name is Santosh Madhavan, was arrested by Interpol in March on criminal charges in a police raid at his 16-suite ashram in Kochi, India following... |
By Ellie Tzortzi BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serb protesters ransacked and set fire to the U.S. embassy in Belgrade on Thursday, venting anger at U.S. support for Kosovo's declaration of independence. A charred body was later found inside, but all American personnel had been accounted for and nothing suggested it was an embas... | In Serbia's capital Belgrade protesters have broken into the United States embassy, and have set fire to an office, which is now extinguished. The break-in followed massive protests against Kosovo's independence that was declared last Sunday. A couple of hundreds of thousands protested in front of the parliament buildi... |
WEB EXCLUSIVE By Steve Friess Special to Newsweek June 23, 2006 - The world may seize upon the June 30 opening of the Cirque du Soleil-Beatles collaboration “Love” in Las Vegas as a chance to re-examine the Beatles legacy in all its glory and gossip, but for George Harrison’s widow, it will be a much more personal even... | Sir George Martin and his son Giles are reported to be working on a new Beatles album, which is scheduled to be released by The Beatles' company Apple Corps through EMI Music later this year. The album will be based on the new show by Cirque du Soleil, entitled ''LOVE'', which will feature remixed versions of The Beat... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Bangkok and about a third of the rest of Thailand have spent a first night under curfew after street protest leaders surrendered. At least 27 buildings were set ablaze after the red-shirt leaders' surrender and pockets of resistance remained de... | thumb Authorities in Thailand have put around a third of the country, including the capital of Bangkok, under a curfew after leaders of the street protesters known as Red Shirts surrendered. The curfew is the first in Bangkok in fifteen years, and is to run from 20.00 to 06.00 local time (13.00 to 23.00 ). As part of t... |
Microsoft say support for IE6 will continue for the next four years Google has begun to phase out support for Internet Explorer 6, the browser identified as the weak link in a "sophisticated and targeted" cyber attack on the search engine. The firm said from 1 March some of its services, such as Google Docs, would not ... | Google has started phasing out support for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), following a hacking attempt that exploited an IE6 vulnerability, despite the flaw being fixed promptly. From March 1 on, some services, such as Google Docs, will not work "properly" when accessed from the browser. Google recommends that b... |
Samuels Jewelers in Search of New Opportunities Mon, 11 December 2006 Samuels Jewelers, Inc., representing one of the major specialty fine jewelry retailers, currently carries negotiations with an India-based Diamond Trading Co. sightholder. The main point of the discussion is purchasing a majority ownership of the ret... | A major purchase transaction is being prepared in the diamonds' industry: '''''Samuels Jewelers''''' started a discussion with a sightholder from Diamond Trading Company (DTC). The latter is to acquire the majority part of retailer's shares. There is still not much information about this particular sightholder, except ... |
A four-hour standoff in a northeast Longview neighborhood ended Thursday evening in a hail of gunfire as officers shot and killed a registered nurse as she emerged with a weapon from a tear gas-filled house. Longview police later identified the woman as Candace Jackson, 38. She was shot as she began to exit the house w... | Police authorities in , Texas were embroiled in a standoff with an armed suspect for several hours yesterday. Late in the day, police —according to police reports— fired on and killed Candace Jackson, 38, as she exited the house and fired upon officers nearby. The incident happened in a residential area near the 2000 b... |
Last updated: 29th March 2009 At least 19 supporters are believed to have been killed in a stadium crush during Ivory Coast's World Cup qualifier with Malawi in Abidjan on Sunday. The tragedy occurred when a wall collapsed at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan. Hundreds of supporters were also thought to be ... | the disaster occurred at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan. A stadium disaster has claimed well over a dozen lives in the Ivory Coast. A crush, which may have occurred after a wall collapse, took place today at the in and according to interior minister killed 22 people and wounded 132 others. Different sources ... |
£226k football bet win A woman won £226,000 after betting on the outcome of eight Champions League games - but knows nothing about football. Kathrin Rotmann, 32, bet £1,000 and whooped with delight watching the results come in on TV. German-born Kathrin said: "I was watching the matches on multiscreen. "I'm not an expe... | A woman found herself £226,000 richer, one the biggest ever payouts to a female client, after placing a series of bets on last weeks Champions League games, despite knowing nothing about football. Kathrin Rotmann, 33, placed a £1,000 bet based on her tactics of supporting "teams that are strong and winning". "I am deli... |
See photos of quirky landmarks that you sent in! Click "launch." View and discuss the pictures and issues that caught our eyes What keeps you up at night? Gut Check America is your chance to tell us what really matters in our country and to help determine what topics MSNBC.com covers. Click here to learn more and get i... | A gunman in Neosho, Missouri, killed three and wounded at least ten in a church. The incident took place after the 1 p.m. service. The disgruntled worshiper held a number of hostages but later surrendered. The suspect had at least three weapons, the media reported, and was linked to someone in the church. |
ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian tribunal on Tuesday rejected opposition demands for a re-run of last year’s presidential election, averting a political crisis in Africa’s most populous nation. Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua addresses a rally in Abuja, March 29, 2007. A Nigerian tribunal will uphold or annul the 2007 el... | Umaru Yar'Adua A judge has ruled today that Nigeria's 2007 election results, which saw Umaru Yar'Adua's become president, will not be annulled. Opposition parties claimed that the People's Democratic Party (PDP), of which the President is leader, fixed the results of the 2007 election in his favour and called for a re-... |
Disneyland was closed to the general public on the 4th in order to allow the company's public relations (PR) machine unfettered access to the park. Thanks to David who won tickets from KTLA's Morning News Show (we need to tip our golden ears to him here), I was able to be a part of the small audience for a live broadca... | Sleeping Beauty Castle decorated for the celebration The American theme park Disneyland celebrated its golden anniversary on Thursday, in Anaheim, California. The theme park, created and opened by Walt Disney in 1955, hosted a special gala opening at 1pm in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle, the world-famous icon of Disn... |
Viacom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Viacom is an international media conglomerate. The companies owned by Viacom touch virtually every major segment of the media industry. Their company portfolio currently includes: Viacom began life as the television syndication division of CBS, CBS Films. In 1971, the divis... | The CBS "eye" Logo of the new Viacom. The new CBS Corporation began trading on the New York Stock Exchange once again on January 3 after officially finishing its split with Viacom two days earlier. The split had been in the works since around March 2005 when Viacom announced it was breaking into two publicly traded com... |
Most of 1,400 on Egypt ferry feared lost (AP/Reuters) Updated: 2006-02-04 08:26 An aging ferry sank in the choppy waters of the Red Sea on Friday with more than 1,400 people on board, mainly Egyptian workers returning from Saudi Arabia. Most were feared lost but officials said at least 314 made it to safety. A spokesma... | Location map of the accident An investigation has been commenced by Egypt into the Friday sinking of one of El Salam's passenger ferries in the Red Sea. M/V al-Salam Boccaccio 98 was carrying 1408, including many Egyptians returning from work in Saudi Arabia. The ship left from the port of Dubah in Saudi Arabia enroute... |
Chávez rompe relaciones con Colombia Foto: AP El presidente venezolano, Hugo Chávez, rompió sus relaciones diplomáticas temporalmente con su vecina Colombia. "Me veo obligado a romper relaciones con el gobierno de Colombia por dignidad. Es lo menos que nosotros podemos hacer y estaremos alerta porque (el presidente Álv... | President Hugo Chávez has temporarily suspended relations with the neighboring country of Colombia. "I feel obliged for dignity's sake to suspend relations with the government of Colombia. It is the least we can do, and we will remain alert, as President Álvaro is a sick man, filled with hate," said Chávez during a cer... |
Updated at 12:33 a.m. ET on July 8 Two gunmen shot eleven police officers in Dallas, Texas, during a protest on Thursday night, killing at least four of them. The death toll makes this one of the deadliest days for police in the history of American law enforcement. At a Thursday night press conference, Dallas Police De... | On Thursday, five police officers were killed and seven were injured after a sniper attacked a public protest march in downtown Dallas, Texas. Sources indicate at least three other people were taken into custody for questioning relating to the attack. The march was held to protest the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling ... |
Bundestrainer Joachim Löw hat sich entschieden und den endgültigen EM-Kader fürs Turnier in Frankreich vom 10. Juni bis 10. Juli bekanntgegeben. Aus dem Kreis der 27 Nationalspieler, die sich derzeit in Ascona auf die EURO vorbereiten, hat der 56-Jährige heute Karim Bellarabi, Julian Brandt (beide Bayer Leverkusen), Ma... | Today, Joachim Löw, manager of the German national football , dropped Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus from the UEFA Euro 2016 squad. Marco Reus, who turned 27 years old today, is suffering from a injury. He also missed the 2014 with an ankle injury. File photo of Marco Reus. Löw said their medical staff wasn't ... |
Nick Clegg with wife Miriam after the announcement The announcement The 40-year-old beat Chris Huhne to become the party's third leader in two years - in a contest which turned out to be even closer than expected. Mr Clegg, an ex-journalist and former Euro MP, won 20,988 votes to the 20,477 votes cast for Mr Huhne by m... | Nick Clegg has came out first in the race to become the new leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, the third largest party in the United Kingdom. Clegg congratulated Vincent Cable on his performance as acting leader of the Liberal Democrats, which he took after the resignation of Menzies Camp He beat Chris Huhne in the ... |
Tom Fox of Clear Brook, Virginia, is seen in this image aired by Al Jazeera TV on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006 U.S. and Iraqi officials say a body found in Iraq has been identified as missing American hostage Tom Fox. A U.S. State Department spokesman announced the death of the Christian peace activist late Friday. Iraqi of... | Tom Fox, an American who was among four Christian activists kidnapped in Iraq in November last year, has been found dead, according to the U.S. State Department. FBI spokesman Noel Clay reports that a body found Friday morning was Fox, 54, of Clear Brook, Virginia. According to Iraqi officials, Fox's body had been foun... |
By DANIEL COONEY, Associated Press Writer Thu Aug 4,11:26 AM ET KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghans held in U.S. military custody at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere will be sent back toto be detained here, Afghan and U.S. officials said Thursday. Hundreds of Afghans are being held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, C... | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Afghan citizens currently held captive in US prisons at Guantanamo Bay and Bagram will be transferred to the custody of Afghan authorities following an agreement reached Thursday between United States diplomats and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The agreement did not immediately establish a timetab... |
Photo: PA The two jockeys died as the fire spread through the flats in Buckrose Court in Norton, near Malton, in the early hours of Saturday. Neighbours said they believed Miss Wilson was the girlfriend of another jockey, Ian Brennan, who jumped out of a window at the three-storey block to escape. Police have arrested ... | Two jockeys have been killed in a fire in a block of flats on Saturday. A map of England, with North Yorkshire in red. At 0200 BST on Saturday a fire broke out in a three-storey block of apartments in Buckrose Court near Malton, North Yorkshire, England. The two jockeys have been identified as Jamie Kyne, who was only ... |
The BA 747 hit several runway lights after landing No-one on board the Boeing 747-400 plane was injured after the incident. BA said the pilot could not see the lights leading to the taxiway - causing him to hit more lights - and the plane had to be realigned. Mr Blair was on his way to stay with Bee Gees star Robin Gib... | A British airways flight from London, England to Miami, Florida containing British prime minister Tony Blair has missed a taxiway at Miami airport. The Boeing 747-400 plane hit lights as it was turning off the runway onto a taxiway taxiing at 1815 local time on Tuesday evening (2315 GMT). The pilot couldn't see the cor... |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 — The Federal Emergency Management Agency staged a fake news conference this week, with agency staff officials, pretending to be reporters, peppering one of their own bosses with decidedly friendly questions about the response to the California fires, the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged... | FEMA Deputy Administrator Harvey Johnson speaking about the California wildfires at the news briefing on Tuesday. The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is under fire after the agency held a fake press conference with fake news reporters in regards to individuals affected by the California wildfir... |
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