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A Chinese inventor has created more than 40 robots from junk metal, including one that can pull a human on a rickshaw. TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown reports. By Dan Hope The U.S. Library of Congress, which archives many forms of media for their cultural and historical significance, has announced it will keep a digital arc... | The library's announcement via Twitter. The US Library of Congress plans to create an archive of every "tweet," or post made on Twitter. It announced the move via Twitter. Twitter's general counsel Alex MacGillivray told the ''BBC'': "I think it shows the tweets are an interesting part of the historical record. This pr... |
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Near simultaneous blasts in three cities in India's most populous state killed at least 13 people and injured 61 others in a coordinated attack on the nation's justice system. The attacks occurred near civil courts in Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh state, Varanasi and Faizabad, Amjad Hussain, ... | Location of Uttar Pradesh within India. Five bombs went off nearly simutaneously in three Indian cities in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Court houses in Lucknow, Varanasi and Faizabad were rocked. The attack on the justice system killed 13 people and injured another 61. "These are all soft targets. Weapons and explosives... |
Dugan Suspected in Up to Four Other Murders Now that Brian Dugan all set to rot on death row for the rape and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico, DuPage County States Attorney Joseph Birkett wants to find out if he killed others. Dugan has been convicted of three murders -- he confessed to killing Melissa Ackerman,... | A DuPage County, Illinois jury has sentenced Brian Dugan to death for the February 25, 1983, abduction, rape, and murder of ten-year-old Jeanine Nicarico from Naperville. The jury has been empaneled for a six-week sentencing hearing to determine Dugan's eligibility for the death penalty. Closing arguments lasted for ne... |
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Monte Solberg appears on CTV's Mike Duffy Live Thursday night. Michel Juneau Katsuya says if the allegations were true, it would be 'a nice little coup for CSIS, because those kinds of spies are probably the most difficult ones to catch.' Ottawa moves to deport alleged Russian sp... | An alleged Russian spy was arrested in Montreal, having threatened national security. The man is identified as a Russian spy and has been living under a false name. As he prepared to board a plane out of Canada, Canada Border Services agents took the man into custody at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in M... |
The attack came hours after reports that 17 bodies had been found bound and killed execution-style in the same restive province, Anbar. In Baghdad, at least three Iraqis were killed and several wounded in a car bomb attack near a busy marketplace in the mainly Shia district of Shula. In Kirkuk and Basra, police colonel... | US Marine Corps Seal In a statement issued Friday evening, United States Marine officials said five Marines had been killed in a roadside blast in Western Iraq. The Marines were killed as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations with 2nd Marine Division, Expeditionary Force, in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. The ... |
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. ||||| After beating the Oklahoma City Thunder for the second time in a week the Warriors are 5... | right The San Jose, California fire department and Hazardous Materials crews today responded to a chemical emergency at a JDS Uniphase manufacturing facility. The incident, at 80 Rose Orchard Drive, off North First St., sent between 15 and 17 people, including two firefighters, to the hospital with symptoms and for obs... |
ROME | Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is hoping the signing Saturday of a treaty of friendship with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will secure the North African strongman’s cooperation in his crackdown against rising immigration from Africa and Eastern Europe. Mr. Berlusconi visited the Libyan port of Benghazi... | Silvio Berlusconi made the deal with his Libyan counterpart The government of Italy has agreed to pay Libya US$5 billion as compensation for its occupation of the country from 1911 to 1943. The agreement was reached between the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and Baghdadi Mahmudi, Berlusconi's Libyan counter... |
CONNECT New view for the Mac 15apr06 NO longer is Apple hardware v Windows hardware a valid argument. Apple hardware is Windows hardware. Let's back it up a little, in case you missed the news. Apple recently released a beta version of Boot Camp Assistant, which owners of Intel-powered Macs can use to install Windows X... | The ''Boot Camp'' boot screen; in which the user opts for loading under Mac OS or Windows Last week, Apple Computer released a program for their Mac OS operating system called ''Boot Camp Assistant'', which will allow Macs to boot Microsoft Windows. The software was released as a beta version for Apple computers powere... |
The 59-year-old comedian "vigorously denies" the allegations against him. He was detained at Heathrow Airport as he flew into Britain ahead of an anticipated appearance on Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother show. Davidson will now no longer be taking part and programme chiefs are believed to be rejigging the line-up at ... | British comedian and presenter was arrested yesterday as part of Operation Yewtree, the sex abuse investigation started following accusations against deceased entertainer . Police said the arrest of Davidson was not directly connected to the accusations against Savile. Davidson has been released on bail until March. He... |
Sarkozy Ends French Job Ban Related Stories During a one-day visit to Warsaw on Tuesday French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that his country would lift job restrictions on Poles and others of the EU's former communist states. He also promised a deal aimed at bringing Ukraine closer to the bloc but seemed to play... | Charlemagne Prize ceremony in 2008. During a one-day visit to Warsaw on Tuesday French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that his country would lift job restrictions on the citizens of some of the European Union's former communist states. He also promised a deal aimed at bringing Ukraine closer to the bloc but seemed... |
Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli AFP/Getty Images U.S. commander in Iraq says reviving economy is key to lowering casualty rate WASHINGTON (AP) The key to reducing American casualties in Iraq is getting a government in Baghdad that can revive the economy and "take the angry young men off the street, to give them an alternati... | Lt. General Peter Chiarelli, the No. 2 ranking US general in Iraq, has made the assertion that providing jobs for the Iraqi people is key to ending the insurgency and stabilizing the country. In a video teleconference with reporters at the Pentagon he said, "by creating jobs and opportunity, the Iraqi government would ... |
Photo LOS ANGELES — Fierce wildfires erupted in Southern California on Monday, leaving two people dead and heralding the start of the most intense period of the fire season here. The most severe fires, fanned by stiff, dry Santa Ana winds typical of the fall, were burning several thousand acres at the rim of the San Fe... | Santa Ana wind conditions as seen from space. Two large wildfires burn uncontrolled north of Los Angeles, California. The blazes, known as the Marek fires, have burned over 3700 acres and caused the evacuation of more than 1200 people. Furthermore, at least 30 mobile homes were destroyed. One confirmed fatality has bee... |
2 dozen motorcycles crash on I-5 in Ore. WILSONVILLE, Ore. — Oregon State Police say more than two dozen motorcycles, most of them belonging to the Brother Speed motorcycle club, crashed on Interstate 5 on Friday afternoon, blocking freeway traffic for hours. Police say the bikers were behind a car when traffic slowed ... | The motorcycle club is for owners of 'choppers' such as the one in this file photo 26 motorcycles and two cars have piled up on the Interstate 5 road in Oregon, United States. Two bikers have been critically injured. The crash occurred near the Baldock Rest Area, which is just south of Wilsonville, at 2:45 p.m. Friday.... |
By Massimiliano Di Giorgio and Phil Stewart ROME (Reuters) - Police have arrested a director at Italy's military intelligence agency on suspicion of helping the CIA in the alleged kidnapping of a terrorism suspect in Milan, officials said on Wednesday. It is the first time an Italian official has been linked to the 200... | Marco Mancini, a director of a division of the Italian SISMI military intelligence agency has been arrested in Milan over his role in the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian terrorist suspect by agents of the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in what is believed to be an instance of Extraordinary Rendition... |
A DOG found with its throat cut and mouth taped shut has survived after the jagged knife used to slice its neck missed vital veins by less than a centimetre. Franky, an 18-month-old female staffy cross, was found by police last Thursday at Gordonvale’s Ross and Locke picnic area with a deep, 10cm-long cut across its th... | Staffordshire bull terrier (file photo) In what the calls a "horrific" case of animal cruelty, a dog's jaw was taped shut, and its throat cut, in , Australia. The Staffordshire mix, who was found by police in a critical condition last Thursday, was reportedly struggling to breath and bleeding heavily due to her throat ... |
Israel has admitted its jets attacked a Syrian target on 6 September US research group, the Institute for Science and International Security, obtained and analysed the images. The industrial-style building may have been a nuclear reactor under construction, says the ISIS. A BBC correspondent says the images are not con... | Satellite image of the Middle East Researchers at the (ISIS) have stated that a building that was located inside Syria at the site where Israel launched an airstrike on, has not only been completely removed, but that it was also a under construction. The researchers obtained the images from and released the satellite i... |
Today's Forecast Summary Unsettled West 4:58 a.m. ET 4/10/2006 Senior Meteorologist, The Weather Channel National Forecast Video Severe Weather Outlook West Regional Video Much of the West Coast has experienced cool and showery weather conditions lately and Monday will be no exception. No heavy rain or snow is forecast... | A major winter storm is dropping snow, ice, and freezing rain across the Midwestern United States. Over 12 inches (30cm) of snow is expected in parts of Ohio and Indiana. Along the Ohio River, freezing rain and sleet is expected to make driving hazardous. The precipitation is forecast to continue through the evening Tu... |
The Stormont committee has failed to elect a chairperson They broke up on Wednesday after two and a half days of talks and the issue will now be referred to Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain. The SDLP blamed the DUP for the impasse claiming the party had "blocked all efforts to resolve the issue". However, the DUP ... | Logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly. After three days of talks, parties in Northern Ireland have come to a stalemate over the election of a chairperson for a committee to help setup a devolved government in Northern Ireland. It is now up to Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain to choose the next course of a... |
39 HERIDOS, DOS DE ELLOS CRÍTICOS Y OTROS CINCO GRAVES AGENCIAS | ELMUNDO.ES VALENCIA.- Al menos 41 personas han muerto en el descarrilamiento de dos vagones en el metro de Valencia. El tren cubría el trayecto de la línea 1 y estaba entre las estaciones de Plaza de España y de Jesús, en el céntrico barrio de Patraix. F... | At least 43 people have died and at least 46 injured, 4 of whom are in critical condition, in a metro train crash in Spanish city of Valencia, according to the regional government. It has been reported that two of the carriages have derailed and overturned, leading to the evacuation of 150 passengers. A part of the wal... |
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. Browse all e-mail newsletters More Booze Banned After 2 Die, 83 Arrested At N.J. Concert Drinking In Parking Lot Banned POSTED: 9:25 am EDT August 17, 2007 Authorities are taking a tougher approach after a crackdown failed to stop underage drinking at PNC Bank A... | Two men died and 83 were arrested at the New Jersey PNC Arts center, Holmdel the scene of this year's New Jersey Ozzfest, an annual travelling hard rock and heavy metal show. This year's Ozzfest includes Lordi, Static-X, Lamb of God and the show's namesake, Ozzy Osbourne. Raymond Guarino, 26, of Forked River, New Jerse... |
Beijing: China on Tuesday said it was still open to talks with the Dalai Lama so long as he recognised Tibet as a inalienable part of its territory even as it accused the Tibetan spiritual leader of inciting violence in Lhasa. "The door of dialogue still opens to Dalai, so long as he gives up the position for "Tibet In... | Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama, urges Tibetans to stop the violence. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, has vowed to step down from his position if things "get out of control" in Tibet, where violent demonstrations against China have killed anywhere from 13 to 100 people. At a news conference in Dharamsala, India, the ... |
Published: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CP) - Two Canadians have been killed and three injured in Afghanistan in two separate attacks, a military official says in Kandahar. Col. Mike Cessford, deputy commander of the Canadian contingent in Afghanistan, says the two roadside bomb explosions happened ... | Military officials have confirmed that two Canadian soldiers were killed in two separate road-side bombings targeting the same convoy within hours of each other in southern Afghanistan Wednesday night. The bombings occurred about 38 kilometres west of Kandahar said Colonel Mike Cessford, deputy commander of Task Force ... |
Amy Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead Saturday in her London home, police said. She was 27. "Everyone who was involved with Amy is shocked and devastated. Our thoughts are with her family and friends," said Chris Goodman, a spo... | Winehouse performing in in 2007 British singer died today in her London home in Camden Square, aged 27. The cause of death is not yet known and is being treated as "unexplained", according to the metropolitan police. "On arrival, officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene", sai... |
Nuke talks constructive: Iran IRAN'S chief nuclear negotiator said today that proposals offered to Iran from six world powers to end a nuclear stand-off had some positive points but also some "ambiguities" that had to be taken out. The incentives, which aim to defuse a stand-off over Iran's nuclear programme by persuad... | The European Union's head diplomat Javier Solana has offered Iran a number of benefits to persuade the oil-rich state to drop some of its rights under Article IV.1 of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, i.e. stop an uranium enrichment program. During the two hour meeting in the Iranian capital Solana is thought to ha... |
NEW ORLEANS — Officials in the Obama administration began for the first time Friday to publicly chastise BP America for its handling of the spreading oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, calling the oil company’s current resources inadequate to stop what is unfolding into an environmental catastrophe. As oil edged toward ... | Approximate oil locations from April 27, 2010 to May 1, 2010 As reports came out yesterday that the oil spill caused by the explosion and sinking of an oil rig in Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana had reached the coast, the Obama administration announced a ban on all future offshore drilling at least until the investigatio... |
"For the next three years, we're going to see different economies work out different problems. For European economies, especially Greece, it would be through default," Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive of Pimco, said in Taipei on Wednesday in a video conference. The Greek government won a crucial vote of confidence lat... | Euro bank notes. Greek Prime Minister survived a confidence vote by the Greek parliament late Tuesday night, thus allowing Papandreou to form a new cabinet constituted to address Greece's severe financial debt crisis. The vote's outcome is viewed as a measure of confidence in the government's ability to resolve the pr... |
Attacks on Pakistani Government Sites Kill 39 Pakistani police commandos rush to a police training school, stormed by terrorists in Lahore, 15 Oct 2009 Pakistani officials say five attacks on government sites across the country have killed at least 39 people. The latest attack occured late Thursday at a government resi... | Pakistani officials have said that five attacks on government sites across the country have killed at least forty people. The latest attack occurred late on Thursday at a government residential area in Peshawar. Officials said they suspect Taliban militants for being responsible for the attacks. North-West Frontier Pro... |
Baby and toddler die after suffering from swine flu The Public Health Agency has urged people to take sensible precautions to help prevent the spread of the virus Continue reading the main story Related stories Two young children with swine flu have died in Northern Ireland, health officials have confirmed. The death o... | In Northern Ireland, a two-year-old boy has died after contracting the H1N1 virus. Hours later, it emerged that another boy, aged ten months, had also died after contracting the virus. The second boy had underlying health difficulties. It is unknown if the first had other problems with his health. Since the start of th... |
MOSCOW - A massive undersea earthquake Friday in Russia's Far East prompted a tsunami warning and unleashed tremors across Russia including in Moscow around 10,000 kilometres away, but caused no casualties or damage. The USGS estimated the quake at 8.3 magnitude and placed its epicentre in the Sea of Okhotsk off the sh... | Friday, an earthquake off the far east coast of Russia's was felt in the capital city of Moscow, 10,000 kilometers away. The earthquake occurred 600km below sea level in the and recorded an 8.2 magnitude on the , with the Moscow shock measured as 1.0 on the scale. No casualties or damage were reported. Citizens in Mosc... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. A firefighter has died while tackling a blaze in an Edinburgh pub. More than 20 people, including a baby, had to be rescued from the multi-storey tenement block above the Balmoral in Dalry Road. Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue (LBFR) said the firefighter... | A Scottish firefighter has died while helping to put out a fire at a pub in Edinburgh. Ewan Williamson, 35, died when the floor collapsed of the multi-story building. The Balmoral Bar, where the fire broke out was situated in the basement of the building. A second firefighter was injured but later released from hospita... |
Ananova: Less of your sauce! Police in a Norfolk town have banned children from buying tomato ketchup in a bid to curb anti-social behaviour. Supermarkets in Caister are being asked not to sell squirty bottles of ketchup to youngsters, reports Sky News. It follows a number of complaints about sauce being sprayed over h... | Youths in the Norfolk town of Caister-on-Sea, near Great Yarmouth, England, have been banned from purchasing "squirty bottles" of ketchup, and eggs after a number of complaints from residents in the area. The move, which is backed by the Norfolk Police, is aimed at reducing the number of anti-social incidents occurring... |
Box > Cubs struggle in ninth, lose to Mets Dempster, Eyre unable to hold four-run lead with two outs to go Carlos Delgado hit a two-run single with one out in the ninth inning to cap a five-run rally and lift the Mets to a 6-5 victory over the Cubs, who blew a four-run lead and head home on Thursday with more questions... | Carlos Delgado during a spring training game. Delgado hit in the winning runs in the bottom of the ninth. The New York Mets hosted the Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York, and was behind by five runs going into the ninth inning, but a rally brought them ahead at the end. Cub starter Ángel Guzmán gave up ... |
Story Highlights • NEW: It's unclear if Al-Aqsa TV will make any requested changes to kids show • Official first reported show canceled; TV rep says official "misunderstood" • "Farfour," a Mickey Mouse look-alike, tells children to drink milk, take up arms • Walt Disney's daughter told newspaper the show represents "pu... | Mickey Mouse-like character, gestures holding a firearm while an 11-year-old caller to the children's program ''Tomorrow's pioneers'' sings a Hamas anthem with the lyrics: "Rafah sings 'oh oh', its answer is an AK-47." The children's show 'Tomorrow's pioneers' on Al-Aqsa TV, which is controlled by Hamas, is hosted by a... |
Check out five far-out ideas on how to engineer a cooler Earth. What future sea levels could mean for some of America's favorite places Learn how the "cap and trade" scheme works and play along in a simulated market. View images of Greenland, where coastal edges of its vast ice cap are melting at an alarming rate. View... | Washington, D.C. - The Environmental Protection Agency may have a new tool in its arsenal to fight global warming. The agency has submitted a proposal to the Obama administration which aims to list carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses as pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The policy had previously been proposed ... |
Jan 1, 2007 Police have arrested 58 people during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, including one man who stole an officer's cap. More than a million people gathered around the Sydney Harbour foreshore and other vantage points to watch the fireworks displays. The threat of rain could not dampen the spirits of reve... | The Sydney Harbour Bridge was the centrepiece of the city's New Year celebrations A crowd of approximately 1 million has welcomed the new year in Sydney overnight. Many of the crowd had camped out since 6 AM AEDT (7PM UTC) to ensure they had the best vantage point for the fireworks displays at 9 PM and 12 AM. Earlier p... |
Dooley scored 62 goals in 61 games for Sheffield Wednesday Dooley was a legendary football figure in the city and former sports minister Richard Caborn said: "Derek epitomised everything that was good about sport. "He was the only person I know who brought both Sheffield clubs together. He was respected by both sets of... | right The following deaths were reported yesterday: ===Derek Dooley=== Derek Dooley, who worked for both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday football clubs, died yesterday at the age of 78. In 2003 Dooley was awarded an MBE for his services to football. Derek McCabe said that "Derek Dooley was a special guy. He un... |
Microsoft is keen to better compete with Google In a blog, Google said the tie-up could unfairly limit the ability of consumers to freely access competitors' email and instant messaging services. It said Microsoft had previously sought "to establish proprietary monopolies". Microsoft made an unsolicited offer for Yahoo... | Microsoft logo Google logo Google has said on its blog that it finds Microsoft’s attempt to buy Yahoo "troubling," and that Google believes "this the purchase of Yahoo is about more than simply a financial transaction, one company taking over another." "The hostile bid by Microsoft to Yahoo is worrying," said David Dru... |
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli troops fired on a group of Palestinian youths in a Gaza refugee camp Saturday, killing three teenagers in the deadliest incident in the Gaza Strip since Israel and the Palestinians declared a cease-fire two months ago. The two sides offered dramatically different versions of the sho... | '''April 9, 2005''' The two month old truce between Israel and the Palestinians is still intact after three teenagers were shot down earlier today while trying to smuggle firearms through the Egyptian border. Palestinians claim they saw the children attempting to fetch a football that had landed in a no-go zone near a ... |
UNITED NATIONS: Iraq’s UN ambassador has accused US marines of shooting to death in cold blood his unarmed 21-year-old cousin in western Iraq and demanded an immediate investigation. Ambassador Samir Sumaidaie said marines killed his first cousin’s son, Mohamed al-Sumaidaie, an engineering student, during a June 25 rai... | US Marine Corps Seal Mohamed al-Sumaidaie, Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, accused U.S. marines of murdering his cousin's 21-year-old son, Mohammed Sumaidaie, who was studying engineering at the University of Technology in Baghdad. “All indications point to a killing of an unarmed innocent civilian - a cold-bl... |
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan rescue workers searched for a second day for a twin-engine plane that crashed near the Los Roques islands carrying 12 passengers and two crew members. Venezuelan military and civil defense aircraft and boats, along with several private vessels, participated in the search for the Transav... | A file photo of a Russian Let L-410MU, an earlier version somewhat comparable to the one involved. An aircraft owned and operated by Transaven Airlines is believed to have crashed into the sea off the coast of Venezuela. 14 or 18 people were on board. The dual-engined Czechoslovakian-built (in 1987) Let L-410UVP-E3 pla... |
Australian regulator announces special investigation into Qantas SYDNEY (AFP) — Australian civil aviation officials on Sunday announced an unprecedented special review of Qantas after three mid-air dramas in the space of two weeks threatened to tarnish its safety record. The investigation by the Civil Aviation Safety A... | The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has announced it will take the unprecedented step of conducting a special review of flag carrier Qantas after three separate emergencies in two weeks. In the latest incident, a Boeing 767 headed from Sydney to Manila was forced to turn back yesterday after ground st... |
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. Browse all e-mail newsletters Related To Story Linda Van Pool SLIDESHOW VIDEO Aunt Charged With Hiring Prostitutes For 12-Year-Old Nephew POSTED: 11:34 am EDT August 23, 2007 A Washington County woman is accused of paying two prostitutes to have sex with her 12-... | In Donora, Pennsylvania a woman is being accused of hiring two prostitutes last November to have sex with her 12-year-old nephew. Police said details began to surface just this month. The boy's mother said, "My anger is out of control." The mother's name was not released to protect the boy's identity and privacy. Howev... |
Atlantis Glides Into The History Books Greg Milam, US correspondent, in Florida Blink and you would have missed it. Atlantis swept in silently and under the cover of darkness - ushering the shuttle programme into the history books. Atlantis safely touched down bringing an end to the 30-year US shuttle programme Nasa ha... | Space Shuttle Atlantis has completed its last journey with a landing at , located in Florida, United States. Two thousand employees, including employees, families and friends, witnessed the landing of Atlantis at 0557 (0957 ) yesterday. This landing has brought mission to a close, as well as the from NASA. The program,... |
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) A powerful earthquake struck waters off eastern Indonesia early Monday, briefly generating tsunami warnings for coastlines within 600 miles of the epicenter. Thousands of people in nearby coastal towns fled homes, hotels and hospitals in panic, but there were no immediate reports of serious da... | According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a major magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck Sulawesi, Indonesia, causing a tsunami warning to be issued. The USGS originally reported the quake as a 7.8. Local seismologists in Indonesia put the magnitude at 7.7. Map of quake epicenter. The NOAA had issued a tsuna... |
Washington (CNN) -- It was a brazen attack killing the most senior U.S. officer since 9/11, and authorities say they think an Afghan soldier was the gunman. Maj. Gen. Harold Greene -- a longtime officer who was leading efforts to train soldiers in Afghanistan -- was killed Tuesday at a military training facility in Kab... | Photo of Harold J. Greene was killed yesterday afternoon in an apparent or 'green on blue' attack at the on the outskirts of , . His death marks the first death of a United States general since the and the first on foreign soil since the . Along with the death of Major General Greene, fifteen others were wounded in t... |
Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 4, 2005; Page A08 In a cost-cutting move prompted by President Bush's moon-Mars initiative, NASA could summarily put an end to Voyager, the legendary 28-year mission that has sent a spacecraft farther from Earth than any object ever made by humans. The probable October shutdow... | Voyager 2 space probe ''source: NASA'' Interplanetary space probes Voyager 1 and 2, after traveling 28 years and 14 billion kilometers to the edge of the solar system and the threshold of interstellar space, face a possible shutdown in October of this year. NASA's Earth-Sun System division, which runs the program, amon... |
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- At least one monastery remained sealed off by armed troops in the Tibetan capital days after celebrations marking the awarding of the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal to the Dalai Lama, reported a human rights group. In its report Tuesday, the International Campaign for Tibet, which opposes Chinese... | Drepung monastery. Armed Chinese police have surrounded and sealed off two monasteries in Tibet after monks began to celebrate the Dalai Lama's honor of receiving the United States Congressional Gold Medal. At least 100 monks are reported to be held inside the Drepung monastery and its not known if any have been injure... |
* U.S. importers could face $70 million in tariffs, fines * Industry hopes to persuade US Customs to reverse ruling * Some see move counterproductive to global climate goals (adds comments from tariff supporter) By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. solar energy industry hopes to persuade Customs offici... | U.S.. The United States continues to implement new trade barriers; the most recent tariffs emerged on Wednesday, targeting solar panels imported from China. The new tariff is a result of a query submitted in December 2008 by GES USA, an American solar company. The resultant inquiry sought to clarify tariffs levied on s... |
Officers passed a vote of no confidence in Jacqui Smith Officers are furious at Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's decision not to backdate a 2.5% pay rise for police in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Ms Smith has said she does not believe most officers want the right to strike. But at a meeting, Police Federation mem... | Police on foot patrol Police officers and officials at an emergency meeting have voted to ballot every United Kingdom police officer over the right to strike. They also called for the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, to resign over the current dispute and further passed a vote of no confidence in the home secretary's abil... |
Dudley Maasz worked on the railway in Oxford in the 1940s The family of a former railway worker who died from asbestos-related cancer has won a pay-out of almost £100,000. Dudley Maasz was exposed to the deadly material while working for Great Western Railways in Oxford in the 1940s, the family's solicitor said. He was... | The family of a railway worker in Oxford, United Kingdom whose death was tied to cancer caused by asbestos exposure received a payout of approximately £100,000. Asbestos fibers lodged in the lungs In 2005, Dudley Maasz was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a disease resulting from exposure to asbestos. He had been exposed t... |
Alex Reid crowned winner... but will Celebrity Big Brother return to screens? By Emily Sheridan Last updated at 3:10 PM on 30th January 2010 Katie Price's boyfriend Alex Reid has been crowned the winner of Celebrity Big Brother, after securing 65.9 per cent of the public vote. His victory last night came alongside a re... | Mixed martial arts fighter Alex Reid, nicknamed "The Reidenator", has been voted the winner of UK Celebrity Big Brother 2010. He won what is the last series of the programme in the final on Friday night, having received 65.9% of the votes from the public. Musician Dane Bowers finished in second place, while Vinnie Jone... |
A combo picture shows 18-year-old Pekka-Eric Auvinen who killed eight people in Jokela school in Tuusula, Finland Nov. 7. Auvinen sent a video clip to YouTube the day before the shooting took place. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo Gallery>>> HELSINKI, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- A student who killed eight people on Wednesday in a scho... | An interior window shot through by the killer Pekka-Eric Auvinen, the gunman who killed eight people in the Jokela school shooting in Finland yesterday, has died in hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. "He died at 22h14 of a one-bullet injury in the head," said traumatology physician Eero Hirvensal... |
A grand mother holds a new born baby who was named Cyclone after he was born during the cyclone stands before her damaged hut in Barishal, 120 kilometers (75 miles) south of Bangladesh's capital Friday, Nov. 16, 2007. A cyclone that slammed into Bangladesh's coast with 240 kph (140 mph) winds killed at least 41 people,... | Location of Bangladesh. Powerful battered Bangladesh, killing hundreds of people, though reports vary. Citing the local ''United News of Bangladesh'', the ''Associated Press'' is reporting a death toll of 1,100. An evacuation of some 3 million was attempted before the storm made landfall. Anjana Pasricha reported from ... |
PA A British holiday jet had to divert en route to the Caribbean after an allegedly drunken women passenger attacked cabin crew, it was revealed today. Staff on the Thomson Airways Boeing 767 flight from Manchester had to put restraints on the woman. The plane, which was heading to the Dominican Republic with 260 passe... | The plane was forced to land at Bermuda airport An international holiday flight was diverted after a British passenger allegedly became abusive to cabin crew. The , owned by , landed in Bermuda; the woman is said to have attacked crewmembers. The flight was carrying 260 passengers to in the Dominican Republic from . Ac... |
Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, September 29, 2007 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A1 Kyra Evans, left, hugs her daughter Olivia, 15, on Friday after she was was evacuated from Las Plumas High School in Oroville after an armed youth took several classmates hostage for nearly two hours. Three shots were fired... | A 17-year-old high school student was arrested after holding a high school class hostage in Oroville, California. The gunman had reportedly planned to shoot a romantic rival, but been stymied when he couldn't find the other youth. Entering a classroom he expected to find empty, intending to commit suicide, the student ... |
SL Security Forces victorious; "Vakarai Town liberated" SL security forces claimed victorious as Vakarai town was liberated a few hours ago in the eastern Batticaloa, on Friday the 19th of January. The LTTE terrorists had fled the Vakarai Town area unable to withstand the intrusive thrust of the armed forces. Following... | Sri Lankan troops liberated a key town in Eastern Sri Lanka as they continued their offensive to evict the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, also called the Tamil Tigers) from the Eastern Province of the country. The town of Vakarai, which has been under the control of the LTTE since 1996, was a key stronghold fo... |
A China-bound Afghan passenger flight was sent back to Afghanistan because it lacked the proper documents required to land, not because of a bomb or hijack threat, Afghan officials said. China's Xinhua news agency had reported that Chinese authorities suspected the flight had been threatened by a bomb. But an air traff... | China's Xinjiang region A Kam Air plane from Afghanistan, traveling in China's Xinjiang region was not hijacked and did not receive a bomb threat, according to Afghan officials. Earlier the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported a plane to be hijacked. Later reports then stated the plane received a bomb threat and was div... |
LOS ANGELES Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 84. The actor died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills with his wife Lydia at his side, family... | Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and Charlton Heston at a civil rights march in Washington, D.C. in 1963. Screen legend and conservative icon Charlton Heston, twice winner of an Academy Award during his 50 year film career, died Saturday, April 5 in Beverly Hills, California. "To his loving friends, colleagues and fans... |
At least 24 people were killed and more than 60 were injured when a suicide bomber struck outside a courthouse in the Pakistani city, Lahore. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins reports from Islamabad. Pakistani policemen carry injured colleague from site of suicide bomb attack in Lahore, 10 Jan 2008 Lahore Police Chief Malik I... | At least 24 people were killed and more than 60 were injured when a suicide bomber struck outside a courthouse in the Pakistani city Lahore. The bombing took place at approximately 0700 UTC (1200 local time) Lahore Police Chief Malik Iqbal says the bombing was aiming at police deployed outside the Lahore courthouse Thu... |
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city beginning 8 a.m. Sunday but urged residents to consider escaping "the mother of all storms" before then. New Orleans residents leave Friday via Interstate 10 westbound ahead of Hurricane Gustav. more photos » "You nee... | Map highlighting location of New Orleans within Louisiana. Ray Nagin, the mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana has ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city ahead of Hurricane Gustav. Nagin states that residents "need to be scared" in what he calls "the mother of all storms". Residents are to be out of the city by Sunday e... |
John Seigenthaler criticised Wikipedia's reliability The British journal Nature examined a range of scientific entries on both works of reference and found few differences in accuracy. Wikipedia is produced by volunteers, who add entries and edit any page. But it has been criticised for the correctness of entries, most... | Wikipedia logo An investigation performed by the scientific review, ''Nature'', on Wikipedia and Britannica science entries, found that the two encyclopedias have similar degrees of accuracy in their content. ''Nature'' used peer reviewing to compare Wikipedia and Britannica's coverage of science. In this study, entrie... |
When Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team reached the South Pole on Dec. 14, 1911, they had every reason to believe they were in a place untouched by mankind. A new study led by a researcher from Nevada’s Desert Research Institute proves they were wrong. Air pollution from industrial activity thousands of mil... | File photo of the Antarctic, 2006. Researchers from , , , , , and the conducted concentration measurements of sixteen samples, and found that industrial has persisted since its arrival there in 1889 and remains significant in the current century. Their study was published in '''' on July 28, and covered in 's '''' thi... |
Mayors back global warming pact Coalition supports Kyoto treaty opposed by White House SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- Despite the Bush administration's resistance to the Kyoto global warming pact, more than 130 U.S. mayors have applied the agreement's standards in a bid to reduce America's carbon dioxide emissions, Seattl... | Going against the Bush administration's opposition to the Kyoto Protocol, more than 130 U.S. mayors have pledged to meet or beat certain Kyoto targets by 2012. Examples include anti-sprawl land-use policies or encouraging cruise lines to turn off their engines while docked. Critics of the Kyoto Protocol claim it is unn... |
Former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Homi Nusserwanji Sethna, an important figure in India's nuclear programme, passed away at his home here on Sunday night. He was 86. Homi Mehta, a long-time associate, told The Hindu Dr. Sethna was suffering from lung fibrosis. “For the past two years, he was on oxygen for... | Sethna was the former director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Indian nuclear scientist has died at the age 86. His death was announced by , a long time associate of Sethna. The cause of death was announced as . During his career Sethna held several posts including director of the and chairman of the . During his ... |
By James Standley Jerry Collins enjoyed the chance to get his hands on the ball in space New Zealand: (52) 108 Tries: Rokocoko 2, Toeava, Williams, Mauger 2, Collins, Masoe, Hore, Leonard, Evans, Ellis, MacDonald, Smith 2, Hayman Cons: Evans 14 Rokocoko 2, Toeava, Williams, Mauger 2, Collins, Masoe, Hore, Leonard, Evan... | 125px In the 2007 Rugby World Cup, New Zealand overwhelmed tournament newcomers Portugal. The All Blacks scored more than 100 points and 16 tries in their 108-13 victory to hold their position at the top of Pool C. A dominant first half display from Australia saw them defeat Wales in Cardiff. A strong finish by Wales w... |
AAP Queensland's Sunshine Coast is fighting to protect its lifestyle, which it says is under threat from population increases due to state government planning. As part of its South-East Queensland Regional Plan, the state government says almost 100,000 more homes need to be built on the Sunshine Coast, north of Brisban... | The Sunshine Coast Regional Council (SCRC) has vowed to fight a Queensland, Australia state government development plan that would see almost 100,000 more homes built. Mayor Bob Abbot said that it was an example of "top-down" development at the whim of developers. "We don't know whether ... that long term it's not goin... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Pakistan's navy has successfully test-fired missiles and torpedoes from ships, submarines and aircraft in the Arabian sea, officials say. The tests were followed by a statement saying they sent a "clear message to forces having nefarious design... | The Pakistan Navy has announced the firing of test missiles from ships, submarines, and aircraft during operations in the Arabian Sea. Pakistani officials said that the tests were a display of commitment to the protection of Pakistan and sent "a message of deterrence to anyone harbouring nefarious designs against Pakis... |
IAF chopper crashes in J&K Print Email Discuss Bookmark/Share Save Comment Text Size: | JAMMU: An Indian Air Force chopper today crashed and plunged into Chenab river in Doda district. Casualties are feared in the mishap, Deputy Commissioner Sharifudeen said. The IAF chopper, which was on a regular sortie, was flying l... | Baglihar Dam on Chenab river. An Indian Air Force (IAF) MI-17 helicopter crashed into the Chenab river in the Doda district on Friday, after it got caught into a cable fire of a bridge. The occupants of the chopper are not yet known. The chopper was returning from the Nawapachi of Kishtawar district after supplying amm... |
Microsoft's Research and Development Center in China » Science, Technology and Internet [Feb 01, 2007] Shanghai is the next target of Microsoft. The largest city in the Peoples Republic of China will house Microsoft's new center for research and development. The center is to work on the company's MSN service. It is to ... | Microsoft Corp. is establishing, in Shanghai, China, a center for research and development. The center will work on the company's MSN service. It will be Microsoft's first research and development center of this kind outside the U.S. Microsoft decided to take this step because of several setbacks that occurred in its o... |
MUMBAI: After the Panna-Mukta explosion, there is another accident at Reliance Industries (RIL’s) petrochemical plant at Nagothane. The explosion killed at least three people and left several injured. The company is in the process of assessing the damage and reason of the fire. In a release, the country’s largest priva... | Three workers have died after an explosion and fire at a Reliance Industries petrochemical plant in Nagothana, Maharashtra, India. The fire broke out shortly after 11 a.m. in one of the facility's two linear low density poly-ethylene (LLDPE) units. The unit, which has a 60,000 tonne per anum (TPA) capacity, had been sh... |
3/18/02 - Gov. Jesse Ventura announced Mar. 15 he would allow the biodiesel mandate to become law without his signature. In a letter to the president of the Senate, Ventura said he supports SF1495's outcomes, but disagrees with the idea of any mandate from the government. The letter notified Senate President Don Samuel... | A Sample of Biodiesel. On September 29, Minnesota will become the first U.S. state to require diesel fuel sold at filling stations in the state to be blended with 2% biodiesel. This follows the statewide mandate requiring ethanol to be mixed into gasoline—also a first by Minnesota—which took effect in 1997. The biodies... |
By now, rotated on countless television broadcasts, the image is indelible: Jesse Jackson, once the most influential African-American leader in the US, angrily jabbing his right arm and muttering about Barack Obama across a television microphone that he thought was turned off. "I want to cut his nuts out," Jackson said... | Jesse Jackson in 1983. On Wednesday evening, Jesse Jackson went on television to say that he had apologized to Barack Obama for remarks made about the presidential candidate on the previous Sunday. On Sunday, July 6, Jackson, a United States civil rights proponent, minister, and former presidential candidate, was in a ... |
The following is a letter to NBC29 from Mike Stark, the man who was tackled for a comment he made at Senator Allen's campaign stop in Charlottesville on Tuesday. My name is Mike Stark. I am a law student at the University of Virginia, a marine, and a citizen journalist. Earlier today at a public event, I was attempting... | A mid-term re-election campaign rally held Tuesday morning by Virginia Senator George Allen at the Charlottesville Omni Hotel turned ugly after a University of Virginia law student, Daily Kos contributor and blogger, Mike Stark, was man-handled by Allen staffers in the hotel lobby after he asked the Senator about his 1... |
RTBF reporters kept up the spoof for nearly two hours The Belgian public television station RTBF ran a bogus report saying the Dutch-speaking half of the nation had declared independence. Later it said Wednesday night's programme was meant to stir up debate. It appears to have succeeded. Thousands of people made panick... | RTBF anchorman asking clarification from a reporter standing in front of the Royal Palace in Brussels. Belgium is a federal state consisting of a three regions: Flanders is the Dutch-speaking northern part (yellow), Brussels-Capital Region is the central part where both Dutch and French are spoken, and Wallonia is the ... |
The mystery patient is described as tall and thin The man has not said a word since police picked him up wandering the streets of Sheerness, Kent, in a soaking wet suit and tie on 7 April. His social worker Michael Camp said the man, in his 20s or 30s, is usually very anxious but "comes alive" at the piano. Orchestras ... | Wikinews reported on May 17 that several weeks earlier British police had picked up an unidentified man wandering the streets of Sheerness, United Kingdom. The man who has thus far refused to talk, has demonstrated himself to be an excellent pianist—earning him the nickname ''Piano Man''. Since publication of our first... |
Motorists crossing over the Kansas Turnpike on S.W. Auburn Road on Monday morning had an unusual view of the traffic below — straight down. Crews from several agencies responded quickly to reports of a two-by-three-foot hole in the bridge where only the steel reinforcing bars remained between people on the bridge and t... | A pothole in Montréal, Canada last year. Major city roads across North America are suffering from an early surge in potholes due to the dramatic freezes and thaws this month, some several feet across and inches deep. The potholes are caused by water seeping into cracks during warm weather, and pushing concrete apart wh... |
Angola's state radio announced the arrest of two suspects, but gave no further details [AFP] Angola's state radio announced the arrest of two suspects, but gave no further details [AFP] According to a brief statement broadcast on state radio on Monday, the two unidentified suspects were arrested on Sunday. No other det... | Angolan police arrested two people earlier today, on charges of attacking the football team from Togo that was travelling by bus en route to a tournament, which left two of the Togolese team's support staff and their Angolan bus driver dead. Macario Lembe, the deputy governor of Angola's Cabinda province, commented on ... |
The principal of Bathurst's St Stanislaus College says he is not aware of any current paedophile activity at the school. John Edwards says he received information several years ago about alleged sexual misbehaviour at St Stanislaus during the 1980s, and forwarded it to police. In May, police charged a 65-year-old forme... | New South Wales Police have broadened investigations into Australia's oldest Catholic boarding school, St Stanislaus College in Bathurst, New South Wales, following claims that at least 13 men were sexually abused while children at the school in the 1970s and 1980s. The claims have surfaced following police being alert... |
By Alexia Vlahos SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Scientists searching for a planet like Earth said on Tuesday they have found the smallest planet ever detected outside the solar system, less than twice the size of our own. The exoplanet, a planet that orbits a star beyond the solar system, is called Gliese 581e after the star it ... | Scientists have made two major discoveries in the search for other Earth-like planets. British astronomers say they have discovered the smallest known Earth-like exoplanet orbiting a living star called Gliese 581 e and also discovered that a nearby planet called Gliese 581 d, discovered in 2007, is in the much sought a... |
News 05.03.2007 Intel Former Contractor is Free from Charge A former contractor who worked for Intel is free from a charge after he was convicted for hacking the systems of the company. The court investigation lasted for more than a decade. After bypassing the security system of the company, Randal L. Schwarz was arres... | Intel logo A former contractor of Intel, who was convicted more than a decade ago for bypassing the security systems of the semiconductor company in 1993, is now free from charge. The hacker used a special program, named "Crack", that was able to detect the passwords of his former colleagues. He worked at Intel Superco... |
MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Russian president Vladimir Putin has thrown his support behind deputy prime minister Dmitry Medvedev to replace him when he steps down as the country's leader next year. First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev pictured on the left of President Vladimir Putin. Following a meeting of four pro-... | Dmitry Medvedev on July 27, 2007. Today, Dmitry Medvedev was named the candidate for of Russia by the ruling party , which holds majority in the newly-elected State Duma, the lower parliament of Russia. Medvedev, who is the current deputy prime minister of the and the chairman in the board of directors of , was also ba... |
Register for NYTimes.com. Complete New York Times articles Up-to-the-minute breaking news In-depth multimedia presentations It's free and it only takes a minute! Member ID: Password: Forgot Your ID or Password? Remember my Member ID and password on this computer. ||||| BOSTON (MarketWatch) - Apparent confusion ov... | A chemical part of the saliva of a poisonous lizard, the Gila monster, has become an integral partner in the control of Type 2 diabetes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its use for people who have not achieved adequate control of their diabetes with oral medications. Byetta, or exenatide, is produced... |
Daniele Mastrogiacomo, 52, thought he would be killed Daniele's ordeal Daniele Mastrogiacomo, who works for the La Repubblica daily, was seized two weeks ago in southern Helmand province. Mr Mastrogiacomo was said to be in good health in hospital. His driver's body has yet to be handed over, while his translator has st... | Helmand Province within Afganistan Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo was released by his Taliban captors in Afghanistan, Monday, after having been kidnapped and held hostage since March 5, 2007. Mastrogiacomo's intrepreter is believed to have been released as well, though no details are reported. Mastrogiacomo, ... |
QB Carr agrees to deal with Panthers NFL.com wire reports (April 6, 2007) -- A month after he was released by the Houston Texans, David Carr agreed to a two-year deal to play for the Carolina Panthers. Carr, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 draft, will serve as Jake Delhomme's backup. "It's a case where we were obvio... | David Carr, the first pick in Houston Texans history, and the first overall pick of the 2002 NFL Draft was signed Friday by the Carolina Panthers. Carr will serve as backup to current starter Jake Delhomme. Carr, a five-year starting quarterback for the Texans, completed 60 percent of his passes, but threw 65 intercept... |
Click here for terms and conditions All prices carried by BBC News Online enjoy indicative status only. The BBC accepts no responsibility for their accuracy or for any use to which they may be put. All share prices and market indexes delayed at least 15 minutes, NYSE 20 minutes. ||||| Update The US Senate has passed a ... | } Dana Perino, White House spokesperson, speaking on the financial situation Stock markets around the world continued to fall dramatically today. This is following the ongoing events in the financial world, including the US Government's $700 billion bail out of the financial sector. As of 18:00 UTC, the primary UK inde... |
Two national groups say Kansas can't use their copyrighted material in proposed science standards that critics contend promote creationism. A specific gene mutation may be a marker for an increased risk of breast cancer in women with a family history of the disease, researchers report. Scientists say they've found area... | After facing criticism for being slow to act and initially giving too little after the December 26 Indonesian earthquake and tsunami, the United States government was quick to act when a massive earthquake hit Indonesia again March 28. U.S. State Department Adam Ereli said under orders of President George W. Bush, Amer... |
A domestic worker in India at the early stages of preparing rice for consumption. She will be paid 100 rupees after drying 80 kilograms of rice grain. Photo: ILO/Mohammad S. J. 5 September 2012 A United Nations treaty which provides a set of international standards to improve the lives of millions of domestic workers... | left The (also known as the Convention 189) is to take effect next year after the ratified it earlier this month, according to the United Nations. It follows the lead taken by which ratified it earlier this year. Only two countries are needed in order for it to take effect. Upon taking effect, the convention is intende... |
Jordan's parliament has been dissolved by the monarch twice within ten years [AFP] Jordan's parliament has been dissolved by the monarch twice within ten years [AFP] King Abdullah of Jordan has dissolved parliament and ordered a general election to be held two years ahead of schedule. The decision on Tuesday to send ho... | King Abdullah at the Pentagon in 2001The King of Jordan, King Abdullah, dissolved the country's parliament on Tuesday, half-way through its four year term, and called for early general elections to be held, up to two years ahead of schedule. The monarch did not immediately provide a reason for the move; however, there ... |
N.J. Police and citizens help save trucker's life after Turnpike crash by Brian T. Murray/The Star-Ledger Tuesday March 31, 2009, 7:17 PM Good fortune, good police work and good Samaritans helped save the life of a trucker who suffered an apparent heart attack and crashed his rig near the entrance to the New Jersey Tur... | A New Jersey state trooper and off-duty firefighter saved the life of a trucker who crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike. Middlesex County in New Jesey. A tractor-trailer veered across eight traffic lanes and jackknifed into a guardrail Tuesday morning near a turnpike entrance ramp in Edison just off route 287. Robert Ha... |
David Cameron met President Karzai at the PM's country residence David Cameron has held a meeting with the Afghan President Hamid Karzai, his first with a foreign leader since becoming UK prime minister. Both leaders agreed they wanted to "further strengthen" relations between their countries. The talks were held at Ch... | Hamid Karzai speaking at the Munich Security Conference in 2009 Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday visited the UK for talks with newly-elected Prime Minister David Cameron. The meeting took place at , the prime minister's official country residence, and is Cameron's first since last week's general election. Karz... |
Former Brazilian President Itamar Franco dies Franco was seen as an unassuming politician Former Brazilian President Itamar Franco has died in Sao Paulo aged 81 from complications from leukaemia. Mr Franco, who had been vice-president, took over the presidential role in October 1992, when then-president Fernando Collor... | Itamar Franco was President between 1992 and 1995 The former of Brazil, , has died at the age of 81. Franco died at the Albert Einstein Hospital in . The cause of death was announced as complications from . Franco officially became President of Brazil in December 1992 and held the role until January 1995. , the current... |
Last Modified: 27 Apr 2007 Source: PA News The BBC Trust has approved the launch of a free-to-air satellite service with ITV. article continues below... The decision, which will provide digital TV to viewers who have been unable to access Freeview, has been welcomed by campaigners for lower income and elderly household... | Approval has been given to the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) by the BBC Trust to go ahead with a proposal that would allow satellite TV to be "subscription free." ''Freesat'' will have no monthly subscription fee, and according to the BBC, the new system would "require a one-off payment for reception equipment... |
(Adds police saying there only one gunman)By Alastair MacdonaldJERUSALEM, March 6 (Reuters) - A Palestinian gunman opened fire in a Jewish religious school in Jerusalem on Thursday, killing at least eight people and wounding about 10 in the most lethal attack in Israel in two years, emergency services said."It was a sl... | A building at Mercaz HaRav On Thursday night, a Palestinian gunman entered the library at the Mercaz HaRav, an orthodox religious seminary, in Jerusalem, Israel. He opened fire with an automatic weapon, killing eight people and wounding another ten. This is the most lethal attack on Israeli civilians in two years and t... |
A bomb hoax forced an Aeroflot plane to return Monday to Athens International Airport, Greek authorities said. The Russian airline's Flight 296 to Moscow returned to Athens and landed at 2:18 p.m. (1218GMT), a little over an hour after takeoff, following a threat by an anonymous telephone caller. But police said nothin... | A file photo of an Aeroflot A319 Aeroflot Flight 296 has returned to Greece after a bomb threat was received during a flight from Athens to Moscow, Russia. Greek authorities told the Airbus A319's flight crew to return the jet to Athens International Airport after the airport was told by an anonymous telephone caller t... |
Hundreds in Hong Kong complain Bible too sexual in apparent protest of obscenity ruling HONG KONG: More than 1,700 people have complained to Hong Kong regulators that the Bible is overly sexual and violent, apparently to mock a recent ruling condemning a sex survey in a student newspaper. The Television and Entertainme... | The Hong Kong Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority (TELA) has received 2,041 complaints within 3 days, calling for the to be reclassified as "indecent", following a heated controversy sparked by the sex column of an university student newspaper, which was classified by the government's publication tribunal ... |
29/12/2007 20:34 Motherwell Captain O'Donnell, 35, Collapses & Dies Phil O'Donnell, the Motherwell captain, has died tonight after collapsing during his team's 5-3 victory over Dundee United. Motherwell chairman Bill Dickie confirmed the tragic news that O'Donnell, 35, who was taken off the Fir Park pitch on a stretche... | Scottish football player Phil O'Donnell has died today after collapsing during a game in which his team Motherwell F.C., of which he was captain, were playing Dundee United in a Scottish Premier League match. O'Donnell collapsed as his substitution for Marc Fitzpatrick was being arranged. He received treatment for arou... |
Adam Ndlovu Adam and his bother were on their away to Victoria Falls for a social soccer match when Peter’s BMW X5 vehicle burst a tyre and veered off the road near the Victoria Falls Airport along the Bulawayo –Victoria Falls Highway before hitting a tree. Speaking to The Zimbabwean this morning in Bulawayo Adam’s fri... | Former Zimbabwean professional footballer has died in a car accident that also left his brother critically injured. Adam and his brother , also a former professional footballer, were in the accident after failure of a tire on the Adam was reportedly driving. Reports also suggest an unidentified female passenger may ha... |
'Dilbert' Cartoonist's Voice Cure Attracts Attention By E&P Staff Published: October 26, 2006 5:35 PM ET ||||| As regular readers of my blog know, I lost my voice about 18 months ago. Permanently. It’s something exotic called Spasmodic Dysphonia. Essentially a part of the brain that controls speech just shuts down in s... | Scott Adams, creator of the popular U.S comic strip ''Dilbert'', posted Tuesday in his blog that he spontaneously recovered from Spasmodic Dysphonia, a voice disorder that rendered him incapable of speech. His blog post, titled ''Good News Day'', describes various efforts he had undergone to self-treat the disorder and... |
Manchester City closed the gap on leaders Manchester United to three points and doomed Wolves to relegation with victory in the Barclays Premier League clash at Molineux. Roberto Mancini's side capitalised on the title life-line handed to them via United's shock 4-4 home draw with Everton earlier in the afternoon, whil... | Wolves lost 2-0 at the Molineux Ground to Manchester City English football club have been relegated from the after a 2-0 defeat to . Goals from and confirmed the fate of Wolves, ending their three year spell in the top division of English football. Wolves are currently at the bottom of the table with 23 points. Manager... |
Lift Fall Man Hits Woman A MAN who plunged 25ft down a lift shaft had his fall broken by a woman who had fallen down the day before. Jens Wilhelms, 27, managed to free himself from the shaft at the apartment block in Frankfurt, Germany, where he lived. But the 57-year-old woman he landed on was badly injured and is cri... | Location of Frankfurt in dark blue. Police reported on Monday, that a man in Frankfurt, Germany is recovering after he fell 25 feet down an elevator shaft early Sunday morning at 6:30 a.m. CEST (UTC+2), and survived. According to authorities, the only reason why the man is alive is because he landed on top of a woman w... |
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