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Reading spoils Owen's return to improve European hopes
2007-05-01 10:47:00 London, May 1 : Reading spoiled the return of England striker Michael Owen after 10 months out with an injury as they beat Newcastle 1-0 in the English Premier League to improve their hopes of a place in European competition next season. More About: Hopes , Return , Improve
Venezuela to quit IMF, World Bank
2007-05-01 10:47:00 Caracas, May 1 : Venezuela n President Hugo Chavez announced that his country had decided to withdraw from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank . More About: World Bank , Quit
Dhaka wants to revive tri-nation gas pipeline
2007-05-01 10:47:00 Dhaka, May 1 : Bangladesh wants to revive the tri-nation gas pipeline project with India and Myanmar and will work towards getting the "best possible advantage" through it, says Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury. More About: Nation , Want , Ants , Dhaka , Line
Blair's decade in office: a legacy of war and waste?
2007-05-01 10:46:00 By Prasun Sonwalkar, London, May 1 : As British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the ruling Labour party celebrate the 10th anniversary of coming to power Tuesday, critics are beginning to call his decade in office as one of "war and waste". More About: Office , Legacy , Waste , Cade , Lair
Bomb scare aboard Qatar Airways flight at Kathmandu airport
2007-05-01 10:45:00 Kathmandu, May 1 : An early morning bomb scare rattled Kathmandu's international airport on May Day but was quickly dispelled by authorities after a security check. More About: Airport , Kathmandu , Qatar , Light , Bomb
World's oldest fossil is 110 million years old
2007-05-01 10:43:00 Mexico City, May 1: Mexican scientists said they have determined that a lobster fossil found in the southern state of Chiapas is, at 110 million years old, the oldest fossil ever found. More About: Years , Million , Year , Ears , Ossi
Minority students in Pakistan forced to study 'Islamiyat'
2007-05-01 10:42:00 Karachi, May 1 : Non-Muslim students in government-run schools in Pakistan struggle with studying 'Islamiyat' as they are unfamiliar with reading and writing Arabic. But lack of alternatives and facilities means they don't have a choice and are forced to continue in these schools. More About: Study , Students , Forced , Slam
May Day brings respite to troubled Nepal
2007-05-01 10:42:00 By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, May 1: May Day, celebrated the world over as the day workers wrested their rights, finally brought respite to troubled Nepal with ethnic protesters calling off a stir that had crippled the Terai plains for eight days. More About: Rings , Troubled , Spit , Bled
CPJ seeks probe as one more Tamil scribe killed in Lanka
2007-05-01 10:41:00 New York, May 1: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has deplored the killing of Selvarajah Rajeewarnam, a reporter for Tamil newspaper Uthayan, and called on the Sri Lankan government to investigate and bring his assailants to book. More About: More , Crib , Kill , Killed
Crude bombs explode in Dhaka, Sylhet; no injuries reported
2007-05-01 10:34:00 Dhaka, May 1: Two crude bombs exploded at railway stations here and Sylhet today but no injuries were reported, police said. More About: Injuries , Dhaka , Repo , Bomb , Rude
India, US discuss collaboration in science and technology
2007-05-01 10:32:00 Washington, May 1: India and US has discussed continued and new cooperation on protecting the global environment, underscoring the importance of ongoing collaboration in science and technology and public health. More About: Science , Technology , Science and Technology , Collaboration
WWI-era tank sparks fight
2007-05-01 10:23:00 CHARLESTON, W.Va., April 30: World War I has been over 88 years but a tank from that era is at the center of a looming battle between opposing forces in West Virginia and Indiana. More About: Fight , Tank , Park , Spark , Parks
Alleged madam: Sorry official revealed
2007-05-01 10:23:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: The woman dubbed the D.C. Madam said Monday she's "genuinely sorry" for a customer who resigned his high-level job in the Bush administration. More About: Adam , Official , Sorry
Israeli inquiry panel blasts Olmert over Lebanon war
2007-05-01 07:55:00 Jerusalem, May 1: An Isra eli commission of inquiry has slammed Ehud Olmert's "severe failure" in the opening days of last summer's indecisive offensive against the Hezbollah, casting a shadow over his future as prime minister and prompting opposition leaders to call for early elections. More About: Lebanon , Panel , Over , Blast
Terrorist attacks worldwide rose sharply in 2006
2007-05-01 07:55:00 Washington, May 1: Terrorist attacks worldwide rose by 25 percent in 2006 compared to the previous year, with Iraq accounting for more than half the 20,000 fatalities, the US State Department said. More About: Rose , Harp , Worldwide , Error
Thailand joins China, India among worst copyright offenders
2007-05-01 07:54:00 Washington, May 1 : Thailand has joined China , India and nine other countries that top the US list of worst offenders of international copyright rules, the US government said. More About: Land , Right
US designates three Islamic groups as terrorist organisations
2007-05-01 07:25:00 Washington, May 1: The Bush administration has designated three Pakistan-based militant groups - Harkat ul-Mujaheddin (HUM), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), as Foreign terrorist organizations, prohibiting US residents from extending material support to them. More About: Islamic , Sign , Terrorist , Sati , Error
'Canada police was warned about 1985 Air India bombing'
2007-05-01 07:10:00 Montreal, May 1 : Canadian police were tipped off that Sikh separatists could be plotting a terrorist attack against an India -bound flight several months before Air India flight 182 exploded, killing hundreds, a former policeman told an inquiry panel. More About: Canada , Police , Bomb , Poli
Enraged Australians chase business cheats overseas
2007-05-01 07:06:00 Sydney, May 1 : Australian investors cheated out of their savings are taking the law into their own hands, hiring private investigators and making sure those they suspect of robbing them are brought back to the country to face the courts. More About: Business , Cheats , Rage , Over , Ness
Bush urges Russian participation in missile defence
2007-05-01 07:05:00 Washington, May 1: US President George W. Bush urged Moscow to participate in plans to deploy missile defence to Eastern Europe, saying that countering threats from "rogue states" like Iran would benefit Russian security. More About: Defence , Participation , Miss
Archives release may reveal new Holocaust victims
2007-05-01 07:03:00 Bad Arolsen (Germany), May 1 : The opening of one of the world's most extensive archives dealing with Nazi concentration camps and forced labour may reveal the names of many previously unknown Holocaust victims, according to the archives chief, Reto Meister. More About: Release , Archi , Archives , Lease
Bush says Rice won't be rude with Iran
2007-05-01 05:40:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: U.S. President said Monday that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be polite but firm if she sees Iran ian officials at a Mideast conference this week. More About: Bush , Rude
Iraq blamed for 2006 terrorism increase
2007-05-01 05:40:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: The spike in worldwide terrorism totals was due, in large part, because of the sectarian fighting being waged in Iraq , the U.S. State Department said Monday. More About: Terrorism , Error , Ease , Blame
Wolfowitz lashes out at critics
2007-05-01 05:39:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: Paul Wolf owitz , the embattled World Bank president, charged Monday that he is the victim of a smear campaign aimed at getting him to resign. More About: Lash , Crit , Lashes
Patriotism alive and well at Fleet Week
2007-05-01 05:39:00 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 30: Florida residents who were out Monday at the launch of Fort Lauderdale's Fleet Week said patriotism was behind their show of support. More About: Patriotism , Alive , Trio , Well
D.C. madam calls case 'rotten'
2007-05-01 05:38:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the alleged D.C. Madam , said Monday that her clients should be charged along with her for federal racketeering. More About: Calls , Case , Call , Adam
Iraq funding bill not yet delivered
2007-05-01 05:38:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: U.S. President George W. Bush is still waiting for Congress to send him the supplemental funding bill for the Iraq war, a White House spokesman said Monday. More About: Funding , Fund , Bill , Elive
Study: Treatment possible for amblyopia
2007-05-01 05:37:00 PISA, Italy, April 30: An Italian study suggests adult environmental enrichment might promote recovery from amblyopia -- visual impairment without apparent organic pathology. More About: Study , Treatment , Treat , Ossi
Historic Capitol Hill landmark burns
2007-05-01 05:37:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: A fire Monday destroyed much of the historic Eastern Market on Capitol Hill . More About: Historic , Stor , Land , Capitol Hill
British performers face loss of royalties
More articles from this author:2007-05-01 05:36:00 LONDON, April 30: British musical performers are trying to convince Parliament to extend the copyright limit for sound recordings. More About: Royal , Face , Loss , Form 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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