Sunday, September 7, 2008
World News
Israeli police seek criminal charges against Olmert
Israeli police said on Sunday Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should face criminal charges, issuing a non-binding recommendation in a corruption...
Madonna dedicates 'Like a Virgin' to Pope
Pop star Madonna, once accused by the Vatican of staging one of the most satanic shows in history, surprised fans by dedicating her hit "Like a...
Potential US first ladies draw fashion buzz
Cindy McCain or Michelle Obama for the White House?
Among fashionistas, the wives of the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates John...
Gaddafi takes kitchen diplomacy approach with Rice
The heart of many homes is the kitchen and that is where Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi hosted Condoleezza Rice for a Ramadan meal this week, a...
Venice hails cinema's comeback king
Eleven days of red carpet galas, 21 films in competition and countless interviews, photo calls and parties at the Venice film festival boiled down...
Three more teens charged with 14-year-old's murder
British police have charged three more male teenagers with murdering 14-year-old Shaquille Smith in east London last weekend -- the 25th teenager...
EU wants to work with US on Georgia
The European Union wants to work closely with the United States in resolving the Georgian crisis, Italy's foreign minister said after meeting US...
Ferocious Hurricane Ike threatens Cuba
Hurricane Ike barreled toward Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm and was forecast to sweep into the central Gulf of Mexico as a large...
China counts down to third manned space launch
China, still patting itself on the back after a hugely successful Olympics, will launch a three-man space flight this month, with all systems...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Stories from The Times
China quake - Death toll soars past 13,000
The death toll in China's earthquake climbed past 13,000 yesterday evening and looked set to rise much higher after media said some 19,000 people...
China quake toll likely tens of thousands
China's most devastating earthquake in three decades killed more than 12,000 people with the toll likely to soar after state media yesterday said...
Tourist snaps could be key in Oxford Street murder of 22-year-old man
Tourists taking holiday snaps along London's busy Oxford Street could hold pivotal evidence to the murder of a 22-year-old man who died after...
Berlusconi may be drawn into CIA case
An Italian judge could decide today to make Silvio Berlusconi the first head of a government to testify in criminal proceedings over secret CIA...
Bomb blasts kill 60 in western India
Sixty people were killed in a series of bomb attacks in India's western city of Jaipur yesterday evening, police, officials and witnesses...
Rain lashes Myanmar cyclone survivors
Heavy rains pelted homeless cyclone survivors in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta yesterday, complicating the already slow delivery of aid to more than...
Oil soars to almost $127
Oil surged to a record peak near $127 yesterday after Opec producer Iran said it was studying a plan to cut output despite signs record-high...
Serbs enter tense coalition negotiations
Serbia's outgoing Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, once valued as a champion of reform by the West, teamed up with ultranationalist Radicals...
Pakistani PM trying to salvage coalition
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called for a last-ditch effort to save his government yesterday, after refusing to accept the...
Vladimir Putin in control as Russia names Cabinet
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev appointed three of Vladimir Putin's closest aides to run his Administration, ensuring Mr Putin retains his...
Italian minister wants to bring back border checks
Italy's new Interior Minister wants to re-impose border controls for travellers from Europe's passport-free Schengen zone as part of security...
World Briefs
A Malaysian woman woke up to a real-life nightmare, discovering that the naked man who had slipped into her bed in the middle of the night was a...
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