Sunday, November 22, 2009
World News
Houston, we have a baby
Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik awoke early today to a much-anticipated call that his new daughter had been born.
Bresnik's wife,...
Iran launches war games
Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defence war games on Sunday to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure...
Gunmen ambush N. Irish police
Gunmen ambushed and shot at police in Northern Ireland overnight and officers returned fire in a further incident of increasing violence in the...
Pirates hijack Greek-owned bulk carrier
Pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier on Thursday in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, a Kenyan maritime official said today.
"Red Sea Spirit...
Monday, October 13, 2008
Stories from The Times
European leaders hatch aid plan for banks in crisis
European leaders, rushing to craft a credible response before fearful world markets reopen, pledged yesterday to pump public money into banks...
Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai warns on power-sharing deal
Zimbabwe's opposition MDC will walk away from a power-sharing deal if new mediation efforts fail to break a deadlock over Cabinet posts, the...
Israel introduces smart step-on scanner
Israel has introduced a step-on scanner that spares airline travellers the nuisance of having to remove their shoes so they can be X-rayed for...
N. Korea taken off terrorism blacklist over nuclear deal
North Korea said yesterday it would resume taking apart its plutonium-producing nuclear plant and allow in inspectors in response to a US decision...
Barack Obama opens six-point lead over John McCain - poll
Republican rival John McCain in the US presidential race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released yesterday.
Mr Obama leads Mr McCain...
UK banks set to unveil bailout plans today
Major British banks are likely to announce their plans to recapitalise early today, a person familiar with the matter said, a move which could see...
Mystery African disease may be rodent borne
A disease that has killed three people in South Africa and forced others into isolation wards may be rodent borne, a health official said...
US justices seem split over Navy sonar whales case
The Supreme Court seemed closely split on whether President George W. Bush can exempt the Navy from federal environmental laws, a case pitting...
Evidence of global warming growing
Evidence is mounting day by day that mankind is to blame for climate change, and the financial crisis is a temporary setback in the hunt for...
World Briefs
A victim of superstition on her Indian Ocean island home, 29-year-old Zaely never knew her twin sister, who was raised by somebody else. They were...
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