Saturday, July 4, 2009

World News

Massive demand for Jackson memorial tickets - Today, 08:32
More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week,...

N. Korea fires missiles barrage - Today, 08:14 - Reuters
North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United States that...

Monday, October 13, 2008

Stories from The Times

European leaders hatch aid plan for banks in crisis - Huw Jones and Anna Willard, Reuters
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 - MacDonald Dzirutwe, Reuters
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 - Reuters
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 - Reuters
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 - Reuters
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 - Reuters
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 - Reuters
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 - James Vicini, Reuters
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 - Alister Doyle, Reuters
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 - Reuters
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...