This week, three Chinese vessels join an international task force operating in the Gulf of Aden to protect shipping from attacks by Somali pirates, marking the first time since the 15th century that Chinese warships have sailed so far from home.
By MARK MAZZETTI and CARL HULSE WASHINGTON - Leon E. Panetta, a former congressman and White House chief of staff, has been selected by President-elect Barack Obama to head the Central Intelligence Agency.
Ministers and diplomats from Arab countries have been meeting at the United Nations in New York to pressure the Security Council to act over the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
AFTER the 1961 general election, Helen Suzman was the only member of her new party re-elected to Parliament. Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd gloated triumphantly, saying to her: “I have written you off.
Saipan, part of the Northern Marianas, which are among the islands, reefs, waters and parts of the Pacific Ocean floor that President Bush will designate as marine national monuments.
By ALEX BERENSON, EDMUND L. ANDREWS and DAVID STOUT The disgraced financier Bernard L. Madoff tried to hide at least $1 million in watches and jewelry from government investigators and should have his bail revoked and sent to jail immediately, ...
By Carol D. Leonnig and Michael D. Shear Weeks before President-elect Barack Obama chose New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to head the Commerce Department, a small group of volunteers with ethics, tax and investigative expertise -- most of them lawyers ...
• Interview with General of the Army Raúl Castro, president of the Councils of State and Ministers, by Talía González Pérez, from Cuban Television’s News System, December 31, 2008, "Year 50 of the Revolution.
By Malcolm Brabant Greece's worst civil unrest in more than 30 years has taken its most dangerous turn yet. A domestic militant group called Revolutionary Struggle has now entered the fray.
JAMMU, Jan 5: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the chief minister of occupied Kashmir on Monday. Mr Abdullah, 38, was backed by the Congress party for the post.
A Japanese whaler is missing believed drowned after falling overboard in the freezing waters of the Southern Ocean. Hajime Shirasake, a 30-year-old engine room oiler, was reported missing from the whaling ship Kyoshin Marus No.
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition met yesterday to agree on the framework for a new stimulus package that could inject up to € 50bn into an economy facing a deepening recession.
By SOMINI SENGUPTA and JEREMY KAHN NEW DELHI - Calling the Mumbai terrorist attacks a “conspiracy” hatched on Pakistani soil, India on Monday handed Pakistan what it said was the first comprehensive evidence linking them to Pakistan and demanded that ...
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has raised more than $24 million for his inauguration so far, much of it with single checks of $25000 or $50000 from executives from Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Hollywood as well as ...
About 100000 North Koreans gathered and thrust fists into the air at a New Year rally in the capital, Pyongyang. Top government officials attended the apparent display of loyalty and affirmation of leader Kim Jong-il.
By Peter Clottey Some Ghanaians are expressing their displeasure with President John Kufour's transition team after failing to meet with the team of President-Elect John Atta-Mills ahead of Wednesday's swearing in.
By Heejin Koo Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s biggest opposition party ended its 12-day occupation of parliament after the house speaker agreed to postpone a vote on a US free-trade deal.
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg WASHINGTON: With just 15 days left in office, President George W. Bush announced Monday that he had ordered an immediate airlift to deliver vehicles and equipment to the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan to bolster a struggling ...
Altantuya issue haunts Najib at by-election - Straitstimes Former premier Mahathir Mohamad, however, deflected attention away from Mr Najib. He said yesterday that some people were trying to project it as a test for ...
Scientologists clear up Travolta misconceptions - Msnbc By Courtney Hazlett Bahamian officials determined it was a seizure that caused Jett Travolta’s sudden death, but there have been a number of outspoken critics of Scientology claiming that the church’s practices might have played a part in how the ...
Hormones? Steve Jobs Paints A Not-So-Clear Picture of .. - Washingtonpost Steve Jobs, in 2007 (left) and last year, says a hormone imbalance has affected his weight. (AP) Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.
Forget Jaws, this great white shark operation is real - Timesonline A penguin, a seal, or even a human hand - what would you expect to find in the stomach of a great white shark? Scientists in New Zealand are about to discover just that when they perform a necropsy on a 10ft great white shark –believed to be the first ...
F News - Terrorism One of these includes border crossings, where Department of Homeland Security police do not have to offer a reason for hauling away computers, ...
Mobile Phone - Earthtimes MOTO(TM) W233 Renew is the world's first mobile phone made using plastics comprised of recycled water bottles, and MOTOSURF(TM) A3100 - a high-speed touch ...
'Big brother' Dakar car waving flag for Model X - Motoring A Dakar race car, flying solo on a track through the vastness of a desert, doesn't look so big - but put it against a normal family car and take a look... The big one - and heck, is it big! - is one of Mitsubishi's Racing Lancer and the only connection ...
Like a Virgin: The Press Take On Teenage Sex - Online By WILLIAM MCGURN The chain reaction was something out of central casting. A medical journal starts it off by announcing a study comparing teens who take a pledge of virginity until marriage with those who don't.
Queen Mother sang to staff - Ananova She liked to belt out the song Thank You Very Much For Our Gracious Queen to her staff after dinner. Sir Paul McCartney's brother Mike wrote the song for ...
